Qu discovers a way to turn used EV batteries into fertilizer

As electric vehicle (EV) batteries age out – typically after about 10 years – the world is bracing for a wave of expired lithium-ion batteries with no affordable way to recycle them. The problem is especially pressing with lithium iron …

BioRobotics Lab takes its rehab robots on the road

Members of BioRobotics Lab, led by Professor Habib Rahman, mechanical & biomedical engineering, demonstrated robotic assistive technologies they have developed at the annual Abilities Expo Chicago in June. The event showcases technologies and services for people with disabilities. The students …

Slavens provided keynote at donor luncheon in June

Brooke Slavens, professor, mechanical and biomedical engineering, spoke about her research at the June 12 Chapman Society Luncheon, which drew a crowd of donors and deans, including Dean Brett Peters. Chancellor Mark Mone provided introductions. In her keynote, Slavens described …

Graduate student awarded prestigious AIME scholarship

Swaroop Kumar Behera, a PhD dissertator in the Department of Materials Science & Engineering, has been selected as one of only two recipients nationwide of the highly competitive AIME Henry DeWitt Smith Scholarship, awarded by The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society …