The events held during URI’s fifth annual Engineering Week displayed the enthusiasm, camaraderie and teamwork that students in the College of Engineering are known for. From April 3-6, students organized and participated in four successful events.
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Ocean Engineering Student to Study Underwater Robotics in California
Junior Karla Haiat is headed to California for a prestigious summer internship at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute to create a robot that mimics the behavior of the giant larvacean.
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Engineering students from URI and UConn recently visited the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) in Newport. The students, along with a few of their professors and advisors, toured NUWC’s facilities and interacted with a panel of NUWC engineers and scientists.
Continue reading "URI Engineering Students Visit NUWC"URI Biomedical Engineering Students Create Wrist Pulse Simulator
Three URI biomedical engineering students have created a silicone wrist that simulates the 28 pulse patterns used in traditional Chinese medicine to diagnose various diseases. From left, Mackenzie Mitchell, Jake Morris, Ian Kanterman and URI engineering professor Ying Sun.
Continue reading "URI Biomedical Engineering Students Create Wrist Pulse Simulator"College of Engineering Sees Increase In Graduate Students
According to Nasser Zawia, dean of the University of Rhode Island Graduate School, graduate enrollment in engineering programs at URI rose this year by 8.5 percent. International enrollment grew to 13 percent.
Continue reading "College of Engineering Sees Increase In Graduate Students"College of Engineering Well Represented at Brain Fair
The URI Brain Fair is a free, family-friendly event featuring creative, hands-on demonstrations and activities that are meant to entertain, inspire and educate the public about brain health and brain science. The fair will be held on March 18, from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm in Avedesian Hall. Professors and students from the engineering labs listed below […]
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A study conducted by three URI graduate engineering students and faculty members found that composite materials may be the long-term solution for Rhode Island’s infrastructure.
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The Theme Park Engineering and Design Club is a student group that meets once a week to work on designs for ride competitions at colleges and theme parks nationwide.
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While most students at the University of Rhode Island went home during the winter break, 21 students in the College of Engineering learned what it takes to become entrepreneurs. The group met each day from 9:00 am – 5:00 pm for the course, “EGR 326 Engineering Entrepreneurship II.”
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Seven University of Rhode Island LSAMP Scholars (Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation) participated in a symposium at Northeastern University on Oct. 27-28. Tailynn McCarthy received second place in the poster competition.
Continue reading "URI LSAMP Scholars Impress at Symposium"Students Design Wearable Technology in Engineering Class
URI biomedical engineering students created projects as part of a cutting-edge class about a field that is revolutionizing the business market and healthcare industry: wearable technology.
Continue reading "Students Design Wearable Technology in Engineering Class"Students Learn About Sensors In Scotland
This past fall, a small group of URI biomedical engineering students attended the IEEE Sensors 2017 conference in Glasgow, Scotland with URI Professor Walter Besio and College of Engineering Director of Diversity Chuck Watson.
Continue reading "Students Learn About Sensors In Scotland"Science and Engineering Fellows Present Their Posters
Nine URI Science and Engineering Fellows presented their research projects in the form of posters at the Undergraduate Fellows Celebration on Dec. 12 at the Center for Biotechnology and Life Sciences (CBLS).
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The URI student chapter of Society of Women Engineers (SWE) welcomed a group of Junior Scouts (grades 4-5) from Girl Scouts Rhode Island (GSRI) to the Kingston campus recently for “Badge Day.”
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URI engineering graduate Pedro Raposo was interviewed by the national news program for his participation in SMILE, an after school program based at URI.
Continue reading "URI Engineering Grad Interviewed in PBS NewsHour Segment"Hollywood Hosts Two URI Interns
This past summer, two URI rising seniors, ThankGod (TG) Ugochukwu and Edwin Sam, were selected for engineering internships at Fox Studios in Los Angeles out of hundreds of applicants.
Continue reading "Hollywood Hosts Two URI Interns"URI SWE Receives Gold Award at National Conference
The URI student chapter of Society of Women Engineers (SWE) attended the SWE National Conference on Oct. 25-28 in Austin, TX. The event is the world’s largest conference and career fair for women in engineering and technology.
Continue reading "URI SWE Receives Gold Award at National Conference"URI Students Visit the Solar Decathlon
URI Assistant Professor Gretchen Macht brought a small group of students to the 2017 Solar Decathlon to study the relationship between the success of the teams and how the team members collaborated on their projects.
Continue reading "URI Students Visit the Solar Decathlon"URI Team Takes Third Place at Health Hacks RI
Ten teams of students competed in a 48-hour design challenge called Health Hacks RI at the University of Rhode Island from Oct. 13-15. The URI team captured third place.
Continue reading "URI Team Takes Third Place at Health Hacks RI"Student Leaders Network with Industry Reps
Held in the Alumni Room of the Ryan Center, just prior to the URI career fair, 39 leaders from 10 of the College of Engineering’s student organizations met with representatives from 15 companies.
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Two University of Rhode Island students captured first and second place in the E-Textiles Hackathon Design Challenge at the IFAI (Industrial Fabrics Association International) Expo, held Sept. 26-29, in New Orleans, LA.
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By Neil Nachbar Two members of the University of Rhode Island student chapter of National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) teamed up with the non-profit organization Hungry Fridays to pass out free lunches at Kennedy Plaza in Providence on Sept. 29. “I was looking for ways in which URI NSBE could make a direct and […]
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Kalvin Cho, who represented the URI College of Engineering students at last spring’s groundbreaking ceremony for the new engineering complex, serves as the College’s ambassador.
Continue reading "Kalvin Cho: COE’s Worthy Ambassador"Thomas Garabedian: Recipient of a 2016 URI Industrial & Systems Engineering Excellence Award
Thomas Garabedian has an eye on the future. While at the URI Engineering, he majored in Industrial Systems Enginering and minored in Business Administration. Thomas came into URI as an undeclared engineering major, but quickly determined that Industrial and Systems Engineering really sparked his interest. He says it’s a different type of engineering– it is […]
Continue reading "Thomas Garabedian: Recipient of a 2016 URI Industrial & Systems Engineering Excellence Award"Nicole Nigri: Recipient of a 2016 URI Mechanical Engineering Excellence Award
Nicole Nigri has always had a passion for science and math. While she is graduating in 2016 with a degree in Mechanical Engineering, both Mechanical and Industrial Systems Engineering have a place in her heart. During her time at URI, Nicole has worked to broaden her understanding of what real-world engineering experiences will be like. […]
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