Tsunami expert honored for excellence in teaching, research, and service
University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa College of Engineering Professor Ian Robertson has been selected as the inaugural Arthur N.L. Chiu Distinguished Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering. The endowment is in the memory of Chiu, a legendary leader in the…
2018 Engineering awards nominations now being accepted
Nominations are now being accepted for the 2018 UH Mānoa College of Engineering Distinguished Alumni and Outstanding Service Awards. Recipients will be recognized at the College’s banquet on Thursday, April 19, 2018 at the Hawai‘i Convention Center. Nominees for the…
John S. Allen elected Fellow of the Acoustical Society of America
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa mechanical engineering Professor John S. Allen has been elected into the Acoustical Society of America’s (ASA) College of Fellows for his outstanding contributions to the understanding of ultrasound contrast agents. Ultrasound contrast agents are encapsulated microbubbles used in diagnostic and therapeutic…
New biological identity of inhaled nanoparticles revealed
Molecular dynamics simulations revealed a pulmonary surfactant corona coated on inhaled nanoparticles. This biomolecular corona determines the biological identity of the particles. Image courtesy of Guoqing Hu and Yi Zuo. Nano-enabled consumer products surround people everyday, from personal care, cosmetics,…
UH Engineering students win for making the Ala Wai awesome
UH Civil Engineering students Alexander Gomes, Minhthuch Le, Hideichi Mori, and Tatiana Oje were announced as the winners of the ASCE award for “Excellence in Civil Engineering” for their entry in the “Make the Ala Wai Awesome” Student Design Challenge…
Water filtering technology would use 1000-times less energy than conventional methods (UH News)
Bright-field microscopy image of the microfluidic channels near the outlets. The CO2 channels are kept at 136kPa whereas the air channels are left open to the atmosphere. According to the World Health Organization, 1.8 billion people worldwide use a source…
Bringing kids’ dream cars to life through a College of Engineering collaboration
When Toyota Hawaiʻi announced the winners of their sixth annual Dream Car Art Contest on April 22 they came up with an extra surprise thanks to a creative partnership with the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa’s College of Engineering. The…
