Mechanical Engineering

Stevens Institute of Technology Taps M-Files ECM and Part 11 Compliance Package for their Pharmaceutical Curriculum

May 7, 2012

University Integrates M-Files into Advanced Validation Course for Pharmaceutical Students M-Files Inc., the developer of M-Files flexible cloud and on-premise enterprise content management (ECM) solutions, today announced that the Stevens Institute of Technology, a New Jersey-based university specializing in engineering, science, systems and technology management, is utilizing the M-Files Electronic Document Management System (EDMS) solution to provide FDA compliant management of Electronic Records and Electronic Signatures for documents students create during their course project in the “Contemporary Concepts in Pharmaceutical Validation” course in their Pharmaceutical Manufacturing and Engineering Program. Stevens Institute of Technology is a premier private coeducational institution focused on research [Read more...]

Stevens Students Compete in 5th International Roboboat Competition

April 23, 2012

Unmanned vessel innovations help to advance next-generation naval vessels “Imagine a world where you could have a boat and just tell it where to go, [and it could arrive there] without any human input,” muses Edmund Hoffman, mechatronics engineer of the Stevens Institute of Technology Autonomous Surface Vehicle (ASV) Senior Design Team. As part of their capstone senior project, the team is participating in the international effort to realize unmanned vessel technology. On June 20th-24th, 2012, they will take their ASV to the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) and Office of Naval Research-sponsored 5th International RoboBoat Competition, where some [Read more...]

Dr. Yong Shi Awarded Patent for Innovative Control of Piezoelectric Nanofibers

April 12, 2012

Emerging nanofiber technology establishes tiny, self-powering sensors and actuators with compelling commercial applications Dr. Yong Shi of the Mechanical Engineering Department at Stevens Institute of Technology is a pioneer in the fabrication and control of Piezoelectric (PZT) fibers at the nanoscale. He has inventively combined techniques and materials to arrive at a unique and useful technology, for which he has recently been awarded US Patent 8,093,786: Piezoelectric Composite Nanofibers, Nanotubes, Nanojunctions/ Nanotrees. “Dr. Shi’s innovations are ingenious and enterprising,” says Dr. Christos Christodoulatos, Associate Provost of Academic Entrepreneurship. “His far-reaching expertise and boldness of vision to synthesize these PZT nanofibers will mark [Read more...]

Dr. EH Yang's Research Team Awarded with NSF Grant on Pioneering Microfluidics Innovation

April 2, 2012

Digital microfluidics creates a lab-on-a-chip, enabling portable at-home medical tests Funded by the National Science Foundation, Dr. Eui-Hyeok Yang (PI) and Dr. Chang-Hwan Choi (co-PI) of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology are investigating precise manipulation of liquid droplets on a smart polymer at ultra-low voltage (less than one volt), representing a major advance in the future of digital microfluidics research. The low voltage requirements of their innovation could facilitate the development of portable, handheld medical testing devices directly powered by AAA batteries. That portability is critical for microfluidic systems to realize their full potential in rapid [Read more...]

Dr. David Cappelleri Receives NSF CAREER Award for Ground-Breaking Work in Microrobotics

March 1, 2012

Microrobots can help detect cancer cells and drive advancement toward microsurgical applications In recognition of the enormous potential of his pioneering research and sustained excellence in teaching, the National Science Foundation (NSF) has honored Dr. David Cappelleri, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology, with the illustrious CAREER Award. As one of the most competitive programs the NSF conducts, the CAREER Award supports early career development of faculty in the sciences who are most likely to become leading researchers and teachers. "This award is recognition by the National Science Foundation of Professor Cappelleri's past accomplishments and the promise of [Read more...]

New Propulsion Method for Low-Cost Microsatellites

February 16, 2012

Doctoral Candidate Kyle Godin Receives Abe M. Zarem Award for Research Paper Thanks to the development of microsatellites, universities and independents can now launch research craft for tens of thousands of dollars, rather than the multi-million dollar price tags of traditional launches. This new class of satellite is democratizing outer space exploration and offering NASA new opportunities to study little-known regions of the Earth’s atmosphere. Kyle Godin, an Interdisciplinary Engineering PhD student at Stevens Institute of Technology, recently demonstrated a new method for propelling some of these miniaturized satellites. The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics presented Kyle with its annual Abe [Read more...]

Professor Cappelleri Selected for National Academy of Engineering Symposium

October 25, 2011

Stevens Institute of Technology's Professor David J. Cappelleri has recently been selected for the National Academy of Engineering's (NAE) 2011 Frontiers of Engineering Education (FOEE) Symposium, held this year in Irvine, California on November 13-16. Dr. Cappelleri is one of 65 young engineering educators participating in this NAE initiative to encourage cutting edge engineering curricula in the United States and cultivate future leaders in the field. Coming from dozens of leading private and public institutions of higher learning, FOEE 2011 attendees will share their ideas and explore innovative methods that enhance the engineering teaching and learning environment. Participants were nominated by [Read more...]

Embedded Nanotechnology Devices for Monitoring National Infrastructure

October 6, 2011

Stevens PZT Nanofibers Published in Advanced Materials as Frontispiece. Keeping tabs on the condition of our public infrastructure and high-performance materials is critical, but presents many challenges to existing technologies. A recent article by researchers from Stevens Institute of Technology, led by Dr. Yong Shi, reveals a remarkable solution to this urgent problem. Their research paper demonstrates the new concept of using piezoelectric (PZT) nanoactive fiber composites (NAFCs) as embedded sensors for structural health monitoring. With support from the National Science Foundation, Dr. Shi and Mechanical Engineering graduate students Xi Chen, Jinwei Li, and Guitao Zhang have realized NAFCs offering nanoscale [Read more...]

Stevens Wins NSF Nanotechnology Undergraduate Education Grant

October 1, 2011

Nanotechnology is poised to impact industries much as the microscale revolution transformed manufacturing in the 1970s, and college students are eager to gain the upper hand in this emerging field. With National Science Foundation (NSF) support, Stevens Institute of Technology is providing undergraduates with forward-looking experience on nanotechnology research and applications. A multi-disciplinary faculty team, led by Dr. Eui-Hyeok (E.H.) Yang, has won an NSF Nanotechnology Undergraduate Education (NUE) grant that will open up the nanoscale to a new generation of students. "Nanotechnology is applying science and engineering approaches at the molecular and atomic scales to develop new materials and devices [Read more...]

NSF Grant Supports Graphene Nanoelectronics Research at Stevens

September 30, 2011

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a research grant to Dr. Eui-Hyeok (EH) Yang, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology, to study the properties of graphene nanoribbons for use in infrared (IR) detection. Assistant Professor Stefan Strauf of the Department of Physics and Engineering Physics is the co-PI of this grant. This funded research is to investigate the properties of actively controlled graphene nanoribbon arrays that researchers can "tune" for use in IR detectors covering an ultra-wide spectral range. "This NSF grant recognizes the role that Stevens is playing in developing an understanding of how to [Read more...]