URI Japanese program students share Japanese wisdom, camaraderie during Davisville Middle School visit - Ashly Martinez Rodriguez, a URI International Engineering Program student from Providence—originally from the Dominican Republic— is double-majoring in computer engineering and Japanese. On Jan. 28, Martinez Rodriguez in part played the role of teacher and worked with students one on one on how to speak Japanese.
Engineering student sails past the start of the semester - The captain of URI’s Sailing Team, Olin Guck, took his talents to Perth where he competed in the F18 World Championships, the premier annual international sailing competition for Formula 18 catamarans.
Engineering sophomore awarded an IEEE Power and Energy Society scholarship - University of Rhode Island computer and electrical engineering sophomore Helen Ly ’28, of Providence, Rhode Island, was awarded an Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Power and Energy Society scholarship for 2026. Two hundred forty-four PES scholars were selected this year across the U.S., Canada and Latin America. These undergraduate students are majoring in one […]
URI students and faculty recognized for peace work at MLK Unity Luncheon - Christopher Hunter, a civil and environmental engineering professor, was presented with this year’s Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Peacemaker Award at the annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Unity Luncheon this year.- URI program aids election workers with analytical tools - The Engineering for Democracy Institute supports 35 election jurisdictions in 18 states, reaching more than 26 million registered voters, according to the EDI website. Its research has informed state agencies in 22 counties across 12 states since 2022.
Competing race teams display true definition of sportsmanship amid tragedy - KINGSTON, R.I. – Feb. 03, 2026- Last summer, Rhody Racing, University of Rhode Island’s Society of Automotive Engineers, reached out to the Formula SAE team at Brown University in preparation for their first ever race in the Formula Student Program later this year. “As a newer SAE team, we wanted to learn from experienced schools […]
URI alum leads way in fusion energy breakthroughs - Jan. 27, 2026- Fusion energy is the pinnacle of clean energy and is in escalating demand as we face energy challenges of an increasingly internet-connected world with power-guzzling AI data centers popping up at an exponential rate. Fusion energy would provide abundant, carbon-free energy that essentially mimics the sun with no hazardous or radioactive waste. […]
Mechanical engineering student awarded DOE’s University Nuclear Leadership Program scholarship - Over the past two years, University of Rhode Island student Max Richardson has earned $15,000 in competitive federal support for his studies—most recently through the U.S. Department of Energy’s University Nuclear Leadership Program scholarship for $10,000. Jan. 20, 2026- As a high school student, Max Richardson, of Groton, Connecticut, was introduced to mechanical principles and computer-aided design […]
URI and NUWC mutually boost Rhode Island’s undersea blue economy - In the natural world, the most resilient ecosystems are based on intricate networks in which each element strengthens the other by capitalizing on their mutual purposes. The University of Rhode Island and the Naval Undersea Warfare Center-Division Newport (NUWC) have created an ecosystem that operates on the same principle.- Two recent URI graduates take home awards at transportation forum - Congratulations to URI grads Rakesh Paswan, Ph.D. ’25, and Emma Pensky, M.Sc. ’25, for earning the Best Dissertation and Best Thesis awards at the Rhode Island Transportation Forum! Their work is helping shape the future of resilient and equitable transportation.
URI engineering ‘07 alumnus returns to campus to announce a partnership with his startup - Christian Apollon, ‘o7, announced a new collaboration between the University of Rhode Island and Cranium Inc., a startup he co-founded.
Chemical engineering Ph.D. candidate to complete co-op, defend dissertation - Dec. 15, 2025 – Mechanical engineering, chemistry and physics may seem like three separate areas of study, but they overlap in more ways than one. Elnaz Nikoumanesh, a fifth-year Ph.D. chemical engineering candidate, knows that well. She studied mechanical engineering during her undergraduate and master’s studies, but became very interested in experimental work with biological […]
URI receives $500,000 from The Champlin Foundation for hands-on learning technologies - The Champlin Foundation recently supported three interdisciplinary proposals submitted by faculty from URI’s Colleges of the Environment and Life Sciences, Engineering, and Pharmacy.
URI taps geothermal energy for Bay Campus - The University of Rhode Island is taking a multi-pronged approach in its efforts to work toward net-zero carbon emissions—including looking to sources of renewable energy.
2025 Biannual IEEE Underwater Acoustic Signal Processing Workshop - The University of Rhode Island held the biannual IEEE Underwater Acoustic Signal Processing Workshop last month. The workshop has been hosted at University of Rhode Island every other year since 1985. Formed as a collaboration between Naval Undersea Warfare Center, formerly Naval Underwater Systems Center, and electrical engineering faculty at URI’s College of Engineering. NUWC […]
URI team creates tabletop blast device to study long-term consequences of traumatic brain injury - The URI-built experimental model offers new way to look at TBI-related neurodegenerative disease.To help their colleagues in URI’s Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Arun Shukla and Akash Pandey in URI’s College of Engineering were brought in. An expert in blast mitigation, Shukla consults frequently with the U.S. Navy, while Ph.D. candidate Pandey helps develop […]
URI engineering professor honored by alma mater with Distinguished Alumnus Award - University of Rhode Island chemical engineering professor Arijit Bose has been selected as a 2025 Distinguished Alumnus Award recipient by his alma mater, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India. The honor is the highest award given to its alumni in recognition of their outstanding achievements. IIT Kanpur is one of the premier institutions established by […]
URI engineering professor wins NSF dataset award - Assistant Professor Mehrshad Amini’s paper, Methodology for Virtual Damage Assessment and First-Floor Elevation Estimation, and its data explore a different way to assess damage to buildings due to storm surges and massive waves, and earned the NSF NEHRI DesignSafe Dataset Award this past spring.
Grad student seeks to build impactful medical robotics - In the final semester of his master’s degree program, Ali Rabiee, of Tehran, Iran, was searching for a Ph.D. program in robotics. He found what he was seeking when he came across Reza Abiri’s lab. “I’m passionate about building robots that improve people’s lives,” said Rabiee. “I focus on medical robotics, especially with assistive and […]
Faculty members named to Stanford University’s Top 2% Scientists 2024 list - Stanford University’s Top 2% Scientists list is considered the most prestigious in the world. The rankings consider scholars who have published multiple highly cited papers and use various metrics to evaluate the citation impact of researchers’ work over their career and a single year. 
International STEM internship opportunities through global exchange program partnership - University of Rhode Island students in STEM fields can select from a robust list of international internships from around the globe with new affiliation with the International Association for the Exchange of Students for Technical Experience. IAESTE is a global non-governmental, non-profit organization that facilitates a reciprocal exchange program for engineering, technology, science, and architecture […]
How one URI professor found his way from F1 to Engineering Education - Having spent years as a race engineer, Borme now brings that same sense of urgency and design precision into the classroom. He uses his real world experience with how fast parts can be produced, tested and ultimately used on race day, in the classroom.
URI College of Engineering earns full ABET accreditation for all undergraduate programs - All eight of the College’s undergraduate programs accredited ‘without any weaknesses or concerns’
URI STEM for Elections Network launching 2025-26 workshop series with fall event - The workshop, which launches the network’s 2025-26 workshop series, will be hosted by the Engineering for Democracy Institute based in the URI College of Engineering, with guests from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Election Data & Science Lab, the Center for Civic Design, as well as state-level election officials from around the country.- URI Tech Showcase highlights startup talent, sparks momentum for innovation - The launch of the University of Rhode Island’s first-ever Tech Showcase marked a major milestone in its ongoing commitment to innovation, bringing together researchers, entrepreneurs, investors, and industry partners for an evening of startup pitches, exhibitions, and cross-sector dialogue.
