2019 News
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Course management keeps champion skier, biker on his chosen path
October 25, 2019
Nil Kingston ’21 can thread a mountain bike down a rock- and root-strewn trail with the best of them.
Continue ReadingProfessor Askari wins NSF Quantum Leap grant
August 28, 2019
Advancements in computational power over the past fifty years have mostly relied on shrinking the size of the transistor, the fundamental constituent element of the integrated circuits that make up computers. As we reach the physical limits of how small transistors can be, further progress depends on exploring new concepts. One of these concepts is quantum computing, in which the quantum state of individual quantum bits (qubits) is manipulated to achieve exponential speedup of computational performance. A critical challenge to quantum computing lies in the stability and manipulation of qubits, which are highly sensitive and easily perturbed by the environment.
Continue ReadingProfessor Shang wins DOE/NNSA grant to study dynamics of high energy density materials
August 20, 2019
An ongoing challenge in high energy density science is obtaining detailed descriptions of the complex flows of liquids and plasmas at extreme temperatures and pressures, including small-scale hydrodynamic instabilities and turbulence that occur at scales of hundreds of microns or less.
Continue ReadingTwo faculty recognized by DOE as exceptional researchers
August 12, 2019
Two University of Rochester faculty members–Hussein Aluie and Ellen Matson–have been named recipients of Early Career Research awards from the Department of Energy. (see also Professor Aluie's 2015 award)
Continue ReadingTithof wins major award, defers professorship a year
May 30, 2019
Jeff Tithof is having a very good spring.
Continue ReadingHuman powered vehicle offers ‘so many things’ in one project
April 9, 2019
Most of the competitive engineering design teams at the University of Rochester – Baja SAE and Solar Splash, for example – are full-fledged clubs that students can join as early as their first year on campus. The teams work all school year designing and manufacturing a new off-road vehicle or solar-power boat for spring competitions against other universities.
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