The Chancellor’s Scholar initiative was created through the New Brunswick Strategic Plan to recognize truly outstanding and highly promising scholars at Rutgers University–New Brunswick who are currently at the associate professor level. Professor Yi's scholarly research focuses on the fundamental understanding of the barriers in emerging applications and Grand Challenges in engineering from the dynamics and control perspectives, such as safe infrastructure and transportation systems and better healthcare and biomedical systems.
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October 2017
October 2, 2017
Cassidy was selected as one of the finalists in the Student Poster Competition during Oceans 17 Marine Technology Society (MTS) and IEEE-Ocean Engineering Society (IEEE-OCE) for her poster titled "Flight Dynamics of Slocum Gliders in Intermediate-Water Hurricane". Her poster described the findings motivated by unusual flight patterns during a glider deployment into Hurricane Sandy.
October 2, 2017
Professor Mina Pelegri (PI) and her collaborator Professor Ioannis Chasiotis at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) have received support through the Office of Naval Research (ONR) for their proposal titled: "Role of Microstructure in Local Mechanical Deformation and Failure of Highly Drawn UHMWPE Films". This grant will investigate the local mechanical deformation of Ultra-High Molecular Weight Polyethylene (UHMWPE) films in connection with their local microstructure and processing parameters.
October 2, 2017
The National Science Foundation has awarded a 3-year grant to a Rutgers Engineering Team composed of Professors Jingang Yi (co-PI), Javier Diez (co-PI), and Dario Pompili (PI). The title of the project is "Enabling Real-time Dynamic Control and Adaptation of Networked Robots in Resource-constrained and Uncertain Environments" from the Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) Program. We invite you to learn more about this project at the NSF page here.
October 2, 2017
Professor Kim Cook-Chennault receives an NSF Award to advance education on green energy technologies
The National Science Foundation has awarded Kim Cook-Chennault (PI) and Evelyn S. Erenrich (co-PI) a grant for an REU Site: Green Energy Technology Undergraduate Program (GET-UP) at Rutgers University. This program was developed to address the national need for environmentally friendly power and enrich the population of STEM professionals that are prepared to tackle the technical challenges associated with this national need. This award starts in 2017 and ends 2020.
October 2, 2017
Professor Doyle Knight presented a series of invited courses at the Northwestern Polytechnical University in Xi'an, Shaanxi, Peoples Republic of China, on May 22-26, 2017. The courses include compressible flow, turbulence, and design optimization. Northwestern Polytechnical University was founded in 1938 and has an enrollment of over 28,000 students.
September 2017
September 27, 2017
This award was established by the family, friends, and colleagues of Daniel Gorenstein to commemorate his outstanding mathematical research, his skillful and enthusiastic exposition of his field, and his wise and devoted service to Rutgers University. The Award is given for outstanding scholarly achievement to a Rutgers faculty member who has also performed exceptional service to the University.
September 25, 2017
The Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department has introduced three new and exciting graduates certificates in Robotics, Space and Advanced Manufacturing, which are available to prospective students in the graduate program. The requirements and curricula for each certificate is listed below
Robotics Certificate
Space Certificate
September 17, 2017
Alumni Mentoring Program
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August 2017
August 23, 2017
The Rutgers-developed aerial aquatic drone—the Naviator—continues to gain traction across the country as a leading drone innovation.
The Navy demonstrated its ongoing support for the Naviator by showcasing the hybrid unmanned vehicle at the Office of Naval Research’s 2017 Naval Future Force Science and Technology Expo July 20-21 in Washington, D.C.