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Kristina Johnson

Oct 09, 2024

Tool To Assess Vocal Communication in Minimally-Speaking Individuals

Kristina Johnson, ECE/Bouvé assistant professor, received a $700,000 NIH Career Development Award for “Using Mobile Technology and Real-World Vocalization Samples To Generate Quantitative Metrics of Vocal Communication for Minimally-Speaking Individuals.”

Electrical & Computer Engineering

Oct 09, 2024

On Track to a Career in Sustainable Innovation

Bharath Varma Mudunuru, MS’25, cyber-physical systems, is integrating his experiences with systems project work, leadership, and a co-op at Lightmatter to ready himself for a successful career in sustainable innovation.

Multidisciplinary Masters (IT Areas)

Oct 09, 2024

Real-World Experience at Autodesk

Professional work experience at Autodesk is helping Anisha Gandhi, MS’25, information systems, strengthen her technical and product management skills, and develop expertise in presentations, teamwork, and leadership.

Multidisciplinary Masters (IT Areas)

Oct 08, 2024

Creating a Career To Support Underrepresented Communities 

Sergio Marrero, E’07, industrial engineering, blended his love for entrepreneurship, passion for helping disadvantaged communities, lessons from co-ops at Gillette, Johnson & Johnson, and Procter & Gamble, and an MBA, to make a successful career supporting startups that are helping underrepresented people.

Mechanical & Industrial Engineering

Oct 08, 2024

New Approaches to Treatment-Resistant Tumors

Shaobo Yang, PhD’24, bioengineering, advised by BioE Associate Professor Chiara Bellini, published research on “Non-Pathogenic E. Coli Displaying Decoy-Resistant IL18 Mutein Boosts Anti-Tumor and CAR NK Cell Responses” in Nature Biotechnology.

Bioengineering

Oct 07, 2024

Alumnus Builds Thriving Program for Co-ops at Jacobs

Brian Briselli, E’11, MS’15, civil engineering, developed a successful program for co-ops for the Northeast region of Jacobs, an international engineering services firm, which provides mentoring, professional development, and educational opportunities.

Civil & Environmental Engineering

Oct 07, 2024

NC Health Officials Issue Guidelines for Thousands of Potentially Flooded Private Wells

In response to the recent hurricane in North Carolina, CEE Assistant Professor Kelsey Pieper was featured in the following news outlets urging people to test their well water after the flooding: NC Newsline, Inside Climate News, British Water Filter, Common Dreams, Nation of Change, and Newsweek.

Civil & Environmental Engineering

Oct 07, 2024

Sun Selected as APS Fellow

ECE Distinguished Professor Nian Sun was selected as a Fellow of the American Physical Society by the Topical Group on Magnetism and its Applications (GMAG) for his innovations in high magnetization materials, magnetoelastic and magnetoelectric thin film materials, microsystems, and device physics.

Electrical & Computer Engineering