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09/21/2023

Yale Engineering Welcomes Tech Giants to Campus

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

Yale Engineering is set to host a lineup of industry leaders and innovators for its inaugural Dean's Invited Speaker Series. The series features distinguished guests spanning a variety of...

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09/20/2023

Yale Postdoc Receives Branco Weiss Fellowship for Shape-Morphing Robot Research

Department: Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science

Postdoctoral researcher Robert Baines is among the elite group of eight scientists awarded the Branco Weiss Fellowship this year. Following a rigorous selection process involving 424 candidates,...

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09/20/2023

Nobel Winner Hiroshi Amano Tells of the Hard Road to a Bright Future

Department: Electrical Engineering

The invention of blue light-emitting diodes (LEDs) has paved the way for numerous technologies that has made our lives easier in many ways. They’ve allowed for bright and energy-saving white light...

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09/19/2023

Yale SOM Launches New One-Year Master’s in Technology Management, Customized for Yale Engineers

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

The new offering is customized for graduates of Yale’s engineering program who want to launch careers that combine technology and business.

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08/24/2023

With NSF Grant, a New Ph.D. Training Program in Quantum Materials

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

With a $3 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF), Yale is creating an interdisciplinary Ph.D. training program in the area of quantum materials science and engineering.

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08/21/2023

For making robots adaptable, Ian Abraham wins NSF CAREER Award

Department: Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science

For a project that aims to give robots greater adaptability, Prof. Ian Abraham has won the 2023 Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award from the National Science Foundation (NSF). ...

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08/16/2023

An mRNA COVID vaccine (and potentially more) with nanoparticles, no shot needed

Department: Biomedical Engineering, Chemical and Environmental Engineering

A team of researchers has developed an inhalable vaccine that successfully protects against the COVID virus. It also opens the door to delivering other messenger RNA (mRNA) therapeutics for gene...

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08/15/2023

Study brings a new twist (and valuable properties) to materials science

Department: Electrical Engineering

In recent years, researchers have learned that twisting certain materials at specific angles can form what are known as “moiré materials,” which elicit previously undiscovered properties.

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08/14/2023

In Memoriam: Engineers Without Borders Mentor, David Sacco ’82

Department: Chemical and Environmental Engineering

The Yale community mourns the loss of David Sacco, a figure of unwavering commitment and mentorship. For 18 years, David devoted himself as a volunteer to Yale's Engineers Without Borders Chapter...

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08/04/2023

Untangling the problem of animating tightly curled hair

Department: Computer Science

Tightly coiled hair, wrinkling in cloth, and how objects collide -...

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08/03/2023

Yale Joins NOAA, NASA for Comprehensive Air Quality Research Campaign

Department: Chemical and Environmental Engineering

Researchers from NOAA, NASA, Yale Engineering and 20 other universities from three countries are deploying state-of-the-art instruments in...

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07/24/2023

The Czingers disrupt manufacturing at top speeds — 253 mph, specifically

Department: Electrical Engineering

The first thing people typically know about the father-son team of Kevin Czinger '82, '87 J.D and Lukas Czinger '17 is the car.

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07/21/2023

Studies provide guidelines for extracting valuable materials from water

Department: Chemical and Environmental Engineering

Effectively extracting valuable resources from water could go a long way toward enhancing national security while also helping the environment. Two recent studies from the lab of Prof. Menachem...

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07/20/2023

COVID-19 Shutdown Highlights Air Quality Policy Challenges

Department: Chemical and Environmental Engineering

In a study conducted in NYC during the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers found that air quality policies focusing on reducing pollutant emissions from the transportation sector have made significant...

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07/10/2023

Prof. Abhishek Bhattacharjee Wins the Maurice Wilkes Award

Department: Computer Science

The ACM’s Special Interest Group in Computer Architecture (SIGARCH) announced on June 20th, at the International Symposium on Computer Architecture (ISCA), that Professor Abhishek Bhattacharjee is...

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