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The College of Engineering recently honored faculty and staff who have distinguished themselves for accomplishments in teaching, research and service. Here are your 2024 awardees!
Congratulations to our incredible faculty and staff on their well-earned recognition!
University of Rhode Island (URI) computer engineering assistant professor Weiwei Jia was selected for a National Science Foundation (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering Research Initiation Initiative (CRII)
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We had a great tour of the Block Island Wind Farm yesterday by PPL Corporation. It is the first large scale offshore farm in the US, and fascinating.
Meet biomedical, German (IEP) and math major Heather DiFazio, who is headed to Switzerland (Universitat Bern) to work on a biomedical device to help those with cancer. tinyurl.com/8t9dxf6b
Meet Jessica Yang, URI Electrical Engineering '23 and headed to Stanford! youtu.be/g4_k5SeB6Tw
President Parlange mentioned work by Professor Nassersharif work with NASA during his "State of the University" address yesterday. youtube.com/live/OiD3-_e3emg…
Dean Anthony Marchese presented end-of-the-year awards to faculty and staff members during the College of Engineering’s holiday event on Dec. 16. The recipients were nominated by their peers and by engineering students. ➡️: bit.ly/3ZdoU2b
ALT The 2022 College of Engineering faculty and staff award winners were, from left, Peter Swaszek, Joseph Goodwill, Yan Sun, Maria Fan, and Richard Vaccaro.
A couple of months before the Frank M. White legacy panel was unveiled at URI in November, the impact the former engineering professor had was represented in a collection of testimonials, some of which were published in the journal Physics of Fluids. ➡️: bit.ly/3GtZvtz
As an electrical materials research engineer, there’s no such thing as a typical day for Michael Platek. Among many other responsibilities, Platek makes sure some of the most sophisticated and expensive research equipment at URI works properly. ➡️: bit.ly/3jx6M2J
ALT Michael Platek (center) looks inside the Shimadzu electron probe microanalyzer, the only one of its kind in the United States. (URI photo by Sean McVeigh)
ALT Michael Platek (left) sits with a representative from Shimadzu when the electron probe microanalyzer was installed at URI. (URI photo by Sean McVeigh)
Congratulations to dean emeritus Raymond Wright and tech support specialist Jim Vincent on being inducted into URI's Lifetime Service Society. Retirees are inducted into the society if they have completed 40 years of service to the University. ➡️: bit.ly/3I9hwOT
Occasionally a student comes along who is so extraordinary, a professor can envision the pupil having a remarkable career. Lisa Pruitt made such an impression on Professor Otto Gregory. 35 years later, she's still impressing her former professor. bit.ly/3jnO65B
ALT Lisa Pruitt and Otto Gregory
Ten URI engineering students were among the 48 students who presented their research projects at the Undergraduate Research Fellows Symposium on Dec. 14. URI President Marc Parlange awarded prizes for the most outstanding projects. ➡️: bit.ly/3YF72gd
ALT URI Undergraduate Research Fellows Symposium