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Chancellor Professor Sigal Gottlieb, Ph.D. receives grant for computing cluster needed to develop and implement robust and scalable numerical algorithms
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The award led by Dr. Tracie Ferreira will provide $900,000 in scholarships to prepare graduate students to excel as skilled leaders in entrepreneurship, technology, and innovation in an effort to build the South Coast’s blue economy.
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Award supports Seyed-Aghazadeh’s research efforts in the area of fluid dynamics, shedding light on the fundamentals of fluid-structure-surface interactions in underwater flexible bodies, including near-surface arrays of energy harvesters and underwater soft robots.
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Projects were reviewed by faculty and deans and rated for their relevance and potential for external funding
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Congratulations to students and faculty mentors for their research endeavors
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With funding from PrimaLoft and the MassTech Collaborative, researchers bring focus to sustainability
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Achilov will take residency at Al-Farabi Kazakh National University
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Through supercomputer simulations of supernovae, Professor Fisher and colleagues will shed light on the origin of exploding stars.
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Study conducted by Dr. Walaa Mogawer selected as American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials 2021 Sweet Sixteen High Value Research project.
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Professor Sukalyan Sengupta and Research Engineer Chen-Lu Yang awarded $15,000 for battery recycling technology