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Published twice a year, RISE is the magazine of the UIC College of Engineering. It covers news from students, faculty, and alumni, including two or three feature stories in each edition.

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A dental tool using VivaDent Aerosol Reduction Gel water-soluble gel reduces the aerosols by 99 percent.

UIC engineers’ invention improves dental safety

David Staudacher | Posted on September 03, 2024

Daniel J Bernstein

Government issues post-quantum standard co-designed by UIC CS professor

Andrea Poet | Posted on August 26, 2024

Lina He

Lina He, Ghansham Meghwar, Shiwen Yu receive IEEE PES Best Paper Award

Andrea Poet | Posted on August 26, 2024

Cornelia Caragea

Caragea receives first Robert V. Kenyon Professorship

Andrea Poet | Posted on August 23, 2024

Ke Fan

Graduate student Ke Fan awarded prestigious fellowship in HPC

Andrea Poet | Posted on August 20, 2024

Fabio Miranda in EVL

UIC researchers join national project to turn urban data into healthier cities

Rob Mitchum | Posted on August 20, 2024

Dr. Aslihan Karatas, from the Department of Civil, Materials, and Environmental Engineering, has been awarded a new three-year grant of nearly $1 million from the Department of Housing and Urban Development

Aslihan Karatas awarded nearly $1 million from HUD

David Staudacher | Posted on July 18, 2024

Omolola “Lola” Eniola-Adefeso

Lola Eniola-Adefeso named College of Engineering dean

Posted on July 18, 2024

Cleanups after oil spills usually focus on the oil slick on the water’s surface. But new research from UIC shows some oil may remain suspended in the water.

How pollution may remain in water after oil spill cleanups

Emily Stone | Posted on July 18, 2024

Dr. Jun Ma

BME professor Alex Leow’s app, AI could help personalize depression diagnosis, treatment

Rob Mitchum | Posted on July 16, 2024

UIC Lunabotics team at NASA competition

UIC students impress judges at NASA Lunabotics competition

David Staudacher | Posted on July 15, 2024

Pai-Yen Chen

Chen receives 2024 IEEE Sensors Council Technical Achievement Award

Andrea Poet | Posted on July 10, 2024

James Lin

James Lin honored for high scholarly rankings

Andrea Poet | Posted on June 30, 2024

David Eddington

Eddington appointed dean of graduate college

Meghan King | Posted on June 25, 2024

Chris Kanich

Chris Kanich awarded for creating open-source course materials

Andrea Poet | Posted on June 24, 2024

UIC PhD candidate Michael Jacobson

PhD student named Illinois Student Veteran of the Year

David Staudacher | Posted on June 10, 2024

UIC College of Engineering Assistant Professor Pranav Bhounsule, left, and student Subramanian Ramasamy. (Photo: Jim Young/UIC Engineering)

UIC researchers advance technologies to power unmanned vehicles

Rob Mitchum | Posted on May 06, 2024

Zhangli Peng, an assistant professor in the Richard and Loan Hill Department of Biomedical Engineering

Zhangli Peng receives NSF CAREER award to investigate how cells pass through pores

Meghan King | Posted on April 29, 2024

electron microscope

Pilot research institutes kindle interdisciplinary activity across UIC

Rob Mitchum | Posted on April 15, 2024

Lithium (black tiles) mediates the conversion of nitrogen (blue blocks) and hydrogen (white blocks) to ammonia.

UIC engineers ‘symphonize’ cleaner ammonia production

Rob Mitchum | Posted on April 02, 2024

MIE Professor and Department Head Houshang Darabi

New program aimed at helping low-income, high-achieving students

David Staudacher | Posted on March 27, 2024

Human hepatocytes stained for metabolic enzyme Cytochrome P450 3A4 (abbreviated CYP3A4) on left.

Research hopes to understand interactions between intestine and liver

Meghan King | Posted on March 27, 2024

Pai-Yen Chen

Pai-Yen Chen named UIC Rising Star

Andrea Poet | Posted on March 07, 2024

University of Illinois Chicago College of Engineering BME Tolou Shokuhfar (L) and MIE Alex Yarin in the STEM (ARM) room.

Unveiling the secrets of plastic biodegradation

Meghan King | Posted on February 15, 2024

Researchers built an AI model that generated over 100,000 possible metal-organic frameworks with potential for carbon capture technology.

Researchers generate a carbon capture breakthrough using AI, physics and supercomputers

Rob Mitchum | Posted on February 14, 2024