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Aug 02, 2024
Advancing Heliostat Design and Operation Education
MIE Professors Hameed Metghalchi (PI), Yiannis Levendis, and Emeritus Associate Professor Gregory Kowalski were awarded a $360,065 grant for “Advancing University Level Education on Heliostat Design and Operation” from the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory Heliostat Consortium.
Aug 01, 2024
Revolutionizing Computing With Meta-ONNs
MIE/ECE Professor Yongmin Liu was awarded a $467,930 NSF grant for “Design and Realization of Multiplexed Meta-Optical Neural Networks.” He will design and implement a novel class of metasurface-based ONNs, which can operate at optical frequencies and realize diverse functions.
Aug 01, 2024
Using Sulfur Crystals on Mars To Make New Discoveries
MIE Professor Moneesh Upmanyu says the recent discovery of pure sulfur on Mars—a first for the Mars Science Laboratory mission—could lead to more discoveries as the sulfur crystals may provide information on how the surface of Mars evolved over time and help scientists reconstruct the history of the planet.
Jul 25, 2024
Zheng Wins 2024 Raymond Viskanta Award
MIE Associate Professor Yi Zheng is the recipient of the 2024 Raymond Viskanta Award, one of the highest honors for faculty in the field of radiative heat transfer. He received the award at the 5th International Workshop on Nano-Micro Thermal Radiation (NanoRad 2024) in Japan.
Jul 24, 2024
$1.5M NSF Grant To Develop New Photonic Materials
MIE/ECE Associate Professor Yongmin Liu and ECE Assistant Professor Sunil Mittal, in collaboration with the Georgia Institute of Technology and Purdue University, are leading a $1.5 million NSF DMREF grant for “Accelerating the Design and Development of Engineered Photonic Materials Based on a Data-Driven Deep Learning Approach.”
Jul 24, 2024
Robotics Student Awarded 2024 Amazon Robotics Day One Fellowship
Sophia Jonas, MS’26, robotics, is one of seven new fellows selected for the 2024 Amazon Robotics Day One Fellowship, which supports students from underrepresented backgrounds in STEM fields pursuing robotics degrees.
Jul 23, 2024
Ergun Gives Plenary Speech at ISMP 2024
MIE Distinguished Professor Ozlem Ergun gave a plenary speech at the upcoming 25th International Symposium on Math Programming that focused on her research related to the improvement of global food aid operations using mathematical programming.
Jul 10, 2024
Robotics Student Awarded Amazon Robotics Day One Fellowship
Oscar De La Garza, MS’25, robotics, is participating in an internship at Amazon Robotics as part of being named one of just seven students awarded the 2023 Amazon Robotics Day One Fellowship. The fellowship supports emerging leaders in science from backgrounds underrepresented in STEM, awarding scholarships, mentorship, and career opportunities.