2015 News

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FAU Civil Engineering Alumnus Awarded the ASCE SEI Young Professional Scholarship December 18, 2015 Florida Atlantic University civil engineering alumnus Fernando Martinez, M.S. (CE), E.I., was awarded the American Society of Civil Engineers [...]

FAU Receives Grant from the Florida Engineering Foundation November 18, 2015 Florida Atlantic University's College of Engineering and Computer Science received a $2,000 grant from the Florida Engineering Foundation [...]

FAU Student Speaks on Overcoming Adversity at 2015 National oSTEM Conference November 13, 2015 FAU student, Chad Coarsey in the College of Engineering and Computer Science at Florida Atlantic University had the opportunity to speak at the [...]

FAU Engineering and Computer Science Outstanding Leaders Honored at 2015 Talon Awards Ceremony November 12, 2015 FAU hosted its annual Talon Awards ceremony as part of Homecoming 2015, to recognize outstanding leaders from the community, alumni, [...]

FAU Distinguished Research Professor Co-authors New Textbook November 9, 2015 Isaac Elishakoff, Ph.D., distinguished research professor in the department of ocean and mechanical engineering at Florida Atlantic University recently [...]

FAU Scientist Designs Bio-inspired Robotic Finger that Looks, Feels and Works Like the Real Thing October 8, 2015 Most robotic parts used today are rigid, have a limited range of motion and don’t really look lifelike. Inspired by both nature and biology, [...]

FAU Researcher Presents Innovative Idea for Integrating a "Brain Mouse" to Control Software Systems September 25, 2015 Shihong Huang, Ph.D., associate professor in the Florida Atlantic University Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science presented preliminary results on [...]

FAU Researcher to Develop New Technology to Test for Serious Blood Disorder Using a Smart Phone September 22, 2015 A researcher from Florida Atlantic University has come up with a unique way to monitor sickle cell disease — a serious blood disorder — using a smart phone. [...]

FAU Students Awarded Second Place at Inaugural National Solid Waste Design Competition August 27, 2015 Florida Atlantic University civil engineering students won second place in the Solid Waste Association of North America’s [...]

Pennsylvania Undergraduate Student Learns About Flow Visualization Through FAU Research Internship August 20, 2015 Fluid dynamics and its interaction with structures play a critical role in many fields of study from engineering, aerodynamics, and robotics to biology, [...]

FAU Faculty Write New Textbook, "Practical Concepts for Capstone Design Engineering" August 19, 2015 Florida Atlantic University faculty members, Fred Bloetscher, Ph.D., P.E., associate professor and Daniel Meeroff, Ph.D., E.I., [...]

FAU Receives FDOT Grant to Develop Use of Unmanned Surface Vehicles for Bridge Inspections July 29, 2015 The task of inspecting and maintaining Florida’s extensive network of approximately 11,450 bridges is arduous, especially since so many of the state’s bridges span rivers, [...]

Alumnus Steve Swanson’s Achievements Have Made For a Stellar Career July 28, 2015 Taking a selfie while walking down the street is about as common today as walking itself … but what about taking one while floating in outer space? [...]

FAU Brings Home Second Place at International RoboBoat Competition July 22, 2015 Florida Atlantic University's RoboBoat team recently won second place at the eighth annual International RoboBoat Competition in [...]

FAU's Human Powered Submarine Team Competes in 13th International Submarine Race July 21, 2015 Florida Atlantic University's Human Powered Submarine (HPS) team won the second fastest time in the two-person category at [...]

Scientists at FAU Driven to Help Transform Commutes Locally and Globally with 'Smart' Traffic Lights June 22, 2015 FAU Receives $300,000 Grant from Florida Department of Transportation and $100,000 Grant from City of Miami Beach [...]

FAU Owls Racing Team Posts Its Best Performance at Formula SAE Competition May 21, 2015 Florida Atlantic University’s Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) racing team recently placed in the top 25 of universities in attendance at the 2015 [...]

Let’s Give Chad a Hand May 21, 2015 Charles "Perry" Weinthal, an electrical engineering graduate student at Florida Atlantic University, gives new meaning to [...]

FAU Honors 2015 Distinguished Alumni May 13, 2015 The Florida Atlantic University Alumni Association hosted a reception in April to honor distinguished FAU alumni. More than 200 guests attended the event, which brings together alumni to celebrate [...]

FAU Receives National Science Foundation Rapid Response Grant to Develop Innovative Computer Model for Ebola Spread May 12, 2015 Program to Use Twitter, Facebook and Google to Identify and Notify Individuals in Tightly Connected Social Groups Who Have Been Exposed to Ebola Patients [...]

FAU Awarded Research Grant to Measure the Acoustic Properties of the Seabed May 12, 2015 George V. Frisk, Ph.D., a professor in the Department of Ocean and Mechanical Engineering within the College of Engineering and Computer Science at Florida Atlantic University, was awarded a research grant [...]

FAU 46th Annual Honors Convocation May 4, 2015 Florida Atlantic University President John Kelly and Provost Gary W. Perry hosted the University’s 46th annual Honors Convocation at the University Theatre, [...]

FAU College of Engineering and Computer Science Outstanding Educator Recognized by The Engineers’ Council May 1, 2015 Madasamy Arockiasamy, Ph.D., Professor in the Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatics Engineering was presented with the Distinguished Engineering Educator Award by The Engineers’ Council. [...]

I-SENSE@FAU April 29, 2015 The New Institute for Sensing and Embedded Network Systems Engineering at FAU with Director and Professor Jason Hallstrom, Ph.D. [...]

New Biosensing Platform Could Quickly and Accurately Diagnose Disease and Monitor Treatment Remotely April 2, 2015 In much the same way that glucometers and pregnancy tests have revolutionized in-home diagnostic testing, researchers from Florida Atlantic University and collaborators have identified a new biosensing platform [...]

TedX March 23, 2015 Two undergraduate students in the College of Engineering and Computer Science at Florida Atlantic University will take their place among distinguished innovators who will be presenting their unique [...]

New FAU Faculty Visit the NSF and ADI in Washington D.C. March 13, 2015 FAU College of Engineering and Computer Science faculty members traveled to Washington D.C. at the end of February 2015 to meet with administrators of the National Science Foundation (NSF) and [...]

FAU SeaTech, The Institute for Ocean and Systems Engineering Celebrates 15 Years of Excellence in Research and Education March 12, 2015 SeaTech, FAU's Institute for Ocean and Systems Engineering, recently celebrated its 15th anniversary with a craft beer event. [...]

FAU Professor Receives Outstanding Technical Achievement Award from the Florida Engineering Society February 26, 2015 Fred Bloetscher, Ph.D., associate professor in Florida Atlantic University’s department of civil, environmental and geomatics engineering has been awarded the 2015 Outstanding Technical [...]

FAU Undergraduate Students Win 1st Place in Concrete Bowling Ball Competition February 23, 2015 Students from the College of Engineering and Computer Science at Florida Atlantic University won first place in the 2nd Annual Concrete Bowling Ball Competition [...]

FAU Professor’s Journal of Sound and Vibration Article Receives International Interest February 18, 2015 A recent paper in the Journal of Sound and Vibration, Volume 335, entitled "Broadband rotor noise predictions using a time domain approach", co-authored by Stewart Glegg, Ph.D., professor [...]

Jason Hallstrom Joins FAU to Transform the Nation's Real-time Monitoring Infrastructure February 18, 2015 Intelligent River® Technology Director will Establish ISENSE@FAU to Make the 'Invisible' Visible. Small wireless computing devices, ranging from the size of a matchbox to the size of a dime are [...]

New FAU Faculty Member Brings Innovative Research Ideas and Expertise in Microfluidics and Biosensing to the University January 29, 2015 E. (Sarah) Du, Ph.D. recently joined Florida Atlantic University’s Department of Ocean and Mechanical Engineering as an assistant professor after working as a postdoctoral [...]

FAU Professor Awarded Best Paper at IEEE Conference January 14, 2015 Professor Mihalea Cardei, Ph.D. and computer engineering doctorate student Yueshi Wu, in the Florida Atlantic University department of computer and electrical engineering [...]

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