Students win conference prize
Three mechanical engineering students completed a space engineering challenge at the 2018 SEDS SpaceVision conference in California.
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Doctoral student wins conference awards
Federica Pierro received two honors at the 2018 Applied Superconductivity Conference.
Changing curriculum
Assistant Professor Kristen Wendell worked with collaborators from the National Science Foundation, UMass Boston, Boston Public Schools Science Department, and the MBTA to create a program designed to interest elementary school students in STEM field
Flight testing
Associate Professor Rob White, doctoral candidate Nikolas Kastor, and Zhengxi Zhao, EG14, developed a multi-physics 3D model of a floating element shear stress sensor and published findings about their work in the journal Sensors and Actuat
Taking a stab at a double life
Peter Souders combines championship-level fencing with graduate studies in mechanical engineering.
Trailblazing in tech
On the new season of the Trailblazers podcast from Dell Technologies, host Walter Isaacson interviewed Professor of the Practice Mike Zimmerman about his work developing safer and more stable batteries.
Race to the top
Jesse Grupper, E19, places fifth at the World University Sport Climbing Championship in Bratislava, Slovakia.
Power to the people!
Mechanical engineering student Vikram Krishnamachari, E19, and Chloe Amouyal, A20, discovered a trove of counterculture-era posters at Tufts, now on display online and in Tisch Library.
How difficult is autonomous driving in Boston?
Professor William Messner spoke to Slate about the potential risks and possibilities for self-driving cars on the uniquely challenging streets of Boston.