Michael Gillespie is Gilbert’s new town engineer.

Alex Sabbatini wanted to help stop the harassment he’s seen throughout his years in school, so he volunteered to be a peer mediator with the Anti-Defamation League.

The financial markets, home sales and the mortgage business have all taken some hard hits lately, enough for Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson to offer the reassurance that the U.S. economy is strong enough to weather the blows without falling into recession.

What does Kellie Biles, a medical software engineer for Sage Software, like to do in her down time? You can often find this Scottsdale resident at Cook n’ Jacks Restaurant and Bar singing karaoke.

Engineering isn’t something middle school students usually embrace. Reading books about how municipalities work can be boring even to kids who express somewhat of an interest in the subject.

William D. Mensch Jr., 60, never thought he’d become an electrical engineer.

First it was manufacturing jobs that moved overseas. Then it was call centers and other services. Then it was information technology and software jobs. And next it could be highly skilled engineering positions.

Motorola, Intel Corp. and Arizona State University have renewed a partnership designed to produce engineers for the Valley's embedded computing industry.

If a universe of digital information is only keystrokes away, finding the best sources among a search engine's rankings can sometimes feel like looking for the brightest star in the sky -- while suffering from conjunctivitis.

Desert Vista and Mountain Pointe high school students continue to prove they have what it takes to succeed in local and national math- and science-based competitions.

Desert Vista and Mountain Pointe high school students continue to prove they have what it takes to succeed in local and national math- and science-based competitions.

The Arizona Science and Engineering Fair needs judges for the March fair.

 If you’re an engineer looking for work, there’s good news -- relatively speaking. “Things are not as bad for engineers” as for other sectors, says Jim Missert, president of technology placement agency ProStart.

It’s safe to say at this point that Arizona Rattlers coach Kevin Guy is the right guy. But as he explains it, too, he’s just one of the guys.

Edward Lee’s award-winning science projects have ranged from engineering to cancer research.