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Composite photo of a metal ball shot through a spring-loaded launcher during mechanical engineering class and lab.
Campus Life
November 20, 2023 | 04:02 pm

Mechanical engineering launches overhauled lab courses

Faculty members work with industry advisors to modernize hands-on aspects of the department’s curriculum.

topics: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Doug Kelley, featured-post-side, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences,
Yellow "R" flag on a light pole set against fall trees
In Photos
October 31, 2023 | 01:33 pm

October 2023 in photos

October brought fall in all its splendor to the University of Rochester. Take a brief look back at some favorite images from the past month.

topics: alumni, Arts Sciences and Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, humanities, River Campus Libraries,
Computer simulation of quasiparticles being used to create super-bright light sources.
Science & Technology
October 19, 2023 | 11:16 am

Scientists propose super-bright light sources powered by quasiparticles

The seemingly physics-defying properties of quasiparticles could be harnessed for applications ranging from non-destructive imaging to computer-chip manufacturing.

topics: Department of Mechanical Engineering, featured-post-side, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Institute of Optics, John Palastro, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, research finding,
Inside the OMEGA target chamber, multiple lasers are aimed at a target amid a red cast of light.
Science & Technology
September 5, 2023 | 08:26 am

Could artificial intelligence power the future of fusion?

Rochester scientists will develop machine learning to help predict, design, and improve laser-fusion implosions for inertial fusion energy.

topics: artificial intelligence, Christopher Kanan, Department of Computer Science, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Physics and Astronomy, featured-post-side, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, research funding, Riccardo Betti, School of Arts and Sciences,
View through the OMEGA laser's 20-cm disk amplifiers shows several electric purple-colored concentric circles.
Science & Technology
July 10, 2023 | 08:35 am

New technique may help achieve mass production fusion energy

Dynamic shell formation has been demonstrated experimentally for the first time at the University of Rochester’s Laboratory for Laser Energetics.

topics: Department of Mechanical Engineering, featured-post-side, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Igor Igumenshchev, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, research finding, Valeri Goncharov,
3D computer image of brain showing circulatory anatomy.
Science & Technology
June 13, 2023 | 03:34 pm

AI helps show how the brain’s fluids flow

A new, AI-based technique for measuring fluid flow in the brain could lead to treatments for diseases such as Alzheimer’s.

topics: Center for Translational Neuromedicine, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Douglas Kelley, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Maiken Nedergaard, Medical Center, research finding,
illustration showing a large grey cylinder in space rotating around a smaller asteroid.
Science & Technology
December 8, 2022 | 12:00 pm

Cities on asteroids? It could work—in theory

A popular science fiction idea in TV shows like Amazon’s The Expanse, Rochester scientists are using physics and engineering principles to show how asteroids could be future viable space habitats.

topics: Adam Frank, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Physics and Astronomy, featured-post-side, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
A stream of plasma burst out from the sun.
Science & Technology
November 17, 2022 | 10:13 am

How does radiation travel through dense plasma?

First-of-its-kind experimental evidence defies conventional theories about how plasmas emit or absorb radiation.

topics: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, high-energy-density physics, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, Philip Nilson, research finding, Suxing Hu,
Tryptich of teaching photos featuring Anand Ajay, Christopher Muir, and Pablo Sierra Silva.
University News
October 25, 2022 | 02:40 pm

Three professors honored for undergraduate teaching innovations

The recipients of this years Goergen Awards for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching all have reshaped departmental programs focused on experiential learning.

topics: Ajay Anand, awards, Chris Muir, Department of History, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Goergen Institute for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Pablo Sierra Silva, School of Arts and Sciences,