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Research News - May 2023

Gabriel Geffen sits at a traffic simulator

New Civil Engineering Grad Awarded NSF Graduate Research Fellowship

May 25, 2023  |  Katy Smith and University Communications
Gabriel Geffen will continue his traffic studies at the UA.
Traffic Star >>
Nima Toosizadeh

NSF CAREER Awardee Develops a 1-Minute Frailty Testing Platform

May 22, 2023  |  Emily Dieckman
A University of Arizona professor is developing a quick and accurate way to screen patients for frailty, and better inform physicians’ care decisions. In tandem, he’s helping students at the crossroads of and engineering and medicine choose their...
A Little Elbow Grease >>
Judith Su in her lab with FLOWER. The lab is dark and lit with blue and purple lighting.

The Nose Knows: CAREER Awardee Developing Bioinspired Optical Sniffer Sensor

May 16, 2023  |  Emily Dieckman
With a prestigious grant from the National Science Foundation, a biomedical engineering and optical sciences researcher is creating a device that can sniff out diseases, dangerous chemicals and other substances with the sensitivity of a bloodhound.
Sensing Scents >>
Kim Ogden holds a guayule plant

UA Engineers Lead $70M Project to Turn Desert Shrub Into Rubber

May 8, 2023  |  Chris Quirk
Guayule is a sustainable crop with the potential to provide a reliable domestic rubber source.
Climate- and Market-Smart Solution >>
6 students pose with a manufacturing device

Anti-Snoring Project Excites at Design Day 2023

May 4, 2023  |  Katy Smith
Engineering students competed for $47,000 in prizes, with projects ranging from the winning Snorpheus to a BattleBot and a system for a swarm of aquatic drones.
Helping & Family Are Front & Center >>
Erin Ratcliff

Da Vinci Circle Selects Erin Ratcliff as 2023 Fellow

May 4, 2023  |  University of Arizona College of Engineering
From a UA postdoc to a national center director, a chemical and environmental engineering professor has brought together disciplines and teams from across the nation to accelerate the pace of science.
Actually Amazing >>

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