Engineering students from the University of Rhode Island and UCONN recently presented their senior capstone design projects at the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) in Newport.
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Majoring in biomedical engineering at URI has allowed Corvah Akoiwala to combine his interests in medicine and engineering. It also enabled him to make a prosthetic arm for a 9-year-old amputee in Colombia.
Continue reading "Designing Prostheses has Prepared URI Senior for Career in Medical Device Industry"Ellie Dunkle ’19 plans to start her own company to create technologies to help remote communities be self-sustaining and connected to society.
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Cherish Prickett, who graduated summa cum laude from the URI’s International Engineering Program in 2018, with bachelor’s degrees in industrial and systems engineering and German, was recently awarded a prestigious Fulbright award. She will pursue a master’s degree in risk, disaster and resilience at University College London’s Institute for Risk and Disaster Reduction.
Continue reading "German IEP Alumna Receives Fulbright Award"Students from different majors discussed, planned and presented solutions to sustainability-related issues affecting the University of Rhode Island’s campuses at the second annual URI Sustainability Summit.
Continue reading "URI Students Brainstorm Sustainable Solutions at Summit"The 13 teams in URI’s biomedical engineering senior capstone design program presented their work at the Northeast Bioengineering Conference at Rutgers University on March 22.
Continue reading "Biomedical Engineering Students Attend Bioengineering Conference"URI mechanical engineering junior Dan Brogan and electrical engineering graduate student Noah Johnson led two of the interactive learning stations at the third annual URI Brain Fair on March 16.
Continue reading "URI Engineering Students Exhibit Their Brain Power"URI civil engineering student Sean Bradley is this year’s recipient of the Frederick A. Burnham Scholarship Award. He was presented the award at the Providence Engineering Society’s awards banquet on Feb. 13.
Continue reading "Civil Engineering Student Receives Burnham Scholarship"One of the most popular social events each year among URI engineering students is the liquid nitrogen ice cream social. This year’s event attracted 50-60 students who were eager to make and eat the homemade ice cream.
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Vanessa Kamara’s hard work and thirst for knowledge has paid off, as the URI biomedical engineering major earned an undergraduate research grant to study a flexible, biodegradable, self-powering sensor.
Continue reading "A Student’s Journey in Undergraduate Research"Aly Fairbrother was nominated and selected for URI’s Ronald C. Jalbert endowed scholarship in 2018 and 2019. She received this year’s scholarship at the Providence Engineering Society’s annual banquet, held on Feb. 13.
Continue reading "URI Engineering Student Is Repeat Scholarship Winner"Several graduate students from URI’s Department of Electrical, Computer and Biomedical Engineering were recognized recently for their outstanding research at an awards ceremony held at the URI Welcome Center.
Continue reading "Graduate Students Recognized for Outstanding Research"Four URI ocean engineering seniors were recently interviewed by ABC6 about the capstone research project they conducted aboard a research vessel at sea. The project involved stabilizing and leveling a 3D printer and using the printer to replicate pieces of equipment.
Continue reading "Engineering Students Share Their Research at Sea Experience In TV Interview "URI College of Engineering undergraduate students are encouraged to apply for one of the 10-week Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) programs being held this year.
Continue reading "Undergraduates are Encouraged to Go ‘SURF’ing This Summer"When Ali Otto enrolled in URI’s International Engineering Program, she didn’t know how to speak German and had never traveled abroad. Her experience in the German IEP has provided Otto with the skills, perspective and confidence to take on any challenge.
Continue reading "URI’s German IEP Gives Student New Skills and Perspective"On a research vessel, turbulent waves can lead to valuable equipment being damaged. Four URI ocean engineering students demonstrated that they could keep a 3D printer level while aboard a ship at sea and replicate a piece of equipment that works as effectively as the original.
Continue reading "URI Students Engineer a Solution at Sea"To engage high school students who have an interest in studying the German language and science-related subjects, the URI International Engineering Program welcomed 79 students to campus for the inaugural German-STEM Immersion Day.
Continue reading "URI Hosts German-STEM Immersion Day"Gözde Çay will attend the Computing Research Association (CRA) Grad Cohort for Women this April in Chicago. The workshop will include a mix of formal presentations, informal discussions and social events.
Continue reading "URI Student to Attend Workshop for Women In Computing"Nine teams of URI students recently “pitched” the products they developed in their Engineering Entrepreneurship course to an audience of entrepreneurs, faculty and their peers.
Continue reading "Turning Engineers Into Entrepreneurs"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.
Continue reading "Engineering Students Optimizing Protective Gear for Student-Athletes"The URI chapter of the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) welcomed 29 Girls Scouts to campus recently for a hands-on day of learning about engineering. The fourth and fifth graders represented Girl Scout troops from all over Rhode Island and Southeastern Massachusetts.
Continue reading "SWE Hosts Girl Scouts for Day of Engineering"A small group of undergraduate and graduate students represented URI’s chemical engineering department at this year’s American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) conference in Pittsburgh.
Continue reading "Chemical Engineering Students Attend AICHE Conference"Elisa Torrico Guzmán won first place for her poster at the Annual AIChE Meeting in the category of Nanoscale Science and Engineering. Her project was titled, “Evaluation of Mucus-Penetrating Nanocomposite Microparticles for Cystic Fibrosis-Related Infections.”
Continue reading "Student Wins First Place for Poster at AIChE Meeting"The University of Rhode Island chapter of the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) recently returned from their organization’s national conference with an award, a stronger bond between members and some great memories.
Continue reading "URI Chapter of SWE Returns from Nationals Stronger Than Ever"The URI chapter of Theta Tau, which is a professional engineering fraternity, made a big impression and lasting friendships at the organization’s national convention this summer in San Diego, Calif.
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