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In the Field of Heat Transfer, URI’s Ashutosh Giri has Emerged as a Leading Expert

Ash Giri in lab

By Neil Nachbar  He’s only been a professor since 2020, but Ashutosh Giri, assistant professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Rhode Island, is quickly making a name for himself in the field of heat transfer. “I’m passionate about this field because of the new challenges brought forth by nanotechonology and the emergence of the research […]

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Diverse Engineering Graduating Class is Prepared for Success

Jessica Mclaughlin

The College of Engineering’s Class of 2022 came to the University of Rhode Island from all over the world to pursue a top-notch education that would lead to a successful career in engineering. Below are a few facts and figures about this diverse group, along with some information about this year’s student commencement speaker, Jessica McLaughlin, […]

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‘Fresh Idea’ By URI Students Wins Poster Competition at Regional Conference

URI engineering students win NEWWA poster competition

By Neil Nachbar URI engineering students Aaron Myers, Megan Caless, Eloise Davis, Thalia Bulhoes and Logan Beattie won the Fresh Ideas poster competition as part of the New England Water Works Association Spring Conference and Exhibition. The team’s project/poster was titled “Emerging Technology for Determining the Speciation of Manganese Oxides.” “The project was aimed at developing […]

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Showcase Celebrates Research By Electrical, Computer and Biomedical Graduate Students

By Neil Nachbar The Electrical, Computer and Biomedical Department held its annual Graduate Research Showcase and Awards Day, highlighting the research projects of 25 graduate students.  After welcoming remarks from College of Engineering Dean Anthony Marchese and Haibo He, professor and department chair, Ronald Duarte from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Lincoln Laboratory gave a […]

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Coordinator of URI International Engineering Program Recognized

Melissa Schenck

Melissa Schenck, coordinator of the University of Rhode Island International Engineering Program, was named the recipient of the 2022 Staff Excellence Award from the URI Foundation & Alumni Engagement. As IEP’s coordinator, Schenck organizes recruitment and retention efforts, engages with the IEP community through social media, and works with program directors and student ambassadors to plan and […]

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IEP Students Speak at RI State House Multilingual Education Event

IEP at RI State House

By Neil Nachbar The URI International Engineering Program (IEP) showed its support for language education at the Rhode Island State House during the 4th Annual Multilingual Education Advocacy Day. IEP students Alek Boving and Sara Hamada Mohamed spoke at the event’s televised press conference about why multilingual education is important in general and to them […]

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Faculty Spotlight: Yeonho Jeong

Yeonho Jeong

Assistant Professor, Electrical, Computer and Biomedical Engineering Joined College of Engineering faculty in 2020 What is your area of expertise? My area of expertise is power electronics. The power conversion system is to electronic devices what the human heart is to the body because it supports energy to operate electric devices. My research focuses on how […]

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Students In Highway Engineering Course Visit Asphalt Plant

civil engineering students visit D'Ambra

Students in Professor K Wayne Lee’s Highway Engineering Laboratory course visited D’Ambra Construction Company’s asphalt plant to learn about their operations. The course covers topics such as soil resilient modulus, aggregates toughness, rheological properties of asphalt binder, superpave asphalt mix-design, material input parameters for pavement design, and pavement evaluation.

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Where Motivation Meets Inspiration, You’ll Find URI Senior Raymond Turrisi

Raymond Turrisi in front of COE

By Frances Butler At the University of Rhode Island College of Engineering, there are loads of highly motivated students. After all, engineering programs are difficult to get into and are highly demanding. One of the finest examples of such a motivated and inspired engineering student is graduating senior Raymond Turrisi. Turrisi’s jump into engineering five […]

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Equipment and Expertise in URI’s Engineering Core Labs Available for Industry and Academic Partners

Golam Jakaria and Arijit Bose

By Neil Nachbar The core research facilities in the University of Rhode Island’s College of Engineering features some of the most sophisticated, state-of-the-art equipment found anywhere. Valued at millions of dollars collectively, the devices in the Shimadzu Engineering Research Core Facility, housing the Engineering Analytical Core Facility, the Surface Analysis Laboratory and the Rhode Island […]

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Partnership with U.S. Navy and UConn Continues to Make Impact on Research and Workforce Development

President Marc Parlange, Arun Shukla, Rear Adm. Selby and Sen. Jack Reed

By Neil Nachbar When the National Institute for Undersea Vehicle Technology (NIUVT) was formed in 2017 as a partnership of the University of Rhode Island, the University of Connecticut and General Dynamics Electric Boat, it created collaborative opportunities in applied research, technology transition and workforce development. “NIUVT educates individuals for the shipbuilding industry, transitioning not only […]

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Assistive Technology Implemented in Biomedical Engineering Design Projects

biomedical engineering capstone presentations

  Most of the projects created by the seniors in this year’s biomedical engineering capstone design course integrate technology to help individuals with disabilities perform functions that might otherwise be difficult or impossible. Here were the 10 projects and team members. Brain-Computer Interface Music Player: Thao Pham, Michaela Roberts, Luis Rodriguez Virtual Reality Prosthesis: Ben Johnson, Patricia […]

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Funding for Energy-Related Projects With Potential to Make Great Impact

ARPA-E, Dean Anthony Marchese

URI College of Engineering Dean Anthony Marchese gave a presentation to the engineering faculty on funding that is available through the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) for developing new ways to generate, store and use energy.  ARPA-E projects have the potential to improve economic prosperity, national security and the environment. Marchese spoke about the streamlined award process […]

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Faculty Spotlight: Ashutosh Giri

Assistant Professor, Mechanical, Industrial & Systems Engineering Joined College of Engineering faculty in 2020 from UVA By Francis Butler Which research topics are you most interested in? I’m interested in energy transport conversions at the nano level. I am currently applying this to research in my lab on energy storage and heat dissipation. In many […]

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Faculty Profile: Helio Matos

Matos, Helio, 2021

Assistant Professor, Mechanical, Industrial & Systems Engineering Joined College of Engineering faculty in 2020 Which research topics are you most interested in? I’m mostly interested in the dynamic behavior of materials and structures, particularly pertaining to novel materials such as composite systems and multifunctional structures because research in those areas can lead to exciting novelties […]

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Faculty Spotlight: Yang Lin

Yang Lin in lab

  Assistant Professor, Mechanical, Industrial & Systems Engineering Joined College of Engineering faculty in 2020 Which research topics are you most interested in? I am interested in microfluidics, also known as lab-on-a-chip technology, with a focus on applications in environmental monitoring and biomedicine.  Since 2020, our lab has been working on implementing acoustofluidics to control […]

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An Inside Look at the Technology and Engineering Behind URI’s New Fascitelli Center for Advanced Engineering

Modern Steel Construction Magazine feature

  Modern Steel Construction Magazine recently published a beautiful 10-page feature on the $150M construction project, focusing on the engineering of the building, which is supported with 2,200 tons of structural steel.  Light streams through the walls of glass and into the enormous expanses of open space in the 190,000-square-foot, six-story Fascitelli Center which opened […]

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Undergraduate Poster Competition Won By URI Engineering Student

Joe Goodwill and Nick Thompson

Joe Goodwill, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering at URI, brought the students in his lab to the New England Water Environment Association Annual Conference & Exhibit at the Boston Marriott Copley Place in Boston. Nick Thompson won first place in the undergraduate poster competition. Nick’s poster described his research on improving Narragansett Bay […]

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Faculty Spotlight: Reza Abiri

Reza Abiri

  Assistant Professor, Electrical, Computer and Biomedical Engineering Joined College of Engineering faculty in 2021 Which research topics are you most interested in? I’m most interested in neural prosthetics and neural rehabilitation. By implementing brain-machine interfaces, we can use the brain as a pathway for disabled patients to make connections between the body and external devices. […]

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Antifragility Proposed as a New Approach to Water Treatment by URI Professor

Joseph Goodwill in his lab

By Neil Nachbar There has been increased emphasis on the resilience of drinking water in recent years due to concerns over extreme events affecting water quality. Joseph Goodwill, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering at the University of Rhode Island, has been conducting research on water treatment methods that move beyond resilience and actually improve the […]

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Research on Display at URI Undergraduate Research Fellows Symposium

Temitope Aina

Among the 64 URI students who presented their research projects to faculty, staff and peers at the Undergraduate Research Fellows Symposium, were 10 engineering students from four different majors. Winning second runner-up in the poster competition was senior Afnan Altekreeti, who is majoring in biomedical engineering and mathematics. She was awarded $250 for her project […]

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