Photo by Harry Schlenger | The new engineering complex will be home to four of the five engineering disciplines including chemical, industrial, electrical, and mechanical engineering. Engineering students at the University of Rhode Island can be assured that the new, $125 million complex will be completed and ready for use at the beginning of the…
The University of Rhode Island’s College of Engineering is starting this week on the demolition and construction of a new engineering building that will replace Crawford, Gilbreth, Kelly, and Wales Halls. This project gained its funds in part from the state voting “yes” on question four in last November’s election which gave the college $45.5…
Walter Besio, University of Rhode Island professor and electrical, computer, and biomedical engineer, has invented and patented an electrode that helps him “read minds. Besio, an expert in neural engineering, rehabilitation engineering, and physiological control, created his cutting edge Tripolar Concentric Ring Electrode (TCRE) based electroencephalography (EEG) sensor, which is able to detect otherwise impalpable…