E-Week 2025! Join Us!

  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! MONDAY, APRIL 21 K-12 Research Showcase | 10:00-11:30 AM | FCAE […]

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URI’s Ashutosh Giri receives the Nation’s highest government award to outstanding scientists and engineers

KINGSTON, R.I. – Jan. 23, 2025 – Before the peaceful transition of power, the Biden administration recognized 400 scientists and engineers with the Presidential Early Career Award for Science and Engineering. Among the honorees were two University of Rhode Island faculty members: psychology assistant professor Justin Parent and mechanical, industrial, and systems engineering professor Ashutosh […]

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URISE

The Undergraduate Research in Science and Engineering (URISE) Program is designed to connect motivated undergraduate students from all academic levels, particularly first- and second-year students, with faculty who are conducting research projects.  The goal is to allow students to explore the diverse research opportunities and find mentorship from faculty across all engineering fields, and ultimately […]

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International Collaboration on Arctic Research Between U.S., Norway and Canada

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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ASME honors URI mechanical engineering professor

The American Society of Mechanical Engineer’s honored University of Rhode Island professor Arun Shukla at this year’s annual International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition in Portland, Oregon. The event, which attracts leaders from academia, government and industry, is one of the largest conferences for mechanical engineers. Shukla was invited as a 2024 plenary speaker to […]

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URI and Rhode Island Energy, a PPL company, partnering to propel research on renewable energy, energy alternatives, sustainability

University of Rhode Island President Marc Parlange and Greg Cornett, president of Rhode Island Energy, Friday announced a strategic partnership that will propel important research in renewable energy, energy alternatives, and sustainability.

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Office of Naval Research awards $4.7M for cyber-physical security and resilience

Four University of Rhode Island engineering professors have been awarded a $4.7 million grant from the Office of Naval Research to advance the security and resilience of AI-enabled power grids, promote workforce development, and secure manufacturing environments. The three-year project, “Advancing Research on Cyber-Physical Security and Resilience: A Multifaceted Approach,” will be led by principal […]

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Weiwei Jia Receives NSF CRII Award

University of Rhode Island (URI) computer engineering assistant professor Weiwei Jia was selected for a National Science Foundation (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering Research Initiation Initiative (CRII) Award for his groundbreaking proposal, “A Novel Address Translation Architecture for Virtualized Clouds.” This award supports early-career scientists in computer and information science engineering, enabling them […]

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Department of Energy Awards URI Team Funding for Carbon Capture Analysis

University of Rhode Island (URI) received funding from the U.S. Department of Energy in partnership with the University of Kentucky to develop an ocean-faring electrochemical direct ocean capture system for carbon. This technology would be using renewable energy to drive a device that removes carbon dioxide (CO2) from ocean water. Climate change is driven by […]

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URI’s Water for the World Lab Works to Reach Sustainable Water Goals

The United Nations has observed World Water Day annually on March 22 since 1993. It’s a global celebration of water and recognition to raise awareness of the 2.2 billion people living without access to safe drinking water. Every year, UN-Water, the UN’s coordination mechanism on water and sanitation — sets the theme for World Water […]

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Engineering Professors, Business Receive $75,000 Grant from RI Commerce Corp.

URI Engineering professors Richard Vaccaro and Musa Jouneh received a $75,000 innovation grant from RI Commerce Corporation for engineering development work with a startup company, Kinesia. The grant, which runs from January to August 2024, will pay for the creation of a prototype for an aid to human rehabilitation from orthopedic and neurological injuries. Mechanical […]

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