College of Engineering
Spider Silk Key to New Bone-Fixing Composite
A UConn materials science team has developed an innovative composite for healing broken load-bearing bones based on a protein found in the silk fibers spun by spiders.
Senior Design: Building The “Heart and Soul” of an Electric Car (Part 2)
With good intentions in mind, the Electrical and Computer Engineering Senior Design team of Daryl Biron, Ernesto Ortega-Hernandez, and Alain Tshipamba set out to build not only the powertrain of an electric car, but also realize their dream of seeing it race in the summer. With time ticking down, only one of those two goals seems likely.
Submarine Engineers Simulate Real-Time Conditions to Test Key Components
The new method to test vibrating, manufactured components includes a mathematical model that simulates the rest of the ship and the surrounding ocean.
School of Engineering 4th Annual Poster Competition
The Student Association of Graduate Engineers (SAGE) and the School of Engineering put on the 4th annual poster competition on March 9, 2018. There were 55 students, representing every department, who competed. The grand prize of the competition was $1000. The competition had two rounds. During the first round, each student competed within their department. Judges, […]
Navy STEM Program Hosts Speaker Dr. Robert Koch
The Navy STEM Program hosted distinguished speaker Dr. Robert Koch, P.E., U.S. Navy Senior Technologist in Undersea Tactical Stealth Systems at the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC), on Wednesday, February 28. Prior to his current assignment, Bob was the Head of the NUWC Division Newport Solid Mechanics and Design Branch, and also a Chief Research Scientist in […]
UConn Students Learn about NUWC Newport’s Cutting-Edge Programs During Tour
Amid a few humorous anecdotes and movie references, Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport Commanding Officer Capt. Michael Coughlin had some sage advice for the 30 or so University of Rhode Island and University of Connecticut engineering students who visited the Division on March 23. “Wherever you go to work, make sure the quality of […]
Designing a Smart Sensor Network for Tracking Submarines
A UConn researcher at the National Institute for Undersea Vehicle Technology is developing a 'smart sensor network' that is energy-efficient and resilient.
UConn Trio Participates in Science Policy Workshop
Graduate students Tanisha Williams, Manuel Rivas and Tulsi Patel participated in the three-and-a-half day program in Washington, D.C., last month.
Javidi Wins Prestigious Award from The Optical Society
Dr. Bahram Javidi, Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering, is the 2018 winner of the prestigious Joseph Fraunhofer Award / Robert M. Burley Prize from The Optical Society. The award, given to one person in the country every year, was bestowed upon Javidi for his “seminal contributions to passive and active multi-dimensional imaging from nano- to micro- and macro-scales,” according to the award citation.
Jamaican Student Eager to Explore New Perspectives
Biomedical engineering student Norwyn Campbell believes multiculturalism creates broader thinkers and paves the way for a global outlook.