The wind ensemble AkaBlas, from the Technical University (TU) Braunschweig in Germany, visited URI from Sept. 25-26. TU Braunschweig is the partner university of the URI International Engineering Program.
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URI Distinguished Engineering Professor Stephan Grilli and his team of researchers have shown that modeling can forecast tsunamis from volcanic events and lead to early-warning systems that could save lives and prevent property damage.
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University of Michigan Professor Nancy Love will present this lecture on Sept. 25 as part of the American Academy of Environmental Engineers and Scientists Kappe Lecture Series.
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The Korean-American Scientists and Engineers Association (KSEA) honors URI College of Engineering Professor K. Wayne Lee with the Outstanding Contribution to KSEA Award.
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The Southeastern New England Defense Industry Alliance (SENEDIA) awarded a $1,500 scholarship to URI chemical engineering student Emma Sudduth on Aug. 26 at the SENEDIA Defense Conference in Newport.
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According to a Parkinson’s Foundation study, 1.2 million people in the United States will have Parkinson’s disease by 2030. A smart glove that can collect data based on the movements of those living with the disease and other movement disorders is being developed by URI Associate Professor Kunal Mankodiya.
Continue reading "Smart Glove to Help Doctors Treat Patients with Parkinson’s"Applications are invited for a tenure-track position in Computer Engineering at the rank of Assistant Professor beginning in Fall 2020. We are seeking candidates in computer engineering with expertise in security or privacy in cyber-physical systems, but outstanding candidates in all areas of Computer Engineering will be considered. This include but not limited to computer systems or architecture, networking, […]
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URI Assistant Professor of Ocean Engineering Brennan Phillips and a team of researchers discovered fish in the depths of the sea off the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific that were using bioluminescent flashes for “schooling.”
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Amgen Seminar Series in Chemical Engineering are free and open to the public.
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Tim Keefe’s interest in geotechnical engineering traces back to his childhood when his father taught him how to dig for quahogs in Narragansett Bay. As an engineering graduate student at URI, Keefe is still learning about the properties of soils and other materials
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Two URI engineering professors are developing a device that incorporates paper-based microfluidic valve technology. The small device could be used for pharmaceutical analysis, clinical diagnostics, environmental monitoring and food testing.
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Providence Business News recently did a Q&A with URI College of Engineering Assistant Professor Gretchen Macht, who was named to the newspaper’s 2019 40 Under Forty list.
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The Langer Prizes for Innovation and Entrepreneurial Excellence will award unrestricted grants of up to $100,000 to assist researchers — particularly those working in chemical and biological engineering — in pursing ideas that may lead to technical and commercial innovations.
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At commencement, McElroy’s parents presented him with a college ring, customized to represent his bachelor’s degrees in ocean engineering and French, which he completed through URI’s International Engineering Program (IEP)
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University of Rhode Island chemical engineering assistant professor Daniel Roxbury received a five-year grant for $500,000 from the National Science Foundation to develop an entirely new approach to imaging within live cells. The funding was awarded to Roxbury through NSF’s Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER).
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Kimberly Harrington, who is studying civil engineering and French through URI’s International Engineering Program, received a $1,000 scholarship from St. Mary’s Bank in New Hampshire. Only 12 students out of 115 applicants were selected for scholarships.
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URI assistant professor of chemical engineering Daniel Roxbury talks about the support the NanoBio Engineering Laboratory has received from the RI IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (RI-INBRE).
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URI assistant professor of chemical engineering Daniel Roxbury talks about the support the NanoBio Engineering Laboratory has received from the RI IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence.
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With both a passion for engineering and a foreign language he wanted to incorporate into his studies, Videtta enrolled as one of the first students in the Italian International Engineering Program (IEP) in 2013.
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Lindsay Cullen, who received her bachelor’s degree in civil engineering this past spring from the University of Rhode Island, received a $1,000 undergraduate scholarship from the Rhode Island chapter of Women’s Transportation Seminar (WTS).
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The Providence Business News (PBN) has named University of Rhode Island Assistant Professor Gretchen Macht to its 2019 40 Under Forty list.
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Double majoring in computer engineering and computer science, rising senior HopeRose Puroll shares her love for computers.
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A hydroponics system for plants that was built by the University of Rhode Island student chapter of Engineers for a Sustainable World (ESW) was recognized as the Project of the Month by ESW’s umbrella organization.
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