Eli Freund
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UConn Researchers to Create Curriculum for CT’s First ‘Green Lab’
Green labs allow law enforcement to identify the various stages of impairment and perform tests that will assist officers in identifying impaired drivers
September 15, 2022 | Eli Freund
Using Machine Learning to Identify Promising Polymer Membranes
Polymer membranes are commonly used in industry for the separation of gases like CO2 from flue gas and methane from natural gas. Over several decades, researchers have been studying various polymers to improve their permeability and usefulness but have hit a roadblock when it comes to testing them all in a quick and efficient manner--until now.
July 25, 2022 | Eli Freund
Zhao recognized with the prestigious IEEE PES Outstanding Young Engineer Award
Each year, IEEE Power & Energy Society (PES) recognizes one engineer worldwide to receive the Outstanding Young Engineer Award. The IEEE PES Outstanding Young Engineer Award was established to recognize engineers 35 years of age or under “for outstanding contributions in the leadership of technical society activities including local and/or transnational PES and other technical societies, leadership in the community and humanitarian activities, and evidence of technical competence through significant engineering achievements.”
May 25, 2022 | Eli Freund
I’ll Take Mihir Nene ’20 for $27,000, Ken
Years of trivia nights at Ted's paid off for a UConn Engineering alum who lived out his dream of becoming a Jeopardy! champion
April 6, 2022 | Eli Freund
How a Movement from a UConn Engineering Professor Shaped a Generation of Difference Makers
Helping students prepare for the grand challenges of the century
March 11, 2022 | Eli Freund
UConn Part of Coalition Vying for $100 Million Grant for Wind Energy and Blue Tech Projects
The proposal would position UConn Avery Point at the hub of a regional network of blue tech companies and startups
December 21, 2021 | Eli Freund
Eversource and UConn Extend Energy Center Partnership
The goal is to make Connecticut a national leader in addressing climate change, clean energy, and more
December 8, 2021 | Eli Freund
New Pratt & Whitney Scholars Program to Benefit UConn Engineering Students
Applications are now open; First cohort awardees will be announced in January 2022
November 1, 2021 | Eli Freund
New UConn Research Project Aims to Eradicate Use of Gas 25,200x More Harmful Than CO2
Working to create an electrical grid free of a potent greenhouse gas
October 19, 2021 | Eli Freund
‘I Was in the Bottom 2% of My Graduating Class’: Alum Goes from Near-Failure to Abundant Success
Inaam Khan '14 went from the bottom to the top thanks to hard work and perseverance
August 24, 2021 | Eli Freund