Tag: Engineering
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Greeshma Gadikota, Cornell University – Lowering the Carbon Footprint of Cement
Any way we can lower carbon footprints is worth pursuing. Greeshma Gadikota, associate professor and Croll Sesquicentennial Fellow at Cornell University, looks into one. Dr. Greeshma Gadikota is an Associate Professor and Croll Sesquicentennial Fellow in the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering with a field appointment in the Smith School of Chemical and Biomolecular…
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Deogratias Eustace, University of Dayton – Why Roundabouts? Known Benefits of these Circular Intersections Explained
No one likes waiting at a red light; enter the roundabout. Deogratias Eustace, professor and director of graduate studies at the University of Dayton, looks around to find out how traffic circles can make a big difference for drivers. Professor of transportation engineering in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Engineering Mechanics at…
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Riley Post, University of Iowa – Can Little Ponds Fight Big Floods
Fighting floods is becoming a pressing issue. Riley Post, PhD candidate and graduate research fellow at the University of Iowa, determines one way to do so. Riley Post, P.E. is a PhD Candidate and Graduate Research Fellow in Civil Engineering within the Iowa Flood Center at the University of Iowa. His doctoral research centers on…
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Joshua Brake, Harvey Mudd College – Using Light to Analyze Plants
Light can help us in a variety of ways that are still being determined. Joshua Brake, assistant professor of engineering at Harvey Mudd College, looks inside plants to find one. Joshua Brake is an Assistant Professor of Engineering at Harvey Mudd College in Claremont, California. Before joining the faculty at Harvey Mudd, he received his…
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Abolfazl Karimpour, SUNY Polytechnic Institute – Red-Light Running Behavior at Signalized Intersections
On SUNY Polytechnic Institute Week: Why do people run red lights? Abolfazl Karimpour, assistant professor in the engineering department, examines the data. Dr. Karimpour is an Assistant Professor at the State University of New York Polytechnic Institute. Previously, he held positions as Manager and Assistant Research Professor at the University of Arizona’s Center for Applied…
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Mahmoud Kabalan, University of St. Thomas – Microgrids
On University of St. Thomas Week: What is a microgrid? Mahmoud Kabalan, assistant professor of electrical engineering, has more. Dr. Mahmoud Kabalan is an Assistant Professor and the Director of the Center for Microgrid Research (CMR) at the University of St. Thomas (UST) in St. Paul, MN. He received the National Science Foundation CAREER award…
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Regina Ragan, University of California, Irvine – Using E. coli to Detect Water Contamination
On University of California, Irvine Week: We hear about the harm bacteria can do, but what about the good? Regina Ragan, professor of materials science and engineering, examines this question. Ragan is a recipient of the National Science Foundation Faculty Early CAREER Award and a Fulbright Fellow. She is co-Director of the Institute for Design…
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Essam Heggy, University of Southern California – Crisis on the Nile
On University of Southern California Week: The Nile River is an important waterway facing an uncertain future. Essam Heggy, research scientist in the department of electrical engineering and electrophysics, determines the issues facing the river and its communities. Essam Heggy is a Research Scientist in the Department of Electrical Engineering & Electrophysics at the USC…
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Thomas Petersen, University of Southern California – Concrete Built Half Our World, But May Be Harming It
On University of Southern California Week: Concrete has been an important part of our world, but at what cost? Thomas Petersen, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering, delves in to find out. Dr. Petersen started working as an Assistant Professor in the Sonny Astani Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering in Fall 2022. Prior…
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Partha Banerjee, University of Dayton – A New Dimension for Fingerprint Technology
On University of Dayton Week: Fingerprints have been used for identification for quite a while, but do they need an update? Partha Banerjee, professor of electro-optics, explains. Partha Banerjee is a professor of electro-optics and director of the Holography and Metamaterials Laboratory at the University of Dayton. A member of the International Order of Holoknights…