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  • 01/23/2020

    A Breakthrough in Molding Materials at the Nanoscale
    Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science

    In recent years, researchers have made advances in molding metals and alloys at the nanoscale level. But the ability to mold a coveted class of materials known as ordered phases at that...

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  • 12/19/2019

    Rebecca Kramer-Bottiglio Wins Greer Memorial Prize
    Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science

    Rebecca Kramer-Bottiglio, the John J. Lee Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science, has received the Arthur Greer Memorial Prize for Outstanding Scholarly Publication...

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  • 12/03/2019

    Judy Cha Wins Moore Foundation's Investigator Award
    Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science

    For her work in exploring new and better quantum materials, Judy Cha, the Carol and Douglas Melamed Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science, has received the Moore...

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  • 11/22/2019

    SEAS Faculty Among "Highly Cited Researchers" list; Prof. Elimelech Listed Twice
    Biomedical Engineering, Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science

    Six SEAS faculty members are listed in this year’s roundup of the Web of Science Group’s compilation of “Highly Cited Researchers.” Among them is Menachem Elimelech, who’s appears on the list for...

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  • 10/07/2019

    ‘Picoscience’ and a plethora of new materials
    Applied Physics, Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science

    The revolutionary tech discoveries of the next few decades, the ones that will change daily life, may come from new materials so small they make nanomaterials look like lumpy behemoths.

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  • 09/09/2019

    Andrew Reardon '21 Wins NASA Connecticut Space Grant
    Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science

    For a proposal that would reduce the amount of time that astronauts spend outside of their spacecraft, Andrew Reardon ‘21 has won a NASA Connecticut Space Grant Consortium (CTSGC) Undergraduate...

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  • 08/28/2019

    Yale Graduate Student Chapter of Society of Women Engineers Receives National Award
    Biomedical Engineering, Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science

    The SWE Graduate Community would like to recognize GradSWE at Yale University with a GradSWE Established Group Award for their long-standing commitment to the SWE Core Value of Inclusive...

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  • 08/27/2019

    New Dean of SEAS Addresses New Students (and potential engineering majors)
    Jeffrey Brock speaks to incoming Yale students
    Biomedical Engineering, Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science

    From a diverse set of studies to great resources like the Center for Engineering Innovation and Design (CEID), SEAS Dean Jeffrey Brock gave students from the Class of 2023 an overview of what they...

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  • 08/08/2019

    Study to Examine Human-Robot Collaboration to Reduce Recycling ‘Bottleneck’
    Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science

    Last year China announced that it would reject almost all recyclables imported from other countries due in part to the amount of "impurities" — or non-recyclable materials — in the waste that then...

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  • 08/06/2019

    D.A. Pennebaker '47, Engineering Pioneer of Cinema
    Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science

    If you’ve seen “Dont Look Back,” the documentary about Bob Dylan’s 1965 tour of England, you likely remember the famous opening sequence featuring the “Subterranean Homesick Blues.” While it plays...

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  • 08/01/2019

    Finally, A Robot that Moves Kind of Like a Tongue
    Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science

    Your tongue is super weird, which is fine because mine is too. Even though it lacks supporting bones, it can move in all sorts of directions because it’s a “muscular hydrostat”: Fluid is...

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  • 07/15/2019

    Treating childhood autism one robot at a time
    Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science

    Parents can be resistant to hearing that their child faces a challenging health diagnosis. But when Thomas Leaf and Emanuela Palmares learned that their son Caio has autism spectrum disorder (ASD...

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  • 07/12/2019

    Scratching the surface: Metallic glass implants
    Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science

    Artificial joints, blood-vessel stents, bone screws, and other implanted objects—crucial tools to help patients—carry risks related to the materials they're made of. Valves and stents, for example...

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  • 07/11/2019

    Xia, Kramer-Bottiglio Honored with Presidential Award in Science and Technology
    Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science

    Yale Engineering faculty members Fengnian Xia and Rebecca Kramer-Bottiglio have been named recipients of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE).

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  • 07/10/2019

    Engineering Innovation
    Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science

    Maddy O'Neal held a shiny titanium screw in her hand while studying a computer model of the device on the screen in front of her, looking for potential weaknesses once the screw is put in someone'...

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