Katie Brown is passionate about helping people. As a biomedical engineer, she intends to help improve the lives of many applying the skills she’s learned at URI Engineering. Her experience in the International Engineering Program (IEP) and travels to Chile showed her the global need for affordable and accessible health care options. She says, Chile […]
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Michael Desmarais: Recipient of a 2016 URI Chemical Engineering Excellence Award
Michael Desmarais attributes his love for science and math to great teachers in high school that sparked his interest early in the STEM fields. Chemical engineering was a natural outgrowth of that, he says. He notes that while chemical engineers may be working on a small scale in terms of molecules, nanotechnology, and so on, […]
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Anthony DiGiantomasso inherited a passion for civil engineering from his father. The senior DiGiantomasso also has a degree in civil engineering and works for the construction industry; Anthony himself got a taste for it while working with his father. “I always thought I would go into construction myself,” he says, but once at the University […]
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For Rhode Island native Ian Mace, the IEP program and its international perspective was a real draw in choosing URI Engineering from the start. Because his interests spanned both engineering and languages, URI’s International Engineering Program (IEP) a perfect fit. IEP Director Sigrid Berka suggested he consider the program when he first visited. Even though […]
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Originally from Maine, Jack found the University of Rhode Island (URI) through its ocean engineering program. When Jack Clark was in high school, great teachers sparked a love for both languages and science. When he found out about the International Engineering Program (IEP) at URI, he knew he would be able to meld both loves […]
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By Angela Marshall – 05/04/2016 Clean drinking water is vital and hard to obtain in some parts of the world. This is what brought the University of Rhode Island’s (URI) Engineers for Sustainable World (ESW) back to Guatemala January 13 through 20. Faculty advisor Vinka Oyanedel-Craver, associate professor of civil engineering and lead investigator for […]
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By Angela Marshall – 05/19/2016 Hands-on learning can really bring home a lesson, especially for engineers. This was especially true of an experience students had this semester in ISE 220, where Assistant Professor Gretchen Macht of the Department of Mechanical, Industrial and Systems Engineering gave students a lesson in design: building ergonomic chairs — out of […]
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By Angela Marshall – December 10, 2015 A limited time frame and budget doesn’t always limit possibilities. The University of Rhode Island hosted it’s first Hackathon event November 13 through 15. Over the course of the three day event, four teams of students were tasked with coming up with solutions to real-world problems and develop […]
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By Angela Marshall – December 9, 2015 Collaboration can jumpstart a great idea and give it real traction. In order to give mobility to their young patients with disabilities, students from the University of Rhode Island Department of Physical Therapy met with counterparts from the College of Engineering. Together, they’re making cars that make children’s […]
Continue reading "URI Student Engineers think big, improve mobility for children with disabilities"College launches Engineering Entrepreneurship Minor
The college launches a minor to blend technology and business to provide engineering undergraduates with the skills needed to become entrepreneurs, innovators, and leaders in both start-ups and established companies.
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For the 4 million people worldwide with Parkinson’s disease, a smart wristband invented by a team of University of Rhode Island engineering students could let them lead healthier lives.
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We’re building drones that can monitor algae blooms, self-driven watercraft that collect marine data and boats that race themselves.
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A team of University of Rhode Island engineers led by Professor Mohammad Faghri has created a new paper-based platform for conducting a wide range of complex medical diagnostics.
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Engineering students from across disciplines are exploring the latest in autonomous underwater vehicle design with the help of a real manufacturer.
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To keep its rockets and the public safe, NASA turns to URI mechanical engineering graduate Ahmed Fadl (’05 & ’10) who garnered one of the agency’s top employee recognition awards for preventing a disaster.
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Thousands of sensors linking critical infrastructure in our cities could make them safer and more enjoyable places to live if three engineering professors have their way.
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Strands of fiber optic cable will serve as tomorrow’s identification devices that even the best hackers can’t break say two URI engineering professors.
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Pakistani, Indian and American high school students will immerse in each other’s cultures and engineering in the summer of 2015 thanks to a new program by the college.
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Three undergraduate students studying chemical engineering at the University of Rhode Island have won awards for their research at the 2014 student conference of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers.
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On December 9, 2014, the College of Engineering recognized 52 outstanding URI engineering students by initiating them into Tau Beta Pi, the national engineering honor society.
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To best monitor and treat chronic diseases, biomedical engineering Assistant Professor Kunal Mankodiya turned to a smartwatch, a smartphone and the Internet.
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Using lessons learned studying bionic legs at URI, engineering alumnus Robert Hernandez (’10 & ’14) is developing the country’s future weapons systems.
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On election day, Rhode Island voters said “yes” to a 21st century facility for University of Rhode Island engineering students and faculty and a brighter economic future for the state.
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The College of Engineering awarded 188 scholarships to 162 outstanding students during the annual Scholarship Breakfast. See photos from the event.
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Ocean engineering Professor Stephan Grilli has found that a massive underwater landslide combined with a 9.0 earthquake was responsible for triggering the tsunami that struck Japan in March 2011 and killed more than 16,000 people.
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