{"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":"2026-05-11T14:15:21","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T18:15:21","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>Congratulations Class of 2026! <\/h1><p>Saturday, May 16, 5 p.m. <\/p><a class=\"cl-button\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/commencement\/y2026\/\" title=\"\">commencement 2026 information<\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"still\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Commencement2025.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=\"fullwidth\"><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\">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-9d6595d7 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-brand\"><\/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-9d6595d7 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:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/student-finds-the-best-of-both-worlds-through-iep-program\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Dan-Meola-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Dan-Meola-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Dan-Meola-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Dan-Meola-364x363.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Dan-Meola.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/student-finds-the-best-of-both-worlds-through-iep-program\/\">Student finds the best of both worlds through IEP program<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Daniel Meola, of Cranston, Rhode Island, always wanted to be an engineer. Since a young age, he also began collecting Pok\u00e9mon cards and watching anime, intrigued with Japanese media and culture. \u201cURI allowed for me to study both engineering and a language of my choice which was one of the best decisions I could ever [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/engineering-senior-credits-uri-college-of-engineering-in-her-success\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/sophie-plante-headshot-Sophie-Plante-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/sophie-plante-headshot-Sophie-Plante-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/sophie-plante-headshot-Sophie-Plante-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/sophie-plante-headshot-Sophie-Plante-1-364x365.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/sophie-plante-headshot-Sophie-Plante-1.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/engineering-senior-credits-uri-college-of-engineering-in-her-success\/\">Engineering senior credits URI College of Engineering in her success<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Sophie Plante is set to graduate with a Bachelor of Science in computer engineering and minors in biological sciences and mathematics next December. Plante, of Attleboro, Massachusetts, always loved learning and exploring new ideas. As a New England native, transferring to the University of Rhode Island from a small, city university was a natural and [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/iep-graduate-earns-accelerated-b-s-m-s-scholarship-to-pursue-masters\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Katie-Aaronson-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Katie-Aaronson-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Katie-Aaronson-298x300.jpg 298w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Katie-Aaronson-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Katie-Aaronson-364x367.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Katie-Aaronson.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/iep-graduate-earns-accelerated-b-s-m-s-scholarship-to-pursue-masters\/\">IEP graduate earns accelerated B.S.\/M.S. scholarship to pursue master&#8217;s<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Katie Aaronson, of Exton, PA, joined University of Rhode Island\u2019s International Engineering Program as an ocean engineering and Spanish major. Aaronson is completing her undergraduate degrees and if she could suggest one bit of advice to anyone to make the most of their own experience, it\u2019d be to stay dedicated, but remain open-minded. \u201cGetting heavily [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/05\/35-uri-students-honored-with-rhode-island-foundation-fellowships-to-support-foreign-language-study-abroad\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Darmstadt-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Darmstadt-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Darmstadt-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/05\/35-uri-students-honored-with-rhode-island-foundation-fellowships-to-support-foreign-language-study-abroad\/\">Rhode Island Foundation fellowships awarded to support foreign language study abroad<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The foundation has named 30 students 2026 Beatrice S. Demers Foreign Language Fellows and five additional fellows are recipients of the Michael P. Metcalf Memorial Fund to assist students with financial expenses, making foreign language study abroad possible.<\/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-9d6595d7 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-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 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:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/04\/inclusive-excellence-award-winners-honored-at-uri\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Meenach.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Faculty Spotlight<\/h2><p>Samantha Meenach, professor of chemical, biomolecular, and materials engineering and biomedical &amp; pharmaceutical sciences, has dedicated her career to expanding access to high-impact STEM research experiences for students underrepresented in science, engineering, and biomedical fields.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container button\">read more<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Events<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"display-posts-listing\"><div class=\"listing-item\"><div class=\"content\">\n<div id=\"localist-widget-81161713\" class=\"localist-widget\"><\/div><script defer type=\"text\/javascript\"\nsrc=\"https:\/\/events.uri.edu\/widget\/view?schools=uri&#038;types=37218192034338%2C9600&#038;groups=ai%2Cchemical_engineering%2Ccollege_of_engineering_featured_events%2Claunch-lab%2Cundergraduate_research_innovation%2CELLC%2Cengineering_mentor_program%2Cengineers_for_a_sustainable_world_esw%2Celectrical_and_computer_engineering_department%2Ccivil_and_environmental_engineering%2Cmechanical_engineering_and_applied_mechanics_department%2Cnational_society_of_black_engineers%2Cthe_smile_program&#038;days=120&#038;num=5&#038;match=any&#038;container=localist-widget-81161713&#038;template=card\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<a class=\"cl-button  \" href=\"https:\/\/events.uri.edu\/calendar?event_types%5B%5D=37218192034338\" title=\"\">more events<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The world needs engineers with vision. 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. Our students are central to this work. 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