News
May 27, 2010
Trying to Save the Forest
The Gordon Engineering Leadership Program has provided ChE Freshman Kassi Stein an opportunity to create a sensor that would identify the presence of the destructive Asian longhorn beetle in trees.
May 17, 2010
In Search of a Cause
Akram Alshawabkeh, a CIV professor, is investigating the causes for high pre-term birth rates. His program Puerto Rico Testsite for Exploring Contamination Threats (PROTECT) is funded by NIEHS.
May 14, 2010
Keeping Loved Ones Safe
Under the advisement of Associate Professor Charles DiMarzio, a team of ECE capstone students, created a wireless wrist device that contacts emergency officials if a person falls or has changes in their vital signs.
May 14, 2010
Tracking the Path of Cells
ECE Assistant Professor, Mark Niedre, is developing a way to monitor rare cells circulating in the blood stream in hopes of treating cancer and other illnesses.
May 14, 2010
Congratulation Aislinn Weldon
Aislinn Weldon, a junior in Industrial Engineering, has won the AREMA Committee 37 – Signal Systems Scholarship provided by the American Railway Engineering and Maintenance of Way Association (AREMA).
May 11, 2010
CHN Receives More Funding
The Nanoscale Science and Engineering Research Center for High-rate Nanomanufacturing (CHN) has received an additional $350K in funding from the National Science Foundation to continue its industry-leading research.
May 10, 2010
Benneyan Joins Forces
MIE Associate Professor James Benneyan, has received $232K from the National Science Foundation to join the Center for Healthcare Organization Transformation (CHOT), which is currently hosted by Texas A&M and Georgia Tech.
May 10, 2010
Turning Plastic into Clean Energy
A team of MIE undergraduate and graduate students, under the advisement of Professor Yiannis Levendis, have developed a way to convert non-biodegradable plastic into clean energy without releasing harmful emissions.