News
Nov 14, 2011
MIE Receives Best Paper
MIE Professor and Chair Hameed Metghalchi, Assistant Professor Reza Sheikhi, and PhD student Mehdi Safari received the 2010 ASME Systems Analysis Best Paper Award for their "Analysis of local entropy generation via large eddy simulation of turbulent flows".
Oct 28, 2011
Wrinkles Under Pressure
Physics World featured MIE Assistant Professor Ashkan Vaziri’s research that was published in the Physical Review Letters journal for his work in determining the wrinkling properties of pressurized elastic membranes under tension.
Oct 27, 2011
ASME salutes Prof. Jalili
MIE Associate Professor Nader Jalili was recognized by ASME for his exemplary service as a general chair of the ASME 2011 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference.
Oct 14, 2011
Monitoring Patient Recovery
MIE Professor Constantinos Mavroidis is embedding dynamic sensors into medical braces that would allow doctors to monitor the progress of a patient’s physical therapy.
Oct 14, 2011
Engineering Patient Care
MIE Professor James Benneyan is working with the Boston-based Center for Integration of Medicine & Innovative Technology (CIMIT) to use system engineering methods to make healthcare safer and more efficient.
Oct 07, 2011
Busnaina, Adams & McGruer Receive Patent
MIE Professors Ahmed Busnaina & George Adams, and ECE Professor Nicol McGruer have been awarded a patent for their “Bistable nanoswitch”.
Sep 29, 2011
Correcting Healthcare
MIE Professor Vinod Sahney uses systems engineering principles to redesign the healthcare system to improve treatment, patient safety and quality of care.
Sep 28, 2011
Mavroidis Receives 2 Patents
MIE Professor Constantinos Mavroidis was awarded 2 patents this month for "Instrumented handle and pedal systems for use in rehabilitation, exercise and training equipment" AND "Gear Bearing Drive".