College of Engineering
Alpay Selected A UTC Professor In Engineering Innovation
Dr. S. Pamir Alpay, an associate professor in the Chemical, Materials & Biomolecular Engineering Department, was selected to receive a United Technologies Corporation (UTC) Professor in Engineering Innovation Award for his exceptional achievements in research, instruction and service. It is one of just five presented to faculty at the rank of assistant or associate professor […]
September 1, 2009 | Eli Freund
Alumnus Kumares Sinha To Receive 2009 Roy W. Crum Award
Dr. Kumares C. Sinha (M.S. Municipal Engineering ’66, Ph.D. Civil Engineering ’68) will receive the 2009 Roy W. Crum Distinguished Service Award from the Transportation Research Board (TRB) in recognition of his outstanding achievement in transportation research and education. Dr. Sinha is the Edgar B. & Hedwig M. Olson Distinguished Professor of Civil Engineering and […]
September 1, 2009 | Eli Freund
System Improves Aircraft Stability, Performance
Dr. Chengyu Cao, an assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, was awarded a NASA grant in excess of $288,000 for research aimed at enhancing the performance and robustness of adaptive control systems used aboard aircraft. His collaborator is Dr. Naira Hovakimyan, of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign who, with Dr. Cao, invented […]
September 1, 2009 | Eli Freund
UConn Engineering Now On Facebook And Twitter
For the latest updates on activities and events in the School of Engineering, join us on Facebook and Twitter. Our Facebook pages have generated impressive interest in the six weeks since they went live. Contents include news and activities across the University of Connecticut campus and the School of Engineering along with RSS news feeds […]
September 1, 2009 | Eli Freund
In Hurricane’s Wake, Open Door For One Student
As their daughter, Shelley Plude received her B.S. degree in Civil Engineering on Sunday, May 10, Ginna and Randy Plude of Middlefield, CT expressed their admiration for UConn in a message to President Michael Hogan and Dean of Engineering Mun Choi. They wrote: “President Hogan and Dean Choi, you may not be aware. . . what […]
September 1, 2009 | Eli Freund
Engineers Without Borders Founder To Visit UConn
Dr. Bernard Amadei, president and founder of Engineers Without Borders (EWB), will visit UConn October 15-16. Dr. Amadei — a professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering at the University of Colorado and a member of the National Academy of Engineering — will discuss the groundbreaking social and humanitarian achievements possible when engineers apply their expertise […]
September 1, 2009 | Eli Freund
School Welcomes New Associate Dean
Dean of Engineering Mun Y. Choi recently announced the appointment of Dr. Kazem Kazerounian as Associate Dean for Strategic Initiatives. Dr. Kazerounian, who received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Illinois at Chicago, has held numerous leadership roles throughout his 25 years at UConn. He currently serves as an elected representative on the […]
September 1, 2009 | Eli Freund
Drs. McEvily And Carter Elected Society Fellows
Drs. Arthur J. McEvily and C. Barry Carter have been elected Fellows of respected professional societies. Both will be inducted in July. Dr. McEvily, a professor emeritus of metallurgy, was elected a 2009 Fellow of the International Congress on Fracture (ICF) in recognition of his “contributions to the understanding of fatigue mechanisms and processes in […]
September 1, 2009 | Eli Freund
Building Diversity Connections In Engineering
by Kate Kurtin During the last weekend of October 2009, 20 UConn members of the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) traveled to a national professional career conference in Washington, D.C. The activities of the four-day conference included networking with practicing Hispanic engineers; learning about graduate programs and current job opportunities; engaging in leadership, life […]
September 1, 2009 | Eli Freund
Seniors Demo Novel Design Projects
Spring days on the Storrs campus are bustling and often intense as students complete their coursework and finish projects in preparation for final exams. One of the most important and defining spring rites is the capstone engineering Senior Design Expo, which took place this year on Friday, May 1 across four buildings. The demonstrations are […]
September 1, 2009 | Eli Freund