College of Engineering
UConn T2 Center Provides a Training Hub For All 169 Towns and Cities
Just down the road from our Storrs campus resides the CT Training and Technical Assistance Center (T2 Center), an invaluable resource providing transportation-related training for all 169 towns and cities across the state.
UConn Students Use Grant to Create Documentary About Yosemite
A group of students created a documentary film about a trip to Yosemite National Park, thanks to a UConn IDEA Grant.
John Lof Leadership Academy Leads Conflict Resolution Workshop
On January 14th, the conflict resolution committee, led by Anna Marie LaChance, worked with Katherine Kenyon from the Office of Institutional Equity at UConn. Kenyon led a two-hour training on the causes of conflict. The training focused on policy, student rights, and civility and incivility.
Lensless On-Chip Microscopy Platform Shows Slides in Full View
UConn researchers have developed low-cost, high resolution technology for improved optical imaging.
My Husky Valentine: Met at UConn
I started to date Claudia in the summer of 1956. I met her when she was a waitress at an ice cream shop where all my guy friends would stop for large scoops of ice cream before heading out for the beach area.
Senior Design Journey 2020: Taking Farming to the Next Level, Part 1
Three University of Connecticut mechanical engineering majors -- Kylie Kearney, Justin Gallo, and Andrew Alaba -- are working to build a small and efficient bean thresher that will increase the productivity and sellable product for local small farmer, Susan Mitchell, and her farm, Cloverleigh Farm.
JLLA Leads Personalized Public Speaking Workshop
On January 21st, John Lof Leadership Academy (JLLA) lead their second workshop of the year. During this workshop, all members tested their ability to communicate on research, motivation, general talks, and pitches. Members prepared a 3-minute talk on their selected topic. Finally, after each talk, Dr. Chrysochoou, Dr. Maric, and other JLLA members discussed areas […]
PHOTO GALLERY: First Annual Women in STEM Frontiers in Research Expo (WiSFiRE)
On January 31, the University of Connecticut School of Engineering held the Women in STEM Frontiers in Research Expo, also known as WiSFiRE, for the first time—bringing together, and celebrating some of the important research and journeys of female faculty in the School.
Senior Design Journey 2020: Rescuing Drones From the Ocean, Part 1
ThayerMahan, a Groton-based company, who works with government and industry partners to design, manufacture and operate systems that collect acoustic and electronic information on the world’s oceans, challenged a group of mechanical engineering students to launch and land an aerial vehicle from a moving ocean surveillance platform for their Senior Design project.
New UConn Research Center Provides Reliable Data, Realistic Simulations for Manufacturing Industry
The University of Connecticut recently launched the Center for Materials Processing Data (CMPD) with their university and industry collaborators. The center will provide the manufacturing industry with valuable data about how their materials will perform, eliminating much of the time and cost-intensive trial and error upon which the industry has relied for years.