College of Engineering

2013-03-20

Congratulations to the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Student Chapter for taking 1st place at the Chem-E Car Competition held March 23, 2013 during the AIChE North Central Student Regional Conference at the University of Cincinnati.

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2013-03-20

An increasing number of Americans are dealing every day with the effects of diabetes. Dr. Brent Cameron, professor of bioengineering, and students including Brandon Clarke, shown here, are developing devices that measure blood-sugar levels with a simple scan and may make the finger-prick test obsolete.

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2013-02-22

Professor and chair of the Department of Mechanical, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Dr. Abdollah Afjeh was awarded the membership grade of Fellow by ASME for significant contributions in the field of fluid dynamics of mechanical systems.

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2013-02-20

Dr. Abdul-Majeed Azad, a professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering, has developed a sensor for Acense LLC - that can alert utility companies when transformers need maintenance - potentially saving utilities millions in replacement costs - and helping energy consumers avoid blackouts by preventing transformer explosions.

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2013-02-12

Dr. Mohammad Elahinia, professor of mechanical, industrial and manufacturing engineering, left, shown here with doctoral student Walter Anderson, has worked with Dr. Christopher Cooper, professor and chair medicine, and developed and licensed a new device to remove blood clots from the body before they cause stroke or other danger.

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2013-02-18

University slates events for National Engineers Week

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2013-02-13

UT highlights research, educational opportunities at global energy summit.

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2013-02-05

UT College of Engineering received top marks for online graduate-level education.

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2013-02-03

UT recieves research money to study algae for use as biofuel.

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2013-01-25

Dr. Rashmi Jha, Assistant Professor of EECS, has been awarded a CAREER grant from the NSF for research into Novel Nanoelectronic Reconfigurable Synaptic Memory Devices.

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2012-12-15

On Saturday, December 15, 2012 the College of Engineering honored the Fall Class of 2012 during the graduation convocation program in the Lois & Norman Nitschke Auditorium.

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2012-12-14

On Friday, December 14, 2012, Dr. Mohamed Samir Hefzy, Associate Dean of Graduate Studies and Research Administration for the College of Engineering, recognized those students who would be earning a Masters Degree or Ph.D. in engineering.

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2012-12-11

On Tuesday, December 11, 2012 the College of Engineering hosted a Holiday Reception for all the staff, faculty, and friends of the college on the first floor of Nitschke Hall.

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2012-12-07

On Friday, December 7, 2012, the College of Engineering hosted a design exposition for the engineering students to present their undergraduate research or senior design projects.

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2012-11-19

Research on using algae as a biofuel conducted by Drs. Sasidhar Varanasi and Sridhar Viamajala reported on by the Toledo Blade today.

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2012-11-09

On Friday, November 9, 2012 Dean Nagi Naganathan hosted the 2012 State of the College Address.

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2012-11-02

On Friday, November 2, 2012 the College of Engineering held its annual Fall Honors Convocation. The college recognized all graduating seniors who had met their requirements for a diploma with honors of summa, magna, or cum laude.

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2012-10-19

Robert S. Ruse, Ph.D. and MS. graduate of UT Civil Engineering, has been named President of TTL Associates, Inc.

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2012-10-10

Christine M. Smallman, Director of Engineering Professional Education Programs received the Judith Herb College of Education John H. Russel Scholarship

2012-10-10

Dr. Min Song, Professor of EECS, has received the prestigious NSF Director's Award for Collaborative Integration: Collaborative for successful launch of ground breaking international initiatives. This award is to recognize Dr. Min Song's outstanding contributions to promoting NSF's international engagement and leadership.

2012-10-08

The UTEC sponsored FE Exam Reviews start October 8th.

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2012-10-05

On Friday, October 5, 2012 the College of Engineering hosted a distinguished alumni recognition event recognizing our 2012 Distinguished Young Alumna Ms. Jill Phillips Ortega, BSME '97 and our 2012 Distinguished Alumnus Dr. Donald Anthony, BSCE '70.

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2012-10-03

Robert Phillips, an undergraduate student of Civil Engineering, won the best poster award at AWWA Ohio Section's 74th Annual Conference. Robert presented his work on analysis of reducing potable water use by rainwater harvesting systems using the EEAST model.

2012-10-03

Kazem Majdzadeh Ardakani, a doctoral student working with Professor Jabarin, received a University of Toledo Fellowship Award. These awards are presented to entering or first year, Ph.D. students with exceptional academic records. It is the highest student award the College of Graduate Studies offers and provides a stipend for the academic year.

2012-09-28

UT Civil Engineering student, Demar Watkins, wins one of two civil engineering scholarships in Ohio.

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2012-09-27

On Thursday, September 27th, the Engineering Alumni Affiliate hosted its annual sand volleyball tournament for alumni, faculty, staff, and .

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2012-09-26

On Wednesday, September 26, 2012, the Career Development Center hosted 115 companies at the fall career expo.

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2012-09-21

Three UT Engineering Alumni are featured in article: Alumni's dreams into jobs the feature of new UT campaign.

2012-09-18

On Tuesday, September 18th, Dr. Naganathan hosted the official ribbon cutting ceremony for the student lounge rennovations followed by an open house tour of the new facilities.

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2012-09-14

Dr. William Acosta, Assistant Professor of ET, has been awarded grant from Pilkington North America, Inc. for research in the Development of Mobile Integration with Auto Aftermarket eCommerce and Lot Traceability for Automotive Plants.

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2012-09-13

Dr. Sridhar Viamajala, Assistant Professor of CHEE, has been awarded an NSF grant for research in SEP Collaborative: Alkaliphilic microalgae-based sustainable & scalable processes for renewable fuels and products.

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2012-09-13

$4 million grants helping UT researchers turn algae scourge into fuel source.

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2012-08-24

Dr. Jian-yu Lu Professor of Bioengineering, has been invited to be a speaker at the Next Generation Medical Imaging meeting by CMU in Pittsburg. The invited speakers are top experts in medical imaging area from all over the world.

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2012-08-06

Dr. Defne Apul, Associate Professor of Civil Engineering, has been awarded an NSF grant for research in Analysis of Decentralized Harvested Rainwater Systems using the uWISE Framework.

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2012-07-27

Dr. Youngwoo Seo, Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering, has been awarded an NSF grant for research in Understanding the Role of Biofilm on Disinfection By-Product Formation and Fate in the Water Distribution System.

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2012-07-24

Dr. Abdul-Majeed Azad, Professor of Chemical Engineering, has been awarded US patent 8,227,373 B1 on Exhaust Gas Purification Catalysts And Methods of Making the Same.

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2012-07-12

Avian monitoring system hatches opportunities for College of Engineering.

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2012-07-10

Dr. Vijay Devabhaktuni, Associate Professor of EECS, has been awarded an NSF grant for research in I-Corps: A Compact Low-Cost Wire Antenna Array for Dedicated Short Range Communications.

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2012-07-10

Dr. Sasidhar Varanasi, Professor of Chemical Engineering, has been awarded an NSF grant for research in Simultaneous Isomerization and Reactive Extraction of Biomass Sugars for Efficient Furan Production via High Yield Ketose Intermediate.

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2012-06-26

Abhilash Vijayan, Ph.D., an alumnus of UT College of Engineering's civil engineering program, received the Outstanding Young Professional Award from the Air & Waste Management Association during the 2012 Annual Conference of A&WMA in Texas.

2012-06-26

Ms. Dipsikha Sarmah, a graduate student in civil engineering, won first place in the student paper competition (MS category) at the A&WMA conference in Texas. Ms. Sarmah was awarded a cash prize from the Association.

2012-06-26

Dr. Lingfeng Wang, Assistant Professor of EECS, is working with industry to develop novel control strategies for green and energy-efficient buildings.

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2012-06-22

2006 College of Engineering Distinguished Alumnus is appointed president of PTI.

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2012-06-19

Lincoln Rassi, MET student and UT pitcher, signs as free agent with Kansas City Royals.

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2012-06-13

UT College of Engineering at 2012 NAMS Conference & Workshop Faculty members and students attended the 2012 NAMS Conference & Workshop, held in New Orleans, LA.

	Dr. Glenn Lipscomb, professor and chair of chemical & environmental engineering received two recognitions during the conference. One for his 11 years as NAMS Quarterly Editor and the other for his 8 years as Board Secretary. Dr. Lipscomb also presented a lecture during the two-day workshop as did Professor Maria Coleman. Two students picked up awards; Sunitha Asapu received the NAMS 2012 Elias Klein Travel Award while Sneha Chede received Honorable Mention in the NAMS 2012 Membrane Materials poster competition.
	Dr. Isabel Escobar, professor and assistant dean of research development & outreach was the workshop committee chairperson.

2012-05-30

Ata Kiapour, a biomedical engineering PhD student at E-CORE, received the Best Poster and Best Student Research Awards from Orhtopeadic Research Society (ORS) and American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM). Mr. Kiapour has has also received two Travel Awards from the American Society of Biomehanics (ASB) and Force and Motion Foundation.

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2012-05-24

Dr. Lingfeng Wang, Assistant Professor of EECS, has been awarded an NSF research grant for studying vulnerability and reliability of smart grids.

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2012-05-10

Matthew Franchetti, Mohamed Samir Hefzy, Mehdi Pourazady, and Christine Smallman published an article in JSTEM entitled "Framework for Implementing Engineering Senior Design Capstone Courses and Design Clinics."

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2012-05-09

WTOL Coverage of the UT College of Engineering hosting Women in Science Day.

2012-05-09

WTOL Coverage of the UT FSAE Team preparing for the May 2012 competition.

2012-05-05

Convocation Address by Al Stroucken, Chairman & CEO of O-I
For the graduates of the University of Toledo College of Engineering.

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2012-05-04

The University of Toledo College of Graduate Studies recognized its largest class of international graduate Fulbright Scholars with a luncheon to celebrate their contributions to campus. Among those recognized was Christopher Adika, from Kenya, doctoral student in electrical engineering, College of Engineering.

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2012-05-04

Staff members Vickie Kuntz and Christine Smallman have been appointed to the Ohio Diversity Council.

2012-05-02

WTOL Coverage of the UT College of Engineering Senior Design Expo.

2012-04-27

Spring Senior Design Expo hosted on Friday, April 27th.

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2012-04-25

Erin Nichols, bioengineering senior, receives Jefferson Award for community service.

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2012-04-25

College of Engineering Faculty and Staff Recognized as Outstanding by the University of Toledo.

	Outstanding Faculty Ronald Fournier, Ph.D. Professor, BIOE
	Outstanding Adviser Michelle Rose Academic Program Coordinator, CVLE
	Outstanding Staff (PSA) Vickie Kuntz, Ph.D. Director, Career Development Center
	Outstanding Staff (CWA) Tammy Phares Instructional Laboratory Coordinator, BIOE

2012-04-25

Wiona Porath, Bioengineering APC, has received the National Outstanding Advisor award through NACADA.

2012-04-25

Dr. Yakov Lapitsky, UT assistant professor of chemical and environmental engineering, has received a NSF Career Award of nearly $402,000 over five years for his research on new ways to use light.

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2012-04-25

Dr. Tom Stuart, Professor of EECS, is contributing to the development of a new type of bipolar lead acid battery that will be manufactured by Advanced Battery Concepts in Port Clinton, OH and Midland, MI.

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2012-04-19

Marcus Sinewe has been selected as a Biomedical Engineering Research Intern at Yale. The selection process was very competitive this year as there were only 8 interns of 60 applicants accepted.

2012-04-18

Dr. Ali Fatemi; professor of mechanical, industrial, and manufacturing engineering; was one of two University of Toledo professors approved as a Distinguished University Professor by the UT Board of Trustees Academic and Student Affairs Committee.

2012-04-06

UT Center for Materials and Sensor Characterization works with BioOhio to advance research and innovation.

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2012-04-06

"Manufacturing and processing of NiTi implants: A review," an article by Drs. Mohammad H. Elahinia and Sarit B. Bhaduri, Professors of MIME; Majid Tabesh, a UT Engineering Alumnus; and Mahdi Hashemihas has recently been recognized as the Most Downloaded Progress in Materials Science Article on SciVerse ScienceDirect.

2012-03-24

Two awards were presented to members of the E-CORE group at the University of Toledo 3rd Midwest Graduate Research Symposium on March 24, 2012:

Sigma Xi Oral Presentation Award (3rd place) for the presentation "ACL Injury Mechanism is Related to Articular Pressure Distribution: A Cadaveric and Finite element Investigation."
Sigma Xi Poster Presentation 1st Place Award, for the presentation, "Infection mitigation by TiO2-coated Ti implants induced by infrared activation."

2012-03-22

Dr. Krishna Shenai, Professor of EECS, was awarded a $600,000 DARPA research grant to investigate the Reliability Assessment of GaN Power Switching.

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2012-03-21

Dr. Marinescu, professor of MIME, recently:

Co-authored a new book; Advances in CMP Polishing, Elsevier Publishing House, UK
Had a previous book translated by Chinese Defense Publishing House; Handbook of Advanced Ceramics Machining, Taylor and Francis, 2007
Invited to teach abroad this summer at: University of Sao Paulo, Brazil; College of Engineering Pune, India; and Zenjian University of Technology, Hangzhou, China
Will be the Keynote speaker of The International Seminar on Abrasive Processes in Stuttgart, Germany and Guest Professor of European Community at the University of Prague for three weeks.

2012-03-12

Wiona Porath, Bioengineering APC, has been nominated for the National Outstanding Advisor award through NACADA.

2012-03-02

Allison Kotchman was selected for Mortar Board and tapped during her Bioprocessing Lab.

2012-03-01

Dr. Yakov Lapitsky, Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering, wins NSF Career Award. Dr. Lapitsky will use his $401,421 award to research how light can be used to manipulate the assembly of ionic polymers and how to use the resulting structures in the preparation of smart micro devices for controlled release, sensor, and actuator technologies.

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2012-02-28

Engineering Visiting Advisory Board member, Dr. Tom Brady, elected to Plastics Hall of Fame.

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2012-02-28

Engineering Distinguished Alumnus, Scott Steele, to be inducted into the Plastic Pioneers Association.

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2012-02-27

Professor receives notice regarding article in "Materials Science & Engineering Journal." Dr. A. H. Jayatissa and M. Gautuam published article, "Gas Sensing Properties of Graphene Synthesized by Chemical Vapor Deposition" is among the most downloaded article published in the journal since it was established.

Dr. Jayatissa was also the invited speaker at the International Workshop on Nanovision Science in January 2011 in Hamamatsu, Japan.

2011-08-??

Madhav Gautam received the Best Poster award from the AVS for his poster presentation at an AVS Workshop in August 2011.

2012-02-14

Todd France, BSME '01 - Inducted into Varsity "T" Hall of Fame along with five former student-athletes.

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2012-02-14

Dr. G. Glenn Lipscomb, professor & Chair of Chemical & Environmental Engineering, has been elected a Fellow of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE).

2012-02-13

Professor Receives Invitation to Teach in Bangkok

In January, Dr. Kim received an invitation to teach a course on Chemical Reaction Engineering at the Petroleum & Petrochemical College, Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand.

2012-02-08

College and student activities scheduled for National Engineers' Week.

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2012-02-01

Professors Awarded Patent on "Biomass Treatment"

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2012-01-26

Professor appointed to the Membrane Advisory Board for Calera Corporation.

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2012-01-26

Dr. Yu Shi, a 1998 Doctoral graduate who worked with Professor Saleh Jabarin in the Polymer Institute, was promoted to World Wide Director of Early Research for Colgate-Palmolive.

2012-01-26

Article published in the Renewable Energy Global Innovations Series

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2012-01-12

Dr. Lingfeng Wang has recently received a $50,000 research grant from California Energy Commission.

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2012-01-12

Dr. Isabel Escobar, Assistant Dean of Research Development & Outreach, returned from winter break with some Disney bling.

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2012-01-09

The Fall 2011 Undergraduate Research and Senior Design Engineering Project Exposition is now available online.

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2011-12-21

The University of Toledo was recently recognized with the EBI 2011 Educational Bechmarking Commitment to Excellence Award - Charter Institution.

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2011-11-28

A paper submitted for the 2011 CASC by Jiakai Li, doctoral candidate, and Dr. Gursel Serpen, associate professor of EECS, has been selected for the Best Paper Award.

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2011-11-21

Innovation Enterprises Challenge awards cash for eight business plans; four of them UT Engineering groups.

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2011-11-16

Minal Bhadane, a fourth-year doctoral student in the Biomedical Engineering Program at The University of Toledo, was recognized for her work in shape memory alloys.

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2011-11-09

Dr. Vijay Goel and Dr. Mohammad Elahinia designed a intervertebral device to make spine surgery less invasive and recovery time for patients much shorter.

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2011-11-03

Dr. Krishna Shenai, professor of EECS, has been awarded a research grant from the Army Research Laboratory and has been elected a Fellow of the APS.

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2011-10-27

EWB Los Sanchez Assessment Trip a success.

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2011-10-22

On Saturday, October 22, 2011 UTEC coordinated the construction of a float for the homecoming parade.

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2011-09-28

On Wednesday, September 28, 2011 the College of Engineering hosted the Fall Career Expo.

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2011-10-19

Wiona Altic Porath, M.Ed. was elected to serve the OHAAA as treasurer for a two year term.

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2011-10-13

Engineering Team Promotes Institutional Diversity and Equality

IDEAL is a three-year nearly $1 million grant from the NSF to seed gender and minority equity and institutional transformation academic S&E at leading universities in the northern Ohio region. The Year 2 Change Team involved the University of Toledo College of Engineering members Maria Coleman, Isabel Escobar, Cyndee Gruden, and Brian Randolph.

2011-10-06

Dr. Lipscomb, Professor of Chemical Engineering, has been awarded a grant for research in CO₂ capturing.

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2011-10-04

Engineering Fall Career Expo a success; bridging students and employers.

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2011-09-28

Dr. Isabel Escobar (Chemical Engineering) and Dr. Cyndee Gruden (Civil Engineering) have been awarded a research grant by the US Department of Interior Bureau of Reclamation, to determine the most cost-effective and technologically efficient means by which usable water can be produced from saline water or water otherwise impaired or contaminated.

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2011-09-27

Dr. Isabel Escobar, Assistant Dean and Professor of Chemical Engineering, to receive award.

This award recognizes outstanding contributions to the academic, scientific, technological, industrial, or service areas involving separations technologies for individuals under the age of 40. The AIChE Separations Division is pleased to announce Dr. Isabel Escobar (University of Toledo) as the recipient of the 2011 FRI / John G. Kunesh Award.

The award will be presented at the Separations Division Dinner held during the AIChE Annual Meeting.

2011-09-02

UT Engineering alumnus creates emissions control system.

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2011-08-25

UT Professors Dr. Dong-Shik Kim of Chemical and Environmental Engineering and Dr. Cameron of Bioengineering play parts in the first Cooperative Research and Development Agreement with a foreign institute.

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2011-08-25

Dr. Rashmi Jha, Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, has been awarded a research grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). Her research project is “BRIGE: Transition Metal Oxide Based Multifunctional Nanoelectronic Memristor Devices”.

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2011-08-25

Dr. Yakov Lapitsky, Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering, has been awarded a research grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). His research project is “Mechanistic Analysis of Polyelectrolyte-Based Colloidal Drug Carriers”.
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2011-08-11

Dr. Jian-yu Lu, Professor of Bioengineering and Director of the Ultrasound Laboratory, recently was chosen as the President-Elect of the IEEE Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control Society
(UFFC-S).

2011-07-24

The University of Toledo Wins ASCE/EWB Sustainable Development Award at EPA P3 Competition.
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2011-07-24

Shelly Smallman-Nielsen, a 2005 Bioengineering alumnus was recently selected as the St. Ursula High School’s 2011 Outstanding Young Alumnus.

2011-07-24

Christine M. Smallman has been elected to the American Society of Engineering Educators North Central Division Board as Unit Research Director. The term is for two years. Christine was also elected to serve on the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) Detroit Section Board for a one year term.

2011-06-20

Abhishek Bhat, Ph.D. Civil Engineering, has been awarded first place in this year’s Air & Waste Management Association’s Ph.D. Student Platform Paper competition. Dr. Bhat will receive his award at the Annual A&WMA Student Awards Ceremony in June. The ceremony will take place at Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort in Orlando, Florida.

2011-06-14

The American Society of Mechanical Engineers presents the Dedicated Service Award to Mohamed Samir Hefzy, PhD for dedicated voluntary service to the society marked by outstanding performance, demonstrated effective leadership, prolonged and committed service, devotion, enthusiasm, and faithfulness.
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2011-06-14

The American Society of Mechanical Engineers recently recognized Dr. Mohammad Elahinia, a mechanical engineering associate professor at The University of Toledo, for the impact his work has had on his profession.
Elahinia received the 2010 Gary Anderson Early Achievement Award at the society’s annual conference in Philadelphia.
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2011-06-10

Richard Hausman, UT engineering alumnus and current doctoral student (CHME) has won the North American Membrane Society (NAMS) Student Poster Competition two years in a row! 103 students competed this year event. Twelve recipients of ranked awards in four categories, Rick came out on top within his category "Liquid Separations". Rick's adviser is Dr. Isabel Escobar, Professor and Assistant Dean of Research Development and Outreach.

2011-03-25

More than 100 people gathered in the Driscoll Alumni Center to watch BP donate $225,000 to The University of Toledo to create the BP Scholars Program Feb. 24...

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2011-03-25

UT, SuGanit receive $2million from stat to scale up biofuel research, production. SuGanit and UT college of engineering researchers Dr. Sasidhar Varanasi and Dr. Patricia Relue, have developed a catalyst that enables yeast to convert glucose and xylose into ethanol.
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2011-03-25

Our entry showing UT Bioengineering students’ participation in the NASA project was selected to be featured on the cover of the Ohio Engineer magazine. Special thanks to Dr. Ron Fournier for encouraging and mentoring the students as...
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A University of Toledo alumnus returned to campus Friday to discuss the latest in automotive technology — the electric vehicle and hands-free applications. Jeffrey Liedel, the chief information officer for GM OnStar, brought with him to Toledo the ...
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UT Engineering Alumnus receives prestigious national award in India. The Indian Council of Scientific & Industrial Research has awarded the 2010 Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize in Engineering Sciences to Dr. G.K. Ananthasuresh (’92 MSME). Dr. Ananthasuresh is currently a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India.
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Professor, Alumnus and current grad student present their invention. Currently, patent-pending.
Recently, Robert Kinner, a grad student of Prof. Abdul-Majeed Azad in Chemical Engineering Department showcased the entrepreneurial aspects of technological innovation, at Lorraine County Community College organized by the LCCC Entrepreneur Innovation Institute (November 17, 2010).
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Professor Dong-Shik Kim publishes an article in Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy
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Engineers Without Borders receives $10,000 in national competition.
The University of Toledo’s Engineers Without Borders student chapter has been granted $10,000 for another riverbank water filtration system in Honduras.
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Mechanical engineering professor elected Fellow of premier organization.
Dr. Ali Fatemi, professor of mechanical engineering at The University of Toledo, has been elected a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
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College of Engineering Alumnus, Walter (Chip) Carstensen receives Blue T Award.
Walter “Chip” Carstensen of Brooklyn, Michigan, received the Blue T Award at the 2010 Homecoming Gala. This award, is presented to a UT Alumni Association member and University alumnus who has made outstanding contributions to the progress and development of the association and his/her alma mater.
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UT College of Engineering Names 2010 Distinguished Alumnus.
Mr. Peter F. Hess a 1972 UT College of Engineering Alum of Mechanical Engineering, was awarded this year's Distinguished Alumnus. Mr. Hess along with others from across the university, were honored at Friday night's Homecoming Gala.
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UT College of Engineering Names it's First Distinguished Young Alumnus.
Mr. Thomas L. Miller, a 1997 Alumnus of Electrical Engineering, was named the college's first Distinguished Young Alumnus. Mr. Miller, along with others from across the campus, received special recognition at this year's Homecoming Gala.
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University of Toledo professor Dr.Abdul-Majeed Azad recently won a Fulbright Distinguished Chair Award.
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Graduate Student wins contest.
Richard Hausman, Chemical Engineering graduate student, recently won the poster contest at the 2010 North American Membrane Society-International Conference on Inorganic Membranes (NAMS-ICIM), a Joint Conference. The poster: "Study of the Effects of Antimicrobial Copper-Charged Feed Spacers on Membrane Biofilm Growth Kinetics," by Richard Hausman with Dr. Isabel Escobar as his advisor. There were well over 100 participants in this year's competition.

Dr. Saleh Jabarin named Distinguished University Professor....
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2009 Distinguished Alumnus receives National Space Trophy
William (Bill) Gerstenmaier, Associate Administrator for Space Operations, NASA and UT College of Engineering Distinguished Alumnus-'09, received the 2010 National Space Trophy on April 30, 2010. Gerstenmaier was selected by the RotaryNASA Board of Directors.
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MICHAEL PEPERA, P.E.
UT COE Alumnus - CHME '02
Nominated by the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Pepera, 29, a chemical engineer, provides a blend of process engineering and automation engineering with a focus on oil refining. He is presently working on water projects as an instrumentation and controls engineer.
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Jeffrey Smith and Braeden Gilchrist will be accompanying Dr. Calvin Li as part of a faculty-student research team at the National Renewable Energy Lab. They have been chosen to participate in state-of-the-art research with the U.S. Department of Energy in Golden, Colorado.
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Dr. Moshin Jamali, Professor EECS, was recently awarded a grant from the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), under the DAGSI program, for the "Fast Fourier Transform FPGA/ASIC Architecture Simulator/Generator" project. This grant will provide support for one research assistant for Dr. Jamail's PhD student for one full year.

University of Toledo's first greenhouse gas inventory was conducted by Dr. Defne Apul's Sustainability Engineering Class students. This first estimate showed that UT's current annual carbon footprint is approximately 82,300 metric tons of CO2. Students presented the results to UT president Dr. Jacobs and his senior leadership team on April 28, 2010. Photo shows Dean Nagi Naganathan, Civil Engineering Department Chair Dr. Ashok Kumar, Civil Engineering assistant professor Dr. Apul and her students posing for a photo after the presentation.
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Graduate Student, Colleen Gorey selected by North American Membrane Society (NAMS) for award.
Colleen M. Gorey, Ph.D. candidate in Chemical & Environmental Engineering has been selected to receive the NAMS 2010 Travel Award. A record-high number of 70 individuals applied this year and the awards selection was extremely competitive. The award includes a prize of $1,000 for reimbursement of travel cost associated with the 2010 NAMS meeting. The awards will be announced dining the dinner banquet of the meeting in Washington D.C. this July.

With the continued efforts of Dr. Abdollah Afjeh, professor & chairman, Department of Mechanical, Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering, UT receives $750K federal grant to study wind turbines....
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Dr. Brian W. Randolph, Professor & Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies, receives The University of Toledo Outstanding Teachers Award.

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Ms. Wiona A. Porath, academic program coordinator, Department of Bioengineering is one of three recipients of the Outstanding Adviser Award for 2010.

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On April 13-17, 2010, Dr. Vijay K. Goel, Ph.D. received the ISSLS Wiltse Lifetime Achievement Award.The award is sponsored by NuVasive, Creative Spine Technology.

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Satish Reddy, a Founders Emerald from Houston, was recently awarded the Silver Snoopy Award from NASA for two significant achievements as chief engineer of a design and analysis group at the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center in Houston.
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UT student engineering society to compete in concrete canoe race

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Mechanical Engineering Professor Mohammad Elahinia recently won the 2010 Gary Anderson Early Achievement Award, presented by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Adaptive Structures and Material Systems Technical Committee
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UT College of Engineering's Dr. Mark Pickett, professor emeritus, Civil Engineering, is part of the ASCE Team who will assess the damage caused by the recent earthquake in Haiti.

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Alumnus Aaron Stange (BME '02) pilots his racing Craft for a practice run on the ice of Maumee Bay in Point Place.
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Civil Engineering undergraduate student receives multiple awards......
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The University of Toledo College of Engineering will celebrate North Engineering renovations that will enable its Department of Engineering Technology to collocate with the college's five other departments ....
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David Kvale, an EECS Graduate Student here at UT College of Engineering, recently received the "Superior Presentation Award" in the Sigma Xi International Research Conference
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Soma Shekara Sreenadh Reddy Depuru, a UT College of Engineering graduate student (EECS), entered the Finals of the 2009 Student Essay Competition by Earthzine.
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Dr. Isabel C. Escobar, Asssociate Professor & Graduate Director of the Chemical & Environmental Engineering Department, was one of 20 Northwest Ohioans to be awarded the "20 Under 40 Award".
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When Ryan McChesney, a 2009 graduate of UT's College of Engineering, was selected as the Outstanding Engineering Student for 2009 by the Ohio Society of Professional Engineers....
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On 27 June 2009, the IEEE Member and Geographic Activities Board (MGA) recognized the IEEE University of Toledo Student Branch of the IEEE Toledo Section as a recipient....
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Dr. Steven LeBlanc, UT professor of chemical engineering and associate dean of academic affairs in the College of Engineering, has been elected a Fellow of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers.
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UT College of Engineering's graduate student is awarded 3rd place in the A&WMA Student Poster Competition...
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UT Team among top 6 finalists in the Oak Ridge Labs Global Venture Challenge...
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Professor Vijay Devabhaktuni receives award at conference...
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Chemical & Environmental Engineering Professor Abdul-Majeed Azad, along with Sara Lynn McKelvey, a recent graduate of the College of Engineering have research published...
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Dr. Isabel Escobar, Associate Professor, UT College of Engineering Department of Chemical & Environmental Engineering was one of seven area women selected as this years YWCA Milestones: A Tribute to Women honoree.
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Engineering Faculty, Drs. S. Varanasi (Chemical Engineering) & P. Relue (Bioengineering) awarded biofuels grant by US Department of Energy (Sep 10, 2008).
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Engineering professor receives Sigma Xi Award for Outstanding Research.
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UT, Rotary unite to give village clean water. Student group gets $10,000 to build system in Honduras.
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Dr. Mark Pickett, Professor Emeritus in the department of civil engineering, is honor at the Diamante Awards.
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UT Bioengineering graduate students win National Science Foundation fellowships to pursue doctorial degrees.
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UT Bioengineering Sr. Design project takes 3rd place in the RERC-AMI National Design Competition. Katherine Strock, Chelsea Worstall and Michael Taylor... Click here for more information

Alena Barga a bioengineering student receives "The Best of Co-op 2007" award in the sixth annual National Co-op Scholarship Program... Click here for more information

Tully Esterline, a 2001 cum Laude Graduate from UT's College of Engineering is a part of the race team competing in the 2007 Indy 500... Click here for more information

UT students have been listed in the 2006-2007 edition of "The Best Of Co-op" magazine for winning scholarships at the 5th annual Scholarship Program.... Click here for more information

UT College of Engineering's Formula SAE Car places 8th in this years FSAE East Competition at the Ford Proving Grounds in Romeo, MI..... Click here for more information

Dr. Thomas E. and Elizabeth Brady, special friends of the College of Engineering, receive the 2006 Outstanding Individual Philanthropist Award.... Click here to see the NPD Presentation

UT College of Engineering launches a new marketing campaign developed around a baseball theme....
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UT to honor former women's basketball star Kim Knuth-Klaer by retiring her No. 52 jersey....
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Jason M. Bechtel, a grad student pursuing a M.S. degree in bioinformatics on the Health Science Campus, is this year's winner of the Dr. MLK Jr. essay contest.... Click here for more information

Dr. Brent Cameron, a Bio-engineering Professor, was featured in the Toledo Blade for the Glucose Monitoring Device he developed.... Click here for more information

Rama Chennamsetty, a Chemical Engineering student at UT wins an award for his paper at the State Conference in Cleveland....
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The University of Toledo Formula SAE team participates in the Road and Track Triathlon as one of the five best-performing teams.... Click here for more information

UT Researchers Dr. Sasidhar Varanasi, Dr. Connie Schall and Dr. Jared Anderson featured in Los Alamos - DOE bulletin for their contribution towards synthesis of Ethanol from Cellulose.... Click here for more information

Dr. Vijay Goel, Professor and Chair of the Department of Bioengineering receives the North American Spine Society's 2006 Henry Farfan Award.... Click here for more information

UT Alumnus Dr. William V. Mars receives the prestigious Sparks-Thomas award from the ACS Rubber Division....
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Ms. Christine M. Smallman, Director of College Relations and Facilities Management has recently been selected to serve on the National SWE Scholarship Committee.

Clint Cochran, a UT Rocket Quarterback and current Bio-engineering junior with a GPA of 4.0, talks about The University of Toledo.... Click here for more information

UT students Abhilash Vijayan and Charanya Varadarajan win Scholarship and Contest respectively at the A&WMA's 99th Annual Conference and Exhibition in New Orleans, LA.... Click here for more information

Dr. Brian W. Randolph, was presented with the 2006 Robert Schlembach Award on Friday, September 8, 2006 at the Annual H.S. Guidance counselors breakfast.... Click here for more information

University of Toledo and Catacel collaboration a success for fuel reforming technologies ....
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A Thank you Dinner was held on at The Legacy Restaurant and Grill Room in Avon Lake, Ohio where Dr. Keith was honored with a scholarship in his name..... Click here for more information

Ms. Atousa Plaseied, receives first place for best research and presentation in the Sigma Xi Student Research Symposium division.... Click here for more information

Adrian Grapenthin, a MIME student at the College of Engineering, mentioned in an article about Third Frontier Internship Program... Click here for more information

UT - St. Francis deSales Partnership - 'Introduction to Engineering' course... Click here for more information
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As part of Project SCOUT at UT, Ms. Laurel Volk joins the COE's Office of College Relations and Facilities Management...
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Dr. Abdul-Majeed Azad's research on alumina nanofibers was highlighted in the July '06 issue of Bulletin of American Ceramic Society... Click here for more information

UT considered one of the leading universities offering students some of the best co-op programs.
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Rama Krishna Chennamsetty wins $500 in 2006 North American Membrane Society annual conference student poster presentation. Click here for more information

University of Toledo, College of Engineering Student, Nathan Green featured in Toledo Blade....
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University of Toledo, College of Engineering Student, Fengjie Yin recognized for research....
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Dr. Abdul-Majeed Azad's work was featured on the cover for International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology, Volume 3, Number 3.... Click here for more information

Researchers develop a novel technique to detect low levels of CO...

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UT teams up with EPA on $1M hybrid hydraulics project

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Fuel Cell partnership with UT College of Engineering

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On Thursday, November 17, 2005, a reception was held to honor Dr. and Mrs. Tom and Betsy Brady for their generous gift to help launch the Engineering Freshman Entrepreneurship Program.

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Students toil on Katrina relief for spring break

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The University of Toledo, College of Engineering Co-Op Program noted in the "The Best of Co-Op" 2005-2006 Edition...
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Executive Summary by National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering and Institute of Medicine...
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LifeTime Achievement Award to Dr. Saleh Jabarin

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Prof. Hongyan Zhang, Ph.D, publishes a book on "Resistance Welding"
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UT's Engineering researchers featured in Toledo Blade's article for their work in Nanotechnology
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American Ceramic Society Bulletin Features UT Research

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Civil Engineering Student recevies OCA Hall of Fame Scholarship

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NSBE Student Awarded Prestigious GE African American Scholarship Forum
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UT Students make it big at the ASCE Geo-Frontiers Congress 2005

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Heather Ritz, a senior in industrial engineering at the University of Toledo was honored...
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Students receive NASA awards for research efforts

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TST Luncheon Gets News Coverage Advanced Materials Development and Manufacturing: An Economic Driver for Northwest Ohio... Click here for more information

$1 .3MM grant creates NW Ohio Small Turbine Institute

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This month, CUTTING TOOL ENGINEERING covers technologies that can help manufacturers streamline wheel dressing and monitor grinding forces...
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Nanomachining Bridges Precision Engineering and Technology

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