News
Apr 05, 2010
Driving Better with a Keyboard & Mouse
The Virtual Environment Laboratory, directed by Ron Mourant, has developed a computer game that will help new drivers learn how to respond to hazards and road conditions.
Mar 29, 2010
Congratulations ChemECar Team
At the recent Northeast Region AIChE Meeting in Orono, ME, the NU ChemECar Team Qualified for the National competition, Won First Place in the poster competition, AND Won the Most Creative Drive award
Mar 18, 2010
Making Antennas Smaller & Faster
ECE Assistant Professor, Hossein Mosallaei is researching ways to create antennas that are smaller, faster, and more energy efficient than any current technology.
Mar 18, 2010
Carrier Awarded NINDS Grant
ChE Assistant Professor Rebecca Carrier and Bouve professor Mansoor Amiji were awarded a $475K NINDS grant to examine a “nano-emulsion” system of delivery that will allow drugs to cross the blood-brain barrier.
Mar 18, 2010
New Chair Receives Grant
The new CIV Chair & Professor, Jerome Hajjar, was awarded a $54K NSF grant for his research in using steel foams to dissipate energy and prevent buckling in steel structures.
Mar 02, 2010
Gouldstone Receives Teetor Award
MIE Professor Andrew Gouldstone has been selected as a 2010 SAE Ralph R. Teetor Educational Award recipient. This Society of Automobile Engineers award recognizes and honors younger educators who are preparing the future engineers to meet society's challenges.
Mar 01, 2010
Sensor Shirt is Real-World Solution
MIE students designed a shirt to monitor the movements of a pitcher. By studying the mechanics of the pitch, they can determine if a player’s technique starts to worsen which might result in an elbow injury.
Mar 01, 2010
Ozsecen is CIMIT Finalist
MIE graduate student Muzaffer Yalgin Ozsecen is a top finalist for the 2010 CIMIT Prize for Primary Healthcare for his project “Synchronized Blood Pressure Measurement Device”. Winners will be announced in June.