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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The College of Engineering’s Class of 2022 came to the University of Rhode Island from all over the world to pursue a top-notch education that would lead to a successful career in engineering. Here are some facts and figures about this diverse group.
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A team of five URI engineering students won the poster competition at the New England Water Works Association Annual Spring Conference. The team’s project was titled “Emerging Technology for Determining the Speciation of Manganese Oxides.”
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The Electrical, Computer and Biomedical Department held its annual Graduate Research Showcase and Awards Day, highlighting the research projects of 25 graduate students. Each student spoke briefly about their research and then presented their posters.
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Melissa Schenck, coordinator of the University of Rhode Island International Engineering Program, was named the recipient of the 2022 Staff Excellence Award from the URI Foundation & Alumni Engagement.
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The URI Society of Women Engineers won the A. Robert Rainville Team Excellence award. The Rainville awards recognize, encourage and celebrate student leadership within the URI campus community.
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URI chemical engineering professor Ryan Poling-Skutvik is researching ways to produce some of the biological responses we observe in living materials into synthetic and soft materials.
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He’s a fifth-degree black belt in taekwondo, he used to protect dignitaries while serving in the secret service for the president of South Korea, and his wife is a professional kickboxing champion. Meet one of URI’s newest engineering professors, Yeonho Jeong.
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When the National Institute for Undersea Vehicle Technology was formed in 2017 as a partnership of URI, UConn and General Dynamics Electric Boat, it created collaborative opportunities in applied research, technology transition and workforce development.
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The URI International Engineering Program showed its support for language education at the Rhode Island State House. Students Alek Boving and Sara Hamada Mohamed spoke at a press conference for Multilingual Education Advocacy Day.
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Students in Professor K Wayne Lee’s Highway Engineering Laboratory course visited D’Ambra Construction Company’s asphalt plant to learn about their operations.
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URI College of Engineering Dean Anthony Marchese spoke with Providence Business News about how URI is keeping up with the engineering industry and how the engineering college will be involved in shaping the state’s blue economy.
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