Daniel Meola, of Cranston, Rhode Island, always wanted to be an engineer. Since a young age, he also began collecting Pokémon cards and watching anime, intrigued with Japanese media and culture. “URI allowed for me to study both engineering and a language of my choice which was one of the best decisions I could ever […]
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KINGSTON, R.I – May 06, 2026 – Assistant professor of chemical, biomolecular, and materials engineering Irene Andreu has been awarded a 2026 National Science Foundation CAREER Award, one of the most prestigious awards available to early career faculty. The award provides selected faculty with five years of funding to support their research and to lead […]
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Following graduation, with degrees in chemical engineering and German, Junge will return to Germany to pursue a Master of Science degree in the advanced materials and processes program through FAU Erlangen-Nuremberg.
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David Amirsadri and Colby Constantine, who earned bachelor’s degrees in chemical engineering from URI last spring, were awarded the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship, one of the nation’s most prestigious fellowship programs, providing three years of financial support to graduate students who have demonstrated the potential to make significant contributions to scientific innovation.
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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. […]
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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 […]
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Freshman Hud Saeed of Barrington, Rhode Island, is double majoring in chemical engineering and Chinese. He has received a $5,000 American Chemical Society Undergraduate Scholarship designed to support the scientists of tomorrow who will use the transformative power of chemistry to address global challenges. Applicants were evaluated based on their achievements in chemical sciences, their ability […]
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Chemical Engineering senior Savanna Sheffield, of Weymouth, MA, has received an American Chemical Society Undergraduate Scholarship. The $5,000 scholarship is designed to support the scientists of tomorrow who will use the transformative power of chemistry to address global challenges. Applicants were evaluated based on their achievements in chemical sciences, their ability to recognize chemistry as […]
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Paving the way for new undergraduate research opportunities, the ESTEEMED program is funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and trains students interested in the biological sciences and includes a focus on student experience in biomedical, bioengineering, biomedical engineering, and health science research.
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The University of Rhode Island Office of Innovation in General Education has announced this year’s faculty members who are being recognized for delivering innovative courses as part of the General Education Program, including College of Engineering Assistant Teaching Professor Dark0 Ljubic.
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