Assistant professor Erica L. Corral has been awarded $400,000 by the National Science Foundation to research new materials for spacecraft coatings that can withstand the super hot environments encountered in space missions.
The gift will help support operating costs for the institute, which is addressing many important issues including worksite and community safety and increasing renewable energy usage.
An autonomous ground vehicle that could some day be used in hazardous rescue operations and a soil-coring rig for shoring up bridge columns were just two of the 60 student engineering projects on display at Engineering Design Day.
Achievement medals are awarded to six outstanding UA undergraduate students who have dedicated countless hours of service to the UA, local and/or global community while excelling academically.
Symposium on understanding the mind and brain will bring engineers and scientists together to take stock of progress in making robots think and act like people.