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Immerse Yourself in a Language This Summer

German STEM Immersion Summer School in Berlin, Germany  Program Dates May 24 – July 6 Application Deadline: March 1 For more information, contact Niko Tracksdorf   Take Your Spanish Skills to the Next Level in Jaca, Spain Program Dates 4-week option: July 29 – Aug. 23  2-week option: July 29 – Aug. 9 or Aug. 12-23 Application Deadline: March […]

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Alumnus Honored for Contributions to Wastewater Industry

William Patenaude, RIDEM

University of Rhode Island mechanical engineering alumnus Bill Patenaude was recognized for his contributions to the wastewater treatment industry by the New England Water Environment Association at the organization’s annual conference.

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Students Share Their Research at Sea Experience In Interview

Sean Nagle, Channel 6 Interview

Four URI ocean engineering seniors were recently interviewed by ABC6 about the capstone research project they conducted aboard a research vessel at sea.

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URI IEP Alumnus Trades One Keyboard for Another on Weekends

Christopher Capuano, NUWC

Chris Capuano, who graduated from URI’s International Engineering Program in 2015 with bachelor’s degrees in mechanical engineering and Spanish, works as an engineer for the Naval Undersea Warfare Center during the week, but spends his off-duty time as the keyboardist and vocalist of a local band.

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Mechanical Engineering Alumnus Trades One Keyboard for Another on Weekends

Christopher Capuano, NUWC

Chris Capuano, who graduated from URI with a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering in 2015, works as an engineer for the Naval Undersea Warfare Center and spends his off-duty time as the keyboardist and vocalist of a local band.

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The Internationalists

Alison Otto

URI faculty and staff in international education as well as URI students, including IEP’s own Alison Otto (’18, GIEP/MCE), discuss how studying languages here takes their interdisciplinary studies to the next level.

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Alumnus Wins Young Investigator Award In Neural Networks

Zhen Ni

Zhen Ni, who earned a doctorate in electrical engineering from the University of Rhode Island in 2015, has been honored as the most promising young investigator in the field of neural networks by the International Neural Network Society (INNS).

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URI Student Returns to His Roots Thanks to International Business Program

URI International Business Program

Simon Hoeps was born in Germany of German parents, but moved to the U.S. when he was 10 years old. Read about how his experience in the University of Rhode Island’s International Business Program (IBP) brought him back to Germany to study and complete an internship.

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Prof. Stephan Grilli Shares Tsunami Insight In TV Interview

Stephan Grilli, tsunami

In an interview on local television, URI Ocean Engineering Professor Stephan Grilli provided his insight on the recent eruption of the volcano in Indonesia and the deadly tsunami that followed.

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Learning from Indonesian Volcano Eruption and Tsunami

Indonesian Volcano

URI Ocean Engineering Professor Stephan Grilli is analyzing the recent Indonesian volcano collapse and deadly tsunami in order to gain insight and create models which will help the United States prepare for future tsunamis.

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Celebrating Solar: New Project Will Cover 267 Acres

Gretchen Macht, solar field

Among others, Gretchen Macht, assistant professor in the College of Engineering, spoke about the many benefits of URI’s new solar farm at a recent ribbon-cutting ceremony.

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Prof. Yan Sun Elevated to IEEE Fellow

Yan (Lindsay) Sun

University of Rhode Island Engineering Professor Yan (Lindsay) Sun has been elevated to the rank of Fellow by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). Fellow is the highest grade of institute membership. Sun was one of 296 members, out of 423,000 worldwide, who were approved for the distinction by the IEEE Board of Directors for […]

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Prof. Besio to Develop First Underwater EEG Electrodes to Monitor Octopuses

octopus

URI College of Engineering Professor Walter Besio received a $100,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to develop the first underwater electroencephalography (EEG) electrodes and to build them into transparent octopus housing.

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Dr. Berka Discusses the True Value of Learning a Second Language

Sigrid Berka

Dr. Sigrid Berka, executive director of the URI International Engineering Program (IEP), describes how learning a new language can lead to a better understanding of the world. 

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Optimizing Protective Gear for Student-Athletes

Engineering for Athletes

Through the National Science Foundation’s Broader Impacts diversity initiative, URI athletic trainers are working with biomedical engineering students to optimize the practical impact of protective gear, prosthetics, and braces the students are designing.

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Navy Presents Award to Mechanical Engineering Alumnus

John Babb, Navy Award

John Babb, a mechanical engineer at Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport, was presented the Department of the Navy Superior Civilian Service Award for his years of service and technical contributions to national defense.

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URI Student Interns at MIT Materials Research Lab

Michael Molinski

Michael Molinski, a chemical engineering student at URI, completed an internship at MIT’s Materials Research Laboratory this past summer. Read about his experience.

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Mechanical Engineering Graduate Completes NUWC Fellowship Program

Monica Black capstone

Monica Black graduated in May with a master’s degree in mechanical engineering and applied mechanics from URI, which she completed as part of the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Fellowship Program.

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Chemical Engineering Student Does Internship at Georgia Tech

Tailynn McCarty

Senior Tailynn McCarty spent her summer conducting bioengineering research at Georgia Tech in Atlanta. She investigated mouse embryonic stem cells, MCF-7 breast cancer cells and more.

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URI Computer Engineering Students Win Award of Excellence at Global Design Contest

Christian D'Ovidio, James Kiessling, Daniel William

University of Rhode Island graduates Daniel Williams, James Kiessling, and Christian D’Ovidio won the Award of Excellence in the Global Grand Final Competition at the 2018 Innovate FPGA (field-programmable gate array) Global Design Contest.

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URI Computer Engineering Students Win Award of Excellence

Christian D'Ovidio, James Kiessling, Daniel William

Ocean Engineering Alumnus Receives Civilian Award from U.S. Navy

John Babb, civilian award from U.S. Navy

John Babb, who earned master’s degrees in ocean engineering and mechanical engineering from the University of Rhode Island, has received the second highest civilian award that the U.S. Navy presents.

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Mechanical Engineering Alumnus Receives Civilian Award from U.S. Navy

John Babb civilian award from U.S. Navy

John Babb, who earned master’s degrees in ocean engineering and mechanical engineering from the University of Rhode Island, has received the second highest civilian award that the U.S. Navy presents.

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Kunal Mankodiya Visits NBC 10 to Talk About URI’s Artificial Intelligence Lab

Kunal Mankodiya at Channel 10

Prof. Goodwill to Collaborate on Mine Drainage Research

Acid Mine Drainage

Assistant Professor Joseph Goodwill is working with Saint Francis University on researching one of the biggest environmental concerns in Pennsylvania, mine drainage. A phase of the project will involve the simulation of wastewater treatment at the URI labs.

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