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New Appointments in Engineering The School of Engineering has captured four U.S. Department of Education grants aimed at enhancing the nation's technological competitiveness. The three-year grants were made under the agency's Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need. . . .read more |
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Joule Fellows Program Embeds Teachers in Research Labs The School of Engineering launched a new teacher enrichment program over the summer, funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), which immerses middle and high school teachers in the super-hot arena of energy research at the Storrs. . . .read more |
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Faculty Helping Ethiopia Develop Water Infrastructure In April, a large multi-institutional team of researchers from UConn and Ethiopian universities was awarded a prestigious USAID/Higher Education for Development (HED) planning grant. . . .read more |
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School Welcomes New Faculty The School of Engineering is pleased to welcome six new tenure-track faculty members for the fall '09 and spring '10 terms. They bring valuable expertise in the energy arena and are associated with the Eminent Faculty Initiative in Sustainable Energy. They. . . .read more |
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A Classroom without Borders Many college students dream of making a difference in vulnerable communities around the world; many others fantasize about simply getting off campus for the summer and traveling to new and exciting lands. Members of the UConn chapter of Engineers. . . .read more |
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Guiling Wang Named Al Geib Professor Dr. Guiling Wang, an associate professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering (CEE) and Director of the Environmental Engineering Program, has. . . .read more |
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Alpay Selected a UTC Professor in Engineering Innovation Dr. S. Pamir Alpay, an associate professor in the Chemical, Materials & Biomolecular Engineering Department, was selected to receive a United Technologies Corporation (UTC) Professor in Engineering Innovation. . . .read more |
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UTC School of Engineering Building Rededicated, Technology Partnership With UConn Revitalized In 1987, the UTC School of Engineering building at the University of Connecticut was dedicated. The building was rededicated on Sept. 3rd with significant updates to the lobby highlighting UTC's products and services. It was the culmination of a year-long. . . .read more |
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New Contest - UConn Pennant to Fly Aboard Shuttle UConn engineering alumnus and Connecticut native Richard Mastracchio (Electrical Engineering/Computer Science '82) will fly aboard the space shuttle Discovery in March 2010 on his third shuttle mission. Discovery will ferry a. . . .read more |
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UConn Engineering Captures Major Educational Awards The School of Engineering has captured four U.S. Department of Education grants aimed at enhancing the nation's technological competitiveness. The three-year grants were made under the agency's Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need. . . .read more |
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UConn Launches Networking Series for Student Inventors Don't miss the kick-off of a new seminar and networking series aimed at student inventors. The informal program -- combining short discussions by guest presenters, interactive panel discussions and networking opportunities -- is scheduled for 5 -- 7 p.m. . . . .read more |
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Kotha Receives CAREER Award Dr. Shiva Kotha, assistant professor of Mechanical Engineering, has won a coveted five-year, $430,000 NSF Early Career Development (CAREER) Award that. . . .read more |
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Engineers Without Borders Founder to Visit UConn Dr. Bernard Amadei, president and founder of Engineers Without Borders (EWB), will visit UConn October 15-16. Dr. Amadei -- a professor of Civil &. . . .read more |
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Intensive BRIDGE Prepares Incoming Students During five demanding summer weeks, 25 incoming engineering freshmen underwent a kind of "boot camp" at the UConn campus, comprising classroom instruction, study sessions and tutoring aimed at preparing them for the freshman. . . .read more |
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Chiu and Sung Receive EFRC Funding Two faculty members will contribute their expertise toward separate Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRCs) recently funded by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced the five-year awards. . . .read more |
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Dean Appointed to Clean Energy Fund Dean of Engineering Mun Y. Choi has been appointed to serve on the Renewable Energy Investment Board, better known as the Connecticut Clean. . . .read more |
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UConn Engineering Captures Major Educational Awards Storrs, Connecticut -- The School of Engineering at the University of Connecticut has captured four U.S. Department of Education grants aimed at enhancing the nation's technological . . . .read more |
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School Welcomes New Associate Dean Dean of Engineering Mun Y. Choi recently announced the appointment of Dr. Kazem Kazerounian as Associate Dean for Strategic Initiatives. . . . .read more |
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Students Gain Valuable Insight in Characterization Lab When Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) students transition into the working world, they arrive fully versed in the techniques and language of electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction. They owe their practiced knowhow to professor emeritus Donald . . . .read more |
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Life-Changing Experience: UConn engineering students help Ashford boy ASHFORD -- On May 8, several graduating University of Connecticut students from the Biomedical Engineering program delivered their final projects to a local child in Ashford. . . . .read more |
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Outreach Activities Enhance Engineering Awareness UConn's School of Engineering and other academic engineering programs are taking an increasingly active approach toward recruiting and retaining undergraduate students. Too often, engineering has been entirely absent from the pre-college . . . .read more |
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Seniors Demo Novel Design Projects Spring days on the Storrs campus are bustling and often intense as students complete their coursework and finish projects in preparation for final exams. One . . . .read more |
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Drs. McEvily and Carter Elected Society Fellows Drs. Arthur J. McEvily and C. Barry Carter have been elected Fellows of respected professional societies. Both will be inducted in July. . . . .read more |
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Students Capture Honors Our students are exceptional and diverse, from those who are just beginning their UConn engineering studies to those who are completing them. In recent . . . .read more |
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Do you twitter? Do you have a facebook account? Join us on Twitter and Facebook! Our Facebook pages have generated impressive interest in the six weeks since they went live. Contents include news and activities across the University of Connecticut campus and the School of . . . .read more |
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In Hurricane's Wake, Open Door for One Student As their daughter, Shelley Plude received her B.S. degree in Civil Engineering on Sunday, May 10, Ginna and Randy Plude of Middlefield, CT expressed their admiration for UConn in a message to President Michael Hogan and Dean of Engineering . . . .read more |
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Alumna Sharon Nunes Named to 2009 WITI Hall of Fame UConn engineering alumna Dr. Sharon Nunes has been named one of four female leaders to be inducted into the 2009 WITI (Women in Technology International) Hall . . . .read more |
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Students Design & Demo Go-Kart for Disabled Youth A team of graduating seniors in the Biomedical Engineering (BME) program has designed and developed a novel recreational go-kart for a 10-year-old boy . . . .read more |
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UConn Steel Bridge Team Headed to National Competition The UConn Steel Bridge team will compete in the 2009 National Student Steel Bridge Competition in Las Vegas in late May. On April 4th, the team scored third place in the Northeast . . . .read more |
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Claire Weiss Wins SMART Scholarship Claire Weiss, a doctoral student in Materials Science & Engineering, has won a coveted scholarship under the Science, Mathematics, and Research for Transformation . . . .read more |
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Five Engineering Faculty Elected to CASE Five engineering faculty members have been elected to membership in the Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering (CASE). They will be inducted during the CASE annual meeting . . . .read more |
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Mark Your Calendar! Come to Storrs on Saturday, May 2 and be inspired! Gampel Pavilion will serve as the stage for 675 Connecticut school children vying for honors in the 26th Connecticut Invention Convention . . . .read more |
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Come to Reunion Weekend! Don't miss out on the opportunity to reconnect with your college friends, tour the UConn campus and have fun! The University will host alumni from across the years on Friday and . . . .read more |
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Give Us A Piece of Your Mind! Graduating seniors, as well as graduating M.S. and Ph.D. students, are asked to complete one of two surveys that will help us gauge the learning environment we provide our students . . . .read more |
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Senior Projects on Display! Visitors are invited to view the senior design project demonstrations and presentations of graduating engineering seniors on Friday, May 1. The demos -- which will take place in various engineering . . . .read more |
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Engineering Students Help Rebuild New Orleans Say the phrase "spring break" and visions come to mind of bikini bacchanalia in Cancun, black diamond slopes at Vail, or maybe a quick cruise around the Caribbean. For some. . . « more » |
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Appointment Dean of Engineering Mun Y. Choi announced a number of appointments and reappointments for the coming year. Dr. Amvrossios "Ross" Bagtzoglou was appointed Head of Civil & Environmental Engineering; Dr. Rajeev . . . « more » |
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Outstanding Student Transforms Tragedy Into Triumph Joseph Zinski ('10), an undergraduate student pursuing his B.S. in Chemical Engineering with a minor in Molecular and Cell Biology, aspires to a. . . « more » |
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Winterstein Lands Fulbright Scholarship Jonathan Winterstein, a doctoral student in Materials Science & Engineering, has been awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to carry out research at the Austrian Centre for Electron Microscopy and Nanoanalysis. . . « more » |
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Make Your Gifts Count! Join the President's Challenge The School of Engineering is pleased to partner with the University of Connecticut in its recently announced President's Challenge Award aimed at raising $100 million in student aid over the next five years.. . . « more » |
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BME Student Heading to Harvard Sajal Swaroop will graduate in May with a B.S. in Biomedical Engineering and a minor in Materials Science & Engineering. Sajal, who has maintained a 3.85 GPA despite a grueling 18-21/semester credit course load over his four years at UConn. . . « more » |
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Mark Your Calendar! Connecticut Invention Convention Come to Storrs on Saturday, May 2 and be inspired! Gampel Pavilion will serve as the stage for 675 Connecticut school children vying for honors in the 26th Connecticut. . . « more » |
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GoMotion Team Captures "Elevator Pitch" Honors The "GoMotion" team -- comprising Mechanical Engineers Geoff Cullen, Carlton Forse and Ryan Gresh, and MBAs Mirela Ehlers, Abraham King'oo and Katherine Weeks -- captured top honors in the. . . « more » |
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Calling All Alumni To save paper waste and energy, we're working hard to cut down on our printed materials while continuing to keep you updated on the latest news from the UConn School of Engineering. Electronic. . . « more » |
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Tehranipoor Receives NSF CAREER Award Modern society is utterly dependent upon integrated circuits (ICs), or chips, which provide the brains for virtually everything electronic, from cell phones, microwave . . . « more » |
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Hal Brody Receives 2009 Chalmers Award Distinguished Professor of Materials Science & Engineering Harold Brody was recently honored by TMS, the Minerals, Metals & Materials Society, which. . . . « more » |
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Student Profile: Jennifer Kleinhan Senior Jennifer Kleinhans has been chosen the 2008-09 Big East Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year. Jennifer will graduate in May with her B.S. in Biomedical. . . . « more » |
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Undergraduate Commencement: Save the Date! The School of Engineering will hold commencement ceremonies for graduating undergraduates on Sunday, May 10 in the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts. . . . « more » |
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Get Free E-mail for Life Show your UConn pride and stay connected. The School of Engineering is pleased to announce that all UConn engineering students and alumni may now receive a free e-mail address . . . « more » |
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Students to be Honored at Awards Reception The School of Engineering will hold its annual awards ceremony and reception on Tuesday, April 28 at the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts. On. . . . « more » |
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Carter Selected an MRS Fellow Dr. C. Barry Carter, Department Head and professor of Chemical, Materials & Biomolecular Engineering, was selected a Fellow of the Materials Research Society (MRS). He will be formally recognized during the organization's spring meeting in April. . . . « more » |
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Senior Design Project Inspires Start-up for Graduates Armed with a novel product developed for their senior design project, a penchant for hard work and a creative vision, two young alumni, Mike Gionfriddo and Chris Ladden (Electrical & Computer Engineering '06) founded a company on the eve of graduation. . . . « more » |
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Laurencin Wins Pierre Galletti Award Dr. Cato T. Laurencin is the 2009 winner of the Pierre Galletti Award, the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering's (AIMBE) highest. . . « more » |
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Undergraduate Researchers Investigate Toxic Metal Removal Dr. Maria Chrysochoou, an assistant professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering, oversees the efforts of two graduate students and three undergraduate environmental engineering. . . « more » |
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Civil Engineering Team Garners Award A team of researchers from the Civil & Environmental Engineering Department won the Transportation Research Board's 2008 Charley. . . « more » |
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Multi-Tasker Extraordinaire: James Bosse James Bosse, who is completing his B.S. degree in Materials Science & Engineering this term, is a master multi-tasker who manages to juggle demanding coursework with original lab research and a part-time job. Oh, and he's. . . « more » |
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UConn EWB Provides Assistance in Thailand Two members of the UConn chapter of Engineers Without Borders spent three weeks last May and June applying engineering principles to relief projects in the hill country of northern. . . « more » |
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Biofuel Team Holds Workshops Drs. Richard Parnas (Chemical, Materials & Biomolecular Engineering) and James Stuart (Chemistry) presented two workshops in January before audiences of high school chemistry instructors, at the request of the New England. . . « more » |
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Biomedical Engineering Hosts Fourth Career Fair The Biomedical Engineering (BME) program held its fourth annual career fair at the UConn-Storrs campus on February 5, 2009. Approximately 150 students attended the fair, according to. . . « more » |
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Collaboration Advances Microbial Fuel Cell Commercialization With the goal of harnessing the energy-production capabilities of microscopic bacteria to produce power and clean wastewater on a large commercial scale, Dr. Baikun Li, an assistant . . . « more » |
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Dr. Sun Receives AHA National Scientist Development Grant Wei Sun, an assistant professor of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering, was recently awarded an American Heart Association. . . « more » |
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Civil Engineering Student James Moriarty Selected a University Scholar Civil Engineering junior James Moriarty, of East Longmeadow, MA, has been selected a University Scholar. He is among just 24 students across the entire university, from among 39 applicants, to gain. . . « more » |
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Donna Shea Co-Authors Public Roads Story The Connecticut Transportation Center's (CTI) own Donna Shea co-authored an article appearing in the November/December 2008 issue of Public Roads, a journal of the U.S. Department of Transportation/Federal. . . « more » |
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DC Event Draws Transportation Alumni, Students On a cold January day in our nation's capital, just days before President Barack Obama took the oath of office, UConn engineering alumni, faculty and friends networked during a combined recruiting/social event held in conjunction with the national Transportation Research. . . « more » |
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Alumni Profile: James Hormuzdiar, Technology Entrepreneur Short for malicious software, "malware" - which includes computer viruses, worms and spyware programs - is designed to damage data or disrupt systems. . . . « more » |
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Shengli Zhou Named a 2007 Presidential Award Recipient Dr. Shengli Zhou, an assistant professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering, was selected to receive one of 67 Presidential Early Career Award for. . . « more » |
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Lipsky Intros Second Edition of Queueing Theory Text Dr. Lester Lipsky, professor emeritus of Computer Science & Engineering, has completed the second edition of his book, Queueing. . . « more » |
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PhotoSystem Improves Aircraft Stability, Performance Dr. Chengyu Cao, an assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, was awarded a NASA grant in excess of $288,000 for research aimed at enhancing the performance and. . . « more » |
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Engineering Faculty Awarded Grants for Health Center Collaborations The University awarded grants to 11 multi-disciplinary research teams, of which four include engineering faculty members. The one-year start-up grants were made under a new. . . « more » |
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Environmental Leadership Awards: Nominate Today! Do you know someone, or a team of individuals who embody the highest ideals of the environmental awareness movement, and who contribute toward making sustainability a priority in the workplace, homes and. . . « more » |
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Alumna Profile: Tabitha Hitchcock, Submarine Engineer Tabitha Hitchcock '93 (ENG) launched her career at Electric Boat in Groton, Conn., by accepting her job two months before graduating with a UConn degree in civil . . . « more » |
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