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Brown University School of Engineering @brownengineering.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Professor Anubhav Tripathi has launched a collaboration with Cognizant, exploring how AI could support innovation across life sciences and biotechnology. Read more: engineering.brown.edu/news/2026-09...

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Engineering’s Tripathi joins with Cognizant to explore AI innovation in life sciences

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Brown University School of Engineering @brownengineering.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Braingate researchers have found that observational activity is tied to how human-like the hand performing an action appears to be. Understanding how the brain "plans and executes" actions like these help inform the next generation of implantable BCIs, they say. www.brown.edu/news/2026-09...

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Brain-computer interface study sheds light on neural activity during observation, or 'mirror neurons'

A study provides new details about how the brain’s motor cortex reacts when people watch actions by agents that may appear more human, or less.

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Brown University School of Engineering @brownengineering.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Assistant Prof. Mehdi Saligane has been awarded a @darpa.mil Young Faculty Award to develop a new kind of computer memory that uses biological DNA to store information, and silicon chips to control how it is written and read. engineering.brown.edu/news/2026-09...

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Saligane awarded DARPA Young Faculty Award to develop a new kind of DNA-based computer memory

The prestigious award from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency provides up to $719,358 in research funding for Assistant Professor Mehdi Saligane.

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Brown University School of Engineering @brownengineering.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Engineering celebrates #RhodeIslandStartupWeek with this Q&A from Sabrina Tolppi '25. Tolppi co-founded Lilac Biosciences, using resources from the Brown University ecosystem, taking it from the Tripathi Lab and commercializing ModQuant™️, a reagent RNA kit. engineering.brown.edu/news/2026-09...

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Q&A with Sabrina Tolppi '25

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Brown University School of Engineering @brownengineering.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Hibbitt Postdoc Jiwon Kim was selected as a ⭐2026 Rising Stars Women in Engineering⭐ by the Asian Deans’ Forum. This workshop is organized by leading engineering schools in the Asia Pacific region. Kim, of @ianywonglab.bsky.social, was also a 2025 MIT Rising Star in Mechanical Engineering.

Jiwon Kim was selected as a 2026 Women in Engineering Rising Star by the Asian Deans Forum. She was honored in Hong Kong Sept. 13-15, 2026.

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Brown University School of Engineering @brownengineering.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

The School of Engineering welcomes Alp Sunol to its faculty this semester. Sunol's research tackles the complex behaviors of soft materials, complex fluids, and biological systems across scales. Read more: engineering.brown.edu/news/2026-08...

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Brown Engineering hires Assistant Professor Alp Sunol

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NSF Center for Synthetic Organic Electrochemistry @nsf-csoe.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

The NSF CSOE Annual Meeting brought together researchers, students, postdocs, and collaborators at Brown University in Providence, RI, on August 12–13. We shared research, exchanged ideas, strengthened collaborations, and celebrated our growing community. #NSF #CSOE #Electrochemistry #Research

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Brown University School of Engineering @brownengineering.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Engineering alumna Erica Schwartz '94, MD'98 has been confirmed by the Senate as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Schwartz is a former deputy surgeon general with experience overseeing the U.S. Coast Guard's healthcare system. (📷Official Portrait, 2019)

Official government portrait of Deputy Surgeon General Erica Schwartz, 2019

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Brown University School of Engineering @brownengineering.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

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...

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

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Brown University School of Engineering @brownengineering.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

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...

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Abriola selected 2026 InterPore Time Capsule Award recipient

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Brown University School of Engineering @brownengineering.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

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...

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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 University School of Engineering @brownengineering.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

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...

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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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Brown University School of Engineering @brownengineering.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

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...

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

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Brown University School of Engineering @brownengineering.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

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...

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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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Brown University School of Engineering @brownengineering.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

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...

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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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Brown University @brown.edu · 13/06/2026

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.

Close-up of Brown University's historic Van Wickle Gates, with sunlight shining through the ironwork. White text over the image reads, "We are ever true."

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Brown University School of Engineering @brownengineering.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

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

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Brown University School of Engineering @brownengineering.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

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...

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2026 Hazeltine Innovation Awards announced

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Sigma Xi @sigmaxi.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

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

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Brown University School of Engineering @brownengineering.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

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...

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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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Brown University School of Engineering @brownengineering.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

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...

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Zhang awarded Tau Beta Pi Fellowship for graduate study

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Brown University School of Engineering @brownengineering.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

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...

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

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Brown University School of Engineering @brownengineering.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

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...

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Barotta wins ESME award for research quality and presentation

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Brown University School of Engineering @brownengineering.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

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...

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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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WPRI 12 @wpri12.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

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

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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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Brown University School of Engineering @brownengineering.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

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...

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

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Brown University School of Engineering @brownengineering.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

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...

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Warshay Receives Fulbright Specialist Award to Nepal at The British College

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Brown University School of Engineering @brownengineering.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

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...

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Bessa named to NASEM planning committee on AI and Materials

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Brown University School of Engineering @brownengineering.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

Associate Professor Vikas Srivastava is the PI of a new study that will focus on the undersea operational challenges of sea hulls, UUVs, and submarines in extreme environments, to aid the mission readiness of Navy systems. engineering.brown.edu/news/2026-01...

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Office of Naval Research awards Brown Engineering $5.4M for materials under extreme environments study

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Brown University School of Engineering @brownengineering.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

Congratulations to Professor Kimani Toussaint, named the @spie.org Diversity Outreach award winner for his work promoting diversity in the education, training and participation of people in optics and photonics. 🎉 engineering.brown.edu/news/2026-01...

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Toussaint named SPIE Diversity Outreach Award winner

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Brown University School of Engineering @brownengineering.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

Professor Kurt Pennell co-authored two papers published in 2024 that were cited more than 80 times and earned Critical Review and Viewpoint honors from @pubs.acs.org's Environmental Science & Technology Best Papers. engineering.brown.edu/news/2026-01...

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Pennell wins pair of Best Papers from ES&T in 2024

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Brown University School of Engineering @brownengineering.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

New paper from the lab of @tejaladesai.bsky.social, led by postdoc Deblin Jana, now out in @science.org. The work presents a modular NP platform integrating programmable surface architecture with immunoengineering for targeted STING activation in dendritic cells. www.science.org/doi/full/10....

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Dual-receptor targeting of type I dendritic cells with DNA-scaffolded nanoparticles enhances STING-licensed antitumor immunity

Programmable DNA-scaffolded nanoparticles orchestrate dual-receptor cDC1 targeting and STING activation for cancer immunotherapy.

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Institute at Brown for Environment & Society (IBES) @brown-ibes.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

Meet IBES Voss Fellow Piete Gatesi ’27! Using heat and chemical treatments, Gatesi aims to engineer solid state batteries, a promising, more sustainable alternative to lithium ion batteries 🔋 Brown University School of Engineering Learn more: ibes.brown.edu/news/2025-12-08/piet…

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Brown University School of Engineering @brownengineering.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

Congratulations to our newest undergraduates inducted into Tau Beta Pi, the engineering honor society! 🎉https://engineering.brown.edu/news/2025-11-24/2025-tbpi-induction

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Engineering honor society, Tau Beta Pi, inducts 32 new members

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