College News

New Partnership Between UA and Agilent Technologies Focuses on Emerging Waterborne Contaminants

Sept. 13, 2011 | By Steve Delgado

A new collaboration between Agilent, the University of Arizona and the BIO5 Institute is expected to greatly improve early detection methods for waterborne contaminants, with the ongoing goal of benefiting the environment and improving public health.

Deep Detection >>

UA Engineer’s Superlaminates are Industrial Surgery for Failing Infrastructure

Sept. 12, 2011 | By Pete Brown

Professor Emeritus Mo Ehsani might have an answer to the deadly threats posed by the failing infrastructure we rely on but rarely fix or upgrade -- fiber-reinforced polymers.

Avoidable Disasters >>

UA Engineer Goes Back Country Biking in Tanzania to Test Local Water Sources

Sept. 11, 2011 | By Ed Stiles

Engineering professor Linda Powers spent part of her summer biking around Tanzania testing wells for bacteria using a unique instrument designed at UA.

Biking for Bugs >>

New SIE Faculty Member Brings Human Factors into Systems Engineering Research

Sept. 7, 2011 | By Pete Brown

Ricardo Valerdi, UA Engineering's newly appointed associate professor of systems and industrial engineering, is studying psychology at Harvard. What can it all mean?

Psychology Over Math? >>

UA Space Systems Engineer and Moon Express Team Eye $30 Million Google Lunar X Prize

Aug. 31, 2011 | By Ed Stiles

In the second of a brace of articles about the research of UA space systems engineer Roberto Furfaro, we look at his work with Moon Express, a privately funded lunar transportation company that plans a pinpoint landing on the moon in 2014, giving it a good chance of winning the $30 million Google Lunar X Prize.

X Marks the Spot >>

Nine Outstanding UA Engineering Faculty Recognized

Aug. 30, 2011 | By Steve Delgado

Dean says awards recognize strong achievement by outstanding faculty and improve morale.

Faculty Retention Initiative >>

Mission: Possible or Impossible? UA Space Systems Engineer Has the Answer

Aug. 30, 2011 | By Ed Stiles

Scientists have endless ideas for extraterrestrial exploration. Some are feasible, some not. In a two-part series, we look at how UA engineer Roberto Furfaro gives the red or green light to space missions. First, searching for delta-V, the complex factor that makes a space mission viable. The second part of this series will focus on Furfaro's...

To Boldly Go, or Not >>

UA Mining Lab Gets Jumbo Gift from Industry Partners

Aug. 29, 2011 | By Pete Brown

Asarco and Atlas Copco are providing much more than a rebuilt, repainted drill jumbo -- the gift includes parts, service and training to keep the rig safe and operational. (Photo: Pete Brown)

Mining Industry Supports Students >>