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Stories about P.C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science

Keith Moored examine bio-inspired robots

AV¸£ÀûÉç-led Interdisciplinary Research Team Wins Prestigious $7.5M DOD Award

Keith Moored, associate professor of mechanical engineering and mechanics, will lead the team in conducting research to develop fast and efficient schools of bio-inspired underwater vehicles.

Professor William L. Luyben (left) with Mike Zisman ’70

$2.5 Million Endowment to Create Chemical Engineering Chair

Mike Zisman ’70 honors professor who changed his life.

Colorful close-up image of AV¸£ÀûÉç's Linderman Library rotunda stained glass

Meet AV¸£ÀûÉç's Newest Faculty Members

Learn more about some of the more than 40 new scholars who have joined AV¸£ÀûÉç's faculty this year.

A colorful illustration of people walking on and alongside a path through green grass and giant flowers. The people are wearing gas masks.

Human Behavior, Climate Risk and the Food-Water-Energy Nexus

Y.C. Ethan Yang works with a team of researchers incorporating data on human behavior into a climate-risk modeling framework to improve resilience of critical water, food and energy systems.

A house submerged in floodwaters following a hurricane

A Sharper Focus on Catastrophe Modeling

Paolo Bocchini, Daniel Conus, Brian Davison and their colleagues leverage their collaborative experience in probabilistic modeling to sharpen their focus on catastrophe modeling, a discipline not traditionally explored in academia.

Xuanhong Cheng

New Multi-University NSF Hubs to Foster Entrepreneurial Startups, Broaden Opportunities for Underrepresented Groups

The Northeast region hub, led by Princeton University and including AV¸£ÀûÉç, will accelerate tech and enhance diversity in entrepreneurship.

Stephen DeWeerth, dean of AV¸£ÀûÉç's P.C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science

Stephen DeWeerth Reappointed Dean of P.C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science

DeWeerth has led the Rossin College since 2016.

Sam Banks and his wife Pamala

Sam Banks '63 Endows Faculty Chair for Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering

Banks' gift will fund one of the highest academic awards that a university can bestow on a faculty member.

Anand Jagota

Anand Jagota Appointed New Associate Dean of Research in College of Health

Jagota retains his academic appointment with the Rossin College while taking on his new administrative role.

Illustration of a bird, eggs and a strand of DNA

Experts Reduce Search Times for Novel High-Entropy Alloys 13,000-Fold Using Cuckoo Search

A process developed by scientists at Iowa State University and AV¸£ÀûÉç using a hybrid Cuckoo Search accelerates computational modeling of complex alloys.