Faculty News - May 2023

Four Engineering Faculty Earn UA Awards of Distinction

May 25, 2023 | Jeff Gardner

Kelly Simmons-Potter, Wolfgang Fink, Alex Craig and Judith Su have made local, national and global impacts.

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 >>

Wolfgang Fink poses with a planetary rover

From Microelectronics to Mars

May 12, 2023 | Riley Beck, UA Foundation

The Edward & Maria Keonjian Endowed Chair Supports Discoveries Big and Small.

Power of Philanthropy >>

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 >>

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 >>