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Archive for 2018

Madison Smith, an environmental engineering student, takes a sledgehammer to a wall in the Driftmier Engineering Center during a "wall breaking" ceremony Dec. 13 to kick off the renovation of the building.

December 13, 2018

Renovation of Driftmier Engineering Center begins
Chemistry Ph.D. student Evan White, left to right, talks with professor Jason Locklin and fellow Chemistry Ph.D. student Anandi Roy about an experiment on a multiskop surface analytical instrument in Locklin's labs at the Riverbend Research South facility.

December 5, 2018

New Materials Institute joins NSF-funded center
Todd Bridges

December 3, 2018

U.S. Army’s lead scientist for environmental science joins UGA engineering faculty
ISTEM Rendering

November 21, 2018

Groundbreaking for ISTEM Building set for Nov. 27
Group of students, faculty, and staff gather at the awards banquet

November 16, 2018

UGA Engineering students earn GEF Scholarships
Bulldog 100 Group Photo

November 14, 2018

Engineering alumni named to Bulldog 100
A group gathers at the gala

November 8, 2018

Engineering 150 Gala: Celebrating our impact
Tobin (Toby) R. Carr

November 6, 2018

Engineering alumnus named UGA VP for government relations
A group gathers at the luncheon

October 19, 2018

UGA College of Engineering celebrates scholarship recipients and donors
Dale Threadgill, J. Barnie Beasley, Mickey Brown and Jonathan Jones

September 24, 2018

UGA College of Engineering to present Engineering Impact Awards
Jenna Jambeck

September 20, 2018

UGA Engineering’s Jenna Jambeck named Water Hero
Researcher holds a small sea turtle

September 17, 2018

Micronizing ocean plastics threaten sea turtle populations, ocean life cycle
Researchers work inside greenhouse

September 12, 2018

UGA researchers receive $5M to help reduce energy costs of indoor farming
Faculty and students in lab

August 29, 2018

University of Georgia engineering programs earn accreditation

August 27, 2018

A Triple Dawg pressing vinyl in Athens
Biodegradable resin

August 21, 2018

UGA New Materials Institute to test first fully biodegradable plastic straw
Jennie Mathis Alexander

August 20, 2018

UGA College of Engineering alumna awarded Fulbright scholarship
Jason Wright in the lab

August 16, 2018

Engineering graduate student receives prestigious research award
E. coli

August 10, 2018

Turning cells into factories: a “smart” approach to metabolic engineering
Students in the workshop drilling wood

August 10, 2018

Engineering camp challenges high school students
Student robotics team

August 8, 2018

UGA engineering students excel in agricultural robotics competition
Avalon Kandrac

July 20, 2018

UGA building partnerships with STEM businesses
Ramaraja Ramasamy

July 10, 2018

UGA Engineering names new associate dean for academic affairs and assessment
Mark Eiteman received fellowship

July 3, 2018

UGA Engineering faculty elected to AIMBE College of Fellows
40 Under 40 logo

July 2, 2018

Engineering alumni named to 40 Under 40 Class
Power G

June 29, 2018

SEC honors UGA Engineering student-athletes

June 20, 2018

Scientists calculate impact of China’s ban on plastic waste imports
Mayah Booker

June 19, 2018

SNAPSHOT: Co-op student Mayah Booker
Jenna Jambeck

June 8, 2018

World Oceans Day: UGA professor Jenna Jambeck to speak to United Nations
Rawad Saleh and student

May 31, 2018

UGA engineering professor wins grant to study health impact of elusive combustion particles
ESCOGO, EcoGreen Charcoal Lighter bottles

May 23, 2018

New charcoal lighter fluid makes summer grilling more environmentally friendly
Engineering students visit elementary classroom

May 9, 2018

Engineering students solve elementary school sound problem through service-learning project
Student presents capstone project to a group on onlookers

April 25, 2018

Engineering students make their mark on Georgia
Jenna Jambeck

April 24, 2018

Jambeck joins PBS NewsHour to discuss the fight against plastic debris in the ocean
Yajun Yan

April 24, 2018

Yan named UGA Academic Entrepreneur of the Year
Student teams poses with their rover

April 18, 2018

UGA College of Engineering places sixth at NASA Rover Challenge
Sarah Feyerick

April 12, 2018

Job prospects bright for University of Georgia Class of 2018
Award plaques

April 10, 2018

College of Engineering celebrates achievements of students, staff and faculty
Students research in lab

April 6, 2018

Undergraduates to present research at CURO Symposium
Mark A. Eiteman

April 4, 2018

Eiteman named president-elect of the Institute of Biological Engineering
Caleb Adams, left, and Graham Grable work on a satellite project in the Small Satellite Lab.

April 3, 2018

Entrepreneurship program helps students turn ideas into reality
Lindsey Allen, Leigh Anne Lloveras, Sebastian Granados

April 2, 2018

UGA engineering students place third in sustainability case competition
Jaewoo Lee

March 29, 2018

Digging deep for data
Jitendra Pant

March 21, 2018

Discovery: The Life of Jitendra Pant
Researchers in the field

March 19, 2018

Big data, robotics and agriculture intersect in the UGA Phenomics and Plant Robotics Center
Group at Women in STEM Summit

March 5, 2018

Women in STEM Leadership Summit will be held March 19-20
Jonathan Jones

February 28, 2018

UGA Engineering alumnus receives national award for STEM outreach
Jenna Jambeck talks with students at poster session

February 27, 2018

UGA bids to become third site for Center for Bioplastics and Biocomposites
William Kisaalita

February 27, 2018

Faculty member named Georgia Athletic Association Distinguished Professor in Engineering
A group talks in a classroom

February 26, 2018

Great commitments: combining engineering and empathy
Bingqian Xu and students in the lab

February 22, 2018

Focus on Faculty: Bingqian Xu
Hillary Tanner

February 21, 2018

“100 Influential Women to Know” list includes UGA Engineering alumnae
Gomillion with a student in the lab

February 19, 2018

Great Commitments: Longer, healthier lives
Pidaparti

February 15, 2018

Associate dean’s new textbook encourages students to seek innovative solutions
Eric Freeman

February 12, 2018

Assistant professor’s research looks at ways to improve smart materials
Bulldog 100 Group Photo

January 29, 2018

Bulldog 100 features three firms led by UGA Engineering alumni
UGA Small Satellite student team

January 25, 2018

UGA student satellite team one of two Air Force Research Lab winners
Molecule

January 23, 2018

UGA Engineering researchers develop nanoscale on-off switch
Xianqiao Wang and Tianming Liu

January 22, 2018

UGA study offers new insight into brain architecture and function
Sidney Thompson

January 12, 2018

Founding chair named for School of Environmental, Civil, Agricultural and Mechanical Engineering
Hitesh Handa

January 8, 2018

Engineering faculty member developing coatings to keep hospital patients from contracting infection
Fish in the ocean

January 3, 2018

UGA study suggests overfishing may be worse than presently believed
Students in lab

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Faculty members have won National Science Foundation CAREER Awards

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Faculty members have won National Science Foundation CAREER Awards

Students in lab
Students at tables studying in Driftmier

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Students at tables studying in Driftmier

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