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From left to right: Associate Professor Rob White, Associate Professor Luisa Chiesa, and PhD student Peter Moore, all of the Department of Mechanical Engineering. They are in the lab holding a long metal device used for their experiments.

Superconductor safety

Researchers in the Department of Mechanical Engineering enhance the safety of superconducting cables and magnets through improved quench detection methods.

Research news , Engineers , Faculty , Students , Graduate students

Dr. Darryll Pines, Lecture on March 31, 2023 at 2:00 PM

DEIJ Colloquium with Dr. Darryll Pines

Join the School of Engineering on March 31 for a DEIJ colloquium with Dr. Darryll Pines, President of the University of Maryland.

Alum appointed to Department of the Interior position

PhD alum Annalise Blum, EG17, was recently appointed Deputy Assistant Secretary for Water and Science.

Energy, water, and environment , Alumni , Graduate students , Women engineers

Tufts $100k New Venture Competition, Finalists Announced

Finalists announced in Tufts $100k New Ventures Competition 2023

Entrepreneurs from across the Tufts community pitched their innovative ventures at the hybrid competition semi-finals.

Engineers , Graduate students , Undergraduate students , Campus news

Elephant detection results from state-of-the-art AI detectors under nighttime conditions and in densely crowded gatherings. “Our approach from the beginning was saying that whatever we do, we cannot alter the elephants physically,” Karen Panetta says. “That was really important.” Images: Courtesy of Karen Panetta and Obafemi Jinadu

New AI-powered drone technology aids elephant conservation

Tufts engineers and conservationists are helping track and protect wild elephants in East Africa.

Energy, water, and environment , Intelligent systems , Faculty , Graduate students

Inventive by nature, engineers by calling: Kat Allen, EG26

Doctoral student in mechanical engineering and human-robot interaction Kat Allen is passionate about designing makerspaces for everyone.

Human-technology interface , Students , Graduate students , Women engineers

A cable-laying vessel lays cable for an offshore wind farm. Photo: Shutterstock

Offshore wind power’s last mile

School of Engineering faculty and students are working to overcome the challenges—technological, environmental, and political—associated with the “New Deal” infrastructure project of the century.

Avis Carrero, EG20, EG25 leans against a wall outside with his arms crossed.

Inventive by nature, engineers by calling: Avis Carrero, EG20, EG25

Avis Carrero, EG20, EG25 is pursuing an inclusive vision of engineering education

Learning science , Students , Graduate students , STEM diversity

Luca Mazzaferro, EG23, graduate student in chemical engineering leans against a wall outside the Science and Engineering Complex at Tufts

Inventive by nature, engineers by calling: Luca Mazzaferro, EG23

Luca Mazzaferro, EG23, explores the potential of polymers for enhanced water treatment and improved burn dressings.

Human health and bioengineering , Energy, water, and environment , Tufts Now , Students , Graduate students