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Hajim School Highlights

New microcomb device advances photonic technology

June 21, 2023

Yang He wears a white clean suit and mask while standing standing beside an electron beam lithography system

A new tool for generating microwave signals could help propel advances in wireless communication, imaging, atomic clocks, and more.

Final draft

February 16, 2023

The University of Rochester has shared stories of the engineering research, education, and innovation that are addressing longstanding societal problems while highlighting the next generation of scientists and researchers. Since 2012, many of these stories have been told by Bob Marcotte.

EWB goes beyond ‘just building something’

February 9, 2023

EWB team members adjust a pipe for the chlorination system.

Members of the Engineers Without Borders student chapter at the University of Rochester returned to Don Juan, Dominican Republic in January for the first time since before the pandemic to make adjustments to a water purification system the group installed on prior trips for an elementary school.

Adira Blumenthal’s mission is to create assistive technologies

February 5, 2023

Adira Blumenthal, a computer science major and Take Five scholar has also been involved every semester with ROC Players, a student run club that puts on a full-length musical each semester for the University community. “I’ve really enjoyed helping productions come to life, either through management or design.”

Can we predict how a spacecraft will behave on impact?

January 7, 2023

Peter Miklavčič’s “day job” is using discrete and finite element simulations to help predict how spacecraft interact with the granular surfaces they encounter on moons and planets.