College of Engineering

Start of a Tradition: One Ton Sundae

Winter Weekend and its famous – or infamous - "one ton sundae" have been a UConn tradition for more than a generation. During Winter Weekend, students, faculty and staff unwind with a variety of fun activities gauged to chase away the winter blues and connect with friends.

Alumni Friends Reconnect with Dr. Donald Potter

How influential is any one faculty member in helping to shape the next generation of engineering leaders? In the case of Dr. Donald Potter, professor emeritus of Metallurgy and Materials Science, the answer was resoundingly clear when a tightly knit group of former graduate students returned to Storrs over the summer for a reunion with their beloved graduate school advisor and mentor.

Graduate School Information Session

Did you know that most engineering students get paid to go to graduate school and don’t pay tuition?  Please join us for an information session and learn about graduate school as one of your career options!  When: October 24, 2013 Where: ITEB 336 5:30pm-7:00pm

UConn-Jackson Lab Team to Study Bone Health

With the objective of gaining insight into the role of specific genes on bone health, a multidisciplinary team of researchers from UConn Engineering, the UConn Health Center and colleagues at the Jackson Laboratory have received a new five-year, $3.2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health's National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases.

Bioengineered ACL Developed by UConn Physician-Scientist Wins U.S. Patent

A bioengineered matrix for treatment of torn anterior cruciate ligaments invented by a UConn Health Center physician-scientist Dr. Cato T. Laurencin is now patented in the United States.

UConn Alum Returning to Orbit for Fourth Space Mission

NASA astronaut and UConn alumnus Rick Mastracchio '82 (ENG) is making his fourth trip to the International Space Station in a few weeks. While the destination may be a familiar one, this mission marks the first time Mastracchio is flying aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft to get there.

New Senior Design Website for Engineering

UConn Engineering has launched a new Senior Design website to serve as a resource and guide for companies that are interested in sponsoring senior design projects in any one of our programmatic units.

Dr. Pu-Xian Gao Awarded a Humboldt Fellowship

Dr. Pu-Xian Gao, associate professor in the Department of Materials Science & Engineering and the Institute of Materials Science, has been awarded an Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellowship.

Systems Engineering Workshop: Advancing Development of Complex Products

UTC and UConn Engineering held a day-long workshop in late June to discuss how experts from industry and academia can come together to develop new engineering techniques that will make it easier to successfully build products and services that combine complex software, hardware and mechanical components.

Additive Manufacturing Innovation Center Director Named

Interim Dean of Engineering Kazem Kazerounian has named Dr. Rainer Hebert as Director of the recently established Pratt & Whitney Additive Manufacturing Innovation Center (AMIC) at UConn. Dr. Hebert brings not only strong leadership skills to his new role but also expertise in additive manufacturing alloy development and process capabilities.