{"id":32261,"date":"2019-06-19T11:01:44","date_gmt":"2019-06-19T15:01:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/?page_id=32261"},"modified":"2026-11-09T14:17:53","modified_gmt":"2026-11-09T19:17:53","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-hero-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-hero super   cl-has-accessibility-controls\"><div class=\"cl-hero-proper\"><div class=\"overlay\"><div class=\"block\"><h1>New $2 million Gertz family gift will support College of Engineering <\/h1><p>The gift will support engineering students, Bay Campus revitalization<\/p><a class=\"cl-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/11\/new-2-million-gertz-family-gift-will-support-students-college-of-engineering-future-fund\/\" title=\"\">read more<\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"still\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/20261002_Salerno_URI_EngineeringDonors-0103-scaled.jpg);\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-controls-container\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-controls\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-icon\" title=\"Accessibility controls\">Accessibility controls<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control cl-accessibility-motion-control cl-accessibility-control-hidden\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-default\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Pause motion\">Pause motion<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Motion: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">On<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-alternate\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Play motion\">Play motion<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Motion: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">Off<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control cl-accessibility-contrast-control\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-default\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Increase text contrast\">Increase text contrast<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Contrast: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">Standard<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-alternate\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Reset text contrast\">Reset text contrast<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Contrast: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">High<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-system-setting\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-toggle\" title=\"Apply my preferences site-wide\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-toggle-label\">Apply site-wide<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n<p class=\"type-intro fullwidth wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The world needs engineers with vision.<\/strong> <br>At URI\u2019s College of Engineering, you\u2019ll find opportunities to work alongside visionary researchers developing technologies that improve lives, expand knowledge, and explore new frontiers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fullwidth wp-block-paragraph\">Our students are central to this work. Guided by faculty mentors, they\u2019re expanding access to clean water in rural communities, creating advanced sensors for robotic systems, and engineering biomedical technologies to detect and treat disease. URI engineers intern and perform research around the globe, collaborating on sustainable energy projects, innovating fuel-efficient transportation, and tackling challenges that transcend borders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/student-resources\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/academics-card.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Students<\/h2><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container button\">learn more<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/academics\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/FCAE-lights.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Academics<\/h2><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container button\">learn more<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/research\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/research-card.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Research<\/h2><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container button\">learn more<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-promo-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-promo  \"><div class=\"cl-promo-backdrop-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-promo-backdrop style-blur\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/IMG_5784-2-scaled.jpg)\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-promo-content\"><div class=\"cl-promo-text\"><h1>See the World. Shape the Future.<\/h1><p>Pair your engineering degree with a language and international experience through the International Engineering Program.<\/p><p><a class=\"cl-promo-text-link\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/academics\/iep\/\">Explore<\/a><\/p><\/div><div class=\"cl-promo-img-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-promo-img\"><a class=\"cl-promo-img-link\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/academics\/iep\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/IMG_5784-2-scaled.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\"><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">News<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><ul class=\"display-posts-listing\"><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/11\/new-2-million-gertz-family-gift-will-support-students-college-of-engineering-future-fund\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/20261002_Salerno_URI_EngineeringDonors-0072-1536x1024-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Left to right, Sandy and Barry Gertz, students Aidan and Iris pose for a group photo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/20261002_Salerno_URI_EngineeringDonors-0072-1536x1024-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/20261002_Salerno_URI_EngineeringDonors-0072-1536x1024-1-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/11\/new-2-million-gertz-family-gift-will-support-students-college-of-engineering-future-fund\/\">$2 million Gertz family gift to support College of Engineering<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">KINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 Nov. 4, 2026 \u2013 University of Rhode Island alumni Barry Gertz, \u201976, and Sandra Gertz, \u201986, have made a $2 million gift to URI\u2019s College of Engineering Future Fund and to support the Gertz Family Engineering Scholarship Fund. \u00a0University of Rhode Island alumni Barry Gertz, \u201976, and Sandra Gertz, \u201986, have made [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/uri-ocean-engineering-professor-awarded-onr-grant-to-investigate-oceanographic-variability-impact-on-acoustics-and-geo-positioning\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/LVU-Norway-Research-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Van Uffelen aboard a research vessel in the arctic\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/LVU-Norway-Research-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/LVU-Norway-Research-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/uri-ocean-engineering-professor-awarded-onr-grant-to-investigate-oceanographic-variability-impact-on-acoustics-and-geo-positioning\/\">URI ocean engineering professor awarded ONR grant to investigate oceanographic variability impact on acoustics and geo-positioning<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">KINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 Oct 22, 2026 \u2013 Research conducted by\u00a0University of Rhode Island associate professor of ocean engineering Lora Van Uffelen utilizing acoustic propagation holds promise to discover more of the ocean\u2019s interior.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/parlange-highlights-ongoing-successes-calls-for-greater-investment-in-uri-in-state-of-the-university-address\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Marc-Parlange-SOTU-1536x1024-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Marc-Parlange-SOTU-1536x1024-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Marc-Parlange-SOTU-1536x1024-1-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/parlange-highlights-ongoing-successes-calls-for-greater-investment-in-uri-in-state-of-the-university-address\/\">Parlange highlights ongoing successes, calls for \u2018greater investment\u2019 in URI<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">KINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 Oct. 13, 2026 \u2013 In his fifth State of the University address delivered Thursday, Oct. 8, at Edwards Hall, University of Rhode Island President Marc Parlange noted the many achievements of the University community while calling for \u201cgreater investment across the board\u201d so that URI has the resources it needs to meet [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/09\/uri-college-of-engineering-launches-new-environmental-engineering-degree\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/AdobeStock_517604055-scaled-e1794411919187-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/AdobeStock_517604055-scaled-e1794411919187-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/AdobeStock_517604055-scaled-e1794411919187-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/AdobeStock_517604055-scaled-e1794411919187-400x400.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/AdobeStock_517604055-scaled-e1794411919187-600x600.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/09\/uri-college-of-engineering-launches-new-environmental-engineering-degree\/\">New environmental engineering degree program<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">KINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 Sept. 24, 2026 \u2013 The University of Rhode Island College of Engineering is now offering a Bachelor of Science in environmental engineering, adding to the wide range of engineering majors and minors available to students.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<a class=\"cl-button  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/category\/news\/\" title=\"\">more news<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column 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