Zeru Kiffle, a Ph.D. student in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, has been awarded a fellowship grant from the Geosynthetic Institute for his research proposal “Finite Element Modeling of Geotextile Tubes Stacking in Dewatering Projects.” ...
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Between October and January, patients at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center contracted a life-threatening superbug. Out of the nearly 200 patients who may have been exposed, seven were confirmed infected, and two died. Patients came into contact with the dangerous bacteria when a particular model of duodenoscope was ...
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It is a hot day in July. The temperature outside is reaching a record high. Inside your office building, the thermostat is set to a balmy 79 degrees Fahrenheit. And yet, you are not hot. Could this scenario be possible? ...
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Few things are more frustrating than those reminders from your bank, your email account, or your work login reminding you to change your passwords. How can we possibly be expected to remember all of them? “Oh well, ” you say ...
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Syracuse University played a large, important role in the life of Theodore W. Leverett ’49, G’50—known to his family and many friends as Ted. Leverett earned bachelor and master’s degrees in mechanical engineering from Syracuse University’s College of ...
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Professor Shikha Nangia is developing interactive web-based simulations that will transform fundamental chemical engineering concepts into hands-on, active learning applications. The interactive applications will simulate realistic physical systems in two-dimensional graphs, equations, and diagrams. “The ideas in ...
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Passion. Drive. Dedication. These are just a few of the words used to describe Trustee Doug Danforth ’47. Danforth, a lifelong supporter of Syracuse University, passed away on June 9, 2015. “From the moment we could speak ...
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Nathan Peters, a mechanical engineering Ph.D. student, has won the best student paper award at the 2015 Laser Ignition Conference. Peters presented the paper, “Laser ignition of methane and biogas near flammability limits, ” at the event this April at Argonne ...
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Hello! I am David Richardson, proud alumnus of the Syracuse University’s College of Engineering and Computer Science. I am excited to share how SU provided the perfect college experience that has helped me become the engineer I am today. ...
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When it comes to releasing carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, the combustion of fossil fuels is far and away the biggest offender. In fact, the Department of Energy estimates that the process creates approximately 30 billion tons of CO2 every ...
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