College of Engineering
Better Catalytic Converter: A New Tool for Emission Control
The NSF program Accelerate UConn is helping two UConn researchers commercialize their 'game-changing' new device.
UConn Students Show Middle Schoolers How Fun Engineering Is at Science Center
Vanessa DeJesus examined a human skull, slowly turning it over in her hands at the Connecticut Science Center on a recent November night. She was trying to figure out whether the skull was from a man or a woman based on clues a couple of biomedical engineering UConn students gave her.
A Look Back at 2015: Research at the Forefront
Twelve stories about UConn research that advances our understanding of the world around us.
Dr. Laurencin Receives National Medal of Technology & Innovation
The White House honored Dr. Cato Laurencin of UConn and UConn Health on May 19, as a recipient of the National Medal of Technology and Innovation, the nation's highest honor for technological achievement.
Engineering Celebrates 100 years!
In 2016 we turn 100 years old. Join us in celebrating our ascent to leadership in industry-relevant education and research. From a modest beginning supporting agriculture, it has evolved into a superb program distinguished by an outstanding faculty, students and industry support.
STEM Night Plants a New Tradition
On Monday night, November 16th, the Connecticut Science Center was full of UConn engineering volunteers and young students for the first ever STEM Night. Organized by UConn’s Engineering Ambassadors, STEM Night was created in order to show kids the creative ways one can get involved with science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. The Engineering Ambassadors strive […]
Meet the 2015 Inductees of the Academy of Distinguished Engineers
UConn School of Engineering’s 2015 Academy of Distinguished Engineers and Hall of Fame.
Engineering the Future!
From Jay Leno zipping around in a car that our Engineering students built, to astronaut Rick Mastracchio speaking to us from space, a lot of exciting things happen here at UConn Engineering. We invent, we build, and we make things better – and we have a lot of fun in the process! More Videos! Watch […]
Lee Langston Receives ASME Sawyer Award
Mechanical Engineering professor emeritus Lee Langston is the 2015 recipient of the R. Tom Sawyer Award presented by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
Why Context and Context-Driven Decision Support Matters
Recently, El Faro, a cargo ship heading to San Juan, Puerto Rico, foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off the Bahamas on October 5, 2015 due to Category 4 Hurricane Joaquin. Thirty-three crew members remain missing. The captain cut south of the storm, due to the rare occurrence of such storm systems traveling south, but ended […]