Not many people have the opportunity to mingle with astronauts. But when you work in a lab that is dedicated to human spaceflight, such opportunities occur. Rachel Bellisle, who graduated summa cum laude from the University of Rhode Island’s biomedical engineering program in 2018, is conducting research in bioastronautics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology […]
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Three interns in the Wearable Biosensing Laboratory at the University of Rhode Island’s College of Engineering won first place in the Astropreneurship, Space Medicine and the Dataverse Hackathon, held at Harvard University from June 8-9.
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University of Rhode Island College of Engineering alumnus Robert Hernandez has been named a recipient of the Presidential Early Career Award in Science and Engineering (PECASE), the nation’s highest award for scientists and engineers in the early stages of their research careers. Hernandez earned his master’s degree in electrical engineering from URI in 2010 and […]
Continue reading "URI Engineering Alumnus Earns Presidential Award for Scientists"The Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Rhode Island has an opening for a full-time, tenure-track position at the Assistant Professor level in the broadly defined area of Biomaterials.
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Researchers in URI’s College of Engineering are developing a device for detecting the explosive triacetone triperoxide (TATP) in its vapor form. Their new detection system, which pairs a conductance sensor with a traditional thermodynamic sensor, confirms the presence of TATP at the level of parts per billion.
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URI Assistant Professor Gretchen Macht and three URI students appeared before the Rhode Island Board of Elections recently to present a report on voter data that could be used in an app.
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The 32nd Annual Rhode Island Transportation Forum will take place at URI’s Fine Arts Center on Oct. 25. The theme will be “Durable Infrastructure for a Sustainable and Resilient Transportation System for Eternal Peace and Prosperity.”
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Barbara Morse Silva visited the URI College of Engineering to do a feature for Channel 10’s Health Check segment on the smart glove. The glove has been developed by Associate Professor Kunal Mankodiya and students in his lab to monitor patients with Parkinson’s disease.
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More than 500 people joined URI President David M. Dooley and College of Engineering Dean Raymond Wright on Oct. 7 to officially celebrate the opening of the Fascitelli Center for Advanced Engineering.
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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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