Professor Daniel Mittleman, expert in wireless power delivery, is part of a large grant for a new Rice University center to advance secure sensing, imaging and communications, investigating the expansion of capabilities for extremely large-scale antenna arrays. engineering.brown.edu/news/2026-08...

Brown’s Mittleman shares in $15M center for next-generation sensing and communications

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Read and watch what mechanical engineering concentrator Skye Rosario has been doing this summer at the RI Museum of Natural History and Planetarium. www.brown.edu/news/2026-07...

Skye Rosario: Inspiring others to shoot for the Moon

Driven to inspire future space enthusiasts, Brown University student Skye Rosario is designing and installing a new lunar science exhibit at the Museum of Natural History and Planetarium this summer.

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Congratulations to Professor Linda Abriola on being selected as the recipient of the International Society for Porous Media (InterPore) Time Capsule Award 2026. engineering.brown.edu/news/2026-07...

Abriola selected 2026 InterPore Time Capsule Award recipient

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Congrats to our Professor Robert Hurt, who was elected into the newest class of Fellows of the American Carbon Society. engineering.brown.edu/news/2026-07...

Hurt elected Fellow of American Carbon Society

The Brown Engineering professor was elected for his sustained contribution in the field of science or technology of carbon materials.

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Postdoc Olivia Pomerenk from the Breuer Lab has published new insights on the aerodynamic advantages of the flying "V" formation - researchers say this understanding could help optimize engineered systems like swarms of drones in agriculture or firefighting. www.brown.edu/news/2026-07...

Birds’ flying ‘V’ formation saves energy with flatter flaps, new research shows

A study by Brown University researchers provides new insights, which could have implications for engineered systems, into the aerodynamic advantage birds experience when flying in a “V” formation.

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Brown engineers in the Tripathi Lab have enabled small labs without high-throughput automation to more effectively participate in outbreak-monitoring networks operated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control. www.brown.edu/news/2026-07...

Researchers develop automated system to accelerate outbreak detection and disease surveillance

New workflow developed by Brown University researchers compresses hours of manual lab labor into a single automated process, unlocking reliable genetic sequencing for local public health labs.

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Associate Professor Ian Y. Wong (@ianywonglab.bsky.social) has been named to the editorial board of the @annualreviews.bsky.social of Biomedical Engineering. engineering.brown.edu/news/2026-07...

Wong joins Editorial Board of Annual Review of Biomedical Engineering

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Brown University has awarded 11 faculty members Research Achievement Awards, including Brown Engineering's @mmwilhelmus.bsky.social, as part of its annual program to honor preeminent scholars for their achievements, discoveries, and contributions. engineering.brown.edu/news/2026-07...

Engineering’s Martinez Wilhelmus among University faculty honored for research achievement

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Using PINNs to reduce training time for new drug delivery system, Brown researchers have created a model to predict drug-release timelines using a fraction of the usual lab experimental time. www.brown.edu/news/2026-07...

Physics-informed AI could accelerate development of controlled-release drug patches, bandages

By baking fundamental physical laws into neural networks, researchers have created a model that predicts drug-release timelines using a fraction of the usual lab data.

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See new photos from the William A. and Ami Kuan Danoff Life Sciences Laboratories under construction -- This building will provide labs and workspaces for Brown-led research in aging, immunity, brain science, cancer and biomedical engineering, among other fields. www.brown.edu/news/2026-07...

Photos: A sneak peek inside Brown University’s under-construction Danoff Laboratories

Construction managers offered a glimpse of Brown’s state-of-the-art facility for integrated life sciences research, which will be the largest academic laboratory building in Rhode Island.

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Assistant Professors Lucas Caretta and Peipei Zhou are among a group of early-career engineers recognized for research and technical work who will participate in the National Academy of Engineering's Grainger Foundation Frontiers of Engineering 2026 Symposium. engineering.brown.edu/news/2026-06...

Brown’s Caretta, Zhou selected for 2026 NAE Symposium

Seventy-four innovative early-career engineers have been chosen to participate in the Grainger Foundation Frontiers of Engineering 2026 Symposium, a signature activity of the National Academy of Engin...

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We invite the Brown community and our friends around the world to join together in observing a moment of silence to mark six months since the shooting that occurred on our campus on December 13, 2025.

Last weekend, Brown Neuroscience, @carneyinstitute.bsky.social & Brown Engineering hosted a Scientific Symposium & Celebration honoring Professor John Donoghue! The event brought together Brown trailblazers in BCI and neurotechnology to celebrate the legacy of a true neuroscience pioneer. #Neurotech

The 2026 Hazeltine Innovation Awards have been announced -- early-stage projects intended to spur innovative research, STEM education and/or discoveries with new equipment were chosen as the ones with greatest potential to attract future external funding. engineering.brown.edu/news/2026-06...

2026 Hazeltine Innovation Awards announced

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Congratulations to Barrett Hazeltine, recipient of Sigma Xi’s 2026 Evan Ferguson Award! He was honored during a special retirement ceremony at Brown University on May 22. The annual award recognizes outstanding service to the Society and its mission. READ MORE: ow.ly/tH6a50Z4q91

The student-led effort underpinned by both grief and catharsis, a Tape Art temporary mural — made with blue, green, yellow and orange artists tape — offers a space for healing, reflection and recovery for those who work, study, research, teach and move through B&H. ☀️ www.brown.edu/news/2026-05...

Student-led tape art mural offers a space for healing, reflection

In partnership with the Brown Arts Institute and renowned Tape Art artists, a team of Brown students led the creation of a temporary mural in the University’s Barus and Holley building.

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Congratulations to senior Ya Meng (Moe) Zhang for winning a @taubetapi.bsky.social Fellowship to pursue graduate work. Tau Beta Pi Fellowships are awarded on the basis of high scholarship and the promise of future contributions to the engineering profession. engineering.brown.edu/news/2026-05...

Zhang awarded Tau Beta Pi Fellowship for graduate study

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Engineering professors Kareen Coulombe and Dan Harris (@fluiddanamics.bsky.social) were awarded advising and mentoring accolades from Brown University yesterday. Read about it on the @brownengineering.bsky.social website! engineering.brown.edu/news/2026-04...

University awards presented to Coulombe for undergraduate advising, Harris for graduate advising and mentoring

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Assistant Professor Peipei Zhou has been awarded a Faculty Early Development (CAREER) grant from the National Science Foundation. She joins a group of 20 @brownengineering.bsky.social faculty who have earned CAREER grants. engineering.brown.edu/news/2026-04...

Zhou earns CAREER Award from the National Science Foundation

Through the early-career grant, Peipei Zhou will advance the scalable, verifiable co-design of heterogeneous reconfigurable computing systems, enabling domain experts to efficiently build next-generat...

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Fluids Ph.D. candidate @jackwilliamb.bsky.social won the 2026 @apsdsoft.bsky.social Emerging Soft Matter Excellence Award for his research on wave-mediated capillary assembly on a fluid interface. @fluiddanamics.bsky.social engineering.brown.edu/news/2026-03...

Barotta wins ESME award for research quality and presentation

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Congratulations to our Sorensen Family Dean of Engineering, @tejaladesai.bsky.social, for being elected as a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science @aaas.org www.brown.edu/news/2026-03...

Brown engineering dean elected AAAS Fellow

The world’s largest multidisciplinary scientific society has honored Tejal Desai for contributions to the field of biomedical engineering.

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A smart hydrogel that releases antibiotics only in the presence of harmful bacteria aims to reduce antibiotic exposure and combat antimicrobial resistance. Shukla Lab researchers are working toward further advancement of the tech for potential future commercialization. www.brown.edu/news/2026-03...

Smart wound dressing delivers antibiotics on-demand, accelerating healing and reducing resistance

To help in the fight against antibiotic overuse and resistance, researchers have developed a new wound dressing material that releases antibiotic nanoparticles only when harmful bacteria are present.

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Implantable device research from the BrainGate clinical trial enables communication through rapid typing for a patient with ALS and a patient with a spinal cord injury. www.brown.edu/news/2026-03...

Brain computer interface enables rapid communication for two people with paralysis

Implantable device research from the BrainGate clinical trial enables communication through rapid typing for a patient with ALS and a patient with a spinal cord injury.

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A new study from Brown University showed how electrical stimulation could restore a person’s ability to move their limbs after spinal cord injury.

Community Focus: Recovering from spinal cord injuries

A new study from Brown University showed how electrical stimulation could restore a person’s ability to move their limbs after a spinal cord injury.

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New results from a Borton Lab clinical trial show progress in restoring two-way communication across a damaged site of the spinal cord. www.brown.edu/news/2026-03...

Study: Electrical stimulation can restore ability to move limbs, receive sensory feedback after spinal cord injury

In new results from a clinical trial, researchers show that electrical stimulation of the spinal cord can restore the muscle control and sensory feedback required for coordinated walking movements.

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Brown Quantum Initiative teams took two first prizes and one third prize in challenges at the 2026 MIT iQuHack. This marks the third year in a row for BQI podium finishes. BQI is co-sponsored by @brownphysics.bsky.social and @brownengineering.bsky.social. engineering.brown.edu/news/2026-02...

Engineering’s Chowdhary, Pankaj and Hochberg take podium finishes at 2026 MIT iQuHack

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John Donoghue, founder of the BrainGateTeam at Brown University, has been awarded a 2026 #QEPrize. The @qeprize.bsky.social was given in recognition of Donoghue's pioneering work on #BCI. www.brown.edu/news/2026-02...

Brown University professor John Donoghue wins Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering

Donoghue was awarded the prize, considered among the most prestigious honors in engineering, for pioneering work in developing brain-computer interfaces, which enable the restoration of voluntary comm...

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Researchers from the @ianywonglab.bsky.social are working toward understanding the dynamics of how tissues develop, as well as how cancer cells break free of tumors to spread around the body, by unpacking how cells interact with each other and their surroundings. www.brown.edu/news/2026-01...

The shape of things to come: How spheroid geometry guides multicellular orbiting and invasion

In research that could shed light on the growth and formation of complex tissue architectures, Brown University engineers show how cells orbit and reconfigure their surroundings to venture outward fro...

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Professor of the Practice and Nelson Center for Entrepreneurship Executive Director Danny Warshay spent winter break in Nepal, leading a workshop grounded in his See Solve Scale framework, backed by a specialist award from the Fulbright Program. engineering.brown.edu/news/2026-01...

Warshay Receives Fulbright Specialist Award to Nepal at The British College

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Associate Professor Miguel Bessa has been selected to a planning committee for the @nationalacademies.org on AI and materials. "Frontiers of Metastable Materials Development Using Artificial Intelligence" is being organized for the fall. engineering.brown.edu/news/2026-01...

Bessa named to NASEM planning committee on AI and Materials

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