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03/05/2025

A pinch of salt stirs up a surprising physical phenomenon

Department: Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science

The ability to better steer particles suspended in liquids could lead to better water purification processes, new drug delivery systems, and other applications. The key ingredient, say Yale...

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02/27/2025

Yale Engineering Joins National Semiconductor Technology Center

Department: Applied Physics, Chemical & Environmental Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science

Yale Engineering today celebrates its membership to the National Semiconductor Technology Center (NSTC) as the public-private consortium established by the CHIPS and Science Act surpasses 100...

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02/21/2025

Shreya Saxena and Amir Haji-Akbari Named Sloan Fellows

Department: Biomedical Engineering, Chemical & Environmental Engineering

For pioneering research in their respective fields, professors Shreya Saxena and Amir Haji-Akbari have been named 2025 Sloan Research Fellows.

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02/20/2025

In Memoriam: Daniel E. Rosner, Professor of Chemical & Environmental Engineering and Mechanical Engineering

Department: Chemical & Environmental Engineering, Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science

Our beloved colleague, mentor, and friend, Dan Rosner, passed away on Monday February 3rd with his wife Sue and son Stefan by his side. Dan was the Llewellyn West Jones, Jr. Professor of Chemical...

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02/18/2025

Unlocking the Secrets of a Superconductor

Department: Applied Physics

When superconductors were discovered in 1911, they astounded researchers with their ability to conduct electricity with no resistance. However, they could only do so at temperatures close to...

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02/17/2025

Wibisono Wins NSF CAREER Award to Develop New Framework for Algorithm Design

Department: Computer Science

For his innovative work on reimagining how algorithms are designed, Andre Wibisono has won a Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award from the National Science Foundation (NSF).

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02/16/2025

Stone wins prestigious Max Born Award for optics research

Department: Applied Physics

Yale physicist A. Douglas Stone has won the 2025 Max Born Award for his groundbreaking work in optics research, which includes more than 150 published research articles and multiple patents for...

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02/11/2025

Julie Zimmerman Elected to the National Academy of Engineering

Department: Chemical & Environmental Engineering

Julie Zimmerman, the Vice Provost for Planetary Solutions and jointly appointed professor at Yale’s School of Engineering & Applied Science and School of the Environment, has been elected to...

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02/04/2025

Undergrads navigate the nexus of ethics and digital innovation

Department: Computer Science

Yale College seniors Elizabeth Dejanikus and Madeline Levin — neither of whom identify as techies — are poised to contribute to the academic literature on the rise of artificial intelligence (AI...

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01/26/2025

Diana Qiu Wins PECASE Award

Department: Applied Physics, Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science

Diana Qiu, assistant professor of materials science, has been awarded the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE). Considered the highest honor bestowed by the...

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01/08/2025

Seminar Series Brings Industry Perspectives to Chip Design Students

Department: Electrical & Computer Engineering

Students in Rajit Manohar’s chip design class in fall 2024 had an opportunity to gain an inside perspective on the semiconductor business sector in a recent seminar series “Yale Engineering /...

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12/20/2024

With NSF grant, Yale and industry team up to harness quantum’s potential

Department: Applied Physics

A Yale-led project that aims to develop quantum technology into practical applications has been awarded a prestigious grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF).

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12/18/2024

To discover new materials, a new way to calculate electron structure

Department: Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science

Figuring out certain aspects of a material’s electron structure can take a lot out of a computer - up to a million CPU hours, in fact. A team of Yale researchers, though, are using a type of...

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12/11/2024

Sowing the seeds of a quantum revolution

Department: Applied Physics, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science

What do underwater navigation, drug safety, and air traffic control have in common? Each creates challenges that can be solved with quantum science and technology.

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12/05/2024

Student startup aims for cleaner water

Department: Chemical & Environmental Engineering

Growing up in Arlington, Va, James Licato ‘25 found inspiration from the nearby Potomac River.

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