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professor leans over the shoulders of two students working on computers
University News
July 23, 2019 | 10:35 am

Hajim School recognized for efforts to increase diversity

The Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences is among the first cohort of engineering schools to earn recognition for its diversity initiatives from the American Society for Engineering Education.

topics: awards, diversity, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences,
three archival portraits: Buzz Aldrin, Duncan Moore, Neil Armstrong
Science & Technology
July 19, 2019 | 02:22 pm

Apollo astronauts’ back-up plans included a head butt

When Duncan Moore, Rochester professor of optical engineering, met the Apollo 11 astronauts during 30th anniversary celebrations in 1999 he had to ask: What would you have done if your radios failed during the historic moon walk?

topics: Duncan Moore, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Institute of Optics,
two researchers in lab
University News
July 10, 2019 | 02:16 pm

Qiang Lin receives nation’s top honor for early-career investigators

Qiang Lin, an expert in integrated quantum photonics and nonlinear nanophotonics at the University of Rochester, is a recipient of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE).

topics: awards, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Institute of Optics, photonics, Qiang Lin, quantum science, research funding, URnano,
student pilots a small boat covered in solar panels on a lake during a race
Campus Life
July 9, 2019 | 10:55 am

What do you do when your motor melts? The solution lies in data

Last year, Rochester’s Solar Splash team didn’t even make it to the college championships solar and electric boating. This year, a renewed focus on data science saw the team take home awards for innovation and most improved team.

topics: data science, events, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences,
technician holds a device in front of the eyes of a young child, who looks through the device
University News
July 8, 2019 | 01:00 pm

Startups with University ties win big at Luminate competition

Ovitz and VPG Medical took home first and second prize in this year’s Luminate competition, the world’s largest startup accelerator program for optics, photonics, and imaging technologies.

topics: economic development, Geunyoung Yoon, Institute of Optics, Luminate, NextCorps, photonics,
artist illustration of turbulent flows within magnetic fields
Science & Technology
June 26, 2019 | 03:01 pm

Finding order in the chaos of turbulence

A new set of conservation laws developed by Rochester researchers are unique to the turbulent flows within magnetic fields, and could help explain the evolution of stars and galaxies.

topics: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Hussein Aluie, research finding,
Ching Tang holds a smartphone that uses Organic Light Emitting Diodes (OLED) technology.
Science & Technology
June 14, 2019 | 11:34 am

Kyoto Prize honors Ching Tang, pioneer of OLED technology

Japan’s highest private award for global achievement recognizes Tang’s work in developing thin-film, light-emitting technology now widely used in computers, smartphones, and televisions.

topics: awards, Ching Tang, Department of Chemical Engineering, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, OLED,
Artist’s rendering of 2D materials undergoing phase change using a transistor-scale platform.
Science & Technology
June 10, 2019 | 01:21 pm

Researchers ‘stretch’ the ability of 2D materials to change technology

Moore’s Law predicts that the number of transistors in an integrated circuit will double every two years. As technology nears the limits of Moore’s Law, Rochester researchers have combined 2D materials with oxide materials in a new way, with new possibilities for computing power.

topics: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Department of Physics and Astronomy, featured-post-side, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Materials Science Program, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences, Stephen Wu, URnano,
two students working with a small manufacturing device.
Campus Life
May 15, 2019 | 04:20 pm

Students make assembly line more accessible for workers with disabilities

The graduating seniors behind THOR Designs are the first all-female engineering team to compete in a state-wide competition to bring assistive technologies to New Yorkers in the workplace.

topics: Class of 2019, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Hajim Design Day, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences,
Campus Life
May 15, 2019 | 04:02 pm

Human powered vehicle offers ‘so many things’ in one project

Members of the Human Powered Vehicle Challenge Team can take their senior engineering capstone project on the road, competing nationally with other student engineers to design, build, and race a new vehicle.

topics: Class of 2019, Hajim Design Day, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences,