News
Jun 12, 2009
Tracking Cancer Tumors Digitally
ECE Associate Professor Jennifer Dy is developing a computer algorithm that will try to track the movement of tumors that will allow for detection and targeted treatments.
Jun 10, 2009
COE to gain new Center for Healthcare Systems Engineering
MIE Associate Professor, James C. Benneyan, will be the Executive Director of the New England Healthcare Systems Engineering Research Center. The center is funded by the US Dept of Veterans Affairs and will receive $3.4M/yr.
Jun 10, 2009
Master of Science Degree Program in Energy Systems
The Graduate School of Engineering offers a Master of Science degree program in Energy Systems. The program integrates the technology side of energy systems with the financial planning needed to effectively be implemented.
Jun 03, 2009
Prof. Gouldstone is Recipient of Best Paper Award
MIE Professor Andrew Gouldstone was the recipient of the Journal of Thermal Spray Technology Best Paper Award at the International Thermal Spray Conference for his paper "On the Role of Bubbles in Metallic Splat Nanopores and Adhesion". The work shows that the first hundred nanoseconds of liquid droplet impact strongly effects surface adhesion.
Jun 02, 2009
Prof. Harris and Vittoria receives $1.4M for research on magnetics
Professors Vince Harris and Carmine Vittoria receive $1.4M from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Navy, and Air Force for advanced magnets and their use in next generation microwave electronics.
Jun 02, 2009
EWB to Design Clean Water System for Bbanda, Uganda
Engineers Without Borders (EWB) is again designing a clean water system but this time in Bbanda, Uganda. The group is almost finished on their project in El Chaguite, Honduras that designed a similar water system.
Jun 01, 2009
A Single Drop of Blood can Expose Heart Disease
Shashi Murthy, Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering, has developed a credit card-sized device that uses less than a drop of blood to discover if a patient has heart disease.
May 28, 2009
NSF Grant to Help New Generation of Students
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded NU a new grant aimed at providing scholarships to students interested in pursuing a degree in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics.