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From Scraps to Solutions: Engineering Student Transforms Campus Food Waste into Carbon Capture Material
Caitlin Noonan ’26 (ENG) created a highly-porous material from biochar, ideal for trapping gas molecules like CO₂
Three CoE Students Pursue In-Depth Research Projects as University Scholars
Chinmaya Vobbineni ’26, Wyeth Haddock ’26, and Zhengyang Wei ’26 are helping heal wounds, designing space exploration material, and preventing turbulence for more efficient flights
UConn AUKUS Scholars Explore Undersea Vehicle Technology, International Collaborations in Australia
Five College of Engineering students studied systems thinking and interdisciplinary teamwork essential in modern undersea vehicle development
Making Electronic Devices Faster, More Powerful, and Better at Staying Cool
In a paper published as an Editor's Pick in Applied Physics Letters, College of Engineering's Georges Pavlidis outlines ways to manage heat in high-speed electronics
Nguyen’s Injectable Piezoelectric Gel Could Treat Osteoarthritis without Surgery
Backed by a $2.3M grant from the NIH and NIH/NIBIB, Thanh Nguyen will stimulate cartilage regeneration in large animal models
Power and Environmental Engineering Faculty Explore Wildfire and Power Grid Nexus in a Changing Climate
Junbo Zhao led a study in Nature Reviews Electrical Engineering, which suggests a comprehensive approach to strengthen power grid resilience against the rising threat of wildfires
Polanco ’22 (ENG) Returns to the College of Engineering as an Impact Fellow
Millenia Polanco aims to broaden access to engineering education and empower underrepresented communities through research, coaching, and community engagement
Engineering Students Excel at UConn Stamford’s First Senior Design Day
Students shared their solutions for museum collection organization, social meetups, using AI to help file taxes, gameified startup pitches, online dating that prioritizes personality, and supporting investors
Senior Design Team Develops Personalized Breast Self-Exam Virtual Reality Training Simulator
A haptic glove uses a sophisticated combination of microprocessors, balloons, and air pumps to exert force onto the fingertips, simulating the feeling of a breast exam.
CoE Group Shares Fuel Cell Aviation Research, Networks at DOE Energy Summit
A UConn team joined energy scientists, technologists, engineers, and industry leaders at the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) Innovation Summit to collaborate on the future of energy innovation