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January 2020

Andre Schreiber looking intently at a laptop screen.

Undergrad Shifts From Surgical Robotics to Formula One Racing

UArizona engineering undergraduate among seven students selected internationally to spend a year in the U.K. testing and designing parts for some of the world’s fastest cars.
Wolfgang Fink holding up a metal, binocular-like device.

SPIE Selects Wolfgang Fink as 2020 Fellow

Professional optics society recognizes University of Arizona professor for his work in artificial vision for the blind and smartphone-based eye exams and disease diagnostics.
Mo Almarhoun sliding in the dirt after completing a long jump.

From Long Jump to Laboratory, UArizona Chemical Engineering Student Makes Great Strides

Mo Almarhoun came to the United States from Saudi Arabia to pursue chemical engineering and life as a student-athlete.
A photo of the electrical and computer engineering building taken from north of Speedway Blvd.

Ivan Djordjevic Named IEEE Fellow

World’s largest technical professional society recognizes electrical and computer engineering researcher for pioneering work in optical communications.
Two young men standing next to a machine about the same height as them, with a screen and a series of buttons. It says "LASER" at the top.

UArizona Machine Set to 3D-Print Jet Engine Parts

A $400K piece of equipment provided by Honeywell expands University of Arizona’s additive manufacturing initiative with its ability to print metal components for aerospace and medical needs.
Four men posing for a photo.

UArizona Receives Purple Heart University Designation

The Associated Students of the University of Arizona led an initiative that resulted in the university being named a Purple Heart University.