In the Media
Apr 14, 2016
ChE Professor and Chair Thomas Webster Featured on Fox 25 for Expertise on Zika
Thomas Webster, Professor and Department Chair, Chemical Engineering and Art Zafiropoulo Chair in Engineering was featured on Fox 25 to comment on the severe warning from the CDC about Zika.
Apr 11, 2016
Pinto Featured in Emerging Investigator Series
CEE Assistant Professor Ameet Pinto was interviewed for the Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology blog that highlights his recent article on "Emerging investigators series: microbial communities in full-scale drinking water distribution systems – a meta-analysis"
Mar 16, 2016
App to Help Stop Deadly Epidemics
Computer Engineering PhD student Murphy Wonsick was featured in the Boston Herald for her blood sample tracking app that could help stop deadly epidemics in developing countries.
Mar 08, 2016
Building a Better Robotic Astronaut
ECE Associate Professor Taskin Padir and MIT's Russ Tedrake were featured in Boston Magazine for their work with NASA to enable the Valkyrie robot to complete tasks such as climbing […]
Feb 25, 2016
Associated Press features ALERT Researcher’s work
ECE Professor & ALERT Director Michael Silevitch was quoted in a Associated Press article about URI professor Otto Gregory's work on explosive detectors.
Feb 19, 2016
ChE Professor and Chair Thomas Webster Featured on WHDT World News: Zika Virus and Its Impact on Blood Donations
ChE Professor and Chair Thomas Webster was interviewed on WHDT World News to talk about the impact that the Zika virus has and will continue to have on blood donations, travel, and public health.
Feb 16, 2016
ChE Professors Abby Koppes and Ryan Koppes Featured in Boston Globe
Chemical Engineering professors Ryan and Abby Koppes were featured on the front page of the Boston Globe in a Valentine's Day themed article.
Feb 11, 2016
ChE Professor Ryan Koppes Featured in Materials Today for Research in Nerve Repair
Chemical Engineering Professor Ryan Koppes is featured in Materials Today for his research on peripheral nerve repair and artificial scaffolds. The difficulty of repairing nerve damage and the negative life-long […]