Switching it Up: UConn Professor Patents More Efficient Carbon Capture Reactor
UConn researcher George Bollas has patented a method of carbon capture that offers a number of improvements over existing methods.
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Executive Director Alpay Provides a Fascinating Glimpse of the Inner Workings of UConn Tech Park
Executive Director Pamir Alpay provides a fascinating glimpse of the inner workings of UConn Tech Park – Innovation Partnership Building and its new $8M contract with Air Force Research Laboratories on today’s Wayne Norman Radio Show at WILI 1400 AM and 95.3 FM.
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UConn Receives $8 Million to Continue Air Force Research Lab Project in Advanced Manufacturing
UConn has received an $8 million contract from the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to continue productive research aimed at improving aerospace manufacturing processes.
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Vulnerable Trees, High Winds, Other Factors Combined for Unusually Severe Storm Damage from Isaias
Hurricane Isaias had weakened to a tropical storm by the time it reached Connecticut, but was unique in several ways that converged to contribute to the power outages that lasted for several days.
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UConn, Army Research Lab Collaborate on New Portable, Renewable Energy Technology
UConn’s Associate Dean for Research and Industrial Partnerships, S. Pamir Alpay, and Yomery Espinal ’18 PhD (ENG) have published a paper on a novel portable pyroelectric technology in Cell Reports Physical Science with support from the Army Research Laboratory.
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UConn Researchers Producing Husky Hand Sanitizer For Local Groups
UConn hand sanitizer is being produced by the Fraunhofer USA Center for Energy Innovation located in the Innovation Partnership Building at UConn Tech Park.
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Alpay Named UConn Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor
S. Pamir Alpay, Associate Dean for Research and Industrial Partnerships, has been named a Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor, after a vote by the trustees last week.
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UConn Puts Innovation to Work In Fight Against COVID-19
Joe Luciani, director of UConn’s Proof of Concept Center, is laser-machining face shields to meet demand at UConn Health for personal protective equipment (PPE) in the struggle against COVID-19.
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Tapping Talent in Trying Times
The COVID Critical Clinical Needs Project includes UConn researchers in Storrs, physicians at UConn Health in Farmington, and leaders from both campuses.
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UConn Research Team Developing Emergency Ventilator Prototype
Jeffrey McCutcheon is leading a team that is developing a prototype of an emergency ventilator that could be produced by Connecticut manufacturers to help ease the anticipated shortage of the devices as the novel coronavirus continues to spread across the state.
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Anson Ma Named a 2020 Air Force Research Lab Summer Faculty Fellow
NSF SHAP3D Center Site Director, Professor Anson Ma, has received a prestigious 2020 summer faculty fellowship from the Air Force Research Lab (AFRL) Materials and Manufacturing Directorate.
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Farmington and Storrs Team to Make Needed PPE for UConn Health
The collaborative efforts of medical doctors from UConn Health with engineers, scientists, and researchers from Storrs will soon result in an increased supply of personal protective equipment (PPE).
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“Outpouring of Support” as Researchers, Barnes & Noble Donate Lab Supplies to UConn Health
The UConn community comes together to bring greatly needed medical supplies to front liners tirelessly helping COVID-19 patients.
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Forged in Fire; UConn Students Start Metal Working Club
There is lots of noise on the University of Connecticut campus especially in the area of the Gant Science Complex. There, in a basement lab, students have worked to build a forge and begin a metal working club.
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Erik Brine Makes Waves at National Institute for Undersea Vehicle Technology
Erik Brine, an expert in defense, technology, and veterans issues, leads the National Institute of Undersea Vehicle Technology, a collaboration between academia, industry and government that has received $10.5M in funding so far.
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New UConn Research Center Provides Reliable Data, Realistic Simulations for Manufacturing Industry
A new research center housed at UConn Tech Park helps the manufacturing industry eliminate costly, time intensive trial and error by providing valuable data about how materials will perform.
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