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Engineering Alum at the Helm of New Tech Startup

April 15, 2021  |  Tech Parks Arizona
Mechanical engineering alum Roslyn Norman is the engineering manager at Paramium Technologies, which just received a $256,000 National Science Foundation Small Business Innovation Research grant.
Rapid Antenna Prototyping >>
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Charting a Pathway to Leadership

April 12, 2021  |  Kathleen Melde
Kathie Melde, associate dean of faculty affairs and inclusion, writes about her perspectives on leadership and growth for IEEE Antennas and Propagation.
Rising Through Ranks >>
Jocelyne Rivera

Hispanic Engineering Senior a First in NIH Oxford Scholars Program

April 5, 2021  |  Emily Dieckman
First-generation transfer student heading to prestigious doctoral program aims to inspire other women in STEM.
Oxford Bound >>
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Investigating Boundary Layers in Hypersonic Flight

March 30, 2021  |  Emily Dieckman
The UArizona Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering received more than $3 million in funding in support of their hypersonics research on objects that move faster than the speed of sound.
High-Speed Boundary Blasting >>
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Engineers Use Confetti-Sized Device to Change Songbird Pitch, Improve Understanding of Human Speech

March 30, 2021  |  College of Engineering
University of Arizona engineers have created a tiny, wireless device to rapidly change the pitch of adult songbirds' songs, with the goal of better understanding communication and speech in the human brain.
The Sound of Songbirds >>
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Wildcats Win Big in SME Mine Design Competitions

March 24, 2021  |  Lowell Institute for Mineral Resources
For the first time, a team of University of Arizona seniors took home first place in the international mine design competition. The junior team earned third place in another competition.
Mining Successes >>
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Student Builds VR Platform in NASA Internship

March 22, 2021  |  Emily Dieckman
Intern helps NASA scientists create an immersive virtual reality software system that processes space weather data to predict and visualize future magnetic disturbances on Earth.
Martian Virtual Reality >>

Tucson-based Startup Licenses Technology for Creating Sustainable Products From Algae

March 11, 2021  |  Eddie San Juan
The UArizona-invented Air Accordion Photobioreactor produces low-cost, large-scale and environmentally sustainable microalgae products used to create vaccines and health supplements like omega-3 fatty acids.
Air Accordion Photobioreactor >>

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