Brown University School of Engineering

Brown University School of Engineering

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The official Bluesky of the Brown University School of Engineering. First engineering program in the Ivy League; Organized without traditional departments or boundaries; Emphasizes interdisciplinary connections.

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Using an innovative new way of imaging migration dynamics, researchers from the @ianywonglab.bsky.social and Prof. Jacob Rosenstein lab are developing an all-electrical imaging technique to track cell movement, eliminating the need for traditional labeling methods. www.brown.edu/news/2026-10...

brown.eduAll-electrical imaging offers innovative alternative for tracking cell movementBrown University engineers developed a microchip that tracks cell movement using electrical capacitance rather than optical lenses, which could aid in understanding processes such as cancer metastasis...
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An imaging system that can see and track moving objects in environments like dense fog or muddy water? Prof Arto Nurmikko and postdoc Ning Zhang say it could eventually have a variety of applications, including AUVs, search and rescue efforts, or even medical imaging. www.brown.edu/news/2026-10...

brown.eduBrown University engineers build brain-inspired imaging system that can ‘see’ through fogBy pairing a retina-like sensor with a spiking neural network, a new technique with potential applications for self-driving cars, search-and-rescue drones or medical imaging can reveal objects invisib...
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Assistant Prof Monica Martinez Wilhelmus and Senior Research Associate Nils Tack, along with researchers from @casewestern.bsky.social, are winners of the Francois Frenkiel Award for Fluids Mechanics, conferred by the @apsdfd.bsky.social. Read more: engineering.brown.edu/news/2026-09...

engineering.brown.eduMartinez Wilhelmus, Tack join researchers from Case Western for top paper award in fluid mechanicsThe American Physical Society Division of Fluid Dynamics’ François Frenkiel award is given to young investigators in recognition of significant contributions to fluid mechanics.
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Braingate researchers have found that observational activity is tied to how human-like the hand performing an action appears to be. Understanding how the brain "plans and executes" actions like these help inform the next generation of implantable BCIs, they say. www.brown.edu/news/2026-09...

brown.eduBrain-computer interface study sheds light on neural activity during observation, or 'mirror neurons'A study provides new details about how the brain’s motor cortex reacts when people watch actions by agents that may appear more human, or less.
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Assistant Prof. Mehdi Saligane has been awarded a @darpa.mil Young Faculty Award to develop a new kind of computer memory that uses biological DNA to store information, and silicon chips to control how it is written and read. engineering.brown.edu/news/2026-09...

engineering.brown.eduSaligane awarded DARPA Young Faculty Award to develop a new kind of DNA-based computer memoryThe prestigious award from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency provides up to $719,358 in research funding for Assistant Professor Mehdi Saligane.
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Dean Tejal Desai's lab granted funding from @breakthrought1d.bsky.social to advance technology that aids in long-term survival and function of transplanted insulin-producing cells. engineering.brown.edu/news/2026-09...

engineering.brown.eduBreakthrough T1D awards grant to Brown Engineering’s Desai to support biomimetic scaffold designA grant from Breakthrough T1D, the leading global type 1 diabetes (T1D) research and advocacy organization, to Brown University's School of Engineering advances a technology developed in Dean Tejal De...
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Microfluidic platforms pioneer Anubhav Tripathi to receive up to $4.6M as part of @arpa-h.bsky.social grant in a collaboration with @mgbresearch.bsky.social. engineering.brown.edu/news/2026-09...

engineering.brown.eduBrown Engineering’s Tripathi to receive up to $4.6M as part of federal award revolutionizing RNA medicine manufacturingProfessor of Engineering Anubhav Tripathi has been named a key collaborator on a two-and-a-half-year, $39 million federal award from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H), illustra...
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Associate Professor Jonghwan Lee has received funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to transform how we understand and treat late-onset Alzheimer's Disease using high-tech imaging and AI tools. engineering.brown.edu/news/2026-08...

engineering.brown.eduLee awarded up to $3.1M over five years from NIH for brain blood vessel researchAssociate Professor Jonghwan Lee is the recipient of a grant from the National Institutes of Health to develop high-tech imaging and AI tools aimed at detecting early microvascular failure in people a...

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The NSF CSOE Annual Meeting brought together researchers, students, postdocs, and collaborators at Brown University in Providence, RI, on August 12–13. We shared research, exchanged ideas, strengthened collaborations, and celebrated our growing community. #NSF #CSOE #Electrochemistry #Research

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Read and watch what mechanical engineering concentrator Skye Rosario has been doing this summer at the RI Museum of Natural History and Planetarium. www.brown.edu/news/2026-07...

brown.eduSkye Rosario: Inspiring others to shoot for the MoonDriven to inspire future space enthusiasts, Brown University student Skye Rosario is designing and installing a new lunar science exhibit at the Museum of Natural History and Planetarium this summer.
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Postdoc Olivia Pomerenk from the Breuer Lab has published new insights on the aerodynamic advantages of the flying "V" formation - researchers say this understanding could help optimize engineered systems like swarms of drones in agriculture or firefighting. www.brown.edu/news/2026-07...

brown.eduBirds’ flying ‘V’ formation saves energy with flatter flaps, new research showsA study by Brown University researchers provides new insights, which could have implications for engineered systems, into the aerodynamic advantage birds experience when flying in a “V” formation.
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Brown engineers in the Tripathi Lab have enabled small labs without high-throughput automation to more effectively participate in outbreak-monitoring networks operated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control. www.brown.edu/news/2026-07...

brown.eduResearchers develop automated system to accelerate outbreak detection and disease surveillanceNew workflow developed by Brown University researchers compresses hours of manual lab labor into a single automated process, unlocking reliable genetic sequencing for local public health labs.
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Using PINNs to reduce training time for new drug delivery system, Brown researchers have created a model to predict drug-release timelines using a fraction of the usual lab experimental time. www.brown.edu/news/2026-07...

brown.eduPhysics-informed AI could accelerate development of controlled-release drug patches, bandagesBy baking fundamental physical laws into neural networks, researchers have created a model that predicts drug-release timelines using a fraction of the usual lab data.
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See new photos from the William A. and Ami Kuan Danoff Life Sciences Laboratories under construction -- This building will provide labs and workspaces for Brown-led research in aging, immunity, brain science, cancer and biomedical engineering, among other fields. www.brown.edu/news/2026-07...

brown.eduPhotos: A sneak peek inside Brown University’s under-construction Danoff LaboratoriesConstruction managers offered a glimpse of Brown’s state-of-the-art facility for integrated life sciences research, which will be the largest academic laboratory building in Rhode Island.
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Assistant Professors Lucas Caretta and Peipei Zhou are among a group of early-career engineers recognized for research and technical work who will participate in the National Academy of Engineering's Grainger Foundation Frontiers of Engineering 2026 Symposium. engineering.brown.edu/news/2026-06...

engineering.brown.eduBrown’s Caretta, Zhou selected for 2026 NAE SymposiumSeventy-four innovative early-career engineers have been chosen to participate in the Grainger Foundation Frontiers of Engineering 2026 Symposium, a signature activity of the National Academy of Engin...

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We invite the Brown community and our friends around the world to join together in observing a moment of silence to mark six months since the shooting that occurred on our campus on December 13, 2025.

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Congratulations to Barrett Hazeltine, recipient of Sigma Xi’s 2026 Evan Ferguson Award! He was honored during a special retirement ceremony at Brown University on May 22. The annual award recognizes outstanding service to the Society and its mission. READ MORE: ow.ly/tH6a50Z4q91

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The student-led effort underpinned by both grief and catharsis, a Tape Art temporary mural — made with blue, green, yellow and orange artists tape — offers a space for healing, reflection and recovery for those who work, study, research, teach and move through B&H. ☀️ www.brown.edu/news/2026-05...

brown.eduStudent-led tape art mural offers a space for healing, reflectionIn partnership with the Brown Arts Institute and renowned Tape Art artists, a team of Brown students led the creation of a temporary mural in the University’s Barus and Holley building.
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Assistant Professor Peipei Zhou has been awarded a Faculty Early Development (CAREER) grant from the National Science Foundation. She joins a group of 20 @brownengineering.bsky.social faculty who have earned CAREER grants. engineering.brown.edu/news/2026-04...

engineering.brown.eduZhou earns CAREER Award from the National Science FoundationThrough the early-career grant, Peipei Zhou will advance the scalable, verifiable co-design of heterogeneous reconfigurable computing systems, enabling domain experts to efficiently build next-generat...
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A smart hydrogel that releases antibiotics only in the presence of harmful bacteria aims to reduce antibiotic exposure and combat antimicrobial resistance. Shukla Lab researchers are working toward further advancement of the tech for potential future commercialization. www.brown.edu/news/2026-03...

brown.eduSmart wound dressing delivers antibiotics on-demand, accelerating healing and reducing resistanceTo help in the fight against antibiotic overuse and resistance, researchers have developed a new wound dressing material that releases antibiotic nanoparticles only when harmful bacteria are present.
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Implantable device research from the BrainGate clinical trial enables communication through rapid typing for a patient with ALS and a patient with a spinal cord injury. www.brown.edu/news/2026-03...

brown.eduBrain computer interface enables rapid communication for two people with paralysisImplantable device research from the BrainGate clinical trial enables communication through rapid typing for a patient with ALS and a patient with a spinal cord injury.
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New results from a Borton Lab clinical trial show progress in restoring two-way communication across a damaged site of the spinal cord. www.brown.edu/news/2026-03...

brown.eduStudy: Electrical stimulation can restore ability to move limbs, receive sensory feedback after spinal cord injuryIn new results from a clinical trial, researchers show that electrical stimulation of the spinal cord can restore the muscle control and sensory feedback required for coordinated walking movements.
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John Donoghue, founder of the BrainGateTeam at Brown University, has been awarded a 2026 #QEPrize. The @qeprize.bsky.social was given in recognition of Donoghue's pioneering work on #BCI. www.brown.edu/news/2026-02...

brown.eduBrown University professor John Donoghue wins Queen Elizabeth Prize for EngineeringDonoghue was awarded the prize, considered among the most prestigious honors in engineering, for pioneering work in developing brain-computer interfaces, which enable the restoration of voluntary comm...
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Researchers from the @ianywonglab.bsky.social are working toward understanding the dynamics of how tissues develop, as well as how cancer cells break free of tumors to spread around the body, by unpacking how cells interact with each other and their surroundings. www.brown.edu/news/2026-01...

brown.eduThe shape of things to come: How spheroid geometry guides multicellular orbiting and invasionIn research that could shed light on the growth and formation of complex tissue architectures, Brown University engineers show how cells orbit and reconfigure their surroundings to venture outward fro...
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Listen🎧to this quick @materials-mrs.bsky.social podcast with Professor Nitin Padture on his recent research published in npj Flexible Electronics: www.buzzsprout.com/244633/episo...

buzzsprout.comEpisode 24: Substrate cracking compromises integrity of flexible electronic devices - MRS Bulletin Materials News PodcastIn this podcast episode, MRS Bulletin’s Laura Leay interviews Nitin Padture, who is the Otis E. Randall University Professor and the founding Director of the Initiative for Sustainable Energy at Brown...
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Researchers from Brian Sheldon's lab may have discovered a practical solution for the dendrite problem in solid-state batteries. www.brown.edu/news/2026-01...

brown.eduNew strategy addresses persistent problem in next-generation solid-state batteriesBrown University engineers showed that applying a temperature gradient across a solid-state electrolyte blocks destructive dendrite growth, offering a practical solution to a major barrier in battery ...