Spotlight type: Research in Action

Vikram Yadav - From Manufacturing Vaccines To Treating Mine Waste

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Dr. Yadav believes engineers are optimists who bring enthusiasm and entrepreneurial drive to the world’s biggest problems

Ilija Mišković - Using AI And Machine Learning To Create Sustainable Solutions

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Dr. Eli Miskovic is pushing what’s possible with AI and transforming the mining industry

Trevor Carey - Developing Predictive Models To Predict The Impact Of A 9.0 Earthquake

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Dr. Trevor Carey is developing tools to better predict what happens so we can improve our resiliency in the face of a natural disaster

Adam Clare - Using Engineering To Democratize Design

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Dr. Adam Clare's experience from working on additive manufacturing for Rolls Royce to exploring the democratization of design in remote communities.

Wouter Bam - Bringing Together Engineering And Economics

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Dr. Wouter Bam explains how manufacturing engineers can apply their skills in areas ranging from sustainable development to health care and banking

Naoko Ellis - Turning Technologies Into Sustainability Solutions

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Dr. Naoko Ellis empowers her students to gain both technical expertise and the communication skills needed to be sustainability changemakers.

Nozomu Yachie - DNA + Biological Development

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Dr. Nozomu Yachie's innovative research is bringing together genome editing, cell engineering, mouse genetics and computational data mining to create groundbreaking technologies.

Scott McDougall - Landslides

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A geological engineer who went on to become a professor and has conducted research on mass movement, particularly landslides.

John Madden – Biomedical Robotics

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Dr. John Madden’s innovative research is creating new electronic materials that have applications for everything from artificial skin to spinal cord repair.

Sepideh Pakpour – Human Microbiome

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A molecular biologist who works at the intersection of biotechnology and microbiome engineering, and is seeking ways to create healthier environments in our buildings and bodies.

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