Author: Heike Brueckner

Welcome Digital Media and Design, Master of Fine Arts Students

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In a unique science-meets-art program at University of Connecticut, two digital media and design master of fine arts (DMD MFA) students join Tech Park each school year and apply digital talents to promote the IPB’s innovative research and advanced scientific concepts. Students hone their skills and develop a multifaceted approach to their craft while expanding their portfolios. Concurrently, Tech Park benefits from a fresh angle on ways to increase visibility of its far-reaching research projects and its impact on Connecticut businesses and state economy.

 

photo of Evgeniia Rein

Evgeniia Rein is a game designer keenly interested in interactive media with a focus on serious games. She has worked on more than 15 game concepts and prototypes, including video games, board games, and tabletop role-playing games. In her work, Rein aims to combine the artistic and technological sides of digital media in a unique play-based way. She believes that cooperating with the scientists and engineers will provide the crucial technological knowledge and will significantly enhance her future projects.

Danial Ezzati is a passionate game designer from Iran, in his second year of the DMD MFA program. He is interested in creating interactive experiences, virtual reality, and gamification, and is enthusiastic about collaborating at the IPB to develop creative approaches to scientific virtual simulation, scientific concept cinematic animation, concept art, logos, and intro animation projects that are responsive and accessible.

3D Printing Focused Industry-University Collaborative Research Center Reunites at Tech Park

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  • SHAP3D bi-annual Industrial Advisory Board Meeting May 2022

SHAP3D held their eighth bi-annual Industrial Advisory Board Meeting on May 25 – May 26, 2022, at the Innovation Partnership Building (IPB) | UConn Tech Park.

“It is wonderful to reunite with the SHAP3D family and interact with new center members for the first time in person since they have joined after the pandemic began,” says Prof. Anson Ma, UConn Site Director of the SHAP3D center.

SHAP3D is a collaboration between the University of Massachusetts Lowell, University of Connecticut and Georgia Institute of Technology to create a National Science Foundation I/UCRC focused on 3D printing. The mission of the SHAP3D Center is to perform pre-competitive research providing the fundamental knowledge for 3D printing heterogeneous products that integrate multiple engineering materials with complex 3D structures and diverse functionality. The Center’s diverse membership comprises material developers, 3D printer manufacturers, 3D printing end users, and federal agencies with a stake in the growth of this emerging manufacturing platform.

The meeting was attended by more than 55 faculty members, students, and representatives from private companies, and government agencies. At this meeting, project teams currently funded by the SHAP3D center shared their progress and latest findings. Other highlights of the meeting included rapid fire presentations from members and two invited talks by Professor Timothy Long from the Arizona State University and Professor Matthew Becker from Duke University. UConn SHAP3D site, Proof of Concept Center (POCC), and Pratt & Whitney Additive Manufacturing Center (PW AMC) were all featured in the IPB lab tour. During the reception sponsored by UConn School of Engineering, students who are involved in SHAP3D projects also had the valuable opportunity to present their posters and network with the advisory board members.