College of Engineering

The UConn Engineering “Brand”

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Entrepreneurial Youths to Speak

You asked for it! In a recent poll, attendees of Innovation Connection networking events asked for more activities centered on renewable energy themes, innovation success stories, and student involvement.

Mohammad Madani studies proteins on a computer.

High Speed Computation Aids Bone Regeneration Research

Approximately 33,000 U.S. soldiers have been injured in Afghanistan and Iraq since the start of the "war on terrorism" in 2001. Many have suffered severe injuries involving broken, fractured and shattered bones.

Kylene Perras Joins Engineering in Alumni Development Role

The School of Engineering is very pleased to welcome UConn alumna Kylene A. Perras ('01) as Program Director of Leadership Giving. In this capacity, she will work closely with Donald Swinton, Assistant Director of Development, to foster closer and more enduring relations with engineering alumni.

A series of wind turbines in the ocean.

Team Awarded DOE Grant for Hydrogen Gas Turbine Research

A team of UConn researchers is one of just nine selected nationwide by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to develop advanced technologies that will lead to cleaner, more efficient conversion of coal into electricity.

Trailblazing Technological and Racial Frontiers: Tilton L. Hughes

Across his 40-plus year career, which immersed him in some of the world's most advanced technology companies, UConn engineering alumnus Tilton L. Hughes (B.S. Mechanical Engineering '73) has learned some valuable lessons that he is happy to share with young engineers just starting out in their careers.

Professors Remembered: Taylor L. Booth

Dr. Taylor L. Booth (1933 - 1986) was a beloved teacher and mentor, a force nationally for computer education and the accreditation of computer science degree programs, a respected scholar and an influential partner in establishing centralized computing resources at UConn that today serve faculty researchers across the university's campuses.

Modeling Interactions between Climate and the Living System in West Africa

Two UConn-led studies may help shape climate prediction, food policy, and development investment.

A Columbia class submarine. A UConn research team has developed a new 2-D, nanostructured insulator material with highly improved electrical and thermal characteristics, moving the U.S. Navy closer to a shift in how submarines are powered. (Wikipedia Photo)

Alumnus Reflects on Career Spent with Submarines

Electric Boat submarine engineer and UConn alumnus Jessie Modzelewski was born and raised in Poland, also the birthplace of Admiral Hyman G. Rickover, considered to be the father of the modern nuclear submarine.

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Engineering Earlier Ovarian Cancer Detection

Electrical Engineering professor Quing Zhu and UConn Health Center (UCHC) physician-researcher professor Molly Brewer, DVM, MD have received a $1.63 million, five-year grant from the National Institutes of Health to advance and test a novel hybrid imaging device for the accurate detection and characterization of ovarian cancer.