by crn002 | May 20, 2024 | Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Division of Agriculture, Fall 2023, Food Science, Research
The COVID-19 pandemic strained many poultry processing plants as employees became ill and missed work. With the help of a $1 million grant, Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station researchers will design robotics to help alleviate that potential strain. The project...
by crn002 | Nov 2, 2022 | Fall 2022, Research
Engineering researchers led by Distinguished Professor Alan Mantooth have received more than $23 million in grants to build and operate a national silicon carbide research and fabrication facility at the University of Arkansas. “The national impact of having a...
by crn002 | Oct 17, 2022 | Faculty, Fall 2022, Research
Xianghong Qian and Ranil Wickramasinghe first met in 1991 through a mutual friend and classmate. At the time, Wickramasinghe was earning his Ph.D. in chemical engineering at the University of Minnesota, and Qian was earning her Ph.D. in physical and theoretical...
by crn002 | Oct 17, 2022 | Fall 2022, Featured Students, Research
Beginning her freshman year, biomedical engineering student Mary Jia set out to help solve a devastating genetic mutation Mary Jia, a biomedical engineering senior, Bodenhamer Fellow and Goldwater Scholar, had her sights set on CRISPR editing since high school. Raised...
by crn002 | Oct 14, 2022 | Fall 2022, Research
Pictured, left to right, are Jin Hu, Shui-Qing “Fisher” Yu and Greg Salamo. A team of University of Arkansas researchers is working under a $4.4 million award from the U.S. Office of Naval Research to develop the next generation of infrared sensors used in night...
by crn002 | Oct 14, 2022 | Fall 2022, Research
The researchers use a special machine to apply novel graphite coatings that will reduce energy consumption and equipment failure in conveyor systems. A research and development team led by Min Zou, Distinguished Professor of mechanical engineering and an Arkansas...
