http://www.engr.uiuc.edu/news/ Provides the latest news from the College of Engineering. Copyright 2006 en-us http://www.engr.uiuc.edu/support/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 740 Mon, 27 Nov 2006 00:00:00 -0600 Mon, 27 Nov 2006 00:00:00 -0600 Last week, three College of Engineering faculty members--Richard Braatz, Seth Hutchinson, and Jose Schutt-Aine--were named Fellows of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). Since 1963, IEEE has acknowledged those individuals who have contributed to the advancement of engineeri http://www.engr.uiuc.edu/news/rss.php?xId=070207840742 http://www.engr.uiuc.edu/news/rss.php?xId=070207840742 Faculty & Staff Mon, 27 Nov 2006 00:00:00 -0600 Two College of Engineering faculty--Linda P.B. Katehi and Marc Snir--are among the ten faculty members at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign who have been awarded the distinction of AAAS Fellow by the American Association for the Advancement of Science. "Illinois students are truly f http://www.engr.uiuc.edu/news/rss.php?xId=070207840728 http://www.engr.uiuc.edu/news/rss.php?xId=070207840728 Faculty & Staff Sun, 26 Nov 2006 00:00:00 -0600 Four members of the Illinois physics faculty--Charles Gammie, Robert Leigh, Mats Selen, and Scott Willenbrock--have been elected to "Fellow" status of the American Physical Society (APS). Each year, no more than one-half of one percent of the then-current APS membership is recognized by their peer http://www.engr.uiuc.edu/news/rss.php?xId=070207840714 http://www.engr.uiuc.edu/news/rss.php?xId=070207840714 Faculty & Staff Tue, 21 Nov 2006 00:00:00 -0600 There is more than one way to overcome a fuel crisis, and provide improved safety at the same time. The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is one of three Midwestern universities chosen to lead efforts to improve transportation efficiency and safety, better coordinate commercial freight ship http://www.engr.uiuc.edu/news/rss.php?xId=070207840700 http://www.engr.uiuc.edu/news/rss.php?xId=070207840700 College of Engineering News Wed, 15 Nov 2006 00:00:00 -0600 The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has announced a joint effort with California-based Team Underdawg to compete in the 2007 Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's (DARPA) "Urban Challenge." The partnership unites Team Underdawg's experienced Silicon Valley engineers, who participa http://www.engr.uiuc.edu/news/rss.php?xId=070207840686 http://www.engr.uiuc.edu/news/rss.php?xId=070207840686 College of Engineering News Mon, 13 Nov 2006 00:00:00 -0600 Ilesanmi Adesida, dean of the College of Engineering has named Michael B. Bragg as Associate Dean for Research and Administrative Affairs. Bragg, who is the former head of the Department of Aerospace Engineering (AE) at Illinois, replaces Myron Salamon who retired from the university in Septembe http://www.engr.uiuc.edu/news/rss.php?xId=070207840672 http://www.engr.uiuc.edu/news/rss.php?xId=070207840672 College of Engineering News Fri, 10 Nov 2006 00:00:00 -0600 Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have demonstrated that quantum coherence is possible in electronic systems that are incommensurate, thereby removing one obstacle in the development of quantum devices. Electronic effects in thin films and at interfaces lie at the heart o http://www.engr.uiuc.edu/news/rss.php?xId=070207680756 http://www.engr.uiuc.edu/news/rss.php?xId=070207680756 Research Wed, 08 Nov 2006 00:00:00 -0600 At a time in his academic career when most PhD students are struggling to finish their dissertation research, Kumara Sastry, a graduate student in Industrial and Enterprise Systems Engineering (IESE) has published a book. Together with former University of Illinois' colleagues, Martin Pelikan http://www.engr.uiuc.edu/news/rss.php?xId=070207680770 http://www.engr.uiuc.edu/news/rss.php?xId=070207680770 Students Mon, 06 Nov 2006 00:00:00 -0600 Veteran astronaut Scott D. Altman (BS 1981, Aerospace Engineering) will command the final space shuttle mission to Hubble. The flight, which is tentatively targeted for launch during mid-2008, will serve as the final "house call" to NASA's Hubble Space Telescope as part of a mission to extend and http://www.engr.uiuc.edu/news/rss.php?xId=070207680798 http://www.engr.uiuc.edu/news/rss.php?xId=070207680798 Alumni Thu, 02 Nov 2006 00:00:00 -0600 Excerpts from Illinois in the News, a daily service provided by the University of Illinois News Bureau . This collection of November excerpts focuses on engineering topics and faculty contacted for their expertise by print and broadcast reporters around the world. ENTOMOLOGY EDUCATION Herald & http://www.engr.uiuc.edu/news/rss.php?xId=070207680784 http://www.engr.uiuc.edu/news/rss.php?xId=070207680784 Engineering in the News Wed, 01 Nov 2006 00:00:00 -0600 Paul E. Parker, assistant dean and director of the Morrill Engineering Program, has been selected as the 2007 STAR Award for Educator of the Year by the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE). This celebrated honor recognizes a member of academia who significantly contributes to and conti http://www.engr.uiuc.edu/news/rss.php?xId=070207680742 http://www.engr.uiuc.edu/news/rss.php?xId=070207680742 College of Engineering News Mon, 30 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0600 When asked for her most important piece of advice, Marianne Bachynski immediately replied, "Learn to listen." She said this while poking fun at herself for doing all the talking. As chief technology officer for Morgan Stanley Investment Management, Bachynski thinks one of the most useful skills http://www.engr.uiuc.edu/news/rss.php?xId=068909120742 http://www.engr.uiuc.edu/news/rss.php?xId=068909120742 Students Fri, 27 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0500 As American waistlines have expanded since 1960, so has their consumption of gasoline, researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Virginia Commonwealth University say. Americans are now pumping 938 million gallons of fuel more annually than they were in 1960 as a result of http://www.engr.uiuc.edu/news/rss.php?xId=070207680728 http://www.engr.uiuc.edu/news/rss.php?xId=070207680728 Research Fri, 27 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0500 Superconducting wires are used in magnetic resonance imaging machines, high-speed magnetic-levitation trains, and in sensitive devices that detect variations in the magnetic field of a brain. Eventually, ultra-narrow superconducting wires might be used in power lines designed to carry electrical ene http://www.engr.uiuc.edu/news/rss.php?xId=070207680686 http://www.engr.uiuc.edu/news/rss.php?xId=070207680686 Research Wed, 25 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0500 Seven students from the University of Illinois spent a good portion of their summer vacation in Africa, working on ways to produce biodiesel, measure tractor torque and break the world record speed for a pedal-driven watercraft. Last July, these students traveled to South Africa on a study t http://www.engr.uiuc.edu/news/rss.php?xId=070207680714 http://www.engr.uiuc.edu/news/rss.php?xId=070207680714 Students Tue, 24 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0500