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Princeton engineers develop low-cost recipe for patterning microchips
September 11, 2007
Creating ultrasmall grooves on microchips -- a key part of many modern technologies -- is about to become as easy as making a sandwich, using a new process invented by Princeton engineers.
Satellite system may give ecologists a bird's-eye view
September 07, 2007
Aerospace engineering professor Jeremy Kasdin usually designs space systems to search for distant planets, but his latest endeavor is on the lookout for creatures close to Earth.
Materials academy tackles multiple societal challenges
September 07, 2007
A little clay and sawdust went a long way at Princeton this month when a group of Trenton-area high school students used the simple materials to create effective, low-cost water filters.
Cities incite thunderstorms, researchers find
September 07, 2007
Summer thunderstorms become much more fierce when they collide with a city than they would otherwise be in the open countryside, according to research led by Princeton engineers.
Princeton's self-driving car selected as semifinalist in DARPA competition
September 07, 2007
Princeton undergraduates who have engineered a self-driving car designed to navigate city streets without human help have been selected as semifinalists in a hotly contested Pentagon competition with top prizes worth $3.5 million.
Wong, a computing pioneer, urges wise technology policy
July 25, 2007
The career of Eugene Wong '55 *59 has taken him from Berkeley, Calif., where he profoundly influenced the field of computing, to Washington, D.C., where he helped craft policies that smoothed the growth of the Internet. To encourage others with technical expertise to engage in public service, he has established the Eugene Wong Fund for Engineering and Policy at Princeton's School of Engineering and Applied Science.
Audrey Ellerbee '01 selected as congressional fellow, wins Golden Torch Award
July 18, 2007
Audrey Ellerbee has been selected as a AAAS Congressional Science and Engineering Fellow for 2007-08.
Thomas Truskett *01 to receive the 2007 Colburn Award
July 18, 2007
Thomas Truskett will receive the 2007 Allan P. Colburn Award from the American Institute of Chemical Engineers at its annual meeting in November in Salt Lake City.
Andrew Persily *82 named vice president of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers
July 18, 2007
Andrew Persily was appointed vice president of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers at the society's annual meeting in June.
N.J. Society of Professional Engineers honors engineering student with scholarship
July 04, 2007
The New Jersey Professional Engineers in Construction presented the Sol Seid Award of Excellence Scholarship to Kira Schiavello, a senior majoring in civil and environmental engineering.