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State of Impact: Research That Matters
Five UConn Student Teams Innovate Decarbonization This Summer Through Eversource-Supported Challenge
UConn is deepening its commitment to a sustainable future through a student-focused innovation challenge designed to reduce carbon emissions and promote clean energy solutions. In partnership with Eversource Energy, UConn has launched its third annual summer competition aimed at engaging students in the design of the future energy landscape.
Nguyen's Injectable Piezoelectric Gel Could Treat Osteoarthritis without Surgery
A team from the College of Engineering is developing an injectable hydrogel that could stimulate cartilage regeneration in large animal models. The work was recently supported by a $2.3M grant from the NIH and NIH/NIBIB. The researchers dedicated to this are fellow Gang Ge, Associate Professor Thanh Nguyen, Ph.D. candidate I'jaaz Muhamaad, postdoctoral fellow Sumanta Karan, and Ph.D. candidate Achal Duhoon.
Polanco '22 (ENG) Returns to the College of Engineering as an Impact Fellow
With the support of UConn's resources, mentorship, community, and entrepreneurial ecosystem, Millenia Polanco '22 (ENG) is "excited to contribute meaningfully to the university and beyond." when she returns to campus next fall as a Ph.D. candidate. Polanco aims to connect with undergraduates, graduates, and faculty who are interested in developing educational software and tools that broaden access to engineering.
Could Newly Designed Microgrids be the Way Back to the Moon?
Ali Bazzi, Madonna Professor of Power Engineering in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at UConn, is the local PI for the Purdue-led research project. Bazzi, along with three other engineering professors, Ashwin Dani, Song Han, and Jiong Tang, are leading the charge, researching power systems, robotics, communications, and structural health monitoring, respectively.
Technology Entrepreneurship: Bringing New Tech to Market is a Gas
Laron Burrows, a Ph.D. student in Chemical Engineering at UConn’s College of Engineering (CoE), has been selected as an Activate Fellow, the first UConn student chosen for this prestigious fellowship. The fellowship will support Burrows’ work advancing the technology he developed during his doctoral research at UConn under the guidance of Professor and Associate Dean of Research George Bollas. Burrows’s startup, Andros Innovations, is focused on revolutionizing ammonia production with a new reactor that reduces both costs and energy consumption.
College of Engineering Offers New Ph.D. Program in Engineering Education
Connie Syharat recognizes that not all students learn the same way. As one of the College of Engineering’s first graduate students to pursue a Ph.D. in engineering education, she’s hoping to bring awareness to neurodiversity in engineering and celebrate the strengths and potential of all students. “I am deeply committed to work that advances students’ right to equitable and inclusive education in engineering and other STEM fields,” After graduating, Syharat hopes to continue her research on inclusive learning environments in engineering education.
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