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Flushing a Public Toilet? Don't Linger, Since Aerosolized Droplets Do
April 20, 2021
Flushing a toilet can generate large quantities of microbe-containing aerosols depending on the design, water pressure or flushing power of the toilet. A variety of pathogens are usually found in stagnant water as well as...
The Blaise Pascal Medal was established in 2003 by the European Academy of Sciences.
March 29, 2021
Florida Atlantic University’s Isaac Elishakoff, Ph.D., a distinguished research professor in the Department of Ocean and Mechanical Engineering within the College of Engineering and Computer Science, has received the coveted...
Isaac Elishakoff, Ph.D., suggests that mathematics education needs to be enlivened using history so that students will recognize that this discipline is not merely a necessary evil, but a vibrant, exciting and fascinating subject.
February 17, 2021
To provoke more interest and excitement for students and lecturers alike, a professor from the Florida Atlantic University College of Engineering and Computer Science is spicing up the study of complex differential mathematical...
World Class Faculty Award
May 25, 2018
FAU College of Engineering and Computer Science Professor Recognized by the Greater Fort Lauderdale Alliance
FAU Awarded $1.25 Million by U.S. Navy for Research  in Support of Unmanned Marine Vehicle Platforms
May 23, 2018
FAU Awarded $1.25 Million by U.S. Navy for Research in Support of Unmanned Marine Vehicle Platforms
Research
April 26, 2018
Mimicking the seamless motion of how fish swim and use their fins to maneuver their way within the ocean depths has landed an engineering professor at Florida Atlantic University with a prestigious $500,000 National Science...
FAU RECEIVES $500,000 NSF GRANT FOR NOVEL REAL-TIME UNDERSEA WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS AND SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGY
January 11, 2018
Researchers from Florida Atlantic University’s College of Engineering and Computer Science have received a $500,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to design, deploy and evaluate a first-of-its-kind software-defined...
More than a Feeling – This ‘Living’ Robot Will Sense Touch
November 14, 2017
FAU Receives $1.3 Million NIH grant for prosthesis project. The sense of touch is often taken for granted. For someone without a limb or hand, losing that sense of touch can be devastating.
Placenta-on-a-Chip
August 29, 2017
Malaria, one of the most severe public health problems, affected 212 million people worldwide in 2015. This life-threatening disease is caused by parasites that are transmitted to humans through the bites of infected female...
FAU Distinguished Research Professor Authors New Book
August 28, 2017
Isaac Elishakoff, Ph.D., distinguished research professor in the department of ocean and mechanical engineering at Florida Atlantic University recently authored the book "Probabilistic Methods in the Theory of Structures,...