Racial Justice and Equity: “We Must Let Opportunity Meet Talent.” Thu, October 22, 2020 John Brooks Slaughter gave a special lecture at the NAE Annual Meeting on what corporate America, higher education, and the engineering profession need to do to create a more inclusive society. Read More
NAE Annual Meeting: Engineering for Pandemics Thu, October 22, 2020 The NAE annual meeting included a forum on Engineering for Pandemics: Preparedness, Response, and Recovery with a presentation by FOE alum Daniel Work. Read More
Seventeen FOE Alumni Elected to NAE Thu, October 22, 2020 Check out the list of FOE alumni newly-elected as NAE members. Read More
Rapid, Longer-Lasting COVID Disinfectant Mon, October 19, 2020 Sudipta Seal (USFOE 2009) at the University of Central Florida is engineering a new, rapid-acting, long-lasting disinfectant spray that instantly kills viruses on high-contact areas such as door handles, elevators, and bannisters without using harsh chemicals. Read More
Patti Grace Smith Fellowship for Black Excellence in Aerospace Thu, October 15, 2020 Virgin Orbit's Will Pomerantz (EU-US FOE 2017) has co-founded a program for extraordinary Black- and African-American undergraduates with paid aerospace internships, mentorship, and cash grants of approximately $1,000. Applications are due November 15. Read More
Green Method to Produce Hydrogen Peroxide in House Mon, October 12, 2020 Zheng Chen (CAFOE 2019) at the University of California, San Diego has engineered a portable, more environmentally friendly method to produce hydrogen peroxide that could enable hospitals to make their own supply of the disinfectant on demand and at lower cost. Read More
Top Society of Women Engineers Award for Jayshree Seth Thu, October 08, 2020 Congratulations to Jayshree Seth (USFOE 2008) at 3M for receiving SWE's highest award for her visionary, sustainability-focused contributions to adhesives, release, and fastener technologies and for deeply influential STEM advocacy. Read More
Improving COVID Antibody Testing Mon, October 05, 2020 FOE alum Andrew Tsourkas at the University of Pennsylvania is engineering improvements to a COVID-19 detection technology to enable faster and more sensitive antibody tests for COVID-19 patients. Read More
The Intersection of AI and Graphics Thu, October 01, 2020 NVIDIA's David Luebke (USFOE 2016) was featured recently on AI Podcast, discussing how AI is especially useful in graphics by replacing or augmenting components of the traditional computer graphics pipeline, from content creation to mesh generation to realistic character animation. Read More
Influential Researcher and Passionate Mentor Mon, September 28, 2020 FOE alum Thomas Epps at the University of Delaware has been awarded the Percy Julian award by the National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers for engineering innovative technologies to convert biomass waste for use in car tires, rubber bands, and ... Read More
Go Vote! Thu, September 24, 2020 FOE alum Ken Goldberg at the University of California, Berkeley has engineered a fun tool to help expand voter awareness. Just click to create a unique link, share it with friends on email or social media, then return to see how your node expands as the network grows. Read More
Are Ultraviolet Sanitizing Lights Safe for Humans? Mon, September 21, 2020 FOE alum Karl Linden at the University of Colorado Boulder discusses installing experimental lighting in entryways that is supposed to disinfect pathogens without harming humans. Read More
An AI-powered TV News Analyzer Thu, September 17, 2020 FOE alumni Maneesh Agrawala and Kayvon Fatahalian at Stanford have engineered an interactive tool that uses AI to search transcripts and calculate the screen time of public figures appearing on cable TV news, increasing transparency around broadcasters’ editorial decisions. Read More
Microscale Surgery by Robot Mon, September 14, 2020 Harvard's Robert Wood (EU-US FOE 2010) has engineered a microscale surgical robot, an origami-inspired miniature remote center of motion manipulator that has been used in two mock procedures. Read More
Better Wastewater Treatment? It's a Wrap Thu, September 10, 2020 NAE member Pedro Alvarez (USFOE 1997) at Rice University is engineering a shield of graphene that helps particles destroy antibiotic-resistant bacteria and free-floating antibiotic resistance genes in wastewater treatment plants. Read More
Apply for the Constellation Prize by Sept. 30 Tue, September 08, 2020 FOE alumni Mira Olson at Drexel University and Darshan Karwat at Arizona State University have collaborated to create this award for US engineers who have used their engineering training to promote social justice, human rights, peace, and/or environmental protection. Read More
Improving Oral Drug Effectiveness Beyond the Stomach Thu, September 03, 2020 Kelly Schultz (USFOE 2016) at Lehigh University is engineering a hydrogel material with the capacity to degrade and spontaneously reform in the gastrointestinal tract that could help researchers develop more effective methods for oral drug delivery. Read More
Empty Roadways Invite New Thinking Thu, August 27, 2020 FOE alum Kevin Krizek at the University of Colorado Boulder writes about the environmental design and transport possibilities with people sticking closer to home because of COVID-19 and cities having less traffic, noise, congestion, and pollution. Read More
Upcycling Plastic to Energy Storage Mon, August 24, 2020 Mihri Ozkan at the University of California, Riverside (USFOE 2008) is engineering a way to recycle plastic waste, such as soda or water bottles, into a nanomaterial useful for energy storage, which could reduce plastic pollution and hasten the transition to 100% clean energy. Read More
Enhanced Water Repellent Could Reinforce PPE Mon, August 17, 2020 Penn State's Tak-Sing Wong (USFOE 2014) has identified a nanostructure that can be used to engineer stronger, more resilient water repellent coatings, with potential applications for personal protective equipment (PPE). Read More