News
Jan 13, 2010
Gu & Wan Receive $150K DOE Grant
CEE assistant professor April Gu and MIE associate professor Kai-tak Wan, have received a grant from DOE to explore how nano-scale cell surface characteristics dictate the microbial transport and migration behavior in contaminant remediation.
Dec 21, 2009
Precision in Surgery
MIE Associate Professor Nader Jalili is devising a method to use nanorobots in non-invasive cancer surgery that is far more precise and safer than methods that are now available.
Dec 18, 2009
Lending a Helping Hand
MIE students develop glove designed to provide stroke victims regain fine motor skills. The ATLAS bimanual rehabilitation glove provided a real-world solution as a senior capstone project.
Dec 04, 2009
Breaking New Ground in Cornea Implants
MIE Associate Professor Jeff Ruberti is using “Hybrid Tissue Engineering” to create cornea tissue from collagen that can be used for human transplants.
Nov 06, 2009
SWE Team Comes in 3rd in Collegiate SME "Subject Matter Experts" Competition
Mariah Dellea (ME'13) and Kerri Liss (IE'13), were part of a 5 person team that placed 3rd in Exxon Mobil Corporation’s Subject Matter Expert Bowl contest at the SWE National Conference.
Oct 23, 2009
Vaziri Wins $360K Air Force Young Investigator Award
MIE Assistant Professor Ashkan Vaziri has received the Air Force Young Investigator Award to study bio-inspired interfaces for hybrid structures.
Oct 13, 2009
Jung Awarded $100K NSF Grant
Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Assistant Professor Yung Joon Jung has been awarded a 3-year grant from NSF to develop ultra-high performance carbon nanotubes for use in extremely narrow interconnects.
Oct 01, 2009
Ruberti Receives $785K NEI Grant
Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Associate Professor Jeff Ruberti has received a 2 year $785K grant from NIH’s National Eye Institute for his continued research on Engineering Biomimetic Corneal Constructs.