French International Engineering Program Director Lars Erickson has been named a Chevalier (or Knight) by the French government for his outstanding achievements at promoting the study of the French language and culture.
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Hackathon to Explore Community Water Quality Issues
Students from URI and other colleges will compete to win $1,000 as they develop ways to improve water quality, monitoring, communications, and education during the first-ever WaterHacksRI.
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This video, produced by the University of Rhode Island, captures the excitement from the topping out ceremony for the College of Engineering’s new building. The event, which included a beam signing, celebrated the installation of the final piece of structural steel.
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Malcolm L. Spaulding, a professor emeritus at the University of Rhode Island, has been appointed a Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers for a lifetime of work in ocean engineering.
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A study conducted by three URI graduate engineering students and faculty members found that composite materials may be the long-term solution for Rhode Island’s infrastructure.
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Chris Duhamel and Len Bradley, who serve as mentors for URI’s civil engineering senior Capstone design class, are among five URI alumni who have been promoted by DiPrete Engineering.
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Brennan Phillips, URI assistant professor of ocean engineering, led an expedition to the underwater mountains around the Galapagos Islands in 2015.
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Paolo Stegagno accepted a position as an assistant professor in URI’s Department of Electrical, Computer and Biomedical Engineering in 2017. He has been paired up with Chengzhi Yuan, an assistant professor in URI’s Department of Mechanical, Industrial and Systems Engineering, to work on research related to multi-robot systems.
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Although extensive research has been conducted on the human brain, how the soft tissue mass inside our skull works and what it’s capable of remains very much a mystery. URI College of Engineering Assistant Professor Yalda Shahriari is trying to solve some of those mysteries in hopes of improving the quality of life for those […]
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URI Assistant Professor Bin Li feels right at home at URI, despite growing up and completing his Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees more than 7,800 miles away in Xiamen, China. “Xiamen University, where I studied, is very close to a beautiful beach and like many of the URI buildings that surround the Quad, their oldest buildings […]
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The URI College of Engineering’s Bliss Hall is one of more than a dozen structures on the Kingston Campus that comprise what is now recognized as a historic district by the U.S. Department of the Interior’s National Park Service.
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Thanks to the education he received while completing his bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from URI, Chris Bobba ’13 is prepared for the intense research that is required of an aspiring cardiothoracic surgeon.
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University of Rhode Island officials and contractors celebrated the installation of the final piece of structural steel at the new College of Engineering building on Jan. 26.
Continue reading "URI Officials and Contractors Hold ‘Topping Out’ Celebration"Li Receives Grant to Boost Performance of Wireless Networks
Bin Li has received a $301,430 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to develop algorithms that will enable the performance of networks to not be affected by any traffic characteristics except the mean traffic load.
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Inside Higher Ed published an article on URI’s new Artificial intelligence Lab. While AI laboratories have been cropping up more frequently on campuses in recent years, URI’s is unique because it is believed to be the first in the United States that is located in a university library.
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University of Rhode Island graduate Bryan Reimer was recently announced as a winner of an Autos2050 Innovation Award. The award recognizes innovators and pioneers who are helping make future mobility a reality.
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In an article for URI’s Quadangles Online, Professor Ying Sun described how PVC pipes can be transformed into objects used in everyday life.
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URI biomedical engineering students created projects as part of a cutting-edge class about a field that is revolutionizing the business market and healthcare industry: wearable technology.
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This past fall, a small group of URI biomedical engineering students attended the IEEE Sensors 2017 conference in Glasgow, Scotland with URI Professor Walter Besio and College of Engineering Director of Diversity Chuck Watson.
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A new Artificial Intelligence (AI) Lab will be accessible to all University of Rhode Island students starting in the fall 2018 semester. The AI Lab, funded by a $143,065 grant from the The Champlin Foundation, is believed to be the first in the nation to be located in a library.
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Paul DePace, a member of the URI College of Engineering Advisory Council and 1968 graduate of the University, was honored this past fall by the International Paralympic Committee for his almost 50 years of work on behalf of sports for persons with disability.
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Students in URI’s chemical engineering and environmental engineering programs will have the opportunity to use equipment in the classroom that is normally reserved for labs, thanks to a $162,000 grant from The Champlin Foundation.
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Thanks to a $50,000 Innovation Voucher from the Rhode Island Commerce Corporation, Arijit Bose, Distinguished Professor of Chemical Engineering, will be developing batteries for “smart” socks that will track movements and relay the data to others.
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Haibo He, professor and chair of URI’s department of Electrical, Computer and Biomedical Engineering, has been elevated by the IEEE to fellow status for his “contributions to adaptive learning.”
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A printed circuit board (PCB) fabrication station, funded by a Champlin Foundation grant, will enable students to gain hands-on experience in creating their own circuit prototypes.
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