News
Jul 05, 2023
Hybrid Model for RNA Bioprocessing
MIE Assistant Professor Wei Xie was featured in the Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News article “Hybrid Model for RNA Bioprocessing.”
Jul 05, 2023
Faculty and Students Participate in Technical Exchange Meeting at U.S. Army DEVCOM DAC
Four project teams from across the country came together for the first time at the U.S. Army Armor and Cavalry collection in Fort Moore, Georgia for a Technical Exchange Meeting. These projects assist the Army by increasing capabilities to assess AI in the future, while letting students and faculty learn directly from soldiers about the operation of ground combat vehicles.
Jul 01, 2023
The Art and Science of Bones
Bioengineering Professor Sandra Shefelbine was featured in The Hometown Weekly newspaper in “The Art and Science of Bones.”
Jun 12, 2023
Advancing Distributed Optimization for Non-Convex Problems
MIE Assistant Professor Shahin Shahrampour received a $500,000 NSF grant, in collaboration with Texas A&M University, to address “Consensus and Distributed Optimization in Non-Convex Environments with Applications to Networked Machine Learning.” The project will transform the understanding of consensus and coordination in non-convex environments, and will include educational components to introduce distributed optimization as a practical tool for the next generation of engineers.
Jun 01, 2023
Advancing Concentrated Solar Power Education
MIE Professors Hameed Metghalchi (PI), Yiannis Levendis, and Emeritus Associate Professor Gregory Kowalski were awarded a $265,000 grant to create “An Educational Program on Concentrated Solar Power and Heliostats for Power Generation and Industrial Processes” from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)’s Heliostat Consortium.
Jun 01, 2023
Levendis Receives AIAA STEM Educator Award
MIE Professor Yiannis A. Levendis received the 2023 STEM Educator Award from the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) – New England “for tireless dedication and exceptional contributions to STEM education and training”. Levendis was nominated by FYE Teaching Professor and ASEE-Zone 1 Chair Bala Maheswaran.
May 23, 2023
Melachrinoudis Receives IISE Fellow Award
MIE Professor Emanuel Melachrinoudis was selected to receive the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE) Fellow Award.
May 18, 2023
Improving Inkjet Printing by Encapsulating Ink in Liquid Crystal for Advanced Materials
MIE Assistant Professor Xiaoyu Tang, in collaboration with Xiaoguang Wang from Ohio State University, was awarded a $625,000 NSF award for “Inkjet Printing Framework by Droplet Impact-induced Ink Release from Liquid Crystal Receiving Substrate.”