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When Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria impacted the hemisphere this September, many of our faculty, alumni and students got involved in their communities and looked for innovative ways to better protect people from future events. They demonstrated their commitment to improving and transforming lives. This eCane issue illustrates some of their work, and we hope you will be inspired by it. After all, solving problems – in arenas as large as skyscrapers and as small as the human eye – to transform lives is the heart of Cane engineering.
Jean-Pierre Bardet
Dean and Professor
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The College of Engineering invites the UM community to a preview of the new UM College of Engineering - Johnson and Johnson 3D Printing Center of Excellence Collaborative Laboratory on Monday, Oct. 23, 2017. All UM faculty, staff and students are welcome to stop by from 1:00 to 3:30 p.m. Representatives from Johnson and Johnson will be there to answer questions and explain the workings of the lab. Click here to RSVP.
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South Florida did not receive a direct hit from Hurricane Irma, but after the storm passed, thousands were affected by power outages that lasted from days to long, sweltering weeks. Across Florida, millions of people were impacted. In the aftermath of Irma and with the prediction that hurricanes will become more powerful in the future, many are wondering whether burying power lines underground would help prevent future outages. University of Miami College of Engineering Dean Jean-Pierre Bardet weighs in on that issue with UM News.
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Fabrice Manns, chair of the Department of Biomedical Engineering and professor of biomedical engineering and ophthalmology, received a $1 million grant to advance our understanding of and treatment for presbyopia, the age-related loss of the ability to focus on near objects – a critical ability in this age of close-up, hand-held technologies.
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The National Science Foundation (NSF) is funding reconnaissance teams of practicing engineers and engineering professors from universities across the United States to survey the impacts of Irma over Florida, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Landolf Rhode-Barbarigos, an assistant professor in the College’s Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, is a member of the NSF’s Miami and Keys area reconnaissance team.
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Helena Solo-Gabriele, associate dean for research at the College of Engineering and a professor in the Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, was awarded $1 million in funding by GoMRI to finance a research project called Beach Exposure And Child HEalth Study (BEACHES).
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Emrah Celik, an assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, and his team of undergraduate researchers recently won a NASA Florida Space Grant Consortium (FSGC) award to investigate the additive manufacturing – more commonly known as 3-D printing – of thermoelectric modules and generators.
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Students and Summer Activities
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During her summer internship at MD Anderson, Divya Bhansali (BSBME ’19) gained hands-on experience in an imaging physics lab and learned about the nuances of cancer from some of the world’s leading researchers and physicians.
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Seyedmorteza Khatibmasjedi, a PhD student in the Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, talks with WLRN radio about building non-corrosive bridges by using composite materials instead of steel.
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During her summer internship at Verizon, Sea Amundsen (BScPE ’19) gained firsthand experience with what the process of virtualization is like within a major technology company.
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During his internship at Citrix, Alejandro Marulanda (BSIE ’18) learned how holistic approaches to problem-solving and cross-functional teamwork skills help in the workforce.
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Geisha Williams, BSIE ’83 is this year’s recipient of the Alumnus of Distinction Award. In March she became the CEO of Pacific Gas & Electric Co., and is the first Latina CEO of a Fortune 500 company. The award will be presented at Homecoming Breakfast on Friday, Nov. 3. To read more about Williams’ accomplishments, please click here.
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Alfonso Dager, PE, BSCPE ’07 is this year’s recipient of the Young Alumnus of Distinction Award. He is a technical advisor and architect at FedEx Express's Latin-America and Carribbean Division, based in Miami. Dager is also past president of the College of Engineering Alumni Association and hosts a not-to-be-missed tailgate. To read more about Dager and why he loves CoE, please click here.
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This year’s featured speaker is Rony Abovitz, BSME ’94 MSBE ’96, the founder, president and CEO of Magic Leap, located in Dania Beach. While at UM, in addition to his engineering studies, he was a weekly cartoonist for the school paper, DJ for WVUM 90.5, and a member of UM’s varsity track and field team (javelin). As the head of Magic Leap, he is developing Cinematic Reality™, a complete shift in visual computing. Check out this Wired article and learn more about what makes Magic Leap so revolutionary.
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Nearly 40 alumni, friends and their families gathered on Friday, Sept. 29, at Fado Irish Pub in downtown Miami to watch the Hurricanes take on Duke.
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Thomas F. Cecich, BSIE ’72 of North Carolina was installed as the 102nd president of the American Society of Safety Engineers.
Ernest Robert Freeman, PE, BSEE ’55 was named a Lifetime Achiever by Marquis Who’s Who.
Danielle Gosthe, BSIE ’05, MSIE ’05 founded the advertising agency Red Carrot based in Miami. Red Carrot is a full-service integrated management and marketing agency with experience providing clients with high-impact, 360-degree communication and visual solutions.
Walter Kyle, BSME ’71 served on the faculty of and spoke at the 10th International Congress on Autoimmunity in Leipzig, Germany. He spoke on institutional review board censorship of scientific investigation into and publications about vaccine-adverse events.
Jeff Rogers, BSENE ’03, MSCE ’03 is the new deputy county administrator at Hernando County.
Hani Zeini, BSEE ’88 has been named Laguna Blanca School Board chair.
Share the latest updates on your life and career with other College of Engineering alumni. Submit your alumni note to coealumni@miami.edu.
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