Anagnostou Awarded NASA Precipitation Grant

Dr. Emmanouil Anagnostou, associate professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering, and co-PI Dr. Amvrossios Bagtzoglou, associate . . .« more »
Date: Fall 2006

Alumni and Faculty Join in Celebration

More than 100 engineering alumni, faculty and University officials attended the December 7 holiday reception at the historic . . .« more »
Date: Fall 2006

Jennifer Kleinhans Bridges Scholastics and Sports

Sophomore Jennifer Kleinhans leaves for the National University of Singapore (NUS) in January, where she will continue her Biomedical. . .« more »
Date: Fall 2006

Accorsi Brings Leadership to CEE Department

n June 2006, following a departmental search, professor Michael Accorsi was appointed Head of the Civil & Environmental Engineering. . .« more »
Date: Fall 2006

Quing Zhu Awarded $500,000 for Breast Cancer Research

Annually, more than 200,000 American women are diagnosed with breast cancer. It is the fifth leading cause of death among . . .« more »
Date: Fall 2006

Call for Nominations

Distinguished Engineering & Service Award Nomination . . . « more »
Date: Fall 2006

Asian Tsunami a Lesson in Civil Engineering

During the summer months in 2006, undergraduate researchers Mike Gemmell and Ken-Taro Plude, graduate student Brent . . . « more »
Date: Fall 2006

Dr. Luh Named Head of Electrical & Computer Engineering

Dr. Peter Luh, the SNET Professor of Communications and Information Technologies, was appointed Head of the . . . « more »
Date: Fall 2006

New Head for Mechanical Engineering

The Mechanical Engineering Department welcomed a new Department Head, Professor Baki M. Cetegen, who began his . . . « more »
Date: Fall 2006

Jordan Scholarship Honors Sacrifice of Brother

Dr. Eric Jordan, professor of Mechanical Engineering, and his family have pledged over $25,000 to establish a new undergraduate . . . « more »
Date: Fall 2006

Biofuels Symposium on Tap

The School of Engineering is pleased to announce a Biofuels Symposium will take place at the University of Connecticut . . . « more »
Date: Fall 2006

Engineering Team to Help State Ensure Vote Integrity

On November 7, more than 100 million Americans will go to the polls to register their votes in the nation's . . . « more »
Date: Fall 2006

Dean Smith Introduces Joe Hanrahan, Director of Development

Interim Dean of Engineering Erling Smith named Joseph Hanrahan as the new Director of Development for the School of . . . « more »
Date: Fall 2006

Kazerounian Honored with ASME Mechanisms and Robotics Award

In September, 2006, professor of Mechanical Engineering Kazem Kazerounian was awarded the Mechanisms & Robotics Award . . . « more »
Date: Fall 2006

The Engineer of 2020

In its groundbreaking 2004 report, The Engineer of 2020: Visions of Engineering in the New Century,* the National Academy. . . « more »
Date: Summer 2006

Prospective Students Enjoy Open House

On Sunday, September 17, 2006, the University held its annual fall Open House for students and their parents who are interested in . . . « more »
Date: Fall 2006

Engineering Faculty Garner NSF CAREER Awards

Two engineering faculty members were selected to receive the National Science Foundation (NSF) Early Career Development (CAREER) Award in 2006: assistant professor of. . . « more »
Date: Summer 2006

Engineering Goes to School: the Galileo Project

On June 13, 14 seniors from Somers High School brought three electric cars to Lime Rock Park in Lakeville, CT for an endurance race in which they competed against 15. . . « more »
Date: Summer 2006

UConn's Fuel Cell Center Hosts Secretary of Energy

On the morning of June 2, the Connecticut Global Fuel Cell Center (CGFCC) hosted U.S. Secretary of Energy Samuel Bodman, Under Secretary of Science Dr. Raymond. . . « more »
Date: Summer 2006

Wilson Chiu Receives ASME Bergles-Rohsenow Young Investigator Award

Dr. Wilson K.S. Chiu, associate professor of Mechanical Engineering, was awarded the 2006 ASME Bergles Rohsenow Young Investigator Award in Heat Transfer. . . « more »
Date: Summer 2006

A Lesson in Fun for 140 Young Women

On April 7th, over 140 female eighthgrade students from 15 area middle schools learned the answers to these and other burning questions-along with an important . . . « more »
Date: Summer 2006

Focus on Alumni: Mark Vergnano

For alumnus Mark Vergnano, who has built an enviable 26-year career with chemical giant E.I. DuPont de Nemours Co., Inc., his UConn Chemical. . . « more »
Date: Summer 2006

John DeWolf Named 2006 University Teaching Fellow

Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering John DeWolf was named one of four 2006-07 University of Connecticut Teaching Fellows. The award. . . « more »
Date: Summer 2006

Incoming Students Enjoy Open House

On Saturday, April 8, 2006, the University held its annual spring Open House for students who . . .« more »
Date: Winter 2006

Two Departments Merge: Chemical, Materials and Biomolecular Engineering Results

As an outgrowth of the School of Engineering's Strategic Plan, Dean of Engineering Amir Faghri officially announced that . . .« more »
Date: Winter 2006

Engineering Professor Receives $60,000 Cash Prize

Associate professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering Emmanouil Anagnostou was presented the prestigious . . .« more »
Date: Winter 2006

Major Funding for Wei's Biomaterials Research

Dr. Mei Wei, assistant professor of Materials Science & Engineering, who joined the University of Connecticut in 2002, was recently awarded . . .« more »
Date: Winter 2006

Dean Faghri Awarded ASME's 2005 James Harry Potter Gold Medal

Dean of Engineering Amir Faghri, who is the United Technologies Endowed Chair Professor of Thermal-fluids Engineering, was presented. . . « more »
Date: Winter 2006

UConn Delegation Inaugurates New Degree Program with Egypt

University of Connecticut Provost Dr. Peter Nicholls, along with a delegation of university officials, traveled to Cairo. . .« more »
Date: Winter 2006

Outreach Activities Enhance Engineering Awareness

In 2000, Asia produced nearly five times more engineering B.S. graduates than did the . . . « more »
Date: Winter 2006

Transportation Institute Co-sponsors Multiple Events

During the summer and fall, the Connecticut Transportation Institute (CTI) sponsored and coordinated several major educational. . . « more »
Date: Winter 2006