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Jul 30, 2024
Building a 40-Year Successful Career as a General Electric Mechanical Engineer
Robert Kursmark, E’73, mechanical engineering, credits his four co-ops, including two at General Dynamics Electric Boat and two at Bolt Beranek and Newman, Inc., with helping him build a solid foundation for a four-decade-long successful career at General Electric Aerospace.
Jul 29, 2024
Highlighting the Unusual Activity of Coralliths
MES/CEE Professor Mark Patterson published a paper in Bulletin of Marine Science that reveals activity of corallith, an unusual free-living coral found of the Florida coast that thrives from the energy of storms.
Jul 29, 2024
Tracking Solar-Powered Buoys in Camden, Maine Harbor
CEE Associate Professor Julia Hopkins was featured in the Penobscot Bay Pilot article “Jeff Jordan To Discuss Storm Surge Resilience, Aug. 7” for her deployment of solar-powered buoys in and […]
Jul 26, 2024
Experts Say Damaged Wind Turbine Blade Off Nantucket Not a ‘Substantial Concern’
CEE/MIE Associate Research Professor Nathan Post was featured in the Boston Globe article “Experts Say Damaged Wind Turbine Blade Off Nantucket Not a ‘Substantial Concern’”.
Jul 26, 2024
Finding the Right Path Through Perseverance and Co-op
Through his drive and self-motivation, David Long, E’78, mechanical engineering technology, made the most out of his co-op experiences, which laid the groundwork for a 40-year career in nuclear power.
Jul 25, 2024
Zheng Wins 2024 Raymond Viskanta Award
MIE Associate Professor Yi Zheng is the recipient of the 2024 Raymond Viskanta Award, one of the highest honors for faculty in the field of radiative heat transfer. He received the award at the 5th International Workshop on Nano-Micro Thermal Radiation (NanoRad 2024) in Japan.
Jul 25, 2024
Exploring New Career Opportunities Through Co-op
Through his co-op journey, Peter Woskov, E’07, mechanical engineering technology, learned to leave the door open for new experiences, allowing him to have a successful career after graduating.
Jul 24, 2024
Predicting Rainfall With Artificial Intelligence
A research model that uses AI to quickly and accurately predict weather forecasts will be tested by the Tennessee Valley Authority. The model was created by Puja Das, PhD’27, interdisciplinary engineering, who is supervised by CEE Distinguished Professor Auroop Ganguly.