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Study finds intermittent fasting has benefits at the cellular level

David Brazy | Posted on February 07, 2020

Amine Chigani, the chief technology officer in residence at Amazon Web Services

MIE kicks off ‘Lunch and Learn’ with Amazon CTO

Posted on January 30, 2020

Eileen Haffner, a PhD candidate in mechanical and industrial engineering at the University of Illinois at Chicago

MIE graduate student nabs second place at American Physical Society conference

Posted on January 30, 2020

Xingchen Yao

Bioengineering and ophthalmology professors receive million-dollar grant to help improve eye disease detection

David Brazy | Posted on January 23, 2020

Abolfazl Seyrfar, a student in Civil and Materials Engineering, won the first-place award during the UIC GIS Day 2019 at the College of Urban Planning.

PhD student nabs first place at UIC GIS Day

David Staudacher | Posted on December 20, 2019

Erina Joyee named a winner of the UIC Provost's Graduate Research Award

PhD candidate wins Provost’s Graduate Research Award with soft robotics research

David Staudacher | Posted on December 18, 2019

Rendering

Chemical engineering team develops novel membrane material for water purification, energy harvesting

David Brazy | Posted on December 11, 2019

Amru Qutub

Founder of two student organizations powering up for graduation, professional career

By Andrea Poet | Posted on December 06, 2019

Salman Khetani

Microfabricated Tissue Models Lab goes all in on liver research with two new federal grants

David Brazy | Posted on December 04, 2019

J. Jesus Benitez Gorostieta, left, and Luis Samayoa, right.

Google’s Hispanic Leadership Summit Chicago tailor-made for some UIC computer science students

by Andrea Poet | Posted on December 03, 2019

Buitworlds team with judges

UIC engineering team wins Builtworlds Hackathon

by Andrea Poet | Posted on December 03, 2019

Huda Usman

Chemical engineering student wins award for nanoculture research

David Brazy | Posted on November 22, 2019

Crystal

Study reveals breach of ‘dancing’ barrier governs crystal growth

Posted on November 12, 2019

MIE student Daisy Cueto received the SHPE Technical Achievement and Recognition (STAR) award

MIE student wins SHPE’s STAR award

David Staudacher | Posted on November 08, 2019

Ouday Hanosh

ECE PhD student Ouday Hanosh goes back to summer camp

by Andrea Poet | Posted on November 01, 2019

SWE volunteers assist students

“Mom, Me and SWE” brings a day of engineering and fun to area middle-school students

by Andrea Poet | Posted on October 28, 2019

Shanon Reckinger

UIC Receives exploreCSR grant from Google

by Andrea Poet | Posted on October 22, 2019

Daniela Tuninetti

ECE Department names Professor Daniela Tuninetti interim department head

by Andrea Poet | Posted on October 22, 2019

Barbara Di Eugenio

Computer Science Professor Barbara Di Eugenio receives 2019-2020 UIC Award for Excellence in Teaching

by Andrea Poet | Posted on October 21, 2019

Priyanka Sharma

UIC chemical engineering alumna Priyanka Sharma wins Outstanding Young Engineer Award

David Brazy | Posted on October 18, 2019

Amin Salehi-Khojin, associate professor of mechanical and industrial engineering at UIC’s College of Engineering

First fully rechargeable carbon dioxide battery with carbon neutrality

Jacqueline Carey | Posted on October 18, 2019

Bing Liu

Computer Science Distinguished Professor Bing Liu works to improve sentiment analysis with lifelong machine learning

by Andrea Poet | Posted on October 01, 2019

MIE Assistant Professor Jie Xu

MIE Professor Jie Xu named ‘Researcher to Know’ by Illinois Science & Technology Coalition

By David Staudacher | Posted on September 25, 2019

MIE PhD student Seongmi Song won the best poster award at the US-Korea Conference 2019

MIE graduate student wins best poster award at US-Korea Conference

By David Staudacher | Posted on September 18, 2019

Mark Grechanik

Associate Professor Mark Grechanik wins grant, best paper award for work on automating software integration tests

By Andrea Poet | Posted on September 10, 2019

Andres Tapia

Andres Tapia receives scholarships to attend Tapia Conference, Great Minds in STEM Conference

by Andrea Poet | Posted on September 10, 2019

Chris Burke receives Ray K. Linsley Award for surface water hydrology

By David Staudacher | Posted on September 09, 2019

UIC Image of Research Mechanical Engineering winner

MIE graduate student captures the art of engineering

By David Staudacher | Posted on September 09, 2019

Chem-E-Car team

Chemical engineering accelerates through summer

David Brazy | Posted on August 29, 2019

Eben Alsberg

High-tech gel aids delivery of drugs

Sharon Parmet | Posted on August 28, 2019

David Le

BioE imaging PhD student accepted into neurology training program focused on Alzheimer’s disease

David Brazy | Posted on August 21, 2019

UIC Professor Sybil Derrible leads the Workshop on Post-Disaster Materials and Environmental Management

Professor Sybil Derrible leads workshop on post disaster cleanup

By David Staudacher, UIC | Posted on August 21, 2019

Daniela Tuninetti

Professor Daniela Tuninetti receives grant to develop framework for distributed computation

by Andrea Poet | Posted on August 14, 2019

Shanon Reckinger and Gonzalo Bello

UIC Computer Science faculty become temporary ‘Googlers’ to help students learn needed tech industry skills

by Andrea Poet | Posted on August 14, 2019

Ludwig Nitsche

Associate Professor Ludwig Nitsche retires after long tenure at UIC

David Brazy | Posted on August 13, 2019

students in a classroom

Computer science department welcomes new faculty members

by Andrea Poet | Posted on August 08, 2019

Co-Principal Investigators Daniela Tuninetti, Natasha Devroye, and Besma Smida

Balancing delay, transmission rate, and reliability in data transmission—three UIC professors receive over $1M NSF grant to benchmark tradeoffs

by Andrea Poet | Posted on August 07, 2019

Roberto Paoli, a research assistant professor in mechanical and industrial engineering

MIE professor awarded NSF grant to research the physics of aircraft contrails

By David Staudacher, UIC | Posted on August 05, 2019

MIE Professor Laxman Saggere received the National Institutes of Health Trailblazer Award

MIE professor receives National Institutes of Health Trailblazer Award

Posted on August 05, 2019

Dale Reed, left, facilitates ECS training

UIC faculty member Dale Reed helps bring computer science to every Chicago Public School student

by Andrea Poet | Posted on August 02, 2019

Clearing up the ‘dark side’ of artificial leaves

Sharon Parmet | Posted on August 01, 2019

Andreas Linninger

UIC bioengineering researchers develop digital human brain that offers radical new model to study brain disease

David Brazy | Posted on July 24, 2019

Engineering Innovation Building

ChE moves to new home in the Engineering Innovation Building

David Brazy | Posted on July 18, 2019

Salman Khetani

Bioengineering professor receives NIH grant to develop a scalable 3D human liver platform for hepatitis B virus drug testing

Posted on July 17, 2019

UIC students at 2018 Grace Hopper Celebration

Computer science students earn research, student scholarships to attend Grace Hopper celebration

by Andrea Poet | Posted on July 16, 2019

Mitra Dutta and Michael Stroscio

ECE Distinguished Professors Dutta, Stroscio work with U.S. Army to improve diamond-based transistors

by Andrea Poet | Posted on July 11, 2019

Zheng Zhong

Bioengineering PhD student wins Young Investigator Award for innovative imaging research in Parkinson’s disease

David Brazy | Posted on June 28, 2019

Meenesh Singh

UIC, AbbVie scientists develop a novel device to screen advanced crystalline materials

David Brazy | Posted on June 24, 2019

Vivek Sharma

ChE Assistant Professor Sharma wins 2019 3M Non-Tenured Faculty Award

David Brazy | Posted on June 21, 2019

UIC bioengineering researchers receive NSF grant to support elastography noninvasive diagnostic research

Posted on June 21, 2019

Video highlights UIC bioengineering department at ASEE annual conference in Florida

Posted on June 19, 2019

Eben Alsberg

3D printed tissues and organs without the scaffolding

Sharon Parmet | Posted on June 19, 2019

CUP workshop

UIC host to Army-industry-academia event focused on unmanned aircraft

by Andrea Poet | Posted on June 11, 2019

Natasha Devroye

Associate Professor Devroye named IEEE Information Theory Distinguished Lecturer

by Andrea Poet and David Staudacher | Posted on June 07, 2019

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Recreating embryonic conditions at break sites can help bones heal faster

Sharon Parmet | Posted on June 06, 2019

Students observe posters at competition

Three PhD candidates standout at annual poster competition

by David Staudacher | Posted on June 04, 2019

CME students perform an infiltration test.

CME professor, students seek solutions to urban flooding issues

By David Staudacher, UIC | Posted on May 30, 2019

Professor Bing Liu

UIC collaborates with Northrop Grumman on machine learning and AI

by Andrea Poet | Posted on May 28, 2019

Ebin, Emily, and Michael

Chemical engineering spring 2019 graduate profiles

Posted on May 22, 2019

Minh Haong at Impact and Research Day

Computer science student takes first prize at UIC 2019 Impact and Research Day

by Andrea Poet | Posted on May 21, 2019

CS graduate Anusha Pai

CS graduate Anusha Pai represents the College of Engineering at Spring 2019 Commencement

by Andrea Poet | Posted on May 21, 2019

Chen with Taiwanese students

Computer science major heads to Taiwan to meet with future UIC students

by Andrea Poet | Posted on May 17, 2019

John Major at honorary doctorate award ceremony

College awards visionary leader John E. Major with honorary degree at 2019 commencement

Posted on May 13, 2019

Christine Tarkowski's Entropy project

Engineering Innovation Building acquires some extra glass from a local artist

by David Brazy | Posted on May 13, 2019

Faculty book selections

Faculty book dedications

Posted on May 13, 2019

Hardik Miyani with professors

MEE graduate wins Chancellor’s Student Service and Leadership Award

by David Staudacher | Posted on May 13, 2019

Students presenting poster

Chemical engineering seniors impress at Expo 2019

by David Brazy | Posted on May 06, 2019

Students display rocket and rover

MIE seniors display innovation at design expo

by David Staudacher | Posted on May 06, 2019

ECE students receive Office of Technology Management award

Electrical and computer engineering students light up Expo 2019

by Andrea Poet | Posted on May 03, 2019

CME Students at Engineering Design Expo

CME seniors display innovation at design expo

by David Staudacher | Posted on May 02, 2019

Kevin Bell

Inspiring grads: discovering passion for computer science pays off

by Francisca Corona | Posted on May 01, 2019

ASCE students with steel bridge construct

UIC nabs third place at ASCE Great Lakes Student Conference

by David Staudacher | Posted on April 30, 2019

Pollution from factories

Professor Lin awarded seed funding for mobile air-pollution monitor

by David Staudacher | Posted on April 29, 2019

EDT's ground robot Stella and drone

Strong showing by EDT robots at engineering competition

Posted on April 25, 2019

Audience viewing a virtual reality environment

UIC’s Electronic Visualization Lab is helping reimagine live stage performance

by Andrea Poet | Posted on April 25, 2019

Assistant Professor Chris Kanich with students

Computer science Assistant Professor Chris Kanich wins Graduate Mentoring Award

by Andrea Poet | Posted on April 25, 2019

Dane Zieman

Senior Dane Zieman challenges fellow CS students to prepare for technical interviews

by Andrea Poet | Posted on April 24, 2019

UIC's Engineering Design Team

ECE students lead EDT robot team to second place at engineering competition

by Andrea Poet | Posted on April 24, 2019

Milos Markovic

UIC undergrad chemical engineering student finds equilibrium to help future students

by David Brazy | Posted on April 22, 2019

Farhad Farzami, Seiran Khaledian, and Besma Smida

UIC researchers develop novel way to improve wireless communications

by Andrea Poet | Posted on April 22, 2019

ASME members at competition

ASME members pick up life lessons at E-FEST competition

by David Staudacher | Posted on April 22, 2019

MIE alumna working on Europa Clipper program at NASA Jet Propulsion Lab

by David Staudacher | Posted on April 18, 2019

Young students building a rectangular structure

UIC expands its Engineering Experience Camp

Posted on April 17, 2019

Vrushant Patel

UIC chemical engineering student Vrushant Patel wins Henry McCormack Outstanding Senior Award

Posted on April 17, 2019

Chicago skyline at night

UIC College of Engineering researchers selected for Discovery Partners Institute seed funding

by Andrea Poet and David Staudacher | Posted on April 17, 2019

Engineering student puts car on model roadway

Engineering students take on autonomous vehicles in new multidisciplinary course

by Andrea Poet | Posted on April 17, 2019

Professor Bing Liu

UIC computer science professor Bing Liu’s work on fake online reviews wins Test of Time award

by Andrea Poet | Posted on April 10, 2019

Professor Shahbazian-Yassar and Lab Machine

Graphene coating could help prevent lithium battery fires

by Sharon Parmet | Posted on April 10, 2019

Raksha Rai at lab

Graduate student wins best student paper award at international conference

by David Staudacher | Posted on April 08, 2019

Megan Dague, Zachary Hellriegel, and Sanjida Choudhury

One hot design: a robot to aid firefighters

by Andrea Poet | Posted on April 03, 2019

An urban greenway

Transforming an out-of-service railway into an urban greenway

by David Staudacher | Posted on April 02, 2019

MIE students at Fermi National Laboratory

MIE students collaborate with Fermilab on an “out-of-this-world” project

by David Staudacher | Posted on April 02, 2019

Barbara Di Eugenio

University scholar Barbara Di Eugenio

Posted on April 02, 2019

Students working on computer

Senior chemical engineering students work to turn leftover wood into new biofuel

Posted on April 01, 2019

Professor Anand in Office

Professor Anand receives prestigious NSF CAREER Award for condensation research

by David Staudacher | Posted on April 01, 2019

Students test car

UIC chemical engineering students take on Chem-E-Car challenge

by David Brazy | Posted on March 28, 2019

Graphene gels

UIC chemical engineering PhD candidate receives NSF-Graduate Fellowship to study 2D nanomaterial gels, inks

by David Brazy | Posted on March 26, 2019

Professor Megaridis Lecturing

Professor Megaridis kicks off distinguished professor lecture series

by David Staudacher | Posted on March 25, 2019

Melting Experiment Cycles

Materials could delay frost up to 300 times longer than existing anti-icing coatings

by Sharon Parmet | Posted on March 22, 2019

Chemical water treatment process

UIC professor looks to the future of electrochemical water treatment

by David Brazy | Posted on March 21, 2019

Graphene-semiconductor process

UIC chemical engineering researchers work on graphene-semiconductor’s ‘surface junction’ leads to emerging photovoltaics field

by David Brazy | Posted on March 20, 2019

Professor Didem Ozevin talks with CBS

CBS News talks to Professor Ozevin about hazardous bridge

Posted on March 19, 2019

CS students at Grace Hopper Celebration

UIC receives ongoing funding to improve diversity in computer science

by Andrea Poet | Posted on March 18, 2019

Graduate Students at Award Ceremony

Graduating students inducted into Order of the Engineer at UIC

by David Staudacher | Posted on March 18, 2019

Mateevitsi with his prototype at MSI

UIC alumnus Victor Mateevitsi’s SpiderSense jacket included in MSI’s Wired to Wear™ exhibition

by Andrea Poet | Posted on March 14, 2019

Ahmadian with Professors

PhD candidate gaining industry experience via NSF INTERN grant

by David Staudacher | Posted on March 08, 2019

Professor Didem Ozevin talks with CBS

CBS News calls on Professor Ozevin to review bridge repairs

Posted on March 06, 2019

Professor Soltanalian holding award certificate

Professor Soltanalian receives prestigious EURASIP award

by David Staudacher | Posted on March 05, 2019

Professor Reddy planting trees with students

Professor Reddy’s ‘Green’ research named best of 2018

by David Staudacher | Posted on March 04, 2019

Professor Didem Ozevin talks with CBS reporter

CBS News taps Professor Ozevin to discuss Chicago bridge corrosion and cracks

Posted on February 21, 2019

Professor Didem Ozevin talks with CBS

Professor Ozevin talks about Chicago bridge crack

Posted on February 13, 2019

Artificial photosystem process

Moving artificial leaves out of the lab and into the air

Posted on February 12, 2019

Professor Venkat Venkatakrishnan

UIC to lead $3M initiative to develop system to identify, patch software security holes

by Sharon Parmet | Posted on February 07, 2019

Amir Bahador Parsa receives award plaque

CME student wins IL-ITE student paper award

Posted on February 04, 2019

UIC alumnus Nishant Tomar

Alumnus brings neighbors together with ‘on demand’ services app

by David Staudacher | Posted on February 04, 2019

Tanya Berger-Wolf

Tanya Berger-Wolf receives University Scholar of the Year award for 2018

by Sharon Parmet | Posted on January 29, 2019

Professor Xu at Lab

Professor Xu receives ‘Researcher and Scholar of the Year’ award

by David Staudacher | Posted on January 17, 2019

CME junior Jacob Miguest puts together 3D model

Engineering students build 3D model of Chicago’s Loop

by David Staudacher | Posted on January 15, 2019

Shanghai China Nanpu Bridge

Making city infrastructure more resilient

Posted on January 14, 2019

Lithium-Air Battery Process

2D materials may enable electric vehicles to get 500 miles on a single charge

Posted on January 14, 2019

Students in the IPD program

Engineering students take on real-world challenges from corporate sponsors

by David Staudacher | Posted on December 19, 2018

Professor Patrick Troy

Award for Excellence in Teaching: Patrick Troy

Posted on December 14, 2018

ECE senior Megan Dague

Early internships are a bridge to employment

by David Staudacher | Posted on December 12, 2018

UIC College of Engineering graduate Nancy Holmes

College of Engineering’s first female graduate

Posted on December 07, 2018

Don with Professor and Department Head

Congratulations to Don McLauchlan

Posted on December 04, 2018

Students at BuiltWorlds 2018 Hackathon

Engineering students win $10K prize at hackathon

by David Staudacher | Posted on December 03, 2018

John Mulrow presents Water system diagram

PhD student helps team win second place at ‘Intelligent Water Systems Challenge’

by David Staudacher | Posted on November 28, 2018

Beach at Los Angeles

Professor Vitousek quoted in Wired magazine story

Posted on November 20, 2018

Jyoti K. Chetri at lab

Student’s passion for engineering leads to scholarship

by David Staudacher | Posted on November 14, 2018

Student Teaching Kids

UIC engineers hosts ‘Noche de Ciencias’ for young Latino students

Posted on November 14, 2018

Anusha Pai and Daisy Arellano

Reaping the benefits of an internship experience

Posted on November 07, 2018

MS student Chirag Soni with teammates

MS student awarded twice at MIT Energy Hack 2018

Posted on November 07, 2018

Students at CEPAC Scholarship Reception and Awards Dinner

Two new donors bring more scholarship opportunities to students

by David Staudacher | Posted on November 06, 2018

Brady showing tech parts

Industrial engineering student starts business to bring tech to underserved communities

by David Staudacher | Posted on November 02, 2018

UIC's PoliThinkers team

UIC’s PoliThinkers claim victory at BuiltWorlds hackathon

Posted on November 01, 2018

Cloud computing diagram

Taking research to the ‘edge’

by David Staudacher | Posted on October 31, 2018

MS students pose with their 1st place “check”

MS students win Mobility Hackathon Chicago with “Feel Your City” platform

Posted on October 25, 2018

Foursquare at UIC

Foursquare visits UIC to talk recruiting in Chicago

Posted on October 23, 2018

UBICOMP 2018 Singapore cover

Honorable mention for MS student at Ubicomp 2018

Posted on October 23, 2018

John Klein using a 3D printer

U.S. Army Research Laboratory taps CME student for fellowship

by David Staudacher | Posted on October 17, 2018

EVL's Lance Long

EVL’s Lance Long recognized with UIC’s Award of Merit

Posted on October 16, 2018

EVL featured in “Chicago New Media 1973-1992” exhibition

Posted on October 16, 2018

Person using their phone

BiAffect app: can typos give insight into your mental health?

by Laine Higgins | Posted on October 12, 2018

Students talking at tables

Registration is open for annual lunch with an industrial engineer

by David Staudacher | Posted on October 11, 2018

New CS Faculty Members

CS welcomes 13 new faculty members

Posted on October 02, 2018

UIC computer science students and staff at celebration

CS sends more than 60 to Grace Hopper Celebration in Houston

Posted on October 02, 2018

Professors Sara Kadkhodaei, Matthew Daly, and Sean Vitousek

Three new faculty members join CME

Posted on October 01, 2018

Prof. Liu honored with two awards for his research

Posted on September 28, 2018

Girish Kumar

PhD student awarded prestigious EREF scholarship

by David Staudacher | Posted on September 26, 2018

Red and Black Race Car

New engineering organization building electric car and opportunities

by David Staudacher | Posted on September 25, 2018

CS Students

Google and Facebook are on the hunt in Illinois for fresh tech talent. Here’s how Chicago companies compete

by Ally Marotti | Posted on September 22, 2018

$386K NSF grant: Visualization and collaboration services for global cyberinfrastructure (EVL)

Posted on September 12, 2018

$997K NSF grant: deep learning and visualization infrastructure (EVL)

Posted on September 12, 2018

Professor Ian Papautsky at lab

UIC professor developing finger-prick blood test for toxic metals

by Alex Ruppenthal | Posted on September 12, 2018

Heat Transfer Process

Nano-sandwiching improves heat transfer, prevents overheating in electronics

by Sharon Parmet | Posted on September 12, 2018

Academic Advisors Josh Taylor and Bryant Hill

CS Dept. welcomes two academic advisors to the student affairs team

Posted on September 10, 2018

CS student organizer talks with student

CS student orgs recruit members at involvement fair

Posted on September 05, 2018

Professor James C. Lin

The New York Times references Professor Lin’s research

Posted on September 05, 2018

National ASCE Construction Institute’s Heavy Civil Competitions

CME student helps team win at ‘Student Days Competition’

by David Staudacher | Posted on September 04, 2018

UIC Campus

UIC will tap state's $500M Discovery Partners fund for expansion

by Lynne Marek | Posted on August 31, 2018

Students talking at table

Master of Energy Engineering program at UIC offering two new graduate certificates

by David Staudacher | Posted on August 28, 2018

Dr. Farzad Mashayek

UIC hosts international conference on liquid atomization and spray systems

by David Staudacher | Posted on August 27, 2018

3D Printer Setup

First-ever 3D-printed electrolyte for lithium-ion batteries

by Sharon Parmet | Posted on August 24, 2018

Abeer Alhuzali receives award

SISL researchers land USENIX Security Distinguished Paper

Posted on August 17, 2018

Professor Ansari

Professor Ansari featured on Chicago Tonight

Posted on August 16, 2018

Professor Tanya Berger's project on Bing

Wildbook takes over Bing’s homepage for a day

Posted on August 15, 2018

Computer Science Faculty

Using sci-fi to teach computer science

Posted on August 14, 2018

Oliver San Juan

Recent CS grad talks about ThinkChicago, path to job

Posted on August 06, 2018

Data Security

$800K grant aims to reduce long-term online data risks

Posted on August 03, 2018

Professor Junxia Shi

Researchers put a new spin on cooling electronic hotspots

by David Staudacher | Posted on August 01, 2018

Person typing on laptop

$500K NSF grant to help UIC project for faster computing

by Sharon Parmet | Posted on July 26, 2018

Patient and nurses

$1.5M NIH grant: Improving patient experience at discharge from hospital

Posted on July 26, 2018

Mahsa Izadmehr and Morvarid Khazraee holding award certificates

Two graduate students win top spots at ASCE-EWRI competition

by David Staudacher | Posted on July 25, 2018

CME Alumni Newsletter cover Spring 2018

Newsletter highlights the first half of 2018

Posted on July 24, 2018

Professor Shahbazian-Yassar

Liquid microscopy technique reveals new problem with lithium-oxygen batteries

by Sharon Parmet | Posted on July 24, 2018

Engineering students blast to first-place at international competition

by David Staudacher | Posted on July 20, 2018

ECE international program sets the stage for student success

by David Staudacher | Posted on July 17, 2018

Rachel Harsley at Google

PhD grad Rachel Harsley named one of Crain’s Tech 50

Posted on July 16, 2018

Giraffes and Zebras on Africa's grasslands

Microsoft AI for Earth adds Wild Me to $50M project initiative

Posted on July 04, 2018

CPS teachers at CS Ed Camp

60+ Chicago-area teachers attend CS Ed Camp at UIC

Posted on June 30, 2018

Professor Ansari

Professor Ansari honored with life-time achievement award

by David Staudacher | Posted on June 26, 2018

Professor Emeritus Wolfgang-Martin Boerner

Celebrating the life of Professor Emeritus Wolfgang-Martin Boerner

by David Staudacher | Posted on June 25, 2018

Blood Stains

Calling the shots

by David Staudacher | Posted on June 25, 2018

Magdalena Tarchala and Jesus Avitia

STEM student success program opens doors for underserved students

by Community Contributer COD Newsroom | Posted on June 21, 2018

Professor Anand and assistants

Researchers create one of the smallest nanoparticle stabilized nanoemulsions with new technique

by David Staudacher | Posted on June 21, 2018

Members of the UIC Electronic Visualization Laboratory

EVL contributes to book on women in the digital arts

Posted on June 10, 2018

Professor Derrible doing TED talk

Professor Derrible featured at TEDx Talk

Posted on June 05, 2018

Jim D'Angelo at Podium

IE alumnus Jim D’Angelo, of Lou Malnati’s, delivers commencement address

Posted on June 04, 2018

Students at Senior Design Expo

ECE students show talent and ingenuity at Expo

by David Staudacher | Posted on June 01, 2018

Viewers Admire Bike Design

MIE students display innovation and creativity at design expo

by David Staudacher | Posted on May 25, 2018

UIC alumnus Suyu Zhang

Alumnus on the road to success with tech startup

by David Staudacher | Posted on May 18, 2018

CME students at Creativity and Design Expo

Seniors display innovation, creativity at design expo

by David Staudacher | Posted on May 15, 2018

Students holding autonomous cars

Mechatronics students compete with autonomous vehicles

by David Staudacher | Posted on May 14, 2018

Students Receive Scholarships

Three MEE students awarded ASHRAE Scholarships

by David Staudacher | Posted on May 10, 2018

Students at GLSC Awards Banquet

CME students host successful ASCE Great Lakes Student Conference

by David Staudacher | Posted on May 08, 2018

Students constructing a prosthetic arm

ECE students addressing global health needs

by David Staudacher | Posted on May 04, 2018

MIE Lecturer Jonathan Komperda

2018 Silver Circle winner Jonathan Komperda

Posted on May 02, 2018

Lecturer Vladimir Goncharoff and Professor Sharad Laxpati

Professors bring a lifetime of experience and fresh approach to new textbook

by David Staudacher | Posted on April 30, 2018

Professor Litvin with Students

Celebrating the life of Distinguished Professor Emeritus Faydor Litvin

Posted on April 27, 2018

UIC’s Emad Norouzzadeh Tochaei at lab

One-of-kind student awarded one-of-kind scholarship

by David Staudacher | Posted on April 24, 2018

Anastasios Kokkinias at podium

ECE student receives Chancellor’s Student Service Award

by David Staudacher | Posted on April 19, 2018

UIC computer science students

Computer science students help new admits on IGNITE Day

Posted on April 15, 2018

CS faculty members

Professors stump students to claim CS bragging rights

Posted on April 11, 2018

Professor Brezinsky

Professor Brezinsky named inaugural fellow of the Combustion Institute

by David Staudacher | Posted on April 09, 2018

Robot Design

Registration is open for UIC’s Robotics Summer Camp

by David Staudacher | Posted on April 06, 2018

INTERSPEECH 2018 Cover

EVL researchers land INTERSPEECH nomination

Posted on April 06, 2018

Professor Yassar with PhD Student

Researchers prove that multiple elements can be perfectly mixed at atomic scales

by David Staudacher | Posted on April 02, 2018

Person using phone

BiAffect mood disorder app goes live in Apple App Store

by Kristen Thometz | Posted on March 29, 2018

Barak Stoltz

MIE student brings leadership to engineering world health

by David Staudacher | Posted on March 23, 2018

Professor Salehi with Researchers

New design produces true lithium-air battery

by Sharon Parmet | Posted on March 21, 2018

Fifty for the Future award recipients

Nine CS PhD students honored at ITF’s “Fifty for the Future” awards

Posted on March 16, 2018

Graphene Oxide separator between electrodes

Graphene oxide nanosheets could help bring lithium-metal batteries to market

by Sharon Parmet | Posted on March 16, 2018

UIC Computer Science students

BRAID helps CS diversity efforts

Posted on March 15, 2018

Professor Sudip Mazumder

Professor Mazumder awarded more than $1 million for ‘Universal Battery Supercharger’ research

by David Staudacher | Posted on March 08, 2018

Chicago skyline

CME hosting International Structural Engineering and Construction Conference

Posted on March 08, 2018

Professor Sudip Mazumder

Professor Mazumder awarded grants for power semiconductor device control and cyber physical energy systems research

by David Staudacher | Posted on March 07, 2018

Professor Paprotny at lab

Video: Professor Paprotny discusses microrobotics with IEEE students

Posted on March 05, 2018

Students Building with Legos

UIC opens registration for MIE Engineering Summer Camp

by David Staudacher | Posted on February 27, 2018

Rocket Igniter

Director captures the beauty of AIAA team’s rocket igniters in slow motion

by David Staudacher | Posted on February 26, 2018

Professor Berger-Wolf with Adam Savage

Professor Berger-Wolf heads to “MARS” for an out-of-this-world adventure

Posted on February 22, 2018

Ioannis Peiralis, Magda Przewozniak, and Mitchell Horn

CME students bowl over the competition

by David Staudacher | Posted on February 22, 2018

Professor Mojtaba Soltanalian

Soltanalian receives ‘Young Author Award’ from IEEE

by David Staudacher | Posted on February 16, 2018

UIC COE Tech Talk cover

Tech talk: Building smart buildings

Posted on February 09, 2018

Ramin Shabanpour receives award plaque

CME student wins IL-ITE Graduate Student Scholarship

by David Staudacher | Posted on February 07, 2018

Professor Krishna Reddy

Professor Reddy wins ‘2018 Wesley W. Horner Award’

by David Staudacher | Posted on February 06, 2018

Professor Zou

Professor Zou researching crowdshipping for urban delivery

by David Staudacher | Posted on January 29, 2018

UIC Engineering Mentoring Program cover

Attention juniors! Looking to connect with a UIC alum to gain industry knowledge?

Posted on January 26, 2018

ECE students present projects

ECE students use senior design projects to help community organizations

by David Staudacher | Posted on January 25, 2018

Motor Row and the Auto Show Event cover

Motor row & the auto show

Posted on January 05, 2018

Student Using Virtual Reality System

Engineering the future of healthcare

by David Staudacher | Posted on January 03, 2018

Minoo Kabir

CME student wins Chancellor’s Graduate Research Award

by David Staudacher | Posted on December 19, 2017

Four ECE graduate students honored with awards

by David Staudacher | Posted on December 18, 2017

Students at Scholarship and Awards Dinner

Donors, students meet at scholarship dinner

by David Staudacher | Posted on December 12, 2017

CME Fall 2017 Alumni Newsletter

CME alumni newsletter – fall 2017

Posted on December 05, 2017

Professor Darabi

Houshang Darabi wins Excellence in Teaching Award

Posted on December 01, 2017

Professor Trivedi

Professor Trivedi is making smart devices smarter, faster, and safer

by David Staudacher | Posted on November 30, 2017

UIC's Concrete Canoe entry

UIC hosting ASCE Great Lakes Student Conference

by David Staudacher | Posted on November 28, 2017

Students at IE Lunch Event

Registration is open for Lunch with an Industrial Engineer

by David Staudacher | Posted on November 27, 2017

Professor Reddy with students at landfill

Professor Reddy is researching zero emissions from landfills

by David Staudacher | Posted on November 10, 2017

Professor Danilo Erricolo

Professor Danilo Erricolo named University Scholar

Posted on November 09, 2017

Professor Anand at lab

Professor Anand and collaborators develop new way to create nanoscale emulsions

by David Staudacher | Posted on November 08, 2017

Students with Baja Vehicles

Engineers kickoff the racing season with second place win

by David Staudacher | Posted on November 07, 2017

Professor Derrible

Professor Derrible set to discuss climate change

Posted on October 31, 2017

Professors Papautsky and Yao at endowement ceremony

Hill professorships now total six

Posted on October 31, 2017

Professor Miloš Žefran

UIC researchers are teaching robots how to push back

by David Staudacher | Posted on October 30, 2017

Robert Ryndak on a scaffold

Alumnus gives back by helping construct footbridge in Panama

by David Staudacher | Posted on October 30, 2017

Employer at Engineering and Computer Science Career Fair

September career fair helps kick off employer recruitment

Posted on October 24, 2017

Student and Mentor

Engineering mentoring program

Posted on October 17, 2017

Professor Xu at Lab

Professor Xu researching space technology with ‘NASA Early Career Faculty’ award

by David Staudacher | Posted on October 16, 2017

Professors Salehi and Klie

Finding 2D materials to make batteries cheaper, better

by Sam Hostettler | Posted on September 28, 2017

Professor Darabi

Grant supports academically-talented engineering students from low-income backgrounds

by Sharon Parmet | Posted on September 27, 2017

UIC alumnus Dr. Lorenzo Lo Monte

ECE alumnus named Chief Scientist at Telephonics

by David Staudacher | Posted on September 22, 2017

Alexandra Del Carmen Basantes Defaz at welding lab

CME student wins second place in Image of Research contest

by David Staudacher | Posted on September 18, 2017

Alexandra Del Carmen Basantes Defaz welding metal

3 engineering students win Image of Research awards

Posted on September 15, 2017

Students play with Legos

Middle and high school students have a blast at MIE’s Engineering Summer Camp

by David Staudacher | Posted on September 14, 2017

Professor Shahbazian and Yifei Yuan

Making lithium-ion batteries safer, stronger

by Sam Hostettler | Posted on September 13, 2017

Diana Briones, Austin Bernat, and Natalia Kuvakina accept certificate

UIC ITE wins second place at Traffic Bowl competition

Posted on September 12, 2017

Student building a model car

ECE highlighted at Women in Engineering Summer Program

by David Staudacher | Posted on August 31, 2017

Students pose with rocket

Engineers rocket to first-place at AIAA competition

by David Staudacher | Posted on August 31, 2017

Student working with a computer system

ECE modifies curriculum to improve student experience

by David Staudacher | Posted on August 10, 2017

UIC SEO Building

College counts 4 among Crain’s Tech 50

Posted on August 08, 2017

Rendering of the CDRLC building

New engineering buildings on track

Posted on August 08, 2017

Students Display Jack Design

Local companies implementing three UIC MIE senior design projects

by David Staudacher | Posted on July 28, 2017

Students pose with robot

Engineering Design Team continues its winning ways

by David Staudacher | Posted on July 26, 2017

Professor Jie Lin

Professor Lin featured expert in ‘The best and worst cities to drive in’ article

Posted on July 11, 2017

Student presents a solar energy process

ECE students giving back to the community through senior design projects

by David Staudacher | Posted on July 10, 2017

Christopher Burke and Professor Ansari

College of Engineering’s first professorship empowers talented faculty

Posted on June 23, 2017

Student holding car prototype

Registration is open for UIC Robotics Summer Camp

Posted on June 19, 2017

UIC's Robot entry

Chicago EDT wins 2nd at NASA competition

Posted on June 07, 2017

ECE students at Engineering Senior Design Expo

ECE students win ‘Innovation Award’ at design expo; new department award presented

by David Staudacher | Posted on June 01, 2017

MIE Students Display Poster

MIE students dominate at Engineering Senior Design Expo with most awards

by David Staudacher | Posted on May 30, 2017

Albert Colon

ECE’s first Abraham Lincoln Fellow earns his Ph.D.

by David Staudacher | Posted on May 25, 2017

Person using an iPhone

App developed by UIC engineering researchers wins $200k

Posted on May 16, 2017

Lisha Wu

CME students awarded scholarships from UIC

by David Staudacher | Posted on May 16, 2017

Mike Anzalone, Mary Cunningham, Yousef Dana, Garret Golden and Stephen Lashock

CME students win Globe Award, second place overall at Engineering Senior Design Expo

by David Staudacher | Posted on May 08, 2017

Crain’s Chicago Business

College featured in Crain’s Chicago Business

Posted on May 02, 2017

Professor Aggarwal receives award

Professor Aggarwal to receive the AIAA Energy Systems Award

by David Staudacher | Posted on April 26, 2017

UIC students at Great Lakes Student Conference

UIC nabs two wins and fourth place overall at annual conference

by David Staudacher | Posted on April 25, 2017

Professor Sean Vitousek

Sean Vitousek’s research is making waves

by David Staudacher | Posted on April 20, 2017

Professor Pan holding printed structure

Professor Pan named 2017 Outstanding Young Manufacturing Engineer

by David Staudacher | Posted on April 19, 2017

Professor Mashayek

Professor Mashayek leads development of campus computing backbone

Posted on April 17, 2017

Professor Miiri Kotche

Clinical Associate Professor Miiri Kotche receives Fulbright award

Posted on April 13, 2017

Seiran Khaledian and Farhad Farzami adjust an amplifier

Prolific pair awarded scholarships from IEEE Electromagnetic Compatibility Society

by David Staudacher | Posted on April 13, 2017

Professor Krishna Reddy and Dr. Claudio Cameselle

Fulbright scholar joins Professor Reddy’s team

by David Staudacher | Posted on April 04, 2017

UIC computer science students receive medals

Students take first place at Cyber Defense Competition

Posted on April 03, 2017

Professor Farzad Mashayek next to SABER

$1.1M brings new computing resource to UIC

Posted on March 28, 2017

Sarita Deshpande

UIC engineering student wins Gates Cambridge Scholarship

Posted on March 27, 2017

UIC College of Engineering Graduates

Spring 2017 commencement

Posted on March 23, 2017

Faculty and students at IISE conference

IE students bring academia and industry together during annual conference

by David Staudacher | Posted on March 22, 2017

ECE Lecturer Kim Fitzgerald

ECE faculty member awarded for outstanding teaching performance

by David Staudacher | Posted on March 16, 2017

UIC Researchers at AI lab

AI lab receives $5.85M from IDOT to help reduce traffic

Posted on March 08, 2017

Nima Golshani and Nabin Kafle receive award plaque

CME students sweep Institute of Transportation Engineers scholarships

by David Staudacher | Posted on March 07, 2017

Microelectronic Cooling

NASA funded study from UIC Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Alexander Yarin

Posted on March 07, 2017

Students doing activity with Legos

UIC opens MIE Engineering Summer Camp registration

Posted on March 03, 2017

Students with finished sanitary cabinet

Students build medical device for Vietnamese hospital

Posted on February 28, 2017

High school students at the MakerSpace

College celebrates ‘Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day’

Posted on February 28, 2017

Normal cell and cancer cell diagram

First use of graphene to detect cancer cells

Posted on February 24, 2017

Professor Subramanian Lecturing

Professor Subramanian is using nanotechnology to improve the sustainability of rechargeable batteries

by David Staudacher | Posted on February 22, 2017

GradSWE Event Poster

GradSWE hosting industry professionals

Posted on February 22, 2017

Discover Engineers Week cover

Celebrate Engineers Week

Posted on February 21, 2017

Professor Devroye is pushing the limits of wireless communication

by David Staudacher | Posted on February 17, 2017

Professor Zhao Zhang

Professor Zhang research focuses on enhancing memory system dependability

by David Staudacher | Posted on February 17, 2017

Student talks with recruiter

Engineering Career Fair provides access to success

Posted on February 17, 2017

Professor Mohammadian

Professor Mohammadian appointed CME department head

Posted on February 16, 2017

NSBE Event Poster

NSBE hosting Kimley-Horn for recruitment event

Posted on February 07, 2017

The Entrepreneurial Engineer Cover

Tech Talk: The Entrepreneurial Engineer

Posted on February 06, 2017

Professor Michael Stroscio

Professor Stroscio elected to the AIMBE College of Fellows

by David Staudacher | Posted on February 02, 2017

Professor Abiade

Professor Abiade is taking teaching to the neighborhood

by David Staudacher | Posted on January 27, 2017

Professor Abiade lectures student at lab

Professor Abiade’s research focuses on materials with protective surfaces

by David Staudacher | Posted on January 25, 2017

Professor Didem Ozevin at lab

Civil and materials engineering, computer science faculty researching real-time weld quality

by David Staudacher | Posted on January 24, 2017

Poya Yasaei

Three MIE students awarded Chicago Consular Corps Scholarships

by David Staudacher | Posted on January 18, 2017

Professor Paprotny holding air quality sensor

Professor Paprotny making advancements on wearable sensors for measuring air quality

by David Staudacher | Posted on January 06, 2017

Professor Li

UIC researchers awarded more than 1.5 million to establish industrial assessment center

by David Staudacher | Posted on December 21, 2016

Student using 3D scanner

Engineering students get professional boost from Gaspardo & Associates, Inc.

by David Staudacher | Posted on December 20, 2016

Professor Hatami-Marbini

Professor Hatami-Marbini sets his sights on cornea research

by David Staudacher | Posted on October 28, 2016

UIC Graduation Ceremony

$5M federal grant to help UIC graduate more Latino scientists, engineers

Posted on October 19, 2016

Person using a phone

Can cellphone use predict manic episodes in bipolar disorder?

Posted on October 05, 2016

John and Susan Major with students

WIEP gives a very special thanks to John and Susan Major for granting scholarships to first year engineering students.

Posted on October 05, 2016

Professor Anand at lab

Professor Anand awarded two grants

by David Staudacher | Posted on September 15, 2016

Students doing activity with Legos

Future engineers flock to UIC Engineering Summer Camp

by David Staudacher | Posted on August 19, 2016

Professor Gang Cheng

Associate Professor Gang Cheng joins the department

Posted on July 25, 2016

Dr. Shafigh Mehraeen

Assistant Professor Shafigh Mehraeen joins the department

Posted on July 24, 2016

Dr. Meenesh R. Singh

Assistant Professor Meenesh Singh joins the department

Posted on July 23, 2016

Professor Berniker and student at lab

Professor Max Berniker’s research offers a new perspective to motor learning

by David Staudacher | Posted on July 17, 2016

Solar cell converts CO2 into syngas

Breakthrough solar cell captures CO2 and sunlight, produces burnable fuel

by Bill Burton | Posted on July 07, 2016

Professor Brian Chaplin

Professor Brian Chaplin receives a new NSF-grant worth $160,000

Posted on June 25, 2016

Self-junctioned copper nano-chicken wire

New nanomaterial ideal for wearable electronics

by Brooks Hays | Posted on June 01, 2016

Professor Li with students

Professor Lin Li Wins two teaching excellence awards, promoted to associate professor

by David Staudacher | Posted on May 31, 2016

Professors Yoon and Lee

Professor Yarin hosts international conference with Korea University

by David Staudacher | Posted on May 28, 2016

UIC hosts great reception at AIChE-2015

Posted on May 25, 2016

Deisy Arrington wins the prestigious NSF Graduate Research Fellowship

Posted on May 25, 2016

Professor Ying Liu

Associate Professor Ying Liu named as 2015 UIC Researcher and Scholar of the Year

Posted on May 25, 2016

Students with their plane

AIAA student chapter soars to second place at national competition

by David Staudacher | Posted on May 23, 2016

Professor Megaridis with student assistants

Professor Constantine Megaridis awarded grant from Kimberly

by David Staudacher | Posted on May 22, 2016

Rachel Harsley receives award check

Computer science PhD student Rachel Harsley won first place in the UIC Startup Challenge

Posted on May 03, 2016

Professor Siow lecturing

2016 Silver Circle winner Yeow Siow

by Bill Burton | Posted on April 26, 2016

Students at Annual Engineering EXPO

MIE teams awarded at 27th Annual Engineering EXPO

Posted on April 25, 2016

Student observing butterfly and flowers

Energy Resources Center receives grant

Posted on April 09, 2016

Professor Minkowycz with Professors Mashayek and Amirouche

Professor W.J. Minkowycz celebrates 50 years in the MIE department

by David Staudacher | Posted on March 25, 2016

Greening UIC through engineering

Posted on March 15, 2016

Drew Reed

Drew Reed, who was born without a right hand or wrist, receives a one-of-a-kind birthday gift from UIC’s Biomedical Engineering Society: a custom-made, 3D-printed prosthetic arm

Posted on March 05, 2016

Professor Ying Liu

Assistant Professor Ying Liu receives the prestigious NSF CAREER award

Posted on February 26, 2016

Students with Baja car

UIC engineers take checkered flag at Winter Baja 2016 race

by David Staudacher | Posted on February 25, 2016

Professor Brezinsky with students at lab

Professor Ken Brezinsky awarded $551,631 AFOSR grant

by David Staudacher | Posted on February 24, 2016

MIE student Poya Yasaei at lab

Graduate student Poya Yasaei will present his thermal transport research in December for a chance to win the most prestigious graduate-student award in materials science

Posted on February 09, 2016

Poya Yasaei

Grad student honored for his research at Materials Research Society meeting

by David Staudacher | Posted on January 24, 2016

Joseph Mate with Professor Megaridis

MIE graduate Joseph Mates selected as 2015-16 Outstanding UIC Thesis winner

by David Staudacher | Posted on January 23, 2016

Professor Salehi and Mohammad Asadi

Researchers prove surprising chemistry inside a potential breakthrough battery

by Bill Burton | Posted on January 19, 2016

Christian Gonzalez and Tim Stevens

Mechanical engineering student Christian Gonzalez helped streamline production for popular toy

Posted on December 23, 2015

Professor Shahbazian

Professor Reza Shahbazian-Yassar researching smart materials that can be regulated by temperature or strain

by David Staudacher | Posted on December 22, 2015

Rachel Cruz

New program helping MIE freshmen land internships

Posted on December 21, 2015

Three MIE students awarded Chicago Consular Corps Scholarships

Posted on November 25, 2015

Professor Shahbazian

Professor Shahbazian-Yassar wins The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society Young Leader Award

Posted on November 24, 2015

Professor Salehi and Poya Yasaei

MIE Student named finalist for prestigious Materials Research Society award

Posted on November 23, 2015

Students talking in groups

Chemical Department hosts first Annual Industry Day

Posted on October 25, 2015

Professor Yarin at lab

Professor Alexander L. Yarin researching nanotechnology to make the world safer, healthier and more efficient

by David Staudacher | Posted on October 25, 2015

UIC SEO building

Department receives $599,766 NSF S-STEM Grant to increase enrollment of women in chemical engineering

Posted on October 20, 2015

Professor Sangil Kim

Assistant Professor Sangil Kim joins the department

Posted on September 26, 2015

Professor Michael J. Scott receives NSF grant to study ‘functional reasoning’

Posted on September 25, 2015

Professor Laxman Saggere awarded supplemental NSF-EFRI grant to continue research

Posted on August 25, 2015

Students at Summer Engineering camp

Professors Yeow Siow and Jamison Szwalek successfully launch the MIE Department’s first Summer Engineering Camp to introduce students to engineering

Posted on August 22, 2015

Graphene on pencil tips

Graphene: Like diamonds or coal, a carbon with amazing potential

by Jeanne Galatzer-Levy | Posted on August 03, 2015

Students at Green River, Utah

UIC students launch to success in rocket competition

by Francisca Corona | Posted on August 03, 2015

Professor Vikas Berry

Lastest paper from Associate Professor Vikas Berry’s research group featured in Washington Post, Wall Street Journal

Posted on March 26, 2015

Chancellor Michael D. Amiridis

Chemical engineer and South Carolina educator Michael D. Amiridis named UIC chancellor/vice president

Posted on March 26, 2015

Professor Brian Chaplin

Assistant Professor Brian Chaplin receives NSF CAREER Award

Posted on February 26, 2015

Professor Vikas Berry

Associate Professor Vikas Berry joins the chemical department

Posted on February 25, 2015

Professor Brian Chaplin

Assistant Professor Brian Chaplin joins the chemical department

Posted on January 26, 2015