by crn002 | May 28, 2024 | Chemical Engineering, Fall 2023, Research
Every year, more people die of kidney disease than breast cancer. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that 37 million people in the United States — 15% of U.S. adults — have some form of chronic kidney disease. Of this population, about 100,000...
by crn002 | May 28, 2024 | Civil Engineering, Fall 2023, Industrial Engineering, Research
Two College of Engineering researchers are exploring how the use of real-time data on vessel movements can help government agencies make better-informed decisions about shipping infrastructure to reduce costs and ultimately improve the nation’s supply chains. Sarah...
by crn002 | May 28, 2024 | Faculty, faculty appreciation, Fall 2023, Industrial Engineering
Two professors in the Department of Industrial Engineering received prestigious awards from the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers during the group’s annual meeting in May. Professor Chase Rainwater, who also serves as department head, was awarded the...
by crn002 | May 28, 2024 | Fall 2023, Industrial Engineering
Led by the Institute for Integrative and Innovative Research at the U of A, a cross-disciplinary team of university researchers, consultants and startup companies has been awarded a National Science Foundation Convergence Accelerator grant for a project designed to...
by crn002 | May 24, 2024 | Electrical Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Fall 2023, Research
Breast cancer is the second most common cancer for women in the U.S., and many women find themselves facing recurrence of the disease over time. Magda El-Shenawee is working to reduce this threat through new imaging technologies that help surgeons make more precise...
by crn002 | May 24, 2024 | Electrical Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Fall 2023, Physics
he U of A is well positioned to be a leader in the United States’ semiconductor economy. Semiconductors, such as silicon, are essential materials in most electronic devices and advance performance in fields such as health care, the military, computing and...
