Maryland Robotics Center news archives: Elisabeth Smela

Search results for: Smela Associate Professor Teng Li Wins E. Robert Kent Outstanding Teaching Award Li is the fourth Mechanical Engineering professor to receive the award for outstanding excellence in teaching.  More » Miniature Robotics REU students give final presentations Ten undergrads from around the country give talks on their summer projects.  More » Antbot research profiled in Pacific Standard magazine Article explores potential of antbots in search and rescue operations  More » Systems Researchers Partner with Trento, Italy Joint efforts to target bioengineering, renewable energy, nanomaterials, microsystems, education.  More » Elisabeth Smela Promoted to Full Professor MEMS researcher advances to new rank.  More » Martins, Abshire, Smela, Bergbreiter win $1.5 million NSF grant The team will develop self-organizing ant-sized microrobots.  More » Shapiro, Smela are issued U.S. Patent 7,523,608 Clark School faculty members invent electrically driven microfluidic pumping for actuation.  More » Engineers Without Borders Featured in Local Magazine ME professors, students featured in local community magazine.  More » Engineers Collaborate on New Cell-Based Sensors New bio-sensors could speed up and improve the detection of pathogens, explosives.  More » Dandin Named 2008 Fischell Fellow BioE grad student to develop fast, portable biosensor.  More » Clark School Leads "Microsystems Mechanics" Center $10M effort to develop networked micro-vehicles for assisting soldiers.  More » Abshire, Shapiro, Smela part of biosensor grant Researchers are partnering with IBI, graduate of university's TAP program.  More » Engineers Without Borders Installs Solar Systems in Burkina Faso Sustainable power sources help illuminate community in developing African country.  More » New Scientist highlights cell sensor research Work of Shapiro, Abshire, Smela improves pathogen detection.  More » Cooperation with Korean University Adds to International Exchange Pusan National University to share Ph.D. research knowledge, faculty and students.  More » Department Welcomes German Fulbright Scholars German-American Fulbright Program provides educational exchange.  More » Engineering Change in Burkina Faso Engineers Without Borders team improves quality of life for African village.  More » ME Faculty Honored at Research Leaders Luncheon Nine ME Faculty honored on November 14.  More » New Beginnings A Message From the Chair & Our 5-year Strategic Plan.  More » Pi Tau Sigma Honors Faculty, Teaching Assistant Pi Tau Sigma honored two faculty members and a teaching assistant during their initiation ceremony on May 10th.  More » ME Faculty & Students Dominate Invention Awards Co-Inventor Greg Jackson Winner in Physical Sciences Category  More » ME Faculty & Students Win Invention, Business Plan Awards The department congratulates these outstanding students and faculty on their well-deserved awards.  More » Smela Promoted to Associate Professor Status Congratulations to Elisabeth Smela, who was recently awarded the status of Associate Professor with tenure.  More » MIPS Program, Maryland Companies Award Funds to ME Faculty To Develop Technology-Based Products Nearly $700K of that amount was awarded to ME faculty MIPS projects, detailed below.  More » Dr. Adam Hsieh Joins ME Department in November 2004 Hsieh to Work With Bioengineering Graduate Program.  More » ME Undergrad Selin Mariadhas Awarded ASME Foundation Scholarship Selin is the only recipient of the award from UMD, College Park campus in 2004.  More » Profs. Balachandran and Sandborn Winners of OTC Invention of the Year Competition Professors Balakumar Balachandran and Peter Sandborn were the winners of two of the three (OTC) Invention of the Year Awards.  More » Elisabeth Smela Receives NSF CAREER Award Award won for project titled, "Development of Advanced MEMS Actuator Technology for Microrobotics."  More » Industrial College of the Armed Forces Students Visit The students were hosted by Assoc. Prof. Jeffrey Herrmann and were welcomed by Department Chairman Avram Bar-Cohen.  More » 4 ME Faculty Win Department of Defense Awards Four members of the Mechanical Engineering faculty are recipients of the Department of Defense MURI and DURIP awards.  More » Maryland Team Takes Second Place in MEMS Alliance's Special Topics Symposium Refereed Poster Session Hyo Suk Oh and Yingkai Liu took second place in MEMS Alliance's Special Topics Symposium Refereed Poster Session.  More » MRI Award Granted to Research Team This equipment will complement the department's deep reactive ion etcher (DRIE), previously awarded under a Navy DURIP grant  More »