News: Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering

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Thirty-eight faculty will receive a combined $332,270 in seed funding for their research, scholarship, and creative activity.

Portrait Eakalak Khan
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A firm believer in perseverance, this engineering professor hopes to contribute to Nevada’s water conservation efforts.

UNLV students in caps and gowns celebrating commencement
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UNLV president will highlight exceptional students at commencement who embody the academic, research, and community impact of the graduating class.

Michelle Quizon
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Commencement speaker Michelle Quizon is searching for the right materials to help build artificial organs that could help make diabetes a thing of the past.

Portrait Michael Schwob
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Stepping into the world of research helped one student choose a career, make new friends, and get a head start on the future.

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Esport championship, an Oprah Moment, and a (somewhat) daring neurologist — News from around campus

Engineering students use a laptop and tools to fix two box-like robots
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Rebel Robotics team wins out over more than a dozen schools in American Society of Mechanical Engineers competition; takes on world next.

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Professor Fatma Nasoz earns 2018 Faculty/Staff Community Outreach Award for program providing computer coding opportunities to underserved female students.

Maxim Sonsa, electrical engineering, working on his senior project, a toaster that also butters toast.
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Projects include a portable wind turbine for easy power generation following natural disaster, a mobile app that helps shelter animals find families, and a hands-free thermal imaging camera for first responders.

young women looking at solar components
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The student-led Scientista Foundation chapter is working to close the gender gap in professional STEM fields.

Portrait of Mechanical Engineering Professor Kwang J. Kim, Ph.D.
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Kwang Kim, a 2018 Distinguished Professor, work in biomedical engineering is inspiring a new generation of researchers.

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Awards recognize those on campus who demonstrate a commitment to community partnership