2011

UA Engineer Goes Back Country Biking in Tanzania to Test Local Water Sources

Sept. 11, 2011 | Ed Stiles

Engineering professor Linda Powers spent part of her summer biking around Tanzania testing wells for bacteria using a unique instrument designed at UA.

Biking for Bugs >>

New SIE Faculty Member Brings Human Factors into Systems Engineering Research

Sept. 7, 2011 | Pete Brown

Ricardo Valerdi, UA Engineering's newly appointed associate professor of systems and industrial engineering, is studying psychology at Harvard. What can it all mean?

Psychology Over Math? >>

UA Space Systems Engineer and Moon Express Team Eye $30 Million Google Lunar X Prize

Aug. 31, 2011 | Ed Stiles

In the second of a brace of articles about the research of UA space systems engineer Roberto Furfaro, we look at his work with Moon Express, a privately funded lunar transportation company that plans a pinpoint landing on the moon in 2014, giving it...

X Marks the Spot >>

Mission: Possible or Impossible? UA Space Systems Engineer Has the Answer

Aug. 30, 2011 | Ed Stiles

Scientists have endless ideas for extraterrestrial exploration. Some are feasible, some not. In a two-part series, we look at how UA engineer Roberto Furfaro gives the red or green light to space missions. First, searching for delta-V, the complex...

To Boldly Go, or Not >>

Nine Outstanding UA Engineering Faculty Recognized

Aug. 30, 2011 | Steve Delgado

Dean says awards recognize strong achievement by outstanding faculty and improve morale.

Faculty Retention Initiative >>

UA Mining Lab Gets Jumbo Gift from Industry Partners

Aug. 29, 2011 | Pete Brown

Asarco and Atlas Copco are providing much more than a rebuilt, repainted drill jumbo -- the gift includes parts, service and training to keep the rig safe and operational. (Photo: Pete Brown)

Mining Industry Supports Students >>