College of Engineering
UConn Patents Model to Achieve Efficient Electric Motor Drive Systems
UConn engineers have patented a model to improve operating efficiency of the electric motor drive system, which could result in billions of dollars in annual energy savings and decrease the demand for fossil fuels.
UConn-Sikorsky Team Engineers Autonomous Firefighting Drone
Working with mentors from Sikorsky, three University of Connecticut engineering seniors translated their classroom education to the field. Electrical engineering majors Kerry Jones and Joshua Steil, and computer engineering major Ryan Heilemann, collaborated to build and program an autonomous firefighting drone to battle blazes without a pilot’s guidance.
40 Under 40 Entrepreneur Uses Engineering Skills To Bring People Affordable Glasses
The daughter of an optometrist and a Farmington native, MSE alumna and Connecticut businesswoman Stephanie Higgins Bealing is using her materials science and engineering experience to push the gauntlet on the eyeglasses industry, winning her numerous awards, getting herself named as one of Connecticut’s 40 under 40, and netting her national recognition for her business, Replacement Lens Express.
UConn-Sikorsky Team Engineers Autonomous Firefighting Drone
Three senior engineering students collaborated this year with industry leader Sikorsky to build a firefighting drone.
Javidi Wins 2019 C.E.K. Mees Medal from The Optical Society
The UConn School of Engineering is pleased to announce that Dr. Bahram Javidi, Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering, has been awarded the prestigious C.E.K. Mees Medal from The Optical Society (OSA), which he will accept in June 2019.
Javidi Wins 2019 C.E.K. Mees Medal from The Optical Society
The UConn School of Engineering is pleased to announce that Dr. Bahram Javidi, Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering, has been awarded the prestigious C.E.K. Mees Medal from The Optical Society (OSA), which he will accept in June 2019.
Fueling the Fire: Studying Flame Behavior to Improve Combustion Systems
UConn engineer, Baki Cetegen, has received funding from the NSF to investigate flame blowoff, knowledge that could lead to better designs and operation of combustion systems.
Predicting the Future of Robotics
Research in robotics crosses many engineering disciplines, including electrical engineering. Because of this, some University of Connecticut electrical engineering professors are using their unique perspectives to advance robotics research.
Waste Not Want Not: UConn Researcher Patents Membrane to Monetize Biodiesel Waste Products
Richard Parnas from UConn’s Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and the Institute of Materials Science has received a patent for a novel membrane that can be used to make biodiesel production more profitable.
Addressing America’s Failing Infrastructure through Education
Two UConn researchers are seeking solutions that address the serious systemic problems behind our nation's aging infrastructure.