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After 35 Years, Former Student Continues to Impress URI Engineering Professor

Lisa Pruitt and Otto Gregory

By Neil Nachbar There are students who make lasting impressions. Then there’s the occasional student who is so extraordinary, a professor can envision the pupil having a remarkable career. Lisa Pruitt, who earned two bachelor’s degrees in engineering from the University of Rhode Island in 1988, made such an impression on URI Distinguished Engineering Professor Otto Gregory. […]

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Lauren Hubert Returns from Research Program with Confidence and Experience

Lauren Hubert

By Neil Nachbar Lauren Hubert has lofty goals. The University of Rhode Island junior would like to earn a doctorate in chemical engineering, conduct research in immunoengineering, and pursue a career in biopharmaceuticals. The chemical engineering major from South Kingstown took a giant step toward those goals when she participated in the 10-week Research Experience […]

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Student Projects Showcased at Research Fellows Symposium

Arianne Parvaresh-Rizi

Among the 48 University of Rhode Island students who presented their research projects at the Annual Undergraduate Research Fellows Symposium were the 10 engineering students listed below. The projects were showcased on Dec. 14 at the Center for Biotechnology and Life Sciences. URI President Marc Parlange awarded prizes for the most outstanding projects. Energy Fellows […]

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Familiar Surroundings for URI College of Engineering’s Newest Professor

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By Neil Nachbar It normally takes new faculty time to meet their colleagues and get familiar with their surroundings. There was no such learning curve for Irene Andreu, who became an assistant professor of chemical engineering at the University of Rhode Island this fall. Prior to become a professor, Andreu served as the director of […]

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NUWC Comes to URI College of Engineering to Meet and Interview Students

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The Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport (NUWC) is one of the largest employers of University of Rhode Island engineering graduates. Hiring personnel and engineers from the warfare center visited the URI College of Engineering recently to interview students and share information about the engineering and research conducted at NUWC. “The URI engineering students presented […]

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Device to Monitor Premature Babies is a Winner for Engineering Graduate Student

Abdullah Rumon

Competing against 26 finalists, University of Rhode Island electrical engineering doctoral student Abdullah Rumon won the Best Innovation Pitch competition at the 2022 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Sensors Conference. Rumon’s pitch was for NeoTex, an advanced monitoring system for premature babies. Premature babies go through major medical challenges, such as difficulty breathing on their own. Approximately 34,000 […]

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Colloquium on International Engineering Education Connects with Humanities

The theme of this year’s virtual Colloquium on International Engineering Education, hosted by the University of Rhode Island’s International Engineering Program on Nov. 2-3, was “Connecting Engineering with the Humanities.” The event brought together engineers, entrepreneurs, language educators, government and industry representatives, students and alumni from around the world for a deep dive into merging […]

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Blue Economy Leaders Express Their Support for URI’s Bay Campus

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By Neil Nachbar The demand for ocean engineering and oceanography students from the University of Rhode Island has never been greater.  As new companies have formed and flourished in Rhode Island’s blue economy, and funding in the defense sector has increased, there are ample opportunities for students to gain valuable hands-on, real-world experience while enrolled […]

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Transportation and Engineering Poster Contest Winners Announced

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The winners of the Transportation and Engineering Poster Competition were announced at the 35th Annual Rhode Island Transportation Forum. The competition was sponsored by the Rhode Island Transportation Research Center and the Rhode Island chapter of the American Consulting Engineers Council.  The winners were awarded $300, $200 and $100 for first, second and third place respectively. […]

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Maryland Native Drawn to RI for Ocean Engineering, Stayed Due to Blue Economy

Maeve Story

By Neil Nachbar When Edgewater, Maryland native Maeve Story was deciding where to study ocean engineering, she confidently selected the University of Rhode Island. What she didn’t realize prior to enrolling at URI was how fast Rhode Island’s blue economy was growing and what great career opportunities would await her upon graduating. “Because of my […]

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Using Robots to Study Icebergs

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By Neil Nachbar Icebergs originating from Greenland not only impact the environment by affecting sea-level rise and local ecosystems, but they can also damage offshore equipment and disrupt marine transportation.  Researchers Mingxi Zhou and Christopher Roman from the University of Rhode Island, and Zhuoyuan Song from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, received a $1.5 […]

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A Lifelong Learner, URI Engineering Alumnus Kam Ng Shares His Experiences

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Kam Ng has spent his life learning, either as a student, a faculty member or working in industry. The University of Rhode Island alumnus now enjoys sharing his experiences with his grandchildren and with a wider audience through his memoirs. In 1969, Ng began his collegiate academic career at The Cooper Union for the Advancement of […]

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URI Engineering & Technology Career Fair Returns to the Ryan Center

2022 URI Engineering Career Fair

By Neil Nachbar For the first time since 2019, the University of Rhode Island Engineering & Technology Career Fair was held as an in-person event at the Ryan Center. The fair, which gives hundreds of students an opportunity to learn about career and internship opportunities directly from industry representatives, was held on Oct. 5. “Thanks […]

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Seeking to be ‘Engineers Without Borders,’ URI Students Working to Form Chapter

Kayla Kurtz lifts girl in Nicaragua

By Neil Nachbar With the goal of helping communities worldwide improve infrastructure challenges that affect their health and safety, students at the University of Rhode Island are attempting to form an Engineers Without Borders chapter. The objective of the national organization Engineers Without Borders USA is to build a better world through engineering projects that empower communities […]

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Weiwei Jia Is Developing Computer Systems to Handle Evolving Technology

Weiwei Jia

By Neil Nachbar Cloud applications and hardware devices have evolved significantly, but cloud systems sitting between cloud applications and hardware devices haven’t progressed at the same rate. Weiwei Jia, who joined the computer engineering faculty at the University of Rhode Island this fall as an assistant professor, is developing the next generation of cloud systems […]

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Irene Andreu’s Research Profile

Assistant Professor Chemical Engineering 401.874.6885 iandreu@uri.edu Office Location: Fascitelli Center for Advanced Engineering 308   Recent Grants1 Grant 7/28/2023. PI. Rhode Island Space Grant – Brown University. “Leveraging magnetic separations to enable particle removal in Martian water reuse” 3/21/2023. PI. NSF – National Science Foundation. “ERI: Magnetic nanoparticles to fight biofilms.” 3/21/2023 PI. NSF – […]

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Alumnus Named Chair of APWA National Young Professionals Committee

Frank Marinaccio

URI civil and environmental engineering alumnus Frank Marinaccio was named chair of the American Public Works Association (APWA) National Young Professionals Committee. The committee brings together members of APWA’s nine regions throughout the U.S. and Canada to foster participation. Marinaccio earned a bachelor’s degree in civil and environmental engineering, with a minor in Spanish, in 2010. […]

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Biomedical Engineering Students to Present Research at MIT Conference

Structure of Parkinson's

Several biomedical engineering students will present their research projects at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Undergraduate Research Technology Conference from Sept. 30 to Oct. 2. The students’ work will also be published in IEEE Xplore‘s digital library. Emma Lokey, Anna Cetera, Demetrios Petrou and Kellen Waters conducted research on the “Development of a Motor-assisted therapy bike for patients with Parkinson’s Disease.” The […]

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Two Engineering Alumni to Receive Distinguished Achievement Awards

Amitesh Saha and Vic Ricci

Two alumni from the College of Engineering will receive Distinguished Achievement Awards from the University of Rhode Island at a black-tie ceremony on Oct. 22 at the Newport Marriot. Rising Star Award Amitesh Saha, M.S.’10, Ph.D.’15 Saha earned his master’s degree and doctorate from URI in chemical engineering. As a senior individual contributor and research […]

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