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Research News - August 2020

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College Welcomes New Faculty, Leadership

Three new professors, two new department chairs and an associate dean for research join the team to help lift the College of Engineering to new heights in mining, chemical and environmental engineering, additive manufacturing and other strategic...
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Jonathan Sprinkle Takes Helm of Transportation Research Institute

Electrical and computer engineer brings an expertise in autonomous vehicle technology and cyber-physical systems.
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Researchers Work to Ensure Accurate Decoding in Fragile Quantum States

An electrical and computer engineer at the University of Arizona is developing error correction technology for high-speed quantum computing.
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Harnessing the Sun to Purify Concentrated Waste Streams

A team of engineers and scientists is developing a solar-powered desalination system to recover water from concentrated waste streams with maximum efficiency.
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University of Arizona Awarded $26M to Architect the Quantum Internet

The University of Arizona will lead a new National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center, called the Center for Quantum Networks, with core partners Harvard, MIT and Yale.