Faculty and students in URI’s College of Engineering are partnering with federal defense and private industries to advance naval technology and keep the U.S. submarine fleet ahead of those from other countries.
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Students from all engineering majors at URI gained valuable hands-on, real-world experience this summer as interns for prestigious companies throughout the country. Several of the internships led to job offers.
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The multidisciplinary design firm Ballinger has featured the URI Fascitelli Center for Advanced Engineering on its new website. Check out the great photos and read about the planning that went into the bold design of the 190,000-square-foot building.
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URI mechanical engineering and computer science graduate Raymond Turrisi was awarded a Phi Kappa Phi Fellowship to pursue a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering and applied ocean physics and engineering through the MIT and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Joint Program.
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URI mechanical engineering alumnus William Patenaude wrote an article on the early efforts Rhode Island took to improve water quality and the impact the Clean Water Act has had. The article appears on pages 30-37 of the New England Water Environment Association’s summer issue.
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URI alumnus Jean-Paul Vandeputte was among those honored recently by Providence Business News with a 40 Under Forty award. Vandeputte earned a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from URI in 2008.
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Daniel Roxbury, URI associate professor of chemical engineering, was named to the Providence Business News 40 Under Forty list. The list recognizes individuals under the age of 40 who have excelled in their profession.
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When Tania Silva de Oliveira came to URI for an exchange program from Brazil as an undergraduate in 2013, she didn’t know she would fall in love with the University. She certainly wouldn’t have predicted that she would be on the verge of completing a doctorate in chemical engineering at URI nine years later.
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Graduate student Alexa Runyan worked with Assistant Professor Brennan Phillips to create a camera that could provide 3D images in real time to help monitor the health of coral reefs. The camera was tested in Bermuda.
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URI has one of the best ocean engineering programs in the country, according to College Factual. Thanks to funding from the U.S. Department of Energy, companies have an added incentive to take advantage of the ocean engineering program’s equipment and expertise.
Continue reading "Funding Helps Marine Energy Companies Partner with URI Ocean Engineering"Eight faculty members in URI’s College of Engineering have been promoted. Read about their accomplishments.
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When Kevin Suggs was in high school, he was a big fan of anime and he became interested in electronics and engineering. The Pawtucket native never imagined he would get to study in Japan through URI’s International Engineering Program.
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An interactive device called Muse Mirror, co-created by University of Rhode Island electrical engineering alumnus Toye Onikoyi, has captured the attention of the media and shoppers at Providence Place mall.
Continue reading "Interactive Mirror Created By Engineering Alumnus Is Drawing Attention"A $1.3 million electron probe microanalyzer has been added to the the Shimadzu Engineering Research Core Facility at URI. This version of the high-powered microscope has been sold in Japan, but it is the only one in the United States.
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High school students had the opportunity to interact with URI engineering professors and students at the STEM Exploration Open House. The event was hosted by the Rhode Island National Guard.
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Thomas Boving, a professor of engineering and geosciences at URI, will teach and conduct research in India next year thanks to a prestigious Fulbright-Nehru Academic and Professional Excellence Award.
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URI honors graduating seniors for their superior academic achievement with an Academic Excellence Award. The selections are based on grade point average, as well as other criteria determined by the academic departments.
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Hui Lin, URI assistant professor of engineering, received a five-year, $500,000 CAREER award from the National Science Foundation to develop programs designed to disrupt cyberattacks. Lin was interviewed by the Providence Business News.
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Of the record 28 University of Rhode Island students who were named Beatrice S. Demers Foreign Language Fellows, 13 are enrolled in URI’s International Engineering Program.
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It’s common for students at URI to catch some rays on the quad toward the end of the school year. The students in the Solar Energy Systems course, however, weren’t on the quad to work on their tans. They were catching rays for academic reasons.
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The newest student organization at the College of Engineering has a new logo. The Black and Brown Women in Engineering Science Technology Sisterhood unveiled the logo at a ceremony attended by alumni, students, faculty, staff and College of Engineering Dean Anthony Marchese.
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Irene Andreu Blanco was presented a URI Research and Scholarship Excellence Award for overseeing a large inventory of advanced scientific instrumentation, and making industry and academic partners aware of the availability of the equipment.
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Students in URI civil and environmental engineering capstone course were challenged to develop a plan for the 25-acre site of Schartner Farms in Exeter that would include a hotel, a roundabout and a solar energy field.
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URI alumna Sarah Koenig hosted a podcast featuring female engineers who came to the U.S. as international students from Asia. Learn what the experience meant to Koenig, who earned degrees in industrial engineering and French through URI’s International Engineering Program.
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Ashutosh Giri, assistant professor of mechanical engineering at URI, is making a name for himself in the field of heat transfer. Giri was named the 2022 recipient of the Bergles-Rohsenow Young Investigator Award, presented to an engineer who has demonstrated the potential to make significant contributions to the field of heat transfer.
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