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Oct 31, 2024
Revolutionizing Batteries With Nanotechnology
University Distinguished and MIE William Lincoln Smith Professor Ahmed Busnaina is using nanomaterials to enhance batteries by increasing their capacity and lifespan, changing how multiple industries could use and rely on power in the coming years.
Oct 31, 2024
$3.6M ARPA-E Award To Extend Battery Life and Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
MIE Assistant Professor Juner Zhu, in collaboration with Dr. Fei Wang from Saint-Gobain Ceramics & Plastics (PI), was awarded a $3,677,038 ARPA-E grant for “EV Battery Lifetime Extension With Material Intelligence (EVERMORE)” in the Catalyzing Innovative Research for Circular Use of Long-lived Advanced Rechargeables (CIRCULAR) program.
Oct 29, 2024
Using Virtual Reality To Solve Real-World Challenges
Mayank Chadha, MS’25, cyber-physical systems, is applying virtual reality to real-world problems for consumers and businesses and is gaining recognition for his results such as a semi-finalist at an MIT hackathon, publication in the Springer Book Series, and a presentation at an international conference.
Oct 29, 2024
New Study Shows How U.S. Factories Could Dramatically Cut Costs With One Simple Adjustment: ‘This Must Change’
CEE Associate Professor Matthew Eckelman was featured in the MSN article “New Study Shows How U.S. Factories Could Dramatically Cut Costs With One Simple Adjustment: ‘This Must Change.’”
Oct 29, 2024
Co-op Employer Partner Program Contributes to Entrepreneur’s Success
Chet Kanojia, MS’93, mechanical engineering, is a communications industry entrepreneur who launched and led several ventures. He considers the co-op employer partner program central to their success.
Oct 28, 2024
Best Poster Presentation Award at Fourth Aerosol Dosimetry Meeting
Charbel Yazbeck, PhD’28, bioengineering, advised by BioE Associate Professor Jessica Oakes, was awarded the best student poster presentation at the Fourth Aerosol Dosimetry Meeting, for his poster titled “Modeling and Evaluating the Pulmonary Impacts of a Wildland Firefighting Career Through Equivalent Murine Exposure.”
Oct 28, 2024
Co-ops Help Alumnus Discover Interest in Structural Engineering
Richard Horowitz, E’74, civil engineering, led an impressive career in the structural engineering industry, including co-founding an engineering company that is still thriving today. He credits his co-ops for helping him discover his career interests and understand interoffice politics.
Oct 25, 2024
Using Synthetic Polymers To Break Down Biofilms
Inspired by the process barnacles undergo to break down bacteria before suctioning themselves to rocks, BioE Professor and Chair Abraham Joy is using his synthetic polymer to remove biofilms of bacteria that cause antibiotic-resistant infections. He co-authored research published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society.