News
May 11, 2009
Creating Nano Building Blocks
Using low L/D aspect ratios, MIE Assistant Professor Yung Joon Jung and his graduate students, have demonstrated the benefits of using nanocups and ring geometries.
May 05, 2009
Image Based Software Solutions
Dana Brooks, professor of ECE, has been investigating a method to use image based modeling software for use in biomedical research.
May 05, 2009
Getting the Most out of the Coop Experience
Sean Mayo, a 2009 graduate of ECE, using the experiences he gained from the classroom and coop, has landed himself a dream job at Apple. He already has several patents from working there on his last coop. Sean was recently awarded the William Jefferson Alcott Award for his outstanding performances.
May 04, 2009
Congratulations Christopher W. Stivers
Christopher W. Stivers, a 2009 Mechanical Engineering graduate, has been awarded a Tau Beta Pi graduate Fellowship. He plans on pursuing a degree in Biomedical Engineering.
May 01, 2009
Department Faculty Awarded Prestigious NSF IGERT
A research team led by Prof. Sara Wadia-Fascetti and Prof. Dionisio Bernal, as well as researchers from Gordon-CenSSIS and the University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez, has been awarded a 5-year, $3 million NSF Integrated Graduate and Education Research Traineeship (IGERT) grant titled "Intelligent Diagnostics for Aging Civil Infrastructure." This is a multinational, interdisciplinary program that will provide significant graduate student support and strengthen our areas of research involving infrastructure health monitoring. Prof. Akram Alshawabkeh and Prof. Mehrdad Sasani were also part of the proposal team.
Apr 30, 2009
Increasing Opportunities for Women
The NSF ADVANCE grant will help increase the number of women in academic science and engineering careers.
Apr 30, 2009
Congratulations to John Oldham
John Oldham, a Chemical Engineering PhD student, is the recipient of the Dissertation Writing Fellowship for the 2009 Summer Semester. The award is sponsored by the Office of the Provost and offers financial support to Ph.D. candidates so they may spend their final semester writing.
Apr 29, 2009
Improving Performance of Solar Cells
NU researchers from Chemical Engineering have found that using potassium on the surface of nanotubes can significantly enhance the performance of the solar cells.