College of Engineering (COE)
Press Releases

The Department of Communications and Marketing handles all press releases from the University. Highlighted below are those relating to the College of Engineering. The following link goes to their website for a list of all University of Rhode Island press releases

2009-06-23

URI students win big, prestigious scholarships

It’s not a fluke. In the past, University of Rhode Island students have won some prestigious scholarships. Now winning them has become a URI tradition ... Elana Viola of Cranston, an electrical engineering, chemistry, and math major has the distinction of being awarded two Goldwater Scholarships, one in 2005 and one in 2009.

 

2009-05-26

URI announces President’s Awards for Student Excellence

Each year, the University of Rhode Island honors graduating seniors with superior academic achievement in a particular field with a President’s Award for Student Excellence. The following students are the recipients of a 2009 President’s Award for Student Excellence listed by program and hometown.

 

2009-05-21

Dr. Raymond M. Wright, Ph.D., P.E.
Named 8th Dean of the College of Engineering

KINGSTON, R.I. May 21, 2009 - Raymond M. Wright, a respected environmental engineering professor at the University of Rhode Island who has served as interim Dean of the College of Engineering since 2007, has been appointed dean of the college on a permanent basis, effective May 17.  Dr. Wright has served in numerous leadership roles and has always been a valuable contributor to the University community (more...)

 

2009-05-13

Charlestown resident continues family legacy with engineering degree at URI

Mark Dowdell knew from an early age that he wanted to be an engineer. His father owns an engineering business, and his brother is an engineer as well. As Dowdell prepares to graduate from the University of Rhode Island’s International Engineering Program, he looks forward to continuing his family’s engineering legacy.

2009-05-06

URI ocean engineering student turns year abroad into career in Germany

As he prepares to graduate from URI on May 17, Loren Eckardt looks forward to returning to Europe and living there full-time after having accepted a job in Bremen, Germany.

2009-05-06

URI engineering student’s internship in Germany leads to job in Rhode Island

As he looks toward graduation on May 17, Adam Muratori knows that it was his time in Germany that led to the job in Rhode Island that he will start next month.

2009-05-04

Study abroad, research opportunities help Jamestown sisters excel at URI

Rebekah and Rachel Wigton traveled very different paths during their years at the University of Rhode Island, but as they prepare to graduate on May 17, they both find themselves near the top of their class having achieved tremendous success on campus and off.

2009-04-30

Three URI students earn prestigious Hollings Scholarships from NOAA

The recipients, among 100 winners nationwide, are Connor Capizzano, a marine biology major from Richmond, RI; Megan O’Brien, a marine biology major from Whitefish Bay, WI; and Harrison Zimmer, an ocean engineering and anthropology major from Port Washington, NY.

2009-04-28

Patent pending: URI engineers’ system for combating manipulation of online product ratings

To detect these unfair ratings, a team of engineers from the University of Rhode Island has developed several algorithms that can serve as a defense against collaborative, profit-driven manipulations of online rating systems

2009-04-22

URI engineer helps military create materials resistant to explosions

The Simon Ostrach Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Rhode Island, Dr. Arun Shukla has been working since the early 1980s with the U.S. military and, more recently, with Homeland Security, to learn how things break apart and how much force it takes to break them.

2009-04-02

URI College of Engineering Receives $1 Million Gift

Engineering students seeking much-needed scholarship assistance will get a significant boost thanks to a recent cash gift in the amount of $1 million received from an anonymous couple, both of whom are URI alumni.

2009-03-26

URI, SMILE to host Engineering Challenge Weekend, Mar. 27-28

Engineering Challenge Weekend is a two-day event sponsored by the University of Rhode Island and the Science & Math Investigative Learning Experiences (SMILE) program to engage under-represented students in a team activity involving engineering concepts and problem solving.

2009-03-17

Kaon Interactive CEO to speak as part of URI’s Innovation and Entrepreneurship Lecture series

Gavin Finn, president and chief executive officer of Kaon Interactive, Inc., will discuss “Innovation and Entrepreneurship: Which Comes First?” in a lecture at the University of Rhode Island. The lecture, part of the Anthony J. Risica Endowed Lecture Series on Innovation and Entrepreneurship is sponsored in collaboration with the URI College of Business and College of Engineering.

2009-03-13

URI engineering professor helps poor in developing nations purify drinking water

The device looks deceptively simple a porous clay pot placed in a five-gallon plastic bucket with a spigot – but Vinka Craver believes it can save millions of lives each year.

2009-03-09

Coast Guard officer named URI Transportation Center Student of the Year

The University of Rhode Island Transportation Center has named Sam Cheung its 2008 Outstanding Student of the Year in recognition of his research achievements in the area of transportation safety.

2009-02-23

Sen. Jack Reed wins national award for support of science, engineering research

U.S. Senator Jack Reed will be honored Feb. 24 by a group of university research administrators for his support of two federally-funded programs designed to build nationwide science and engineering research capacity.

2009-02-03

URI offers summer immersion programs in German, Chinese language and culture

The 29th annual German Summer School of the Atlantic is now accepting applications for its summer immersion programs, and a Chinese Summer Immersion Program will be held for the first time.

2009-01-28

URI Chinese Immersion Program prepares students for year abroad

In anticipation of spending a full year working and studying in China next fall, ten University of Rhode Island students enrolled in a week-long Chinese Immersion Program this month designed to help boost their Chinese language skills and prepare them for an exciting cultural experience.