{"id":85461,"date":"2025-08-04T15:46:55","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T19:46:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/?page_id=85461"},"modified":"2026-01-07T11:42:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T16:42:07","slug":"news-and-events","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/news-and-events\/","title":{"rendered":"News and Events"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"display-posts-listing\"><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/engineering-prepares-for-travel-to-japan-to-mentor-japanese-high-schoolers\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Ashly-Martinez-Rodriguez-Headshot-2-e1783519854867-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Ashly-Martinez-Rodriguez-Headshot-2-e1783519854867-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Ashly-Martinez-Rodriguez-Headshot-2-e1783519854867-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Ashly-Martinez-Rodriguez-Headshot-2-e1783519854867-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Ashly-Martinez-Rodriguez-Headshot-2-e1783519854867.jpg 386w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/engineering-prepares-for-travel-to-japan-to-mentor-japanese-high-schoolers\/\">URI student prepares for travel to Japan to mentor Japanese high schoolers<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">University of Rhode Island student Ashly Mart\u00ednez Rodr\u00edguez, of Providence, Rhode Island, is a first-generation, electrical engineering &amp; Japanese global language and area studies major through the international engineering program. She pursued an engineering degree because of her curiosity for technology from a very young age and technical experience she gained in high school. In [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/06\/registration-open-for-uri-biomedical-engineering-symposium-aug-14\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Symposium-Logo-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Symposium-Logo-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Symposium-Logo-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Symposium-Logo-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Symposium-Logo-1-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Symposium-Logo-1-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Symposium-Logo-1-1000x1000.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Symposium-Logo-1.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/06\/registration-open-for-uri-biomedical-engineering-symposium-aug-14\/\">URI Hosting Biomedical Engineering Symposium Aug. 14\u00a0<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The one day symposium, Advances in Translational Neurotechnologies for Healthcare and Rehabilitation Symposium, will bridge gap between academic discovery and real-world application.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/engineering-student-heads-to-france-for-international-studies-this-summer\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/IMG_9215-e1782936441842-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/IMG_9215-e1782936441842-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/IMG_9215-e1782936441842-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/IMG_9215-e1782936441842-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/IMG_9215-e1782936441842-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/IMG_9215-e1782936441842.jpg 441w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/engineering-student-heads-to-france-for-international-studies-this-summer\/\">Engineering student heads to France for international studies this summer<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">In high school, Jaymori Leonard joined his school&#8217;s four-year engineering program, where he discovered his passion for engineering. Through the program, he was exposed to design, electronics, and modern engineering technologies through a combination of classroom learning and hands-on experiences, allowing him to develop technical skills and tackle real-world challenges. \u201cI loved using those skills [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/engineering-professor-receives-2026-american-society-for-engineering-educations-ralph-coats-roe-award\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Jouaneh_AwardPhoto-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Jouaneh_AwardPhoto-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Jouaneh_AwardPhoto-1-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/engineering-professor-receives-2026-american-society-for-engineering-educations-ralph-coats-roe-award\/\">Engineering professor receives 2026 American Society for Engineering Education\u2019s Ralph Coats Roe Award<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">KINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 June 30, 2026 \u2013 University of Rhode Island Engineering Professor Musa Jouaneh was named the recipient of the 2026 American Society for Engineering Education\u2019s Ralph Coats Roe Award. The award recognizes a mechanical engineering educator who is an outstanding teacher and who has made notable professional contributions. Ralph Coats Roe was an [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/06\/underwater-ribbon-cutting-ushers-in-new-uri-ocean-robotics-laboratory\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Group-Shot-Ribbon-Cutting-2000x1333-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Group-Shot-Ribbon-Cutting-2000x1333-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Group-Shot-Ribbon-Cutting-2000x1333-1-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/06\/underwater-ribbon-cutting-ushers-in-new-uri-ocean-robotics-laboratory\/\">Underwater ribbon cutting ushers in new URI Ocean Robotics Laboratory<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">KINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 June 26, 2026 \u2013 The University of Rhode Island celebrated a major milestone in the $300 million, multi-phase revitalization of the Narragansett Bay Campus with a ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Ocean Robotics Laboratory on June 25.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/masters-graduate-receives-2026-academic-achievement-award-from-the-american-water-works-association\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Carrie-Ellis-1-e1782393775506-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Carrie-Ellis-1-e1782393775506-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Carrie-Ellis-1-e1782393775506-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Carrie-Ellis-1-e1782393775506-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Carrie-Ellis-1-e1782393775506-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Carrie-Ellis-1-e1782393775506.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/masters-graduate-receives-2026-academic-achievement-award-from-the-american-water-works-association\/\">Master&#8217;s graduate receives 2026 Academic Achievement Award from the American Water Works Association<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 June 25, 2026 \u2014 Carrie Ellis received the 2026 Academic Achievement Award at the American Water Works Association Annual Conference and Exposition (ACE26) this June. The Academic Achievement Award recognizes contributions to the field of public water supply via a master\u2019s or doctoral dissertation. Ellis\u2019s thesis, \u201cElectrochemical Regeneration of Manganese Oxide (MnOx)-Coated [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/momentum\/uri-researchers-bringing-innovations-from-lab-bench-to-market\/\">URI Researchers Bringing Innovations from Lab Bench to Market<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">At the University of Rhode Island, three engineering professors have taken different paths to transform basic research into life-altering technologies\u2014and the companies to deliver them.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/momentum\/the-ripple-effect-of-research-funding-for-better-outcomes\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/aerial-jamestown_edited-364x242-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/momentum\/the-ripple-effect-of-research-funding-for-better-outcomes\/\">The Ripple Effect of Research Funding for Better Outcomes<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Daniel Roxbury, associate professor of chemical, biomolecular, and materials engineering, is the principal investigator of SIMCoast (Socio-ecological Impact of Microplastics in Coastal Ecosystems), a $7 million, four-year grant building Rhode Island\u2019s research capabilities to measure and study the impacts of nano- and microplastics (NMPs) throughout the Narragansett Bay watershed.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/momentum\/engaging-students-in-real-world-research-2\/\">Engaging Students in Real World Research<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The URI Plastics: Land to Sea research initiative links students with professors in engineering, oceanography, fisheries, pharmacy, textiles, and natural resources, to explore and develop methods to manage locally generated plastic waste, focusing on reducing its impact on coastal communities.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/momentum\/inspiring-student-researchers-leads-to-career-at-adobe\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/adobe-img-1-1024x576-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/adobe-img-1-1024x576-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/adobe-img-1-1024x576-1-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/momentum\/inspiring-student-researchers-leads-to-career-at-adobe\/\">Inspiring Student Researchers Leads to Career at Adobe<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Tong Sun (\u201896) was recruited to URI in 1992 byProfessor Qing \u201cKen\u201d Yang. Sun joined a lab studying high-performance computer systems processing massive amounts of scientific data like nuclear reactions, physics simulations and weather forecasts. Under Yang\u2019s guidance, his student researchers aimed to make computers think and calculate faster to solve problems quicker.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/undergraduate-aims-to-make-meaningful-impacts-in-defense-engineering\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Sam-Miller-500x500-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Sam-Miller-500x500-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Sam-Miller-500x500-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Sam-Miller-500x500-1-364x365.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Sam-Miller-500x500-1.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/undergraduate-aims-to-make-meaningful-impacts-in-defense-engineering\/\">Undergraduate aims to make meaningful impacts in defense engineering<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">KINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 May 26, 2026 \u2013 Sam Miller, of Colchester, Connecticut, graduated with his bachelor\u2019s in industrial and systems engineering from the University of Rhode Island this May with an engineering entrepreneurship minor and a concentration in Naval science and technology. Over the past few years, he gained hands-on experience through a series of [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><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\/samantha-kipper-b-s-26\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/IMG_2493-Sam-Kipper-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/IMG_2493-Sam-Kipper-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/IMG_2493-Sam-Kipper-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/samantha-kipper-b-s-26\/\">Samantha Kipper B.S. &#8217;26<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Samantha Kipper, of Huntington Beach, California, graduated from the University of Rhode Island with a bachelor\u2019s degree in ocean engineering and minor in sustainability before heading off to pursue graduate studies.\u201cI was enticed by the friendly faculty, course content, and research focus of URI,\u201d said Kipper on making the trek across the country for her [&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\/nathan-field-26\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Nathan-Field-Headshot-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Nathan-Field-Headshot-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Nathan-Field-Headshot-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Nathan-Field-Headshot-364x365.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Nathan-Field-Headshot.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/nathan-field-26\/\">Nathan Field, &#8217;26<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">As a student athlete on the URI men&#8217;s track and field team, Field remained a hardworking and determined student, earning multiple student athlete awards while maintaining a high GPA and making Dean&#8217;s List. His internship with RICON Construction led to a full time job following graduation. He successfully passed his FE Exam and will graduate [&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, Pennsylvania, 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><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/uri-biofilms-researcher-awarded-nsf-career-award\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Select-1-Andreu-scaled-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Select-1-Andreu-scaled-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Select-1-Andreu-scaled-1-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/uri-biofilms-researcher-awarded-nsf-career-award\/\">Engineering professor awarded NSF CAREER Award to research biofilms<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">KINGSTON, R.I \u2013 May 06, 2026 \u2013 Assistant professor of chemical, biomolecular, and materials engineering Irene Andreu has been awarded a 2026 National Science Foundation CAREER Award, one of the most prestigious awards available to early career faculty. The award provides selected faculty with five years of funding to support their research and to lead [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/nsf-career-awarded-to-engineering-professor-to-study-new-class-of-fluidic-acoustic-metamaterials\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Yang-Lin-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Yang-Lin-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Yang-Lin-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Yang-Lin-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Yang-Lin.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/nsf-career-awarded-to-engineering-professor-to-study-new-class-of-fluidic-acoustic-metamaterials\/\">NSF CAREER awarded to engineering professor to study\u00a0new class of fluidic acoustic metamaterials<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">KINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 May 06, 2026 &#8212; Mechanical engineering assistant professor Yang Lin has been awarded the prestigious National Science Foundation CAREER Award. The CAREER program is one of NSF\u2019s most competitive and highly regarded awards for early-career faculty, recognizing those who demonstrate strong potential to serve as academic role models while advancing the mission [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/05\/commencement-2026-for-uri-undergraduate-international-engineering-program-epitomized-german-precision\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/IMG_1192-Ella-Junge-1-e1753120799704-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/IMG_1192-Ella-Junge-1-e1753120799704-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/IMG_1192-Ella-Junge-1-e1753120799704-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/05\/commencement-2026-for-uri-undergraduate-international-engineering-program-epitomized-german-precision\/\">For URI undergraduate, International Engineering Program epitomized \u2018German precision\u2019\u00a0<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Following graduation, with degrees in chemical engineering and German, Junge will return to Germany to pursue a Master of Science degree in the advanced materials and processes program through FAU Erlangen-Nuremberg.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/college-of-engineerings-2026-excellence-award-recipients\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Group-photo-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Group-photo-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Group-photo-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/college-of-engineerings-2026-excellence-award-recipients\/\">College of Engineering&#8217;s 2026 Excellence Award Recipients<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">KINGSTON, R.I. &#8211; May 1, 2026 &#8211; The University of Rhode Island\u2019s hosted their academic excellence award ceremony on April 30, 2026. URI proudly sponsors the University Academic Excellence Awards to recognize outstanding achievements in research and scholarship, teaching and service, and graduate education. These awards celebrate the faculty, staff, and students whose contributions advance [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/naval-science-technology\/uri-pep-team-victory-at-2026-national-competition\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/cid_ii_moumaipz0-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/cid_ii_moumaipz0-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/cid_ii_moumaipz0-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/naval-science-technology\/uri-pep-team-victory-at-2026-national-competition\/\">URI PEP Team Victory at 2026 National Competition<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The University of Rhode Island\u2019s Promoting Electric Propulsion (PEP) team proudly earned first place in the Budget Warriors category at the 2025\u20132026 PEP competition.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/04\/university-of-rhode-island-honors-winners-at-this-years-3-minute-thesis-competition-2\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/3MT-Photo-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/3MT-Photo-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/3MT-Photo-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/04\/university-of-rhode-island-honors-winners-at-this-years-3-minute-thesis-competition-2\/\">3 Minute Thesis Competition: mechanical engineering Ph.D. candidate earns first place<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">KINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 April 29, 2026 &#8211; The 3MT competition challenges graduate students to distill their research into a compelling, three-minute presentation that can be easily understood by a general audience.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/engineering-professor-earns-highly-competitive-darpa-directors-fellowship\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/IMG_1652-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Yang Lin in his lab next to a high precision 3D printer\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/IMG_1652-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/IMG_1652-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/engineering-professor-earns-highly-competitive-darpa-directors-fellowship\/\">Engineering professor earns highly competitive DARPA Director\u2019s Fellowship<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">KINGSTON, R.I. &#8212; April 23, 2026 &#8212; In 2024, Assistant Professor Yang Lin was awarded the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Young Faculty Award, a highly competitive program supporting early career researchers pursuing high-risk, high-impact research. The award provided two-year funding, mentorship, and access to Department of Defense and industry networks to support his project [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/04\/three-uri-students-awarded-prestigious-national-science-foundation-graduate-research-fellowships\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/NSF-GRF-2026-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/NSF-GRF-2026-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/NSF-GRF-2026-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/NSF-GRF-2026-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/NSF-GRF-2026.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/04\/three-uri-students-awarded-prestigious-national-science-foundation-graduate-research-fellowships\/\">Two engineering graduates awarded prestigious NSF graduate research fellowships<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">David Amirsadri and Colby Constantine, who earned bachelor\u2019s degrees in chemical engineering from URI last spring, were awarded the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship, one of the nation\u2019s most prestigious fellowship programs, providing three years of financial support to graduate students who have demonstrated the potential to make significant contributions to scientific innovation.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n\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\/\" title=\"\">More Events<\/a>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":5354,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-85461","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/85461","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5354"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=85461"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/85461\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":85467,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/85461\/revisions\/85467"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=85461"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}