Author Archive
In Planning: Aviation Security for 2027
What happens when you put together top FBI, DHS, and TSA agents with professionals and students from the United States and the United Kingdom? First, the top minds in the field plot how to destroy a major international airport; next they work in teams trying to identify the research challenges that could prevent the destruction.
Public Works Academy Educates 29
On June 9, 2010, the Connecticut Transportation Institute's Technology Transfer Center (T2 Center) completed the first session of the Connecticut Public Works Academy.
Most Distinguished Alumnus
As an alumnus from George Washington University (GWU), Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor Dr. Bahram Javidi (ECE) has been awarded the university’s highest honor – the Distinguished Alumni Scholar Award for 2009-2010.
Mary McCarthy Wins Training Award
Mary C. McCarthy, a training specialist with the Connecticut Transportation Institute’s Technology Transfer Center, received the 2010 Award of Excellence Innovative Approaches Award presented by the Connecticut Training & Development Network (CTDN).
Asking for Trouble
Stranded passengers may grumble, but the best course of action for commercial jetliners is to steer clear of volcanic ash clouds.
Fiske Guide Lauds UConn
The 2011 edition of the Fiske Guide to Colleges gave UConn a strong review and named engineering as among the university’s “strongest programs.” The guide contained a lengthy summary of the UConn campus, academics and research, student demographics, quality of life issues and overall performance.
Veteran Journalist Don Swinton Joins Engineering Team
The School of Engineering welcomed seasoned journalist and successful UConn fundraiser Donald Swinton to its development team.
Student Design Leads to Pending Patent
West Hartford-based Legrand/Wiremold has a lengthy history of product innovation and improvement. But like all companies, the firm's new product development resources are not bottomless. Among the company’s popular products are Tele-Power® Poles – hollow metal units that encase and channel wires and cables from the ceiling down to desks and workstations in large open spaces.
Alumni Briefs
Stay in touch with fellow UConn engineering alumni! Visit http://www.engr.uconn.edu/alumni/ and fill us in on your latest activities or learn what your college friends are doing nowadays!
UConn & Duke Univ. Develop Unique Method to Improve Testing for Small Delay Defects in Semiconductors
Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC), the world's leading university-research consortium for semiconductors and related technologies, the National Science Foundation (NSF) and researchers from the University of Connecticut (UConn) and Duke University have found a new way to significantly improve the screening of small delay defects (SDDs) commonly found in semiconductors.