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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Aug 14, 2024
New Faculty Spotlight: Caroline Blassick
Caroline Blassick joins the Bioengineering department in August 2024 as an Assistant Teaching Professor.
Aug 14, 2024
New Faculty Spotlight: Kaylla Cantilina
Kaylla Cantilina joins the First Year Engineering program in August 2024 as an Assistant Teaching Professor.
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.