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We Welcome 3 New Faculty: Profs. Chisthy, Duduta, and Liu Our School of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Manufacturing Engineering is welcoming three new faculty: Dr. Wajid Chisty, Dr. Mishu Duduta, and Dr. Chang Liu. by Joanna Giano, Written Communications Assistant Dr. Wajid Chishty joined our school as an in-residence Full Professor in January 2023. In the realm of academia, Dr. Wajid Chishty has consistently demonstrated exceptional […] Categories: Faculty News, Uncategorized |
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Chih-Jen (Jackie) Sung receives the 2024 AIAA Energy Systems Award Prof. Jackie Sung was awarded the 2024 AIAA Energy Systems Award for his significant contribution in the broad field of energy systems, and specifically for his outstanding contributions to flame dynamics and low-temperature chemistry for developing fuel-flexible, ultra-low emission, efficient combustion energy systems using conventional and alternative fuels. He will be recognized during the 2024 […] Categories: Faculty and Staff Spotlights, Faculty Profile |
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Gel Repairs Cartilage Without Surgery, With Electricity by Kim Krieger – UConn Communications Instead of requiring surgery to insert a solid scaffold, the gel could be simply injected into the knee, a much less invasive procedure A lifetime of activity can gradually erode the cartilage that cushions our joints. Someday, we might simply inject a gel to repair it, University of Connecticut […] Categories: Research, Research Spotlights, Student Spotlights |
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We Are Now the School of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Manufacturing Engineering Dear UConn Mechanical Engineering Alumni, Friends, and Colleagues, I am thrilled to announce that, effective today, November 1, 2023, our department of mechanical engineering has become the School of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Manufacturing Engineering that is part of UConn’s new College of Engineering. This marks a significant milestone in our department’s academic evolution and represents the logical progression in […] Categories: Announcements, Department Achievements |
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New Digital Design Center Aids U.S. Army Vehicle Production By Claire Tremont, Manager of Communications and Digital Strategy Operated through the University of Connecticut School of Engineering, the Digital Design Research, Analysis, and Manufacturing (D2REAM) Center – an academic-government-industry partnership that will develop groundbreaking modeling and simulation capabilities for the next generation of Army ground vehicle systems – aims to support advanced structural digital […] Categories: Research, Research Spotlights |
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UConn Graduate Students Win First Prize at Annual ASME Hackathon by Joanna Giano, Written Communications Assistant UConn’s team of Mechanical Engineering Graduate students achieved a remarkable victory, securing first place at the national hackathon event hosted by The Computer & Information in Engineering (CIE) Division of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). This annual competition featured 34 participants from 18 institutions and took place […] Categories: Faculty News, Research, Research Spotlights, Student Spotlights |
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New NIH Grant to Help Unravel the Molecular Mechanisms of Atherosclerotic Vascular Disease Approximately 537 million people worldwide are affected by diabetes mellitus, a condition characterized by high blood sugar levels. By 2030, it is projected that this number will increase to 643 million. Among individuals with diabetes, almost half are older adults aged 65 or above who have type 2 diabetes. As the global population ages and […] Categories: Research |
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ME Students Triumph with Fastest Formula SAE Car By Olivia Drake, Written Communications Specialist Photos courtesy of Doug Willoughby/SAE and the UConn FSAE team During the FSAE intercollegiate competition, held May 17-20, 2023, at Michigan International Speedway, the student-run motorsport club placed in the top 10% of 121 teams from the U.S. and Europe. This was UConn’s 13th year competing. “As a whole, […] Categories: Department Achievements, Student Spotlights |
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Biodegradable Ultrasound Opens the Blood-Brain Barrier A new, biodegradable piezoelectric device far more powerful than previous devices could make brain cancers more treatable, a team of Mechanical Engineering researchers report in the June 14 issue of Science Advances. The group, developed a novel sensor from electrospun crystals of glycine, an amino acid that is a common protein in the body, and […] Categories: Faculty News, Research, Uncategorized |
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Less Painful, More Convenient Antibody Treatments A timed-release patch made of biodegradable polymer by a team led by Prof. Thanh Duc Nguyen could make antibody treatments more accessible and safer. Read more by following the link below: Categories: Research Spotlights |
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Prof. Bilal receives the 2023 Phononics Young Investigator Award This year’s Phononics Young Investigator Award goes to our own ME Prof. Osama Bilal. “The Phononics Young Investigator Award (YIA) is presented by the International Phononics Society to an early-career researcher who demonstrates research excellence in the field of phononics (including phononic crystals, acoustic/elastic metamaterials, nanoscale phonon transport, wave propagation in periodic structures, coupled phenomena […] Categories: Faculty News, Uncategorized |
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Prof. Wilson Chiu Elected Fellow of the Electrochemical Society Prof. Wilson Chiu is a new member of the 2022 Class of the Electrochemical Society Fellows. For more information, read the ECS announcement by following the that follows below. Categories: Faculty and Staff Spotlights, Research Spotlights, Uncategorized |
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A quieter world through materials by design A new paper published in Applied Physics Letters co-authored by Prof. Osama Bilal and his PhD student introduces materials that can simultaneously block sound and vibrations at tunable frequencies by design. Categories: Research Spotlights, Uncategorized |
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UConn Formula SAE Takes Top Ten Spot in International Competition Our own UConn Formula SAE team placed 10th overall and in the top ten of multiple different categories in the international Formula SAE competition held at the Michigan International Speedway in May 2022. Categories: Department Achievements, Student Spotlights |
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Recharging Cartilage After Knee Damage Through Tissue Regeneration By studying rabbits, Prof. Thanh Nguyen‘s group is using biodegradable piezoelectric film to aid in growth of new cartilage. Read the whole science highlight on the NIH’s website here: https://www.nibib.nih.gov/news-events/newsroom/recharging-cartilage-after-knee-damage Categories: Faculty and Staff Spotlights, Research, Research Spotlights, Uncategorized |
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Three ME Faculty Members win NSF CAREER Awards in 2022 NSF Early Career Development (CAREER) Program awards are highly prestigious, offered to early-career faculty members who demonstrate the potential to serve as academic role models in research and education. Three ME faculty members have received this prestigious award in 2022. Congratulations to all three recipients! Hongyi Xu Anna Tarakanova George Matheou Prof. Xu’s award will […] Categories: Department Achievements, Faculty News, Research, Uncategorized |
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Visualizing the Way Spike Protein Shows Off its Moves Prof. Anna Tarakanova, an assistant professor of mechanical engineering, and two of her graduate students, Genny Kunkel and Mohammad Madani, develop computational models describing which parts of the spike protein flex, how mutations affect that flexibility, and how it all affects antibodies’ grip. Categories: Department Achievements, Faculty and Staff Spotlights, Research |
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UConn ME selected by NASA to Develop Moon to Mars Mission Design Ideas UCONN has been selected as one of six universities to participate in NASA’s 2022 Moon to Mars eXploration Systems and Habitation (M2M X-Hab) Challenge. NASA’s selection, in partnership with the National Space Grant Foundation, will develop innovative design ideas that will help NASA advance and execute its Moon to Mars exploration objectives. This year’s winning […] Categories: Faculty and Staff Spotlights, Faculty News, Uncategorized |
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Prof. Pierce joins the Editorial Board of the ASME Journal of Biomechanical Engineering Dr. David M. Pierce, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering, has been named Associate Editor of the ASME Journal of Biomechanical Engineering. This archival journal reports research results involving the application of mechanical engineering principles to the improvement of human health. The scope of relevant topics ranges from basic biology to biomedical applications […] Categories: Faculty and Staff Spotlights, Faculty News |
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Tianfeng Lu elected as a Combustion Institute (CI) Fellow We are proud to announce that Mechanical Engineering Professor Tianfeng Lu has been recognized as one of the 2021 Class of Fellows for The Combustion Institute. Prof. Lu joins a class of 32 accomplished international scholars from industry, academia, and the public sector, and was recognized for “the development of computationally efficient and accurate methods […] Categories: Faculty and Staff Spotlights, Faculty News, Research |
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