College of Engineering
Alumnus Creates Scholarship for Structural Engineering, Helping the Next Generation
Keith Kesner (B.S. Civil Engineering,'92) knows firsthand how difficult it is for students to afford college. As an undergraduate, he worked multiple construction jobs over the course of a summer to pay for the coming year at UConn.
UConn Students Design Sensory Board for Adam’s Adventure Playground
Three UConn biomedical engineering students are using their college education to assist a Tolland endeavor: the creation of a handicap-accessible playground at the Cross Farms Recreation Center. Seniors Alyssa Smith, Christine Wakefield and Danielle Napoli are designing a sensory board for the children to interact with at the playground as part of their senior design project.
Student Snap: Kathryn Gosselin
"UConn's a really up-and-coming university where we're leaps and bounds ahead of where we were ten years ago and there's just so much research money coming in and people are starting to look at UConn as a great engineering school," says alumna and graduate student Kathryn Gosselin, a Ph.D. candidate working in the Optical Diagnostics Laboratory under the thoughtful guidance of Dr. Michael Renfro.
Celebrating Women Engineers
On Friday, November 30th, UConn celebrated the 40th anniversary of the Women's Center. In concert with the day's events, the School of Engineering hosted a panel of four female engineering alumnae representing four decades of experience.
Student Contributes to Tumor Detection Device
Umar Alqasemi, a graduate student advised by Dr. Quing Zhu in UConn's Optical and Ultrasound Imaging Laboratory, is working on technology that combines photo-acoustic imaging with ultrasound imaging to help physicians more accurately detect tumors.
Engineering Captures Top Environmental Honors
Dr. Allison MacKay, doctoral student Udayarka Karra, and UConn's chapter of Engineers Without Borders - Nicaragua Team, along with undergraduate Nirav Patel and Ph.D. student Carlo Santoro, were honored recently during the 2010-2012 Environmental Leadership Awards ceremony.
UConn Student Wins Prestigious Marshall Scholarship
Ethan Butler, a 2012 chemical engineering graduate and past president of the UConn chapter of Engineers Without Borders, has received a prestigious Marshall Scholarship enabling him to spent the next two years in the UK pursuing his graduate studies at one, and possibly two, of Britain's finest academic and research institutions.
2012 Pavement Preservation Technical Showcase a Success!
The CT Technology Transfer Center's Pavement Preservation Showcase attracted almost 100 public works professionals who were eager to explore the current state of pavement preservation in Connecticut.
UConn’s Nanoelectronics Lab: Building Community
Over the summer, UConn's Nanoelectronics Lab, headed by Drs. Ali Gokirmak and Helena Silva, hosted two middle school teachers, Doug and Annie Perkins, and seven high school student who were participants in UConn's Mentor Connection summer program. The two researchers and their graduate students involved the visitors in a variety of research projects involving electronics that expanded the reach of the UConn engineering community.
Drs. Shor & Gage Win Gates Grant
Two UConn professor, Drs. Leslie M. Shor (Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering) and Daniel J. Gage (Molecular & Cell Biology), have been awarded a Grand Challenges Explorations grant, an initiative funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, to conduct innovative global health and development research project intended to increase crop yields in developing countries through the expanded use of beneficial bacteria.