In the final semester of his master’s degree program, Ali Rabiee, of Tehran, Iran, was searching for a Ph.D. program in robotics. He found what he was seeking when he came across Reza Abiri’s lab. “I’m passionate about building robots that improve people’s lives,” said Rabiee. “I focus on medical robotics, especially with assistive and […]
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The University of Rhode Island has launched the Institute for AI & Computational Research (IACR), a new initiative designed to position URI as a leader in artificial intelligence (AI), data science, high-performance computing, and quantum computing.
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The award reflects years of cross-campus collaboration and positions URI as a national leader in transdisciplinary biomedical training.
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Paving the way for new undergraduate research opportunities, the ESTEEMED program is funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and trains students interested in the biological sciences and includes a focus on student experience in biomedical, bioengineering, biomedical engineering, and health science research.
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University of Rhode Island Assistant Professor Che-Wei Chang was recently awarded a National Science Foundation grant for his project titled Experimental Investigation of Vegetation Effects on Coastal Wave and Current Dynamics.
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National Science Foundation announced associate professor of chemical, biomolecular, and materials engineering, Daniel Roxbury and his team have been awarded a $7 million grant through the EPSCoR E-RISE Program.
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University of Rhode Island assistant professor Weiwei Jia was recently awarded a National Science Foundation CAREER Award for his project “Redefining Memory Virtualization in Clouds” to research how to substantially improve the performance and cost-efficiency of next-generation cloud computing applications and systems.
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Professor Reza Abiri’s work aims to help people with severe motor impairment to interact with their environment naturally and independently
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Join us for a week-long celebration dedicated to showcasing the remarkable achievements and innovations of our engineering students. Highlights include a block party sponsored by our world-renowned International Engineering Program, research showcase, college picnic (RSVP required), inspiring talks, capstone design showcase, and more!
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Dramatic changes have been observed in the Arctic Ocean in the past decades in terms of ocean temperature and salinity structure and ice-cover. Because sound travels long distances underwater, scientists have been able to use acoustic signals to localize oceanographic platforms and vehicles underwater and ice, but the way sound travels depends on the oceanography.
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