Research, Innovation, & Advancement

A profile of an environmental engineer’s work in Wisconsin was recently included by the Journal Sentinel (WI) as part of a series on “careers in a dynamic economy.” John Jaeckel, a principal environmental quality engineer at HNTB Corp., answers questions about the details of his job, trends in his field, and daily challenges related to reducing the impact of noise.

In the article, Jaeckel also discusses his research efforts related to air quality, how to get into the field of environmental engineering, and the projected growth of employment opportunities in his field.

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A new company formed through a collaboration between the University of Utah School of Computing, the department of visual and media arts, and the entertainment-arts-and-engineering program will teach video-game design and also “help its students bring their electronic amusements to market.”

Utah Game Forge is the name of the company that opened in May and recently released its first game. Click here to read the article from The Chronicle of Higher Education

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The Arizona Daily Star plans to highlight “a milestone in the state’s scientific history” for 100 days as a centennial salute to science in Arizona. This past week, the work of an engineering professor from Arizona State University was profiled.
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His invention is known “as the programmable metalization cell,” which basically is a new way to store information by “building bridges of copper atoms between electrodes.” Michael N. Kozicki is the developer of the new technology created at the ASU Center for Applied Nanoionics. The innovation has the potential to change how mobile devices store memory.

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