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CEC faculty research

  • July 28, 2022

    College of Engineering and Computing (CEC) Professor Janis Terpenny has joined the National Science Foundation Division of Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation (CMMI) where she will serve in the expert role and lead in the creation of CMMI’s Manufacturing System Integration program.

  • July 26, 2022

    Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ has received a $3.75M per capita grant from GO Virginia, a state-funded initiative administered by the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development.

  • May 6, 2022

    As part of his faculty study leave for 2021-2022, Professor Aditya Johri spent the fall 2021 semester in Finland as a Fulbright-Nokia Distinguished Chair at the Department of Computer Science, Aalto University near the capital city Helsinki.

  • December 6, 2021

    Kirin Furst believes a systems approach is the best way to solve the world’s safe water problems. Her research lab is primarily focused on removing organic contaminants in drinking water systems and potable reuse systems.

  • November 30, 2021

    With the support of a grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ researchers Vivian Motti and Anya Evmenova have developed a smartwatch application that will help improve the daily lives of young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

  • November 19, 2021

    Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµâ€™s outstanding location, available opportunities, and growing reputation combined to produce a winning formula that attracted statistics professor Lily Wang to the College of Engineering and Computing Department of Statistics in fall 2021.

  • November 16, 2021

    Using virtual reality (VR) and artificial intelligence (AI), a team of researchers at Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ is taking a wrecking ball to barriers faced by neurodiverse individuals in construction.

  • October 26, 2021

    The American Statistical Association (ASA) Census Quality Indicators Taskforce selected assistant professor of statistics Jonathan Auerbach to independently review the 2020 census as part of a three-person research team. Ironically the major finding was what they didn't find -- evidence of malfeasance or wrongdoing.

  • October 6, 2021

    Two recent research publications authored by bioengineering professor Giorgio Ascoli appear as the cover articles in the first issue of the October edition of the scientific journal Nature.

  • September 21, 2021

    Bioengineers find solutions to some of the world’s grand problems. But sometimes, it takes collaboration with scientists to find out the questions that need to be answered to properly apply and maximize these engineering solutions.