College of Engineering

Timothy "Scott" Case 92 (ENG), co-founder of Priceline.com speaks to students to kick off UConn's “Month of Discovery.” (Lucie Turkel/UConn Photo)

Priceline.com Alum Ushers In ‘Month of Discovery’

“When you are looking to start a company, you have to be curious about the problem the company will solve and if there is really a need for it,” said Timothy "Scott" Case, ’92 (ENG).

George Bollas (standing), professor, and Amy Thompson (left), associate professor in residence, speak to UConn students at UConn Tech Park. (Al Ferreira/UConn Photo)

Meet the Researcher: George Bollas, UConn Tech Park

Led by George Bollas, the United Technologies Corporation Institute for Advanced Systems Engineering (UTC-IASE) has been solving these real-world problems for industry since 2013.

Connecticut Transportation Safety Research Center Presented Best Practices Award

The University of Connecticut School of Engineering is proud to announce that the Connecticut Department of Transportation, and the Connecticut Transportation Safety Research Center, led by Civil Engineering Professor Eric Jackson, has been presented with the Best Practices Award by the Association of Transportation Safety Information Professionals (ATSIP) at the 2019 Traffic Records Forum on August 4-7 in Austin, Texas for their CT Roadway Management System.  

Left to right, UConn Professors Baikun Li, and Guiling Wang, and Wangchi Zhou, Ph.D.

Engineers Produce Water-Saving Crop Irrigation Sensor

The sensors are small enough to insert into the soil and less expensive to manufacture than current technology, the researchers write in the Journal of Sensors and Actuators.

$5M Gift Launches Arts and Engineering Institute

While the Krenickis, who both graduated in 1984, have given generously across the university before, this gift honors their personal UConn story, uniting John’s major in mechanical engineering with Donna’s, in graphic design. The Krenickis met in the fall of their junior year. The couple has raised three children and carved out careers that have crossed industry, private equity, and the arts.

UConn Partners in $100M DOE Innovation Hub on Water Technologies

A research consortium including the University of Connecticut has been awarded a five-year, $100-million Energy-Water Desalination Hub to address water security issues in the United States.

‘Wake-up Call’: Drone Strikes in Saudi Arabia Show Urgency of UConn Research

Researchers at UConn's Eversource Energy Center are working hand-in-hand with its namesake to build a drone detection system for the state's major electrical provider.

drop of water

UConn Partners in $100M DOE Innovation Hub on Water Technologies

A research consortium including the University of Connecticut has been awarded a five-year, $100-million Energy-Water Desalination Hub to address water security issues in the United States.

A partial view of Saudi Aramco's Abqaiq oil processing plant on September 20. Saudi Arabia said on September 17 its oil output will return to normal by the end of September, seeking to soothe rattled energy markets after attacks on two instillations that slashed its production by half. (Photo by Fayez Nureldine / AFP / Getty Images)

‘Wake-up Call’: Drone Strikes in Saudi Arabia Show Urgency of UConn Research

Researchers at UConn's Eversource Energy Center are working hand-in-hand with its namesake to build a drone detection system for the state's major electrical provider.

A magnifying glass reveals a needle in a haystack

Solving Industry Challenges By Teaching Microscopes to Talk To Each Other

By learning how to make different types of microscopes communicate with each other, UConn researchers helped solve a tricky industry problem.