A proprietary new technology for quickly removing and destroying hazardous chemical compounds from soil and groundwater is being tested by Thomas Boving, URI professor of civil engineering and geosciences.
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Despite advances to autonomous deep sea robotics, the human eye may still be the best “camera” in the low light of the deep ocean, according to URI Assistant Professor Brennan Phillips in a WIRED Magazine article.
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As a youngster, Kenny Sulaimon was always intrigued by new technology. His curiosity led him to URI, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering in 2016, and on to a blossoming career at Google.
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Three Rhode Island companies will benefit from faculty expertise at the URI College of Engineering as part of the 401 Tech Bridge Materials Innovation Challenge. Professors and students from two engineering labs will collaborate with the companies by offering modeling, research, testing and validation assistance.
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As a coastal engineer, URI alumnus Nicholas Bragaia spends most of his time studying what takes place underwater. Bragaia, who graduated from URI in 2018 with a bachelor’s degree in ocean engineering, works in Florida for the global, employee-owned company GHD.
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A multidisciplinary team of researchers at the University of Rhode Island are studying how to restore a dune at a local pond, which would alleviate flood risk and improve water quality, while protecting wildlife living in the area.
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Stephanie Robat knew she would start her own engineering firm some day. Just three years after completing her master’s and bachelor’s degrees in civil engineering from the University of Rhode Island, she made her goal come to fruition.
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The URI VOTES research team, headed by Assistant Professor Gretchen Macht, collected data on Election Day and the days leading up to it to analyze the efficiency of in-person voting.
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Gözde Çay developed a soft, e-textile chest belt to prevent skin injuries suffered by infants in neonatal intensive care units due to long-term use of adhesives in medical electrodes. A doctoral student in computer engineering, Çay entered her project in the IEEE 60-Second Innovation Video Contest.
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We reached out to our recent returnees to capture their perspectives on their time abroad, to see what they have been up to and what their upcoming plans are. In this post, read the responses of three of our students.
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With the question of “Will study abroad be possible next year?” looming large for international programs like ours, retooling recruitment and retention efforts has also come to occupy a front-seat role in the day-to-day operations at the IEP.
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The IEP was ecstatic to welcome 55 students into our Living Learning Community this semester, but life in the IEP LLC looks a little different this fall.
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Though the ACIEE has been held for more than two decades now, this year’s global pandemic led the EP team to host the event virtually.
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One of URI’s newest engineering professors, Kaushallya Adhikari, will be conducting research that will help the Navy maximize its sonar capabilities. The research will be funded by a Young Investigator Award from the Office of Naval Research.
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Among those listed in this year’s Rhode Island Inno Under 25 is Vanessa Kamara, who is majoring in biomedical engineering and German through URI’s German International Engineering Program.
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Among those listed in this year’s Rhode Island Inno Under 25 is Jackson Sugar, who is working toward his master’s degree in ocean engineering at URI. Sugar earned his bachelor’s degree in ocean engineering at URI in 2019 and was active in the HydRobotics Club for two years.
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While many of her peers had summer internships cancelled or changed to remote internships, Natalie Wilcox was fortunate to complete two in-person internships this past summer for companies in New York City.
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As a guest on The Peggy Smedley Show podcast, Assistant Professor Bin Li discussed how his research on mixed reality could be used to train first responders such as firefighters. He also described other potential applications for the technology.
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Irine Chenwi, a mechanical engineering doctoral student at URI, joined a team of oceanographers, marine biologists and engineers at NUWC this summer to study the effects noise and shock loads have on marine mammals.
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Catherine Eno, who is in her third year of majoring in ocean engineering and marine biology, joined a team of oceanographers, marine biologists and engineers at NUWC this summer to study the effects noise and shock loads have on marine mammals.
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The International Engineering Program, as well as the International Studies and Diplomacy Program, are working hard to make sure sure students in the program graduate within a reasonable time.
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Jason Gomez, who received a master’s degree and doctorate in mechanical engineering from URI in 1997 and 2000 respectively, was selected as the 2020 National Defense Industrial Association Bronze Medal winner. Gomez is the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport’s chief technology officer.
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URI chemical engineering professors Samantha Meenach and Jie Shen will be guest editors of a special issue of the journal Pharmaceutics. The issue, titled “Particle Engineering for Drug Delivery Applications,” will be published in 2021.
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