Olivia Drake


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Man drills core sample in foundation.

Researchers Aim to Predict the Probability of Concrete Foundation Failure in Connecticut Homes

UConn recently received an additional $4 million grant from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to better understand the effects of the concrete-degrading mineral pyrrhotite

Jackie Sung, Connecticut Clean Energy Fund Professor of Sustainable Energy

AIAA Honors Professor Sung with Prestigious 2024 Energy Systems Award

Professor Jackie Sung developed a rapid compression machine to investigate the kinetics of combustion reactions at low temperatures.

Boeing 737-sized airplane model

Research Team Develops Hybrid Propulsion Commercial Electric Aircraft

'Building a more sustainable future for our university, our nation, and the world is the great challenge of our lifetime'

Professor of Biomedical Engineering Liisa Kuhn and a student

Kuhn Develops Patent-Pending Process to Create Comfortable Prosthetics for Breast Cancer Survivors

Professor of Biomedical Engineering Liisa Kuhn uses a 3D bioprinter to fabricate breast prosthetics that are lightweight, flexible, and porous

Clinical Engineering group posed outside of the UConn Student Union.

Biomedical Engineers Expand Skillsets Through Clinical Program

'There’s no other program like this in the country. We’re giving them real world experience while they work towards a master’s degree'

COE group outside Cattleman Building in 2023

The Present, Past, and Future of UConn’s College of Engineering 

The recently renamed College of Engineering (CoE) has a proud, 140-year history of producing highly educated graduates who bolster Connecticut’s high-tech economy.  

Thanh Nguyen microneedle

Nguyen Lab Explores Benefits of Using Microneedle Arrays for Vaccine Delivery

The programmable technology, supported by the USDA and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, eliminates the need to return to a health care provider for booster doses.

4 College of Engineering Students Named McNair Scholars

UConn's McNair program equips first-generation and underrepresented undergraduate students with the tools needed to pursue a Ph.D. 

Daniel Burkey, school marshal, carries the mace during the recessional of the School of Engineering Commencement ceremony at Gampel Pavilion

$2.5M NSF S-STEM Grant to Support Students Majoring in Computing, Data Sciences

Dean Daniel Burkey will oversee a team that assists low-income and first-generation students majoring in computing and data science at UConn.

Civil and Environmental Engineering Research Team Develops Alert System to Prevent Wrong-Way Drivers

The team used a predictive modeling software to create an optimal wrong-way rumble strip design.