The world needs engineers with vision.
At URI’s College of Engineering, you’ll find opportunities to work alongside visionary researchers developing technologies that improve lives, expand knowledge, and explore new frontiers.
Our students are central to this work. Guided by faculty mentors, they’re expanding access to clean water in rural communities, creating advanced sensors for robotic systems, and engineering biomedical technologies to detect and treat disease. URI engineers intern and perform research around the globe, collaborating on sustainable energy projects, innovating fuel-efficient transportation, and tackling challenges that transcend borders.
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Studying close to home helped this student go far - KINGSTON, R.I. – Aug. 11, 2026 – When considering university majors, some people know exactly what they want; others have no idea, and then there are those like Ayomide Olagundoye, who found it difficult to narrow down her many interests into one course of study. Fortunately, there was a path for her at the University […]
Being involved and finding community became invaluable for mechanical engineering student - KINGSTON, R.I. – Aug. 7, 2026 – During his junior year of high school, Piero Navarro took a tour of the University of Rhode Island that would lead him to apply and attend as a student. He enrolled in the College of Engineering as a mechanical engineering major with minors in mathematics and physics. “What […]
URI team to address remediation challenges of manganese in R.I. drinking water - KINGSTON, R.I. – July 29, 2026 – A partnership between the University of Rhode Island and Rhode Island Department of Health will study manganese levels in Rhode Island’s drinking water. The project, “Statewide Support for Manganese Management in Rhode Island,” will be funded by a grant from the Emerging Contaminants in Small and Disadvantaged Communities […]
Undergraduate research opportunities were transformative for recent graduate - KINGSTON, R.I. – July 27, 2026 – At the University of Rhode Island, Jessica Tingley, ’26 built a uniquely interdisciplinary profile. Pursuing dual degrees in mechanical engineering and computer science, with minors in mathematics and robotics, she was able to constantly connect ideas across fields. “It is something that has defined my research since,” said […]
