Archived COE News

	Congratulations to the master's degree graduates in physics (6/4/2008) Photos of the master's degree graduates in physics are online   [more]
	MASCOT: Manycast Architecture for Service-Oriented Tactical Operations (6/3/2008) Dr. Vinod Vokkarane (PI) and Dr. Ramprasad Balasubramanian (Co-PI) of the Computer and Information Science Dept.   [more]
	Marine Corp Award Joint Grant between NUWC and CIS faculty (5/21/2008) CIS faculty member Dr. Ramprasad Balasubramanian and Frederick Berkeley (NUWC) have been awarded a $50,000 grant by the Marine Corp.   [more]
	CIS Professors Awarded Research Grant by Marine Corps (5/5/2008) CIS Professors have been awarded a $50,000 research grant by the US Marine Corps.  The grant is funded through the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC), Newport and Northrop Grumman Corporation.   [more]
	ECE Faculty Awarded $550k DARPA Grant (4/16/2008) ECE faculty member, Dr. Yifei Li, was awarded a $550,000 research grant by the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA).   [more]
	CIS Chairperson, Dr. Boleslaw Mikolajczak awarded subcontract $90,000 NSF Grant (3/27/2008) CIS Chairperson, Dr. Boleslaw Mikolajczak awarded subcontract $90,000 NSF Grant   [more]
	Howard Michel takes over as Director of Region I of the IEEE (3/11/2008) Dr. Howard E. Michel, Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth takes over as Director of Region I of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) for 2008 and 2009.   [more]
	MS/CS graduate student  Derek Beaton awarded NSF Grant for the East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes program (3/6/2008) Program helps students initiate scientific relationships that will enable future collaboration with foreign counterparts   [more]
	ECE and IEEE Host Starcraft Tournament (3/3/2008) On February 29th, the student chapter of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) held the First Starcraft Tournament on campus.   [more]
	Suku Sengupta and Collaborators Awarded $600,000 NSF Grant on Developing Ion Exchange Fibers (2/7/2008) $600,000 grant awarded to College of Engineering personnel by NSF.  UMass Dartmouth's share is $306,153.   [more]
	Dr. Vijay Chalivendra of Mechanical Engineering Department awarded $140,000 Office of Naval Research grant (2/6/2008) To investigate the percolation threshold of Boron nitride nano-particles in a polyurethane matrix for optimum thermal and mechanical properties   [more]
	Observatory Open House (2/5/2008) On Saturday, February 2, the Physics Department held its most successful Observatory Open House since the mid-1990s.   [more]
	Physics Undergraduate Students Present Their Research At American Met Society'S Annual Conference (1/31/2008) Physics Undergraduate Seniors David Beesley and Jason Olejarz presented their research at the American Meteorological Society's Seventh Annual Student Conference held on January 19th and 20th, 2008 in New Orleans, Louisiana.   [more]
	Open House at UMass Dartmouth Observatory (1/30/2008) Free open house and night-sky viewing session at the newly renovated campus observatory, 7 p.m, Feb.   [more]
	Observatory at UMass Dartmouth Open on December 15 (12/11/2007) The Astronomical Society of Southern New England to observe Geminid meteors, Mars and two amazing comets   [more]
	Golden Key International Honour Society (10/19/2007) The Physics Department's Professional Technician, Danielle LeMeur, also the UMass Dartmouth Chapter Advisor of the Golden Key International Honour Society held the annual induction ceremony.   [more]
	Physics professor uses Sony PlayStations for black hole research (10/18/2007) PS3 has unique features that make it suitable for scientific computations   [more]
	Sony PlayStations used in Astrophysics Research (9/17/2007) Dr. Gaurav Khanna and Mr. Glenn Volkema of the Physics department have built a small supercomputer using eight (8) Sony PlayStations 3 gaming consoles.   [more]
	Grand Reopening of Campus Observatory to be held Sept. 15 (9/10/2007) Celebration to feature non-technical astronomy programs and viewing through the Observatory's 16-inch telescope   [more]
	Dr. Liudong Xing Presented IEEE Outstanding Technical Innovation Award (9/10/2007) Dr. Liudong Xing, assistant professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, was recognized by Region 1 of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), for her outstanding technical innovations in the field of Reliability Engineering.   [more]
	University Collaborative for Intelligent Transportation Systems (UC-- ITS) (8/31/2007) The President's Office of the University of Massachusetts Science and Technology Program has awarded $160,000 to establish a Multi-campus University Collaborative for Intelligent Transportation Systems (UC-ITS).   [more]
	UMass Dartmouth Pavement Research Institute receives $365,000 grant (7/30/2007) Researchers will design and evaluate hot mix asphalt pavement mixes to identify the best materials to preserve roadways   [more]
	Physics students prototype fluids experiments at MIT (7/24/2007) Physics students accompanied Prof. Amit Tandon to Prof. John Marshall's laboratory   [more]
	Professors create technology to prevent lead shot pollution at shooting ranges (7/16/2007) Special fabric and barrier curtain system will protect the environment   [more]
	Student engineers to benefit from software donation (6/29/2007) CAD software package valued at $100,000, the gift of Thompson Consultants Inc. of Marion   [more]
	Dr. Haiping Xu awarded NSF grant (6/26/2007) Dr. Haiping Xu awarded NSF grant   [more]
	Student Chapter of National Society for Black Engineers is formed at UMass Dartmouth (6/8/2007) Junior electrical and computer engineering major Emmanuel Lyte led the effort to establish a student chapter on campus   [more]
	Dr. Khanna published in Europhysics Letters (6/8/2007) Dr. Khanna's recent research was published in Europhysics Letters which is one of the leading European journals for Physics.   [more]
	ECE Professors Awarded Research Grant by Office of Naval Research for Acoustics Research (4/25/2007) Drs. David Brown and Boris Aronov of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) were awarded a research grant by the Office of Naval Research to develop electro-mechanical modeling of piezoelectric cylindrical shells.   [more]
	Summer Internship (4/25/2007) An undergraduate summer internship is available for qualified undergraduate Physics,Engineering and Mathematics majors to work on problems relating Ocean Dynamics.   [more]
	Dr. John Buck Awarded Research Grant by Office of Naval Research (4/13/2007) Dr. John Buck, Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, was recently awarded a research grant totally $234,000 by the Office of Naval Research.   [more]
	Software Engineering option expands Computer and Information Science offerings (4/12/2007) Responding to industry needs within the region, UMass Dartmouth's College of Engineering will add a software engineering option this fall to the programs offered in the Computer and Information Science Department.   [more]
	Civil engineering major Mark Costa wins regional contest (4/6/2007) Mark Costa, a UMass Dartmouth senior civil engineering major from Reading, is the first place winner of the regional Daniel W.   [more]
	Beautiful Patterns from the Atmosphere - Ocean Experiments (3/28/2007) Dr. Tandon's Physics 300 class, Undergraduate Seminar, work on a fluids experiment with the goal of creating fascinating Taylor columns, and ultimately to understand the consequences of the Taylor-Proudman Theorem.   [more]
	The Editor-in-Chief of the journal "Limnology" asks Dr. Amit Tandon to continue. (3/20/2007) The Editor-in-Chief of the journal "Limnology asked Dr. Amit Tandon, Associate Professor of Physics Department to continue his involvement as the foreign member of the editorial board.   [more]
	A grant to Materials & Textiles Department (3/12/2007) Grant is for working on photovoltaic fabrics with Konarka   [more]
	Computer and Information Science to offer new Software Engineering Option beginning Fall 2007 (3/7/2007) Computer Science majors will be able to select either the mainstream Computer Science Program or the Software Engineering Option at the beginning of their sophomore year   [more]
	New Technology Courses Developed by Computer and Information Science (3/1/2007) "Exploring Computer Programming with Animation" and "Advanced Web Site Development" to be offered   [more]
	START program helps prepare students for university studies (1/27/2007) Students considering a technical major who need a stronger background in math and science are encouraged to enroll in START (Steps Toward Abstract Reasoning and Thinking) at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth.   [more]
	Dr. Hsu publishes book on the theory of Relativity (1/25/2007) Chancellor Professor of Physics, Dr. J.P. Hsu recently published a new edition of his book titled "A Broader View of Relativity".   [more]
	UMass Dartmouth observatory to re-open (1/17/2007) Will be the basis for new cooperative outreach program with the Astronomical Society of Southern New England   [more]
	Dr. Khanna selected to be on the executive committee of MacResearch.org. (1/12/2007) Dr. Gaurav Khanna was recently selected to be on the executive committee of MacResearch.org, which is an open and independent community for scientists using Apple computers in their research.   [more]
	The Materials & Textiles department is pleased to welcome a new postdoctoral fellow (12/28/2006) The Materials & Textiles department is pleased to welcome a new postdoctoral fellow, Dapeng Li.   [more]
	UMass Dartmouth observatory to re-open in January (12/26/2006) Following a two-year closure for renovations, the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth's observatory is re-opening in time for the second semester beginning Jan.   [more]
	UMass Dartmouth, Bristol Community College accelerate transition for engineering students (12/6/2006) Goal is to increase supply of engineers for regional innovation economy   [more]
	Westport man gives SHARE Foundation $15,000 memorial donation (12/1/2006) Santa came early to the SHARE foundation in the person of Westport resident Gilbert Goulet who honored the memories of the two women he loved with a memorial donation to the SHARE Foundation in their names.   [more]
	Book Review: The Electric Life of Michael Faraday (11/9/2006) Alan Hirshfeld's book is reviewed in The American Journal of Physics   [more]
	Gaurav Khanna Awarded 30,000 Hours of Supercomputing Time (10/19/2006) Prof. Gaurav Khanna has been awarded 30,000 hours of supercomputing time on the National Science Foundation's TeraGrid computing infrastructure.   [more]
	ECE Ph.D. Student Wins Award in IEEE Graduate Student Technical Paper Contest (10/13/2006) Akhilesh Shrestha, a Ph.D. student in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering came second in the IEEE Region 1 Graduate Student Technical Paper Contest.   [more]
	Co-operative research contract with Engineered Yarns (10/13/2006) SBIR Contract won by Engineered Yarns   [more]
	Rotating fluids in the curriculum - where UMass Dartmouth joins MIT, Penn State, Johns Hopkins University, U. of Wisconsin-Madison and Millersville University (10/2/2006) Associate Professor Amit Tandon of the Department of Physics has been awarded a subcontract for $28,475 by MIT along with four other universities to implement a series of atmospheric/ocean dynamics experiments into the undergraduate and graduate curriculum at UMass Dartmouth.   [more]
	Graduate Research Opportunity in Physical Oceanography: Collaborative Research -- UMass Dartmouth and Boston University. (9/29/2006) A Ph.D. research assistantship is available to study submesoscale dynamics and its effects on the vertical transport, mixing and distribution of properties in the upper ocean.   [more]
	Discussion and Book Signing by Alan Hirshfeld (9/27/2006) On Thursday, September 28, 2006, Dr. Alan Hirshfeld will be giving a talk at Baker Books, 69 State Road (Route 6), North Dartmouth, MA at 7:00 pm on the history of science and of Michael Faraday's special place in that history.   [more]
	Vijay Chalivendra awarded National Science Foundation Major Research Instrumentation grant (9/26/2006) Dr. Vijay Chalivendra of the Mechanical Engineering Department and his collaborators, Dr. Paul Calvert (Materials and Textile Sciences) and Dr.   [more]
	Katja Holtta-Otto and Collaborator Received "Best Paper Award" (9/25/2006) Pia Helminen, a doctoral student at Helsinki University of Technology, and Katja Holtta-Otto, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at UMass Dartmouth, received "Best Paper Award"   [more]
	Suku Sengupta and Collaborator Awarded CICEET Grant on Denitrifying Bioretention Systems (9/25/2006) Professor Suku Sengupta of the Civil & Environmental Engineering Department and his collaborator -- Prof.   [more]
	Alan Hirshfeld Receives Contract to Write His 3rd Book (9/25/2006) Alan Hirshfeld just received a contract to write his 3rd book, entitled "Eureka Man: The Life and Legacy of Archimedes," to be published in late 2008 by Walker Books in New York.   [more]
	Amit Tandon and Collaborator Awarded NSF Grant (9/21/2006) Amit Tandon and Collaborator Awarded NSF Grant   [more]
	Shelley Zhang and Other Researchers Awarded Contract to Develop the Generalized Integrated Learning Architecture(GILA). (9/15/2006) Assistant Professor Shelley Zhang of the Computer and Information Science Department and other researchers from 11 universities and institutes, united by Lockheed Martin Advanced Technology Laboratories, (ATL), won a $22 million, 48-month contract ($290K for UMass Dartmouth) from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop the Generalized Integrated Learning Architecture (GILA).   [more]
	Amit Tandon and Collaborators Awarded NSF-NOAA Grant (9/3/2006) Associate Professor Amit Tandon of the Department of Physics and his collaborators from MIT, UCLA, Princeton University, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Florida State University and two federal labs (National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder CO and Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Labarotary, Princeton NJ) have been awarded an NSF-NOAA grant to continue their work on mesoscale and mixed layer models as part of the Climate Modeling and Process teams.   [more]
	Freshman Summer Institute at UMass Dartmouth eases transition from high school to university (9/1/2006) The Freshman Summer Institute program at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth is a valuable tool to bridge the gap between high school and university life, according to participants, educators and parents. Now in its fifth year, the weeklong residential program in the College of Engineering attracted 65 students this past August.   [more]
	Vinod Vokkarane and Collaborator Awarded NSF Grant on Optical Networks (8/23/2006) Assistant Professor Vinod Vokkarane of the Computer and Information Science Department and his collaborator from the University of Texas at Dallas, Professor Jason Jue, have been awarded a $440,000.   [more]
	UMass Dartmouth College of Engineering announces appointments (8/4/2006) Dr. Renate Crawford was named Associate Dean and Thomas Lambalot has been appointed Assistant Dean for Development and External Relations.   [more]
	In Memory of Professor Emeritus Richard Walder (7/14/2006) Richard Walder, 83, died Thursday, July 6, 2006.  Rick was among the last of the pre-merger faculty.  He joined the Electrical Engineering Department at New Bedford Institute of Technology in 1956 and served continuously until his retirement in January of 1995.   [more]
	College of Engineering Researchers Receive UMass President's S&T Grant Award (6/14/2006) UMass President's Office Supports the College of Engineering's Bioengineering Initiative with Science and Technology Award.   [more]
	Karen Payton and Collaborators Awarded NIH Grant (5/24/2006) Dr. Karen Payton, professor of electrical and computer engineering, and several collaborators from MIT were awarded a $1.9 million grant by the National Institutes of Health   [more]
	UMass Dartmouth team places third in national aero-design competition (5/22/2006) A University of Massachusetts Dartmouth team of mechanical engineering students ranked first in one category and placed third overall at the 2006 SAE International Aero-Design® East Competition sponsored by Lockheed Martin   [more]
	Dr. Theophano Mitsa Honored by New York State (5/17/2006) Dr. Theophano Mitsa of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and her advisor Dean Kevin Parker from the University of Rochester were recognized by New York State's Commission on Independent Colleges and Universities in their list of 50 years of achievements by universities in New York state.   [more]
	UMass Dartmouth engineering design team wins competition (5/17/2006) A team of UMass Dartmouth Seniors from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, won the top overall award at the 6th Annual IEEE Student Design Competition in Rochester, NY on Saturday, the 13th of  May.   [more]
	Concrete Canoe Competition hosted by UMass Dartmouth, April 29-30 (4/25/2006) Students and faculty from 11 universities compete in the event, which challenges design and problem-solving skills   [more]
	Collaboration with Procter & Gamble (4/21/2006) The Department of Materials & Textiles is collaborating with Procter & Gamble on a new dry-cleaning agent.   [more]
	Engineer to Entrepreneur discussion to be held at the ATMC (4/20/2006) A panel discussion by well-known entrepreneurs on how to become an entrepreneur.   [more]
	Engineering Seminar: The Seductive Equation -- and the Future of Technological Education (4/13/2006) A College of Engineering seminar on Engineering and Technological Education in the 21st century.   [more]
	Materials and Textiles Department Receives Grant Award (4/5/2006) The Materials and Textiles Department has been awarded a Department of Defense $100,000 grant for purchasing equipment to develop robotic fabrication methods for biomedical textiles.   [more]
	Open House for Prospective Graduate Students (3/28/2006) The College of Engineering at UMass Dartmouth will hold an open house for prospective graduate students from 5 to 9 p.m.   [more]
	SMAST Researchers Funded to Study Effects of North Atlantic Oscillation (3/22/2006) Research to model the response of marine life to climate change   [more]
	Dr. Gaurav Khanna pursues black holes with $50,000 grant (11/30/2005) A UMass Dartmouth physics professor recently received $25,000 from the Florence M. Glaser Gift Giving Trust to study the interior structure of black holes   [more]
	UMass Dartmouth associate professor elected Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers Region 1 (11/18/2005) Dr. Howard E. Michel, Associate Professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth has been elected Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Region 1 Director-elect for 2006 and 2007 and Director for 2008 and 2009.   [more]
	Big federal boost for textiles, materials science research (11/10/2005) Congressmen Frank, McGovern, Delahunt; Senators Kennedy and Kerry secure $1.2 million for National Textile Center work   [more]
	The 2005 Solar Decathlon is over! (11/8/2005) The 2005 Solar Decathlon is over! UMass Dartmouth's Contest Home finished last competing this year for the first time in the U.S.   [more]
	US News & World Report ranks UMass Dartmouth top New England public university of its kind (8/22/2005) U.S. News & World Report's 2006 America's Best Colleges issue has ranked UMass Dartmouth the best public institution of its kind in New England and cited the College of Engineering as having one of the best undergraduate programs among similar universities.   [more]
	UMass Dartmouth physicist receives international honor (10/6/2004) UMass Dartmouth physicist receives international honor Among the  top winners in the John Templeton Foundation 'Power of Purpose' awards UMass Dartmouth physics professor Alan Hirshfelds essay about 19th century scientist Michael Faraday was among the top five winners of the prestigious John Templeton Foundation Power of Purpose awards announced recently.   [more]
	Umd Receives $600,000 Grant From Nsf To Develop Partnerships For Innovation With Industry (6/11/2004) DARTMOUTH, MA.  The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth announced that it has received a $600,000 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to support new partnerships for innovation between the University and businesses in the region.   [more]