News Archive
Chemical engineer discusses materials at MechSE Distinguished Seminar
April 10, 2019 - MIT professor Michael S. Strano presented “New Materials Enabled by 1D and 2D Nanomaterials: Fundamentals and Applications.”
Cai develops scalable nanomanufacturing and better smart clothing
April 5, 2019 - New professor Lili Cai aims to create smart wearables that can sense changes in various parameters such as temperature and adjust to accommodate these changes.
$48M raised by MechSE prof’s tech startup
April 4, 2019 - Professor William King's Fast Radius announced significant series B investment this week.
Wise honored as MechSE Distinguished Alumnus
April 3, 2019 - Three-time MechSE alumnus and NAE member Dr. Kevin Wise was honored last week with a MechSE Distinguished Alumni Award.
Center for Autonomy inaugural lecture a “smashing success”
April 2, 2019 - Geir Dullerud, Director of the Center for Autonomy, hosted industry leaders from Uber for the center's first Distinguished Lecture series.
Four MechSE finalists in Image of Research competition
March 29, 2019 - Graduate students Kiat Chan, Matt Milner, Dhawal Thakare, and Giridar Vishwanathan are finalists in the Grad College's Image of Research campus-wide competition.
Boundaries in Multiphase Flows presented at Talbot Lecture
March 28, 2019 - Princeton Professor Howard A. Stone gave MechSE’s Arthur Newell Talbot Distinguished Lecture on March 26.
He brings expertise in petroleum engineering to Illinois
March 26, 2019 - New Teaching Assistant Professor Jiajun He's research experience is focused on carbon dioxide capture, relevant for environmental applications such as treating side products from traditional power plants that are created during the energy cycle.
Shao finds perfect fit with NCSA industry
March 26, 2019 - Since his arrival at Illinois, Chenhui Shao has found awesome collaborations at NCSA for his work in big data.
Admal aims to predict material behavior
March 22, 2019 - New assistant professor Nikhil Chandra Admal hopes his work modeling grain boundaries in small-scale crystalline materials can better predict material failures.
Chamorro helps envision energy park at US-Mexico border
March 20, 2019 - Leo Chamorro is on a team of scientists proposing a groundbreaking energy park concept as an alternative to a border wall.
The Best of EOH 2019
March 11, 2019 - Exhibits at Engineering Open House 2019 were as exciting and varied as ever.
Digital manufacturing focus of inaugural Distinguished Seminar
March 8, 2019 - Professor Jian Cao presented the inaugural MechSE Distinguished Seminar on March 5, 2019.
Grad student named outstanding journal reviewer
March 8, 2019 - Hyung-Jin Yoon was recognized as an outstanding reviewer for AIAA's Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics.
In Memoriam: MechSE alumnus and inventor of HANS device
March 5, 2019 - Robert Hubbard invented the life-saving Head And Neck Support device that revolutionized motorsports safety and has been called the most important safety advance since the seatbelt.
Toussaint leads inaugural nanoMFG workshop at NCSA
March 5, 2019 - Kimani Toussaint and MechSE colleagues led the first workshop on data-science enabled advances in nanomanufacturing.
Biehl selected as best advisor at Illinois
March 4, 2019 - Missy Biehl was named the top advisor on campus, receiving the highly competitive Campus Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Advising for 2019.
Berent named a top teacher on campus
March 1, 2019 - MechSE undergraduate advisor Zachary Berent won the 2019 Campus Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching from the Office of the Provost.
Alleyne featured presenter at Indian Control Conference
February 27, 2019 - In his plenary lecture at the Indian Control Conference, Andrew Alleyne spoke about the electrification of mobility and transport as a global trend, and what the key challenges are in working with the multiple modes of power flow.