Assistant Professor Reza Abiri is researching non-invasive ways to use technology, including sensors, artificial intelligence and connected devices, to help physically disabled people become more independent.
Continue reading "Using Technology to Help the Physically Disabled Gain Independence"The URI Research Foundation helps engineering researchers such as Daniel Roxbury, Tao Wei and Qing Yang by protecting their intellectual property and guiding them through the long process of commercializing an invention.
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Brennan Phillips, assistant professor of ocean engineering at URI, was a featured guest on the Ocean News & Technology magazine podcast. He spoke about his research on devices used for deep-sea ocean exploration.
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Joseph Goodwill, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering at URI, has been conducting research on water treatment methods that move beyond resilience and actually improve the quality of water during difficult times.
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Stephan Grilli, distinguished professor of ocean engineering and oceanography at the University of Rhode Island, has received the Fulbright Tocqueville Distinguished Chair Award to conduct research and teach in France.
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The URI Research Foundation, in conjunction with a regional team focused on the “blue economy,” has successfully competed against hundreds of regional teams to be selected as a finalist in the nation-wide Build Back Better Regional Challenge.
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The URI electrical and computer engineering seniors weren’t able to report on the mid-year progress of their capstone design projects in person, so the 16 teams recorded videos of their presentations.
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Among the 64 URI students who presented their research projects to faculty, staff and peers at the Undergraduate Research Fellows Symposium, were 10 engineering students from four different majors.
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A $3 million grant has been awarded to URI and UConn by the U.S. Department of Defense to build on the successes of their joint Naval Science and Technology (Navy STEM) coalition to address engineering workforce needs in the naval sector.
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Seniors in the URI biomedical engineering capstone design program presented their projects, which used state-of-the-art technology to address real-world challenges, to faculty, mentors and peers.
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IEP is happy to share that URI has been recognized as a top producer of Gilman scholarships over the last twenty years. Designed to assist Pell Grant recipients, this scholarship has aided IEPers with high financial need to make their dream of studying abroad a reality.
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IEP alumni share some of their recent highlights and accomplishments.
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Our IEP Directors discuss recent events and new developments within some of their different programs.
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IEP students as well as recent alumni chime in about their experiences abroad, why studying abroad is so important, and what they have learned.
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While still keeping virtual sessions as an option for students, the IEP was pleased to have been able to reintroduce in-person event options into recruitment and retention efforts for the 2021-2022 academic year.
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Learn how Assistant Professor Jyothi Menon is using state-of-the-art technologies in her lab, such as 3D printers, to mimic conditions in the lungs and develop more effective ways to deliver therapies to the lungs.
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Two URI engineering alumni who work for the Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport have been honored with Black Engineer of the Year STEM Outstanding Achievement Awards.
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Sabrina Delva, a senior majoring in biomedical engineering at URI, received a Presentation Award at the Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students for her eposter and lightning talk.
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Enrollment for the Navy STEM seminar series is open for undergraduate and graduate engineering students at URI for the spring semester. There are no prerequisites for this one-credit course (EGR201), which will provide insight into naval-related careers.
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URI President Marc B. Palange visited the NanoBio Engineering Laboratory to learn more about the research being conducted by Assistant Professor Daniel Roxbury and his graduate students.
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A team of undergraduate engineering students at URI have been working on a neonatal apnea detection system as a cost-effective, user-friendly method to monitor respiration and apnea in infants.
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URI engineering students from several different majors presented their research projects at the Fall 2021 Undergraduate Research Showcase in URI’s Memorial Union Ballroom. Read about their research.
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For many engineering students at the University of Rhode Island, learning doesn’t end when the academic year comes to a close. Here are just a few examples of internships students conducted this past summer in laboratories and at companies.
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In the 40 years Arun Shukla has been an engineering professor at URI, he’s secured more than 100 research grants totaling over $14 million, earned many prestigious awards and has been published in the most prominent journals. His success is also reflected in the impressive achievements of the 105 graduate students he has mentored.
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Brianna MacDonald earned bachelor’s degrees from URI this past spring in computer engineering and Chinese, had a job lined up before she graduated, and she beat cancer in her senior year, during a pandemic.
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