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Ken Duffy

Aug 19, 2024

Using Interference Structure To Improve Wireless Communication

ECE/COS Professor Ken Duffy, in collaboration with Boston University and MIT, was awarded a $780,000 NSF grant for “Interferers in Our Midst.” The team will develop methods to improve communication performance in shared, congested, and contested spectrum bands.

Electrical & Computer Engineering

Aug 16, 2024

Optimizing Urban Train Maintenance

CEE Professor Haris Koutsopoulos and PhD student John Moody, civil and environmental engineering, published a paper, “Strategies To Optimize the Deployment of Roadway Maintenance Machines for Overnight Maintenance in Urban Rail Systems,” in the Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board. The researchers developed multiple models to optimize the maintenance window of urban transit systems without disrupting passenger service.

Civil & Environmental Engineering

Aug 15, 2024

Chemicals in Personal Care Products Can Cause Health Problems

Bouve/CEE Assistant Professor Julia Varshavsky’s research from a study she led in Puerto Rico in affiliation with the PROTECT Center was published in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives. It shows chemicals like phenols and parabens in products such as sunscreen and makeup can result in long-term health problems for both the woman and fetus.

Civil & Environmental Engineering

Aug 14, 2024

New Faculty Spotlight: Raja Alomari

Raja Alomari joins the MGEN department in August 2024 as an Associate Teaching Professor in Silicon Valley, CA.

Multidisciplinary Masters (IT Areas)

Rushdi Alsaleh

Aug 14, 2024

New Faculty Spotlight: Rushdi Alsaleh

Rushdi Alsaleh joins the MGEN department in August 2024 as an Associate Teaching Professor in Vancouver, Canada.

Multidisciplinary Masters (IT Areas)

Caroline Blassick

Aug 14, 2024

New Faculty Spotlight: Caroline Blassick

Caroline Blassick joins the Bioengineering department in August 2024 as an Assistant Teaching Professor.

Bioengineering

Kaylla Cantilina

Aug 14, 2024

New Faculty Spotlight: Kaylla Cantilina

Kaylla Cantilina joins the First Year Engineering program in August 2024 as an Assistant Teaching Professor.

Adam Caparco

Aug 14, 2024

New Faculty Spotlight: Adam Caparco

Adam Caparco joins the Chemical Engineering department in August 2024 as a DiPietro Assistant Professor with a joint appointment in Chemistry and Chemical Biology.

Chemical Engineering