College of Engineering
Outreach Activities Enhance Engineering Awareness
UConn’s School of Engineering and other academic engineering programs are taking an increasingly active approach toward recruiting and retaining undergraduate students. Too often, engineering has been entirely absent from the pre-college level curriculum or poorly conveyed as a discipline capitalizing on core mathematical, scientific and physics concepts. The challenge is often aggravated by a complex […]
September 1, 2009 | Eli Freund
Founder, Engineers Without Borders
Amadei Energizes Students Dr. Bernard Amadei, president and founder of Engineers Without Borders (EWB), roused an audience of about 200 during his October 16 presentation at the University of Connecticut. Dr. Amadei — a professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering at the University of Colorado and a member of the National Academy of Engineering — captivated […]
September 1, 2009 | Eli Freund
Students Capture Honors
Our students are exceptional and diverse, from those who are just beginning their UConn engineering studies to those who are completing them. In recent months a number of our students captured coveted scholarships, awards and distinctions. We highlight some of them in this story. Please join us in congratulating these outstanding students. Doctoral candidate Ke […]
September 1, 2009 | Eli Freund
DC Event Draws Transportation Alumni, Students
On a cold January day in our nation’s capital, just days before President Barack Obama took the oath of office, UConn engineering alumni, faculty and friends networked during a combined recruiting/social event held in conjunction with the national Transportation Research Board’s (TRB) 88th annual meeting. U.S. highways, bridges and rail are among the so-called “shovel […]
September 1, 2009 | Eli Freund
Kotha Receives CAREER Award
Dr. Shiva Kotha, assistant professor of Mechanical Engineering, has won a coveted five-year, $430,000 NSF Early Career Development (CAREER) Award that will support his research focusing on strategies for improving the body’s ability to repair damaged bone. Dr. Kotha, who is also affiliated with the Biomedical Engineering (BME) Program, is the 22nd UConn engineering faculty […]
September 1, 2009 | Eli Freund
Biomedical Engineering Hosts Fourth Career Fair
The Biomedical Engineering (BME) program held its fourth annual career fair at the UConn-Storrs campus on February 5, 2009. Approximately 150 students attended the fair, according to Angela Gilbert (BME ’09), president of the Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) student chapter. Attendees from UConn, the New Jersey Institute of Technology, City College of New York, Stony […]
September 1, 2009 | Eli Freund
Make Your Gifts Count! Join The President’s Challenge
The School of Engineering is pleased to partner with the University of Connecticut in its recently announced President’s Challenge Award aimed at raising $100 million in student aid over the next five years. Dr. Michael Hogan has unveiled a new initiative that seeks to provide dedicated students with the financial support they need to fulfill […]
September 1, 2009 | Eli Freund
A Bridge To International Research
by Kate Kurtin For undergraduate students, the opportunity to conduct meaningful real-world research is a coveted one. Add an international element and you have the makings of a truly exciting and rare educational enrichment experience. That’s just the sort of opportunity that 18 fortunate students — six each year over the course of three years […]
September 1, 2009 | Eli Freund
Shaw Awarded Three NSF Grants In 2009
by Kate Kurtin His work in the red-hot area of nanotechnology has sparked three NSF-funded research awards for Dr. Leon Shaw, a professor in the Chemical, Materials & Biomolecular Engineering (CMBE) department. Of the three, one marries nano-materials with biomedical engineering. Working with Dr. Yong Wang, also of CMBE, Dr. Shaw will be developing a […]
September 1, 2009 | Eli Freund
Shengli Zhou Named a 2007 Presidential Award Recipient
Dr. Shengli Zhou, an assistant professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering, was selected to receive one of 67 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) awards presented this year. The PECASE Awards are the nation’s highest honor for professionals at the outset of their scientific research careers. It is the first PECASE award […]
September 1, 2009 | Eli Freund