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Science & Technology
May 7, 2018

Engineering a better guitar

As a classical guitarist, Juan Estrella ’18 chafes at the constraints traditional instruments place on artistic expression. As an engineer, he is attempting to create a “new electronic musical interface” that would set a new standard for instrument design.

For his senior design project, Juan Estrella is attempting to create a “new electronic musical interface” that would set a new standard for instrument design.
topics: Audio and Music Engineering, Class of 2018, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences,
Kat Bakrania

The senior from Warner Robins, Georgia, has crammed a lot into four years of college, and Kat Bakrania is not done learning. “When I graduate, I’m going to leave here with some really solid friendships and some amazing experiences.”

topics: Class of 2018, Department of Political Science, School of Arts and Sciences,
child walking in a device designed with plastic tubing

For young children with developmental disabilities, learning to walk can be a long-term process. An inexpensive, “hybrid” walker designed by a team of biomedical engineering seniors can help.

For young children with developmental disabilities, learning to walk can be a long-term process. An inexpensive, “hybrid” walker designed by a team of biomedical engineering seniors can help.
topics: Department of Biomedical Engineering, Hajim Design Day, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, undergraduate research,
four students holding awards

“It’s students crossing boundaries between disciplines, asking questions, and coming up with innovative and exciting answers to the challenges that face us in the contemporary world.”

“It’s students crossing boundaries between disciplines, asking questions, and coming up with innovative and exciting answers to the challenges that face us in the contemporary world.”
topics: Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences, undergraduate research,
four portraits of students

For the first time, two teams of University of Rochester students have been selected for the highly competitive national program that promotes peace and intercultural understanding.

For the first time, two pairs of University of Rochester students have been selected for the highly competitive national program that promotes peace and intercultural understanding.
topics: awards, Davis Projects for Peace, global engagement,
seven portraits of Fulbright scholarship winners

Seven University of Rochester students are heading to Kenya, Belgium, Malaysia, South Korea, Laos, Russia, and Brazil as 2018-19 Fulbright scholars.

Six University of Rochester students are heading to Kenya, Belgium, Malaysia, South Korea, Laos, and Russia as 2018-19 Fulbright scholars.
topics: awards, Fulbright scholars,
women stanbds behind a row of voting booths

Both the general public and political science experts rate the performance of US democratic institutions significantly lower than half a year ago, according to the fifth and latest survey from Bright Line Watch.

topics: Department of Political Science, Gretchen Helmke, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
Aaron Bauer in his lab holding glasses and surrounded by lenses

Lenses and mirrors with freeform rather than symmetric can lead to optical devices that are more effective than ever before. A new design method would eliminate the expensive trail-and-error needed to work with freeform optics.

Lenses and mirrors with freeform rather than symmetric can lead to optical devices that are more effective than ever before. A new design method would eliminate the expensive trail-and-error needed to work with freeform optics.
topics: Center for Freeform Optics, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Institute of Optics, Jannick Rolland, research finding,
phi beta kappa keys

Rochester’s latest members of the nation’s oldest and most prestigious academic honor society will be formally inducted in a noon ceremony on Saturday.

Rochester’s latest members of the nation’s oldest and most prestigious academic honor society will be formally inducted in a noon ceremony on Saturday.
topics: awards, Phi Beta Kappa,