College of Engineering
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.
August 9, 2011 | Eli Freund
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.
August 9, 2011 | Eli Freund
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.
August 4, 2011 | Nan Cooper, eMomentum
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.
July 21, 2011 | Eli Freund
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.
July 21, 2011 | Eli Freund
Faculty Honors & Awards
UConn's Center for Voting Technology Research (VoTeR Center) and the Office of the Secretary of the State of Connecticut jointly applied for and won a competitive 2010 Voting System Pre-Election Logic and Accuracy Testing & Post-Election Audit Initiative grant from the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC).
July 21, 2011 | Cindy Weiss, CLAS Today
Students to Receive Intelligent Transportation Grants
Two teams involving Civil & Environmental Engineering students have been approved to proceed with research projects of interest to the Intelligent Transportation Society (ITS) of Connecticut. Both teams are advised by assistant professor Nicholas Lownes, Director of the Center for Transportation & Livable Systems.
July 21, 2011 | Eli Freund
Alumni Notes
Please keep us up to date on your career activities and let your fellow alumni know what you've been doing. It's easy! Just fill out the brief online questionnaire on the UConn School of Engineering website here.
July 21, 2011 | Eli Freund
Editor’s Corner
Editor's Corner is a new series in which we will profile top journals edited by our faculty members.
July 19, 2011 | Eli Freund
More success for T2 Center’s Public Works Academy
The Connecticut Transportation Institute’s Technology Transfer Center (T2 Center) completed another successful session of the Connecticut Public Works Academy -- a program aimed at providing recently hired employees with education on core competencies integral to a successful career in public works.
July 18, 2011 | Eli Freund