Research and Innovation

200 percent research grant funding increase since 2019
143 percent growth in the average size of research grants awarded since 2019

Groundbreaking Research

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Engineering celebrates $46M in public research investment

October 24, 2024

UC's College of Engineering and Applied Science received a record $46 million in grant awards in the last fiscal year that ended in September. This represents a 200% increase over the past five years as UC tackles new frontiers in fields such as space exploration, energy, cybersecurity and disaster preparedness.

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UC engineering faculty awarded more than $3M to reduce carbon emissions

June 4, 2024

The city of Cincinnati has a goal of being carbon neutral by the year 2050. Amanda Webb, assistant professor of architectural engineering at the University of Cincinnati, is making strides to bring this to fruition. She has received three major awards from the National Science Foundation and the Department of Energy to reduce carbon emissions.

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Space Force awards $11.5M grant to UC to fix orbiting satellites

January 31, 2024

UC College of Engineering and Applied Science Professor Ou Ma will use an $11.5 million grant from the U.S. Space Force to develop robotic satellites that can fix other satellites in space. UC will work with Clemson University and the University of Arizona on the project.

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UC professor feels need for speed

September 26, 2024

The world's largest aerospace group named UC Professor Prashant Khare an associate fellow. He is studying hypersonic flight in his aerospace engineering lab.

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How can your car make roads safer?

November 20, 2023

The University of Cincinnati will work with Honda Motor Co., infrastructure engineering firm Parsons Corp., consulting firm i-Probe and the Ohio Department of Transportation to demonstrate that new cars can help evaluate roads.


Early Career Success

16792 Results

Highlighting Graduate Student Research

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UC student aims to make AI more explainable, trustworthy

July 11, 2024

Artificial intelligence systems have quickly advanced and can answer just about any question, but how they come to their decisions often isn't understood, even by the people who create the AI. Lynn Pickering, a University of Cincinnati alumna who is working on her PhD at UC, wants to make sure AI is used safely and responsibly. She wants people to be able to review how AI models come to their answers and ensure humans have opportunities to make final decisions, not the machines.

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UC engineering student committed to improving education in STEM

March 25, 2024

At the University of Cincinnati, Gibin Raju was able to combine his passions for engineering and teaching. UC is home to a prolific engineering education program, one of the first of its kind. As a doctoral student, Raju uses biomarkers like eye-tracking and electrodermal activity to understand how students go about solving problems in engineering.

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Environmental engineer researches water treatment solutions

June 21, 2024

Katelin “Katie” Weitzel was first drawn to the University of Cincinnati by the esteemed College of Engineering and Applied Science, but her decision was solidified by the groundbreaking work of Dr. Dionysios Dionysiou in the Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering. Weitzel’s interest in water treatment came from growing up in Michigan and witnessing firsthand the impact of a water crisis. During her time at UC she has been awarded the Rindsberg Fellowship, a Graduate Student Award in Environmental Chemistry, and recently was named Graduate Student Engineer of the Month by CEAS.

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Engineering doctoral student leads cutting-edge semiconductor work

February 28, 2024

Vamshi Kiran Gogi always wanted to be an engineer. During the first semester of his master's program at the University of Cincinnati, he developed a passion for semiconductor research, leading him to transition into a PhD program. Throughout his years as a Bearcat, Gogi has served as the president of the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Graduate Student Association, trained students in cleanroom processes, acted as a graduate assistant in the Office of College Computing and more. He was named Graduate Student Engineer of the Month by UC's College of Engineering and Applied Science.

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Engineering student inspired to improve safety in transportation

December 12, 2024

Oluwaseun Adekoya dreamed of becoming a pilot when he was young. After a series of plane crashes in his home country of Nigeria, his passion shifted from piloting planes to improving the safety of transportation. Adekoya opted to continue his educational journey at the College of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Cincinnati through the PhD program in mechanical engineering. Recently, he was named Graduate Student Engineer of the Month for his hard work and dedication.