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Alex Reeb inspects a tunneling site during his internship in Germany under the civil engineering German IEP program.

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Dragsters, Animatronics Featured in Tech Competition - North Kingstown schools had a great day at a recent Technology Student Association (TSA) competition held at URI’s College of Engineering as part of their spring conference. The event drew some 200 students and judges from schools across the state. Shannon Donovan, a teacher at Wickford Middle School and their state advisor to the TSA […]
New Light on Water Treatment - New details about the chemical reaction that occurs when a form of iron called ferrate is exposed to light could broaden its application in water treatment systems.

Clean Water Wasn’t Always a Given for URI Graduate Student - Jacira Soares grew up in a poor community in Cape Verde. She had to walk a mile or more as often as three times a day to get drinkable water. As a graduate student at URI, Soares is studying how to make clean water accessible to rural communities around the world.
Engineering & Technology Career Fair Returns to the Ryan Center - For the first time since 2019, the URI Engineering & Technology Career Fair was held as an in-person event at the Ryan Center. More than 90 employers and 667 URI students attended the event.

End-of-the-Year Awards Presented to College of Engineering Faculty and Staff - Dean Anthony Marchese presented end-of-the-year awards to faculty and staff members during the College of Engineering’s holiday event on Dec. 16. The recipients were nominated by their peers and by engineering students.
Student Projects Showcased at Research Fellows Symposium - Among the 48 URI students who presented their research projects at the Annual Undergraduate Research Fellows Symposium on Dec. 14 were 10 engineering students.

Researchers Shed (Laser) Light on Emerging Water Treatment Technique - Assistant Professor Joseph Goodwill coauthored a study on a Ferrate-based water treatment purification system which uses a technique involving ultra-fast laser and X-ray pulses.
Civil Engineering Graduate Students Recognized for Their Research - URI civil and environmental engineering graduate students Andrew Pariseault, Pamela Franco, and Bolaji Oladipo, who were recognized for their research at the Transportation Infrastructure Durability Center‘s (TIDC) Student Recognition Night.