Brandon Yeh is a fourth year student in the Chinese IEP from Gaithersburg, Maryland and is majoring in Chinese and electrical engineering.
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Heather DiFazio ’23 will conduct research at the University of Bern, Switzerland, relating to the development of an artificial intelligence module for a surgical intraoperative diagnostic device that can differentiate between tumors and healthy tissue. DiFazio is a graduating senior in URI’s International Engineering Program, majoring in biomedical engineering and German. She is from […]
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Aidan Kindopp, a fourth-year French IEP and chemical engineering student from West Chesterfield, New Hampshire, recently won a prestigious Goldwater scholarship along with two other URI peers.
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By Kat Billo ’25 Tell us a little about yourself. “My name is Alex Barbato and I am from Utica, NY. I am a senior Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISE) major.” Why Engineering? “I chose engineering because I can’t handle blood, but I love math and science. I am naturally “systems” minded and am constantly […]
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By Hugh Markey When ten whales washed up on the New Jersey shoreline over the course a few months in 2023, people were understandably concerned. What happened here? How did these beautiful animals meet such ignominious deaths? Might the cause have something to do with wind turbines? URI Ocean Engineering Prof. James Miller says the […]
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North Kingstown schools had a great day at a recent Technology Student Association (TSA) competition held at URI’s College of Engineering as part of their spring conference. The event drew some 200 students and judges from schools across the state. Shannon Donovan, a teacher at Wickford Middle School and their state advisor to the TSA […]
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James Miller, University of Rhode Island professor of ocean engineering and department chair, answered several questions recently about whether wind turbines have an effect on whale safety and health.
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March 13, 2023 – The van Beuren Charitable Foundation has generously awarded the University of Rhode Island a $3 million grant to support the development of a new Ocean Engineering Complex on the URI Narragansett Bay Campus (NBC) that will propel the development of the region’s blue economy.
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Professor Hui Lin, along with a partner from the University of Arkansas, has been awarded a three-year, $280,000 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). Lin’s work has been focused on ways to defend the nation’s power grids from cyber-attacks. The idea came from the 2014 cyber-attack that shut down a Ukrainian power plant. “We’re […]
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By Kat Billo ’24 “My name is Marin Oehler. I am from Elkridge Maryland it’s a little bit outside of Baltimore in the suburb area.” What are you studying, and what is your class? “So I am a junior this year and biomedical engineering is my major and I’m minoring in cellular and molecular […]
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De Silva is chief executive officer of a small oceanography technology company in Rhode Island, a student at the University of Rhode Island’s Blue MBA program, and began filming deep sea sharks on Monday in South Africa for the Discovery Channel’s “Shark Week.”
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URI’s IEP hosted the 25th Annual Colloquium on International Engineering Education in Fall 2022, inviting academics, researchers and industry partners from all over the country and the world to discuss important issues within this field.
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The IEP Living Learning Community welcomed 72 residents this fall, bouncing back to pre-pandemic numbers.
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Jodi Ashmun ‘01, recent recipient of the Society of Women Engineers’ WE Local Legacy Award, reflects on how joining the IEP helped shape her life and career.
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Robyn Johnson ‘20 shares about her career path post-graduation, how she landed a new job in Barcelona with Nestlé and how her IEP experiences in Chile helped prepare her for this next chapter.
Continue reading "IEP Alumni Feature: When Opportunity Knocks"This year’s J Term study tour in Germany was the first to run since the Covid-19 pandemic began. See what our students experienced during this iconic learning opportunity.
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New details about the chemical reaction that occurs when a form of iron called ferrate is exposed to light could broaden its application in water treatment systems.
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The U.S. Navy has announced that a future Pathfinder-class oceanography survey ship will be named in honor of University of Rhode Island alumnus and Professor of Oceanography Robert Ballard.
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Of all of the honors in science and engineering, being published in the journal Nature is at the top of the list. Congratulations to URI Engineering assistant professor Ash Giri and his student C.J. Dionne on their recent publication. Ash’s research is related to nanoscale thermal transport, energy conversion and storage, nano mechanics, condensed matter […]
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Dean Anthony Marchese presented end-of-the-year awards to faculty and staff members during the College of Engineering’s holiday event on Dec. 16. The recipients were nominated by their peers and by engineering students.
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A couple of months before the Frank M. White legacy panel was unveiled in Bliss Hall in November, the impact the former engineering professor had was represented in a collection of testimonials, some of which were published in the journal Physics of Fluids.
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As an electrical materials research engineer, there’s no such thing as a typical day for Michael Platek. Among many other responsibilities, Platek makes sure some of the most sophisticated and expensive research equipment at URI works properly.
Continue reading "Never a Dull Day for College of Engineering’s Michael Platek"Occasionally a student comes along who is so extraordinary, a professor can easily envision the pupil having a remarkable career. Lisa Pruitt made such an impression on URI Professor Otto Gregory more than 35 years ago.
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URI junior Lauren Hubert would like to earn a doctorate in chemical engineering, conduct research in immunoengineering, and pursue a career in biopharmaceuticals. She’s well on her way to achieving those lofty goals.
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Among the 48 URI students who presented their research projects at the Annual Undergraduate Research Fellows Symposium on Dec. 14 were 10 engineering students.
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