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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The security of the electrical grid will be the subject of a two-day workshop at the University of Rhode Island on Oct. 18-19.
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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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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.
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James Miller, professor of ocean engineering at the University of Rhode Island, was a guest panelist for the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport’s Advanced Naval Technology Exercise (ANTX) on Aug. 28. The professor spoke about the role of academia, specifically the ocean engineering program at URI, plays in preserving knowledge of technology across generations. “Since the […]
Continue reading "URI Engineering Professor is Panelist at Navy Technology Event"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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By Neil Nachbar 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 […]
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By Neil Nachbar Bryan Reimer, who received his bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees in engineering from the University of Rhode Island, has been named the 2019 recipient of the Jack A. Kraft Innovator Award from the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES). The award recognizes those who have made significant efforts to extend or diversify the application of human factors […]
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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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The results of AIChE’s 2019 salary survey revealed a median annual salary of survey respondents of $126,000, a 1.6% increase over the 2017 median of $124,000.
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URI has received a $10 million gift for the new engineering complex from Michael and Elizabeth Fascitelli. The gift will help fund lab and research equipment for the building, which upon completion, will be one of the most technologically advanced in the United States.
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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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The URI Wearable Biosensing Lab will celebrate its fifth anniversary with a special event on July 25, from 1:30 – 3:30 pm in the URI Library’s Galanti Lounge. There will be brief presentations of current research projects and networking opportunities. Please RSVP.
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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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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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Four members of the University of Rhode Island College of Engineering faculty were promoted as of July 1, 2019. Vinka Craver Promoted to Full Professor “I am really grateful to the College of Engineering for giving me the opportunity to develop as a researcher and as a teacher and for recognizing my accomplishments through the […]
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By Neil Nachbar John Grandin, who co-founded the University of Rhode Island International Engineering Program (IEP) in 1987 with former dean of the URI College of Engineering Hermann Viets, received an honorary doctorate in engineering at the University’s 2019 undergraduate commencement ceremony. The IEP is one of the most successful interdisciplinary language programs in the country, thanks in […]
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