News
Mar 03, 2026
Busnaina to Serve as Lunch Keynote at CMSE 2026
University Distinguished and MIE William Lincoln Smith Professor Ahmed Busnaina will discuss “High-throughput Additive Manufacturing of Microelectronics including Passive and Active Components for 3D HI, Legacy Electronics and Advanced Packaging” as the Lunch & Learn Keynote Speaker at the 29th Annual Components for Military & Space Electronics Conference & Exhibition.
Mar 03, 2026
Why Rechargeable Batteries Break Down Over Time
MIE Assistant Professor Juner Zhu’s research on “Electrode strain dynamics in layered intercalation battery cathodes” was published in Science.
Feb 19, 2026
Improving the Durability of Wearable Health Monitors and Flexible Displays
MIE Assistant Professor Ruobing Bai published his research on “Prevalent Low Interfacial Fatigue Threshold in Pressure-Sensitive Adhesives” in the Journal of Applied Mechanics.
Feb 17, 2026
Using Heat Patterns for Secure Information Encryption
MIE Associate Professor Yi Zheng’s research on “Logic computing-derived near-field radiative thermal encryption” was published in Applied Physics Letters.
Feb 17, 2026
Zhu Joins Editorial Boards of the Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry and Extreme Mechanics Letters
Juner Zhu, an associate professor of mechanical and industrial engineering, has joined the editorial boards of the Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry and Extreme Mechanics Letters. Zhu also recently joined the Advisory Board of Cell Reports Physical Science.
Feb 13, 2026
Shrivastava and Zheng Receive MassCEC Funding for Climate Tech Advancement
ECE Associate Professor Aatmesh Shrivastava’s start-up, Think Analog, Inc., and MIE Associate Professor Yi Zheng were each awarded $75,000 as part of a $4.5 million Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) investment for 23 clean energy and climate technology projects.
Feb 05, 2026
MIE Faculty Leadership at the Winter Simulation Conference
Faculty from the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering (MIE) played a prominent leadership role at the 2025 Winter Simulation Conference (WSC), the leading international conference on simulation research and practice.
Feb 05, 2026
Powering the Future with Clean Hydrogen Innovation
MIE Associate Professor Yi Zheng has secured a $500,000 grant from ARCK Energy to lead a five-year multidisciplinary project focused on developing advanced proton exchange membranes to enhance the efficiency and durability of hydrogen fuel cells.