College of Engineering

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

Kinsmen operations manager Bob Bartholomew and UConn Engineering student Riquelmy Torres.

Engineering a Strong Pint

Traditionally, chemical engineers have a stronghold in the oil and gas field. However, as students, faculty and staff imbibe this month in a student-created beer, opportunities like UConn Brewing Innovation show that that may no longer be the case. 

Key Events Push QuantumCT Forward

Development grant in hand, the UConn and Yale-led partnership is laying the foundation for a regional innovation engine

Microalgae for Poultry Nutrition: UConn Researchers Receive NSF Future Manufacturing Grant

Researchers from the College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources and the College of Engineering have received an NSF Grant to develop a sustainable, organic method for producing an essential amino acid for poultry feed

A large crowd of people are in a Connecticut brewery for the launch of a new beer made by UConn students.

After Semester-Long Development, Student-Created ‘BrewConn’ Beer Debuts with Glowing Reviews

New UConn brewing innovation initiative seeks to bring education, research, outreach to industry

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.

Researchers Improve Efficacy and Efficiency of CRISPR Diagnostic Technology

By leveraging a unique, competitive reaction between two different crRNAs, researchers simplify CRISPR technology, making it a more effective tool for sensitive nucleic acid detection

Two offshore workers on the top of an offshore wind turbine.

UConn Receives Department of Energy Grant Supporting Offshore Wind Grid Integration

Project is part of a national effort to improve grid reliability, optimize electricity infrastructure, and facilitate grid connection with renewable resources