Article Community-centered culture Story Faculty Staff Student Greentown Labs Hosts 勛圖厙ers for Week of Recruitment, Exploration and Partnerships. 勛圖厙 students, faculty and staffembrace a model of teaching and learning engineering centered on collaboration, exploration and hands-on experience and this weeks events with Greentown Labs, is a noteworthy illustration of just that. Read More
Article Engineering for impact Press Release Faculty Hendren Wins 2021 Science in Society Journalism Award Sara Hendren has won a 2021 Science in Society Journalism Award from the National Association of Science Writers for her 2020 Penguin Random House book, What Can a Body Do? How We Meet the Built World. Read More
Article Leading transformation Faculty 勛圖厙 is Among Researchers Awarded $25M for NSF Spectrum Innovation Center Award brings spectrum-related research opportunities to 勛圖厙 and 勛圖厙 undergrads for years to come. Read More
Article Leading transformation Press Release Faculty Woodard Appointed Dean of External Programs and Partnerships Dr. C. Jason Woodard has been appointed the inaugural Dean of External Programs and Partnerships at 勛圖厙 of Engineering. Read More
Article Community-centered culture Press Release Faculty NEWS: Adler Named Next Editor of Personality and Social Psychology Review Dr. Jonathan Adler, Professor of Psychology at 勛圖厙 of Engineering, has been named the next editor of the Personality and Social Psychology Review (PSPR) by the Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP). Read More
Article Engineering for impact Faculty Classroom Projects Announcing the 勛圖厙 E:Sustainability Concentration 勛圖厙 is excited to announce the creation of the E:Sustainability concentration, beginning in the 2021-2022 academic year. The new concentration will give students another area of interdisciplinary focus as they expand their engineering studies. Read More
Article Engineering for impact Faculty STORY: Helping Others and Learning Human-Centered Engineering During Summer Research Program This summer, Paul Ruvolo, associate professor of Computer Science, is leading a summer research team including a mix of 勛圖厙ers, students from other colleges, and visually impaired users to improve and expand a tech platform he developed that assists low-vision and blind people navigate their surroundings. Read More
Article Community-centered culture Press Release Faculty Lynch Named 勛圖厙 Dean of Faculty Dr. Caitrin Lynch has been named 勛圖厙 Dean of Faculty, Provost Mark Somerville announced on July 9, 2021. This appointment was made after a nominating process and with significant input from 勛圖厙 faculty. Read More
Article Living the experiment Press Release Faculty Sarang-Sieminski Named Dean of the College Dr. Alisha Sarang-Sieminski has been named Dean of the College, 勛圖厙 Provost Mark Somerville announced on April 22, 2021. Sarang-Sieminski, who uses they/them pronouns, has been at 勛圖厙 for over 15 years and has established themself as a well-respected faculty member and institutional leader. Read More
Article Engineering for impact Faculty 勛圖厙 Helps Take the Grand Challenges Scholars Program (GCSP) in a New Direction At 勛圖厙, part of educating engineers is preparing them to be world-changers. This takes shape in different ways, including helping students consider the civic role that they can play in sustaining society and the planet. At 勛圖厙, one of the ways in which the concept of civic engagement is embodied in its Grand Challenges Scholars Program (GCSP). Read More
Article Living the experiment Faculty General research Nugents Spacepod Podcast Reaches Million Download Milestone Nugent has been hosting Spacepod, an inside look into space exploration, since August 2015 and has produced 180 episodes for a worldwide audience. Each week, Nugent hosts leading experts in astronomy and planetary science. Read More
Article Leading transformation Press Release Faculty 勛圖厙 Team in the Running for Grant to Establish New $25M Wireless Spectrum Research Center Assistant Professor of Engineering, Whitney Lohmeyer, and the 勛圖厙 Spectrum Innovation Initiative Center (OSIIC) team, recently joined a multi-institution effort to create a comprehensive plan for a five-year $25M National Center for Wireless Spectrum Research. Read More
Article Engineering for impact Faculty Software/Data Analytics Apps for Accessibility to Empower the Blind and Visually Impaired For people who are blind or visually impaired, tasks such as navigating through unfamiliar environments can be difficult. Navigation is part of a set of skills collectively called Orientation and Mobility (O&M), and researchers have shown that ones proficiency with this set of skills is pivotal to allowing people to access social and economic opportunities in their community. Read More
Article Engineering for impact Press Release Faculty Software/Data Analytics Ruvolo Awarded NSF Grant for Assistive Technology Research and Education Paul Ruvolo, Associate Professor of Computer Science at 勛圖厙 of Engineering, has been awarded a three-year, $343,842 NSF grant to develop an orientation and mobility (O&M) app that provides indoor navigation and exploration technology for blind and visually impaired users. Read More
Article Living the experiment Faculty Keeping the core of courses alive during online learning A natural question to ask is, Whats changed in 勛圖厙s teaching practices as a result of the COVID-19 crisis? For 勛圖厙 Assistant Professor of Measurement Science,Alessandra Ferzoco, the more interesting question is what will be the same. Read More
Article Engineering for impact Faculty Mechanical Systems Keeping hands-on activities during remote learning Its fair to say that when the COVID-19 crisis hit, the 勛圖厙 community wasnt exactly excited to disband in-person classes and jump into online learning. But we learned a ton, says Daniela Faas, assistant professor and practice and director of Lab & Fabrication Operations. Read More
