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Mar 10, 2011

Congratulations COE Award Winners

Congratulations to the recipients of this year's College of Engineering Faculty and Staff awards.

Chemical Engineering, Civil & Environmental Engineering, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Mechanical & Industrial Engineering

Feb 28, 2011

Turning the Theoretical into Reality

Under the direction of Beverly Jaeger, a group of freshman engineering students are working to improve the gear used by service dogs to help the disabled.

Mechanical & Industrial Engineering

Feb 22, 2011

Receiving the Highest Honor

MIE Professor James Benneyan has been awarded the Smalley President’s Award, the highest honor from the Society for Health Systems for his lifelong service to the healthcare IE profession.

Mechanical & Industrial Engineering

Feb 17, 2011

Teaching Students Through Video Games

The Center for High-rate Nanomanufacturing (CHN) has developed Geckoman!, an online video game, that teaches middle-school students about nanoscience.

Mechanical & Industrial Engineering

Feb 09, 2011

Factoring in Delays

MIE Assistant Professor Rifat Sipahi has developed an “intelligent” algorithm that takes into account time delays in areas such as traffic flow, supply chain management, and human biology.

Mechanical & Industrial Engineering

Feb 04, 2011

Potential Life Saving Coupler

Under the direction of Associate Professor Jeff Ruberti, a team of MIE capstone students, developed an "anastomotic coupler" that could quickly reconnect tiny blood vessels that currently take hours to repair during surgery.

Mechanical & Industrial Engineering

Feb 02, 2011

360° Solar Food Dehydrator

Under the direction of Professor Mohammad Taslim, a team of MIE capstone students, designed an inexpensive 360-degree solar food dehydrator for use in preventing food spoilage in developing countries.

Mechanical & Industrial Engineering

Jan 28, 2011

Solving a Global Challenge

Under the direction of Associate Professor Jeff Ruberti and the Cambridge-based coop employer Joule Unlimited, Inc., a team of MIE capstone students, developed a bioreactor that turns sunlight and carbon dioxide into clean energy.

Mechanical & Industrial Engineering