URI engineering students from several different majors presented their research projects at the Fall 2021 Undergraduate Research Showcase in URI’s Memorial Union Ballroom. Read about their research.
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Brianna MacDonald earned bachelor’s degrees from URI this past spring in computer engineering and Chinese, had a job lined up before she graduated, and she beat cancer in her senior year, during a pandemic.
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Anthony J. Marchese has been named the new dean of the URI College of Engineering and Vincent and Estelle Murphy Professor of Engineering. Marchese comes to URI from Colorado State University where he has served as associate dean for academic and student affairs for the Walter L. Scott, Jr. College of Engineering. Marchese will succeed […]
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Gabriel Varga, a senior studying biomedical engineering and Spanish through URI’s International Engineering Program, and his younger brother, a kinesiology major at URI, have received the prestigious Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship.
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Thomas Wenisch became interested in thermal management as an electrical and computer engineering undergraduate student in the German International Engineering Program at URI. Many years later, he’s considered one of the leading experts in the subject.
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David Cipoletta earned three bachelor’s degrees from URI in 2014 in electrical engineering, computer engineering and computer science. Just a few years later, he added a master’s degree in electrical engineering from URI and became a co-founder of a successful technology company in Boston.
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Seven undergraduate engineering students from URI are spending 10 weeks conducting intensive research through the Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) program. The program provides valuable hands-on experience, as well as instruction and feedback from faculty and graduate students.
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Zachary Smith, who graduated from URI in 2020 with degrees in electrical engineering, German and Chinese, will be headed to Taiwan this September after earning a Fulbright grant to pursue a master’s degree in energy engineering.
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Not many college students secure a job in their field more than two years before they graduate. Thanks to a prestigious scholarship from the U.S. Department of Defense, University of Rhode Island rising junior Griffin Melican has a job waiting for him when he graduates in 2023.
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A team of URI biomedical engineering students created a device for its senior capstone design project which could help physical therapists or doctors develop a more accurate assessment for patients rehabilitating from an ankle injury.
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You could say engineering is in Michaela Bellisle’s genes. After all, her grandfather was an electrical engineer, her father is a civil engineer and her sister is a biomedical engineer.
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The University of Rhode Island announced the establishment of the Raymond M. Wright Fast Track Master’s Engineering Endowment. The $2.5 million gift comes from anonymous donors to honor College of Engineering Dean Raymond M. Wright, who plans to retire at the end of the academic year.
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For students who wish to pursue a career in sustainable energy, the University of Rhode Island’s Energy Fellows Program provides paid experiential learning opportunities. Six of the 14 energy fellows this year are engineering students.
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Social distancing and the pandemic forced seniors in the College of Engineering’s capstone design program to overcome obstacles in order to collaborate with each other and communicate with their professors.
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The University of Rhode Island is actively recruiting for a visionary dean to lead the College. The resources below are designed to give the applicant a snapshot of the College. Position Resources Recruitment Flyer (PDF) Official Position Description / Application December CYPHER Newsletter National Institute for Undersea Vehicle Technology (NIUVT) Flyer College of Engineering Strategic […]
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Jimmy Li, an alumnus of URI’s electrical engineering and Chinese International Engineering Program, installs signal systems on submarines during the week and is a signal corps officer for the Rhode Island Army Guard on the weekends.
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Gözde Çay developed a soft, e-textile chest belt to prevent skin injuries suffered by infants in neonatal intensive care units due to long-term use of adhesives in medical electrodes. A doctoral student in computer engineering, Çay entered her project in the IEEE 60-Second Innovation Video Contest.
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One of URI’s newest engineering professors, Kaushallya Adhikari, will be conducting research that will help the Navy maximize its sonar capabilities. The research will be funded by a Young Investigator Award from the Office of Naval Research.
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As a guest on The Peggy Smedley Show podcast, Assistant Professor Bin Li discussed how his research on mixed reality could be used to train first responders such as firefighters. He also described other potential applications for the technology.
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What if a face mask could be used as much more than a mitigation strategy in the battle against COVID? A team of students at URI have developed a “smart mask” that can quantitatively monitor COVID-19 symptoms.
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Navatek and the University of Rhode Island College of Engineering have been awarded a $3.8 million contract for cyber-physical systems research by the U.S. Office of Naval Research.
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Excellence Award Winners Biomedical Engineering Dylan Kennedy, North Kingstown, RI Dylan is receiving bachelor’s degrees in biomedical engineering and Chinese through URI’s International Engineering Program. He was named to the Dean’s List throughout his four years at URI. Dylan was a member of Tau Beta PI, Order of Omega Greek Honor Society and Phi Beta […]
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