News
Nov 14, 2023
Rinaldi Selected as Optica Fellow
ECE Professor Matteo Rinaldi was selected as a Fellow of Optica (formerly OSA) for pioneering contributions to the research, development, and commercialization of zero-power wireless infrared sensors.
Nov 13, 2023
WIoT Team Wins Best Paper Award at IEEE Globecom 2023
Several College of Engineering faculty and students affiliated with the Institute for Wireless Internet of Things, together with the IMDEA Networks Institute of Madrid, received the Best Paper Award at the IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM) 2023.
Nov 13, 2023
ARL Grant to Improve Cybersecurity and Robustness in Additive Manufacturing
MIE Professor Sinan Müftü and Assistant Professor Ozan Özdemir were awarded a $1.5 million research grant by the Army Research Laboratories (ARL) to spearhead innovative initiatives in cybersecurity and enhancement of mechanical robustness in parts and coatings produced through Cold Spray Additive Manufacturing.
Nov 13, 2023
Pankow Foundation Greenlights Phase II of Hajjar’s Steel Plate Flooring System Grant
CDM Smith Professor and Chair of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Jerry Hajjar announced a $415,000 grant constituting Phase II of a multi-year grant from the Charles Pankow Foundation totaling $835,000 to date. The award is in collaboration with other universities, industry partners, and industry sponsors.
Nov 08, 2023
Alumnus Heads CDC’s Inaugural Platforms Division
Alumnus Jorge Calzada, MS in information systems, was appointed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to head machine learning and artificial intelligence and direct the CDC’s inaugural platforms division, which is responsible for creating new platforms and standards for health data. The goal is to improve processes for tracking health trends and threats, as well as to assist disease forecasting centers.
Nov 05, 2023
Native American Heritage Month
In honor of Native American Heritage Month, the College of Engineering acknowledges the Native American community and their contribution to engineering and/or STEM more broadly.
Nov 03, 2023
Understanding the Efficacy of the COVID-19 Vaccine
Bouve/ChE University Distinguished Professor Mansoor Amiji explains how the COVID-19 vaccine is designed to prevent severe illness, hospitalization, and death, rather than to eliminate infection entirely.
Nov 02, 2023
Quantum Computing Discovery Improves Processing Time, Accuracy
Xufeng Zhang, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, in collaboration with Argonne National Laboratory and the University of Notre Dame, completed research to improve quantum computing performance by isolating qubits and reducing exposure to performance-altering noise. A research paper was published in Nature Physics.