STEM
SparkCharge CEO Josh Aviv 鈥15, G鈥17 Introduces President Biden L鈥68 Before CHIPS, Science Act Signing
The White House鈥檚 famous Rose Garden turned Orange on Tuesday afternoon as Josh Aviv 鈥15, G鈥17, the founder and CEO of SparkCharge, introduced President Joseph R. Biden Jr. L鈥68 before a packed crowd outside the White House. Aviv, who launched…
Professor Receives Award for Outstanding Research in Privacy Enhancing Technologies
Electrical engineering and computer science Professor Ferdinando Fioretto and his research team received the 2022 Caspar Bowden PET Award for Outstanding Research in Privacy Enhancing Technologies for聽 their paper聽鈥淒ecision Making with Differential Privacy under a Fairness Lens.鈥 The award was…
Center for Sustainable Community Solutions and Environmental Finance Center Announces New Directors
The College of Engineering and Computer Science has announced two new directors at the Center for Sustainable Community Solutions – Environmental Finance Center (CSCS-EFC). Melissa Young is director, resource conservation initiatives, and Khristopher Dodson is director, water resiliency initiatives. Each…
Professor Zhao Qin Receives NSF CAREER Award to Support Mycelium Research
The future of construction materials may exist just inches below the surface of a typical lawn. In between the rocks and soil, a vast microfiber network is constantly assimilating wood chips along with plant waste. You may not see the…
Donald Siegel Honored as the 2022 Marcus Milling Legendary Geoscientist
The American Geosciences Institute has recognized Donald I. Siegel, professor emeritus in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences, with the 2022 Marcus Milling Legendary Geoscientist Medal. Siegel is acclaimed for his decades…
New Studies by A&S Researchers Illuminate Best Practices for Inclusion in STEM
With only 17% of the STEM workforce being Black or Hispanic, according to a 2021 Pew Research Center study, diversifying STEM at 黑料不打烊 and beyond is a commitment by聽Jason Wiles, associate professor of biology in the College of Arts…
Zeng Awarded University’s 9th 2021 NSF CAREER Award for Lake Water Research
Assistant Professor Teng Zeng, of the College of Engineering and Computer Science, has been awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) Early CAREER Award. Zeng鈥檚 award brings to nine the number of prestigious NSF Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Awards presented…
Professor Jianshun ‘Jensen’ Zhang Named Executive Director of 黑料不打烊 Center of Excellence
黑料不打烊 has named a new executive director to lead the 黑料不打烊 Center of Excellence (黑料不打烊CoE) in Environmental and Energy Systems. Jianshun 鈥淛ensen鈥 Zhang, a longtime professor in the College of Engineering and Computer Science (ECS), begins in that role…
Two Professors Win Prestigious Google Research Scholar Awards
Assistant Professors Ferdinando Fioretto and Endadul Hoque, faculty members in the College of Engineering and Computer Science, have earned highly competitive Google Research Scholar awards. The Google Research Scholar Program provides unrestricted gifts of up to $60,000 to support research…
Hidden in Plain Sight: A&S Biologists Say Southern Right Whale Habitat Choice is Key to Keeping Young Calves Safe
Sitting on a beach looking out to sea, it may seem unusual to spot one of the world鈥檚 largest animals swimming in shallow, coastal, 30-foot-deep waters. But each winter, female southern right whales migrate thousands of miles to bay habitats…