Bioengineering Team Creates Affordable, Energy-Efficient Sensor Dr. Shalini Prasad and doctoral student Ashlesha Bhide devised a new sensor to measure carbon dioxide and relative humidity that is three times faster than previous versions, inspired by an observation Prasad made while washing dishes.

Mechanical Engineering Professor Helps Devise Giant Wind Turbine As part of a multi-institute collaboration, Dr. Todd Griffith built prototypes of wind turbine blades modeled after palm trees to help build the world's largest wind turbine.

Cybersecurity Expert Earns Double Honors Dr. Bhavani Thuraisingham was recently elected Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors and the Association for Computing Machinery, the highest distinctions possible for academic inventors and computer science professionals, within the same month.

Speech Systems Team Continues Work on Cochlear Implants Dr. John Hansen and electrical and computer engineering researchers received funding to continue speech systems research initiated by the late Dr. Philipos Loizou.

Materials Science Professors Cited for Highly Influential Research Activity Dr. Robert Wallace and Dr. Luigi Colombo were recently recognized by Clarivate Analytics for producing multiple, frequently cited publications across disciplines.