News
Aug 18, 2023
New Faculty Spotlight: Drew Zagieboylo
Drew Zagieboylo joins the Electrical and Computer Engineering department in August 2023 as an Assistant Teaching Professor.
Aug 17, 2023
Studying Axolotls To Understand How Limbs Develop and Regrow
MIE/BioE Professor Sandra Shefelbine, in collaboration with Biology Professor James Monaghan, was awarded a $625,000 NSF grant for “In Vivo Mechanotransduction During Limb Growth” to understand the mechanical signaling involved in limb growth.
Aug 16, 2023
Hajjar Honored With Lynn S. Beedle Award From Structural Stability Research Council
CEE Chair and CDM Smith Professor Jerome F. Hajjar received the SSRC Lynn S. Beedle Award from the Structural Stability Research Council. He also was elected president of the Structural Engineering Institute, with his term beginning on October 1, 2023.
Aug 11, 2023
Clean Energy Might Go To Waste If We Don’t Figure Out How To Use It
CEE Assistant Professor Michael Kane is the lead researcher on Whole Energy Homes, which is funded by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and is the first study to explore people’s reactions to utilities controlling their thermostats in a residential setting. The study focuses on how to get people to use clean energy when it’s available by remotely adjusting thermostats.
Aug 11, 2023
Humans Are Soft. Robots Can Be, Too.
ECE Associate Professor Kris Dorsey is designing soft robots that are safer and more user-friendly than traditional robots that could assist with delicate situations without causing harm.
Aug 11, 2023
Singh and His Collection of Sea-Diving Robots Add New Depth to Our Understanding of Climate Impacts
ECE/MIE Professor Hanumant Singh is using marine robotics like his groundbreaking SeaBED vehicle to capture data on polar sea ice and reshape our understanding of remote environments.
Aug 11, 2023
Ratilal-Makris To Serve on Ocean Research Advisory Panel
ECE Professor Purnima Ratilal-Makris is one of 18 members selected for the newly formed Ocean Research Advisory Panel (ORAP), who will serve as advisors to the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) and the interagency Ocean Policy Committee (OPC).
Aug 11, 2023
More Efficient Deep Neural Networks for Edge Devices
ECE Associate Professor Yanzhi Wang, in collaboration with the University of Pittsburgh, was awarded a $600,000 NSF grant for “Expediting Continual Online Learning on Edge Platforms through Software-Hardware Co-designs.”