News
Aug 18, 2023
New Faculty Spotlight: Xubo Yue
Xubo Yue joins the Mechanical and Industrial Engineering department in August 2023 as an Assistant Professor.
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
Johnson Selected for Forbes 30 Under 30 Local Boston
Bioengineering alumna Samantha Johnson, E’21, MS’21, who is the Founder of Tatum Robotics, was selected for Forbes inaugural 30 Under 30 Local Boston class.
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.