An Engineering Alumnus’ Journey From an Internment Camp to UConn
Engineering Alumnus Satoshi Oishi was forced into an internment camp as a teen during World War II, and later excelled at UConn.

New Monitor Can Detect Early Signs of Heart Disease
UConn biomedical engineering researchers are developing new heart monitors to improve early detection of an irregular heartbeat.

	An Engineering Alumnus’ Journey From an Internment Camp to UConn Engineering Alumnus Satoshi Oishi was forced into an internment camp as a teen during World War II, and later excelled at UConn. read more
	New Monitor Can Detect Early Signs of Heart Disease UConn biomedical engineering researchers are developing new heart monitors to improve early detection of an irregular heartbeat. read more
	UConn Alumus Tells High School Students About His Engineering Journey UConn Engineering alum Doug Shidler took part in a UConn recruiting event at North Haven High School. read more
	Tackling the Science of Disaster Just weeks before the Nov. 22 earthquake in Japan, UConn faculty and students from three different departments visited the country to explore the potential to create new opportunities for international research in disaster science. read more
	Alumni News Keep up with the latest UConn Engineering alumni news from around the globe. read more
	A Promise Fulfilled: the Story of the Stern Family A UConn Alum honored her parents by making a scholarship for women engineers. read more
	Engineering Celebrates 100 Years With Gadget Guru Gala Over 350 guests took part in the Gadget Guru Gala on November 11, celebrating 100 years of UConn Engineering. read more
	UConn Engineering Was Top Choice for Navy Veteran Veteran and current UConn student Thomas Underwood explains why he turned to the School of Engineering after six years of service. read more
	ANSYS Offers Free Training for Engineering Students ANSYS recently hosted a training seminar for their simulation software at UConn. read more
	Alumni News Alumni updates from around the country for the month of October. read more
	Eversource Energy Center Celebrates First Year The Eversource Energy Center highlighted its first year by showcasing the impressive research the center does to make the power grid more reliable. read more
	Engineering Students Help Grant A Wish UConn Engineering students helped Make-A-Wish Connecticut create a miniature Fenway Park for a Windsor kid facing a difficult disease. read more
	UConn Engineering Reaches Out To High School Students With Second Annual Women In Engineering Day The second annual Women in Engineering Day encouraged young women to explore STEM careers. read more
	Cybersecurity Experts Come To UConn For CyberSEED Cybersecurity experts from across the country journeyed to UConn for the third CyberSEED conference and competition. read more
	UConn Establishes Synchrony Financial Center of Excellence in Cybersecurity Stamford-based Synchrony Financial Pledges $2.2 million in philanthropic support across multiple programs. read more
	UConn a Leader in Closing the Engineering Gender Gap A recent report in The Washington Post says UConn saw the largest five-year gain in female engineering graduates among 90 public institutions nationally. read more
	NSF Awards $3.5M to Support Diversity in STEM Under UConn leadership, a higher education alliance dedicated to expanding diversity in the STEM fields recently received a grant of $3.5 million to increase its efforts. read more
	When Push Comes to Shove: Size Matters for Particles in Bloodstream A UConn Engineer's study of particles in the bloodstream may help develop more effective cancer drugs. read more
	New UConn Center Will Give Connecticut Manufacturers Access to Modeling Technology UConn’s new Connecticut Manufacturing Simulation Center will share computer modeling expertise with small and medium-sized Connecticut manufacturers. read more
	UConn Scientists Find Material’s Defects Improve Solar Cell Performance Using a novel mapping technique developed at UConn, researchers have discovered new conductive properties in cadmium telluride. read more
	2017 Academy of Distinguished Engineers Nominations Every year, University of Connecticut Academy of Distinguished Engineers inducts a new class of remarkable engineers. This year read more
	Award Scholarship Dinner Highlights the Impact Of Giving The recent Engineering Award Scholarship Dinner emphasized how scholarships benefit students, as well as the impressive impact engineering can have on the planet. read more
	Alumni News Keep up with the latest UConn Engineering Alumni news from around the globe. read more
	New Grant Will Support Biomedical Engineering Graduate Students The University of Connecticut’s School of Engineering has secured a highly selective federal grant to attract graduate students who will specialize in medical devices for public health. The U.S. Department of Education recently notified the biomedical engineering department that it will receive a three-year grant totaling $879,000 as part of the Graduate Assistance in Areas […] read more
	UConn Innovation Fund Accepting Applications The new UConn Innovation fund is accepting applications to provide early-stage financial support to new businesses affiliated with UConn. read more
	Three Engineering Faculty Selected For Prestigious Symposium Three UConn faculty have been selected to take part in the National Academy of Engineering's Frontiers of Engineering Education symposium. read more
	UConn Leaders Meet With Department Of Energy, Discuss Smart Manufacturing UConn leadership recently met with the Department of Energy to discuss the Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute. read more
	NextGen Hall Welcomes First Students The new NextGen Hall, which is over 50 percent engineering students, opened August 24 with a visit from Gov. Dannel Malloy. read more
	New Partnership Brings High End Research Equipment to UConn Anton Paar is providing UConn with a new high-end rheometer. read more
	Hands On Experience A Benefit To STEM Teachers STEM teachers from secondary schools and community colleges worked on research projects at UConn this summer, an experience that they will take back to their classes. read more
	A Centennial Look Back: James D. Bowen As we celebrate 100 years of engineering at UConn, we’d like to share the stories of alumni who have made the school great. read more
	Quiet Corner Innovation Cluster Announces First Partner the QCIC announced Loos & Co., Inc. as its first partner recently. read more
	Keeping Connecticut’s Bridges Strong The state's bridges will benefit from a new repair method developed at UConn using ultra-high performance concrete. read more
	Alumni News: August, 2016 Keep up with the latest UConn Engineering news from around the globe. read more
	Novel Smart Materials Inspired by Sea Creatures A suite of new materials developed in the lab of UConn researcher Luyi Sun can change their appearance and quickly revert to their original state, just like the squid and jellyfish that inspired them. read more
	UConn Marks Construction Milestone for New Engineering Complex UConn Engineering celebrated completion of the structural phase of the new Engineering & Science Building on July 21. read more
	Framing UConn’s Future: Tech Park The executive director of the UConn Tech Park, Radenka Maric, recently discussed the new building and what it means for the University and the state of Connecticut. read more
	Fellowship Brings STEM Teachers Into Engineering Labs The Joule Fellows Program brings high school and community college science teachers into engineering labs for hands on work. read more
	UConn Joins National Smart Manufacturing Initiative UConn has been named part of a new national coalition to coordinate research and development in smart manufacturing and energy efficiency, and will play a leading role in those efforts in Connecticut. read more
	Engineering Alum’s Gift To Help Keep UConn Safe An electrical engineering alum is donating an intelligent gunshot detection to UConn. read more
	Alumni News An update on our Engineering Alums from around the country. read more
	Black Hats, Cyber Bots, Zombies, And You the Comcast Center of Excellence for Security Innovation and other cyber-security labs at UConn are beating computer hackers at their own game. read more
	Student Perspective: Q&A With Vincent Turnier Engineering freshman Vincent Turnier discusses his path to UConn and his impressions so far. read more
	Engineering Design Competition Offers Messy Fun For High Schoolers Students from nine high schools were on UConn’s campus May 25 for the 6th Annual GK-12 Engineering Design Competition. read more
	Innovation Partnership Building Marks Construction Milestone UConn officials and others celebrated the completion of the structural phase of UConn’s new Innovation Partnership Building in Storrs. read more
	White House Honors Dr. Cato Laurencin with National Medal of Technology and Innovation UConn’s Dr. Cato Laurencin was honored on May 19 at the White House by President Barack Obama with the National Medal of Technology and Innovation. read more
	New Partnership to Bring Innovative Storm Outage Prediction Technology to Utilities UConn, Eversource Energy and Schneider Electric are combining storm outage prediction technology to create one, more precise and accurate model. read more
	Preparing to Face a Hurricane Connecticut’s hurricane preparedness could be organized in a more systematic and efficient manner, thanks to the combined efforts of UConn faculty, the Connecticut Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security (DEMHS), and a graduate student with a passion for mitigating the damage of the storms. read more
	McNair Scholar Pursues Path to STEM Success Ornella Tempo is among the first students to become a McNair Scholar at UConn, and she represent exactly the type of individuals the program is designed to attract. read more
	2016 Academy of Distinguished Engineers Inductees Each year, the School of Engineering honors exceptional engineering alumni and friends who have helped us in countless ways. read more
	Engineering Student named Goldwater Scholar Cameron Flower, an engineering junior, is one of two Goldwater Scholars at UConn this year. read more
	Are U.S. States Prepared to Manage Water in a Changing Climate? UConn Assistant Professor Christine Kirchhoff studied water allocation and planning in five states. read more
	Steel Bridge Club Headed To National Competition The UConn Steel Bridge Club recently placed second in the American Society of Civil Engineers New England Regional Student Steel Bridge Competition. Because of that second place finish, they’ll be traveling to the national competition at Brigham Young University on May 27 and 28. read more
	Distracted Driving a Crash Test in Behavior Modification UConn expert says the majority of car crashes are caused by human error. She hopes her research will ultimately help modify drivers' risk-taking behavior. read more
	Senior Design Demonstration Day Preview Every year, engineering seniors spend the spring and fall semester at UConn designing senior projects, often working with industry partners. A partner will provide an engineering problem for a group of students with a particular interest to work on. Over 170 teams of seniors will present their work on April 29 at Gampel Pavilion- visitors are welcome to attend! read more
	HackUConn Lets Students Envision Tech For Smart Cities The UConn Entrepreneurship and Innovation Society held its first hackathon, HackUConn 2016 Smart Cities, on April 1 and 2. The event allowed over twenty students to innovate over twenty-four hours by developing solutions to real problems in the topic area of Smart Cities. read more
	Professor Cato T. Laurencin to Receive 2016 Connecticut Medal of Technology Dr. Cato T. Laurencin, a world-renowned physician-scientist in orthopaedic surgery, engineering, and materials science, has been named the 2016 recipient of the Connecticut Medal of Technology. read more
	A Q and A with MSE Ph.D. Candidate Cain Hung Material science and engineering Cain Hung analyzes additively manufactured aluminum alloys and the microstructure of 3-D printed parts. he answered a few questions. read more
	UConn Led Travel Survey will give state decision makers updated information A new travel study being conducted by UConn faculty will provide data for the state travel model, updating decades-old information. read more
	Helping Hand: Student Designs Prosthetic Limb Undergraduate Stephen Hawes used an IDEA grant to design a low-cost customizable prosthetic hand, using 3-D printing and open source software. read more
	Questions And Answers with UConn Alum Dipayan Ghosh UConn Alum Dipayan Ghosh discusses working at Facebook and privacy on the internet. He'll be giving a talk on campus April 11. read more
	Alumni News An update on Alumni news and activities. read more
	Boosting Business in the ‘Quiet Corner’ UConn is creating a center to connect small and medium-sized technology and manufacturing businesses in Eastern Connecticut with the University’s resources and outside partners. read more
	Top UConn Interns Are Engineering Students The top two UConn undergraduate interns from 2015 are both from the school of engineering. read more
	Building a Better Mousetrap, From the Atoms Up The Ramprasad Lab is employing machine learning to design new materials without having to pre-test each one. read more
	UTAS Announces UConn Center For Advanced Materials UTC Aerospace Systems has announced a materials engineering Center of Excellence opening for collaboration with UConn. read more
	UConn professors Show Link Between More Parking Lots and Increased Driving two UConn professors explore the link between parking and traffic congestion. read more
	A Grateful Message To An Anonymous Donor An anonymous donor has given UConn Engineering a very generous gift. read more
	What’s at Stake for Apple in iPhone Legal Case UConn Professor and Comcast Center co-director Laurent Michel discusses cyber security and the IPhone case. read more
	Researchers Develop New Sensor to Detect Deadly Chemicals A team of researchers at UConn, in collaboration with a Chongqing University professor, has developed a sensitive and affordable sensor that can detect organophosphates, which are used in pesticides and chemical weapons. read more
	Aaron Gladstein on Staying Balanced From marching on the UConn turf to community work in Israel, material science and engineering junior Aaron Gladstein stays busy. read more
	Engineers Week! February 21-27, 2016 marks Engineers Week. Take this time to step back and consider the amazing things engineers do for our society, and to watch the video below that highlights some of the impressive things going on at UConn Engineering. read more
	Stanley Black & Decker donates to School of Engineering’s Bridge Program Gift Gives Academic Support to Low-Income UConn Engineering Students. read more
	Glastonbury Eighth Graders Pour It On During Concrete Day At UConn Eighth-graders from Glastonbury spent a day exploring concrete engineering at UConn’s Storrs campus on February 2, 2016. read more
	Improving the Water Supply in a Drought-Stricken Village Three UConn engineering students are working in partnership with a village in Ethiopia to help improve the water supply. read more
	Petit Family Foundation Supports Girls In STEM Conference The Petit Family Foundation – dedicated to promoting STEM careers for young women – is helping eighth-grade girls learn from role models – top female UConn Engineering students and practicing engineers. Its $11,000 gift brings together girls with an interest in science, technology, engineering and math (the STEM fields) with women who can help them […] read more
	Bringing Crash Reporting Into The 21st century Connecticut is in the middle of a quiet revolution in the way it handles data from traffic crashes around the state, and UConn is at the forefront of the transition. The Connecticut Transportation Safety Research Center (CTSRC), part of the Connecticut Transportation Institute, has spent the past two years working in collaboration with the Connecticut Department of Transportation (ConnDOT) in the development of an award-winning system for storing and analyzing Connecticut’s crash data. read more
	UConn Becomes Founding Member of Flexible Electronics Institute UConn has become a founding member of Nextflex, a flexible electronics manufacturing research institute that will spur national development in this emerging field. UConn will host a Nextflex Industry Workshop on February 18, 2016 to introduce Connecticut companies to the institute’s activities. Flexible electronics refers to a new generation of bendable and wearable electronic sensors […] read more
	Using Advanced Chemistry to Combat Climate Change The landmark Paris climate change agreement has put renewed focus on the need for advanced technologies to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions around the world. At UConn, William Mustain, associate professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, is exploring new ways of capturing carbon dioxide emissions from coal- and natural gas-fired power plants that, if realized, would be a dramatic improvement over current methods. read more
	The Many Opportunities For An MSE Undergrad Undergraduate Amy Hernandez is in her final year at UConn, but she knows her Material Science and Engineering (MSE) education has provided her with a bright future head. “Material science and engineering is diverse and empowering; it is how we will adapt for the future and create novel technologies and improvements,” Amy said. read more
	In Memoriam: Carroll Osborne Bennett. April 1, 1921 – Jan. 9, 2016 Carroll Osborne “C.O.” Bennett, A UConn Engineering professor for 23 years who coauthored one of the fundamental texts of chemical engineering, died from complications of Alzheimer’s disease on Jan. 9, 2016 at Paris, France. read more
	UConn Students Show Middle Schoolers How Fun Engineering Is at Science Center Vanessa DeJesus examined a human skull, slowly turning it over in her hands at the Connecticut Science Center on a recent November night. She was trying to figure out whether the skull was from a man or a woman based on clues a couple of biomedical engineering UConn students gave her. read more

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