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October 16, 2017 | 03:52 pm

Three honored with Goergen Awards for teaching excellence

Established in 1997, the award recognizes distinctive teaching accomplishments of faculty in Arts, Science, and Engineering. “The recipients embody all that we value in teaching at the University,” says Dean of the College Jeffrey Runner.

topics: awards, Department of Biology, Department of English, featured-post-side, Goergen Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Institute of Optics, Katherine Mannheimer, School of Arts and Sciences, Sima Ghaemmaghami, Thomas Brown,
Science & Technology
September 20, 2017 | 09:49 am

Grant will examine link between ‘dirty’ brains and Alzheimer’s

A $3.2 million grant from the National Institute on Aging brings together scientists from the Medical Center and engineers from the River Campus to develop a detailed understanding of the brain’s waste removal system.

topics: Alzheimer’s disease, Center for Translational Neuromedicine, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Maiken Nedergaard, Medical Center, research funding,
Science & Technology
September 14, 2017 | 04:05 pm

Governor Cuomo announces support for University-led data science consortium

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo yesterday announced $20 million in state support for the creation of a Rochester Data Science Consortium at the University of Rochester, with Harris Corporation as the consortium’s first partner.

topics: data science, featured-post-side, Goergen Institute for Data Science, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, New York governor, School of Arts and Sciences,
Science & Technology
September 8, 2017 | 02:56 pm

Designing a world of immersive sound

Using a new approach to flat-panel design, Mark Bocko and his team are creating inexpensive prototypes of speakers that double as wall hangings and overhead lights.

topics: Audio and Music Engineering, audio engineering, augmented reality, Center for Emerging and Innovative Sciences, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Light and Sound Interactive, Mark Bocko, virtual reality,
Science & Technology
August 31, 2017 | 11:39 am

An appreciation: David Quesnel, 1952–2017

The professor of mechanical engineering was remembered by friends, family members, and colleagues at a recent memorial service in Rush Rhees Library for his “unbounded curiosity.”

topics: David Quesnel, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, obituaries,
University News
August 17, 2017 | 12:06 pm

Adam Sefkow recognized for research in fusion, high-energy density physics

Sefkow, an assistant professor of mechanical engineering and senior scientist at the University’s Laboratory for Laser Energetics, has received a prestigious Early Career Research Program award from the US Department of Energy and the Fusion Power Associates 2017 Excellence in Fusion Engineering Award.

topics: Adam Sefkow, awards, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, high-energy-density physics,
Science & Technology
August 11, 2017 | 04:13 pm

Undergraduate’s summer research is a glass act

Chemical engineering major Tianhao Yu ’19 has a unique job this summer: testing organic light-emitting diodes that may help improve the screen displays of devices such as cell phones and televisions.

topics: Department of Chemical Engineering, Department of Chemistry, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Lewis Rothberg, Materials Science Program, OLED, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences, undergraduate research,
Science & Technology
August 10, 2017 | 02:35 pm

Shape-memory polymers expand with student research

A mechanical engineering student visiting from the University of Maryland, Ricardo Cardoza stretched himself—and the shape-memory polymers he worked with—in Mitchell Anthamatten’s chemical engineering lab this summer.

topics: Department of Chemical Engineering, engineering, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Mitchell Anthamatten, polymers, research finding, URnano,
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