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Faculty In the News Nano signals 4.07.08 UGA scientists, engineers help develop biosensors to detect breakdowns in food safety and public health..... read more Musical movement 2.18.08 Collaboration between engineering, music faculty helps turn art of conducting into a science..... read more Critical shortages and the need for innovation 2.04.08 Global climate change expert outlines stark reality of biofuels..... read more University's Tunisia program receives international award 1.28.08 The award will be accepted by Takoi Hamrita, engineering professor and the partnership’s founding director, in New York at the United Nations building March 13..... read more Schnoor, national expert, to discuss climate change 1.22.08 The great convergence of the desire for energy security with the need to mitigate global warming has spawned potential solutions in the area of bio­fuels that meet the needs of both..... read more National Academy of Engineering president emeritus to lecture at UGA 9.05.07 Fifty years after Sputnik, the basic premises of engineering education are under critical review.... read more Guide USAID partnership links UGA, Mexican universities 6.22.07 Partnership to focus on production of biofuels in the agricultural sector.... read more additional stories photo EcoNet reflects growth of UGA leadership in engineering, ecology 5.29.07 Researchers around the world benefit from new ecological modeling website developed by UGA engineering professor Caner Kazanci.... read more New biofuel from trees developed at UGA: Still-unnamed fuel can be blended with biodiesel, petroleum diesel; Has potential to boost Georgia’s economy 5.18.07 A team of University of Georgia researchers has developed a new biofuel derived from wood chips..... read more...additional stories Tunisia honors UGA engineering professor for work on Middle East partnership 5.04.07 The president of Tunisia has bestowed one of his country’s highest honors upon his fellow citizen and UGA engineering professor Takoi K. Hamrita.... read more UGA researchers design tiny “natural motors” that could one day improve drug delivery 4.20.07 A team of physicists from the University of Georgia has demonstrated for the first time a new technique to create tiny “natural motors” that could lead to new methods of drug delivery, disease treatment and bioengineering.... read more Seminar series explores role of engineering in society 3.16.07 Impact of engineering – whether on debates over public policy issues or the search for next-generation wonder drugs – growing with the increased complexity of society... read more The Art of Science exhibit presents collaboration, scale in context 3.14.07 The exhibit, The Art of Science: Nanostructures Un-Structured, shows the work of Zhao and Pan with input from artist Michael Oliveri in a collaboration that demonstrates the interdisciplinary collaboration happening at UGA.... read more UGA engineering professor selected as distinguished lecturer on green building, sustainability 2.08.07 ASHRAE selects UGA Faculty of Engineering member Tom Lawrence... read more              UGA Engineer Tom Lawrence leads ASHRAE workshop in Dubai on green design and sustainable design practices. Order of the Engineer Ceremony 12.20.06 The first-ever Order of the Engineer ceremony was held at UGA... read more Waste not, want not Columns, 11.13.06 UGA Researchers look for ways to turn waste products into fuels. read more Student audit of engineering center could save energy costs Columns, 09.11.06 UGA This semester, seven students armed with sensors, datat loggers and other devices will popke around Driftmier Engineering center searching for ways... read more Lasting Impression: Columns, 08.28.06 UGA Summer service-learning course in Tunisia brings history to life for students read more International insight: Course incorporates global realities into curriculum Columns, 04.24.06 UGA engineering professor William Kisaalita is making it possible for students to experience world issues firsthand and participate in finding solutions read more UGA-Tunisia project brings virtual university to reality Columns, 03.27.06 A delegation of Tunisian professors arrived at UGA last week to take part in the second phase of the UGA-Tunisia Educational partnership read more University Researches Alternative Fuels Athens Banner-Herald, 01.24.06 Byproducts from tree harvests could be put to new uses at UGA biorefinery read more A Matter of Degrees Columns, 01.17.06 Faculty of Engineering director discusses progress on one of the UGA's strategic intitiatives read more Engineering Conference to Spotlight Students Columns, 10.10.05 Details on the Second Annual UGA engineering conference read more Emerging New Discipline Columns, 02.28.05 Upcoming conference at UGA will meld engineering, ecology read more Benefits of Biomass Plentiful Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 02.15.05 Dale Threadgill, Director of the Faculty of Engineering, pens Op-ed discussing the global warming, rural economic development and energy security benefits of biorefining read more Faculty from Tunisia visit UGA Columns, 03.29.04 Thirty professors from Tunisia are spending three weeks at UGA, engaging in training and discussions in higher education management and distance learning read more Learning Laboratory Columns, 03.22.04 Ecolodge in Costa Rica gives engineering students study-abroad experience, opportunities for research read more Q & A with NanoSEC Director Bill Dennis Columns, 02.23.04 Faculty of Engineering member and NanoSEC Director Bill Dennis talks about exciting new work at the molecular scale read more UGA Engineering Researchers awarded $1 million NSF grant Columns, 09.02.03 Faculty of Engineering researchers have been awarded a $1 million NSF grant to develop nanoscale biosensors read more UGA Physics professor David S. Landau discusses ethics instruction Columns, 09.08.03 Faculty of Engineering professor Landau Q & A about teaching and learning about ethics in the liberal arts environment read more Engineering Outreach Director Tom Adams discusses biofuels in Georgia Columns, 03.31.03 UGA Engineering Outreach and the Faculty of Engineering have been integrally involved in advancing new fuel sources. read more Engineers team up with businesses for new designs Columns, 04.21.03 UGA Engineering senior design students gain valuable experience and provide companies with fresh ideas on a wide range of products and problems. read more Engineering Degree Proposals Advance Columns, 02.06.03 The University of Georgia Council approved six new Engineering degrees. Engineering Degree Proposals Advance. read more UGA delegation begins project planning and Tunisian leaders Columns, 01.27.03 Takoi Hamrita, associate professor of biological and agricultural engineering, and Ed Simpson, Distinguished Public Service Fellow in the Institute of Higher Education, traveled to Tunisia over the year-end break as part of the next stage in a grant awarded to Hamrita by the U.S. Department of State this past fall. read more UGA Bus Discovers Driftmier Red and Black, 01.09.03 Beginning in January, 2003, the North/South Bus will pass Driftmier Engineering Center on Ag Drive in both directions, bringing a new level of access and service to Engineering at UGA. read more Professor works to improve efficacy of cancer drugs Columns, 10.28.02 Pharmaceutics professor works to improve efficacy of cancer drugs and lower their toxicity in the body. read more University receives governor's award for pollution prevention Columns, 09.30.02 The University of Georgia was named a winner in the 2002 Governor's Pollution Preventions Awards. Engineering faculty, alongside the Physical Plant and the Cooperative Extention Service, were recognized in the presentation of the award. read more Shifting Gears Columns, 09.09.02 Faculty of Engineering welcomes largest first-year class. read more The Hondurus Connection Columns, 09.03.02 Engineering faculty and the New Meadia Institute collaborate in Hondurus. read more OVPR Announces Grant Recipients The Office of the Vice-President for Research announced the winners of Engineering grants funded through the University of Georgia Research Foundation. read more   Archives