News
Jan 10, 2013
Hazard Detecting Vehicles
The research developed by the VOTERS center (led by CEE Professor Ming Wang) for detecting road hazards was featured in Popular Science.
Jan 08, 2013
Hernia repair, revolutionized
Each year, more than one million patients in the U.S. undergo hernia repair surgery, the most common form of which takes place in the abdomen. The injury presents itself as a weakness in the abdominal wall until ultimately the tissue gives way, leaving an open hole. In the most effective form of surgery, the surgeon lays […]
Jan 04, 2013
Ruberti Awarded Patent
MIE Associate Professor Jeff Ruberti was awarded a patent for his methods in creating “Collagen Fibrillar Construction”. Dr. Ruberti is the director of the EMERL. He has extensive industry experience having worked on helicopters at Sikorsky Aircraft, the International Space Station life support system at Hamilton Sunstrand and on polymeric systems at Cambridge Polymer Group. […]
Jan 04, 2013
Lombardi Named Editor in Chief
ECE Professor Fabrizio Lombardi has been named the inaugural Editor in Chief of the new open-access journal, IEEE Transactions on Emerging Topics in Computing. The IEEE Computer Society is the computing professional's single, unmatched source for technology information, inspiration and collaboration. By making the most up-to-date and advanced information in the computing world easily accessible, […]
Jan 02, 2013
Smart pens to help control hand tremors
Approximately 12 million people in the U.S. are affected by uncontrolled tremors as a result of neurological disorders such as Parkinson’s disease. From buttoning a shirt to writing a note, uncontrollably shaky hands make it difficult to complete some of the most basic tasks that most of us take for granted, according to fifth-year engineering […]
Dec 18, 2012
Sznaier Joins the less than 1% of CSS Members with this Distinction
ECE Professor Mario Sznaier was presented with the 2012 IEEE Control Systems Society Distinguished Member Award for his scientific contributions to multi objective robust control, dynamic vision & imaging, and identification and for his outstanding service.
Dec 11, 2012
Matthias Ruth to Serve as Founding Co-Editor-in-Chief of Urban Climate
With the support of Elsevier, one of the world's leading scientific publishing houses, CEE Professor Matthias Ruth and Alexander Baklanov, Danish Meteorological Institute, are the founding editors-in-chief of a ground-breaking new journal, Urban Climate.
Dec 11, 2012
Undergraduate Research Opportunities
Interested in doing research? Participating in an undergraduate research program allows students to enhance their learning experiences while still in school. In addition to the various opportunities provided by the cooperative education program, the College of Engineering offers undergraduate students many ways to explore the ideas that interest them the most. Participating in undergraduate research […]