Eli Freund
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CEE Department Scores Two New Grants to Expand on Neurodiversity Programs
Two new grants from the National Science Foundation, totaling just shy of $1M, have been awarded to Civil and Environmental Engineering faculty Alexandra Hain and Arash Zaghi for work they will carry out in undergraduate research opportunities and new programs for graduate students, who both fall in the neurodiversity spectrum. The grants focus on the talents of students with ADHD and dyslexia in STEM fields.
May 19, 2021 | Eli Freund
Meet the 2021 Seniors: Jon-Marc McGregor, Chemical Engineering
Jon-Marc McGregor, a graduating 2021 senior, shares his thoughts about his time here at UConn Engineering.
May 10, 2021 | Eli Freund
Meet the 2021 Seniors: Zoe Coleman, Mechanical Engineering
Zoe Coleman, the 2021 commencement speaker, talks about her speech and her four years at UConn.
May 3, 2021 | Eli Freund
CyberSEED Returns in Virtual Format
After a postponement last year, the annual CyberSEED event, hosted by Synchrony and The Connecticut Advanced Computing Center (CACC), is back on in a 100 percent virtual format.
March 16, 2021 | Eli Freund
How Marine Animals Could Be Used to Clean Up Nature’s Big Pollutant: Microplastics
'Nature's perfect filtering machines' to the rescue
March 15, 2021 | Eli Freund
The Fourth Wave of Firefighting Innovation
An idea that came to Andy Slater while riding his motorcycle has led to the development of a technology that could become a life-saving tool for firefighters.
January 12, 2021 | Eli Freund
UConn Magazine: In the Driver’s Seat
What’s keeping us out of self-driving cars? Hint: The answer has nothing to do with technology.
December 28, 2020 | Eli Freund
School of Engineering to Launch New Multidisciplinary Major in Fall 2021
Starting in Fall 2021, prospective and existing University of Connecticut School of Engineering students will have a new major to choose from—Multidisciplinary Engineering—allowing for the unique opportunity to customize their degree to their future career preferences. UConn’s Multidisciplinary Engineering program will join a small group of other engineering schools around the country to offer this unique degree.
December 18, 2020 | Eli Freund
Senior Design Journey 2021: Bringing More Lyman Orchards Pies to the Masses, Part 1
Lyman Orchards, a fixture in Connecticut, has graced the tables of families with produce and baked goods for hundreds of years. But with growing popularity among consumers, and increased retail partnerships, Lyman finds themselves at the upper limits of their production capacity—and is calling on a group of UConn Engineering students to use their expertise to find creative solutions.
December 10, 2020 | Eli Freund
Thanksgiving Message From The Dean
Dear UConn Engineering Family: As we celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday this year, I am thankful for the amazing staff, faculty, and students who make it such a wonderful place to work and learn, and I am honored and proud to be the dean of our school at this time in its history. We’ve made it to […]
November 25, 2020 | Eli Freund