Hajim School of Engineering & Applied Sciences
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The Hajim School of Engineering & Applied Sciences at the University of Rochester is where unexpected ideas connect to bring unprecedented breakthroughs to life.
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Imagine #AR glasses as easy and clear to wear as your everyday specs. URochester researchers have developed a new metasurface-based in-coupler that improves brightness and image quality in AR lenses | #URochesterResearch www.rochester.edu/newscenter/m...
Metasurfaces show promise in boosting AR image clarity and brightness
New design could make augmented reality glasses more power-efficient and practical for everyday wear.
www.rochester.edu
November 13, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Imagine #AR glasses as easy and clear to wear as your everyday specs. URochester researchers have developed a new metasurface-based in-coupler that improves brightness and image quality in AR lenses | #URochesterResearch www.rochester.edu/newscenter/m...
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🔷BME Colloquium Seminar
🗓️Date: 12/02/25, 8:30 AM
📣Nimmi Ramanujam, PhD
📄Title: “Impact of Biomedical Innovations for Women’s Health”
🎈Goergen Hall 101, or on Zoom!
🔗 Event Page: events.rochester.edu/event/bme-se...
#URochester #URochesterBME #BME #colloquium @urengineering.bsky.social
🗓️Date: 12/02/25, 8:30 AM
📣Nimmi Ramanujam, PhD
📄Title: “Impact of Biomedical Innovations for Women’s Health”
🎈Goergen Hall 101, or on Zoom!
🔗 Event Page: events.rochester.edu/event/bme-se...
#URochester #URochesterBME #BME #colloquium @urengineering.bsky.social
November 12, 2025 at 7:48 PM
🔷BME Colloquium Seminar
🗓️Date: 12/02/25, 8:30 AM
📣Nimmi Ramanujam, PhD
📄Title: “Impact of Biomedical Innovations for Women’s Health”
🎈Goergen Hall 101, or on Zoom!
🔗 Event Page: events.rochester.edu/event/bme-se...
#URochester #URochesterBME #BME #colloquium @urengineering.bsky.social
🗓️Date: 12/02/25, 8:30 AM
📣Nimmi Ramanujam, PhD
📄Title: “Impact of Biomedical Innovations for Women’s Health”
🎈Goergen Hall 101, or on Zoom!
🔗 Event Page: events.rochester.edu/event/bme-se...
#URochester #URochesterBME #BME #colloquium @urengineering.bsky.social
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This #VeteransDay, we salute 80 years of URochester NROTC—honoring the Midshipmen, alumni, and mentors who’ve advanced a proud legacy of leadership and service.
November 11, 2025 at 5:29 PM
This #VeteransDay, we salute 80 years of URochester NROTC—honoring the Midshipmen, alumni, and mentors who’ve advanced a proud legacy of leadership and service.
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11/07/2025
We are very happy to share Sushant Kumar's recent work that demonstrates a fully passive alignment platform for photonic and electronic ICs and optical fibers. The paper just came out in Optics Express: opg.optica.org/oe/fulltext.... @urengineering.bsky.social
We are very happy to share Sushant Kumar's recent work that demonstrates a fully passive alignment platform for photonic and electronic ICs and optical fibers. The paper just came out in Optics Express: opg.optica.org/oe/fulltext.... @urengineering.bsky.social
November 7, 2025 at 3:02 PM
11/07/2025
We are very happy to share Sushant Kumar's recent work that demonstrates a fully passive alignment platform for photonic and electronic ICs and optical fibers. The paper just came out in Optics Express: opg.optica.org/oe/fulltext.... @urengineering.bsky.social
We are very happy to share Sushant Kumar's recent work that demonstrates a fully passive alignment platform for photonic and electronic ICs and optical fibers. The paper just came out in Optics Express: opg.optica.org/oe/fulltext.... @urengineering.bsky.social
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🎶 Rick Carl ’19, ’20 (MS) is the designer behind Moog’s acclaimed Labyrinth & Muse synths—now part of a state-of-the-art lab at @urengineering.bsky.social
From student to innovator, he’s inspiring the next wave of musicians and engineers
#URochesterAlumni | uofr.us/3JG8pII
From student to innovator, he’s inspiring the next wave of musicians and engineers
#URochesterAlumni | uofr.us/3JG8pII
November 6, 2025 at 7:59 PM
🎶 Rick Carl ’19, ’20 (MS) is the designer behind Moog’s acclaimed Labyrinth & Muse synths—now part of a state-of-the-art lab at @urengineering.bsky.social
From student to innovator, he’s inspiring the next wave of musicians and engineers
#URochesterAlumni | uofr.us/3JG8pII
From student to innovator, he’s inspiring the next wave of musicians and engineers
#URochesterAlumni | uofr.us/3JG8pII
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🔹 BME PhD Defense Seminar
📅 Date: 12/11/25, 9:30 am
🎓 Presenter: Vincent Ching-Roa, PhD Candidate
🔗 Event Page: events.rochester.edu/event/bme-ph...
#PhDdefense #BME #URochesterResearch #PhDStudents #UofRBME #biomedicalengineering @urengineering.bsky.social @urochester.bsky.social
📅 Date: 12/11/25, 9:30 am
🎓 Presenter: Vincent Ching-Roa, PhD Candidate
🔗 Event Page: events.rochester.edu/event/bme-ph...
#PhDdefense #BME #URochesterResearch #PhDStudents #UofRBME #biomedicalengineering @urengineering.bsky.social @urochester.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 4:48 PM
🔹 BME PhD Defense Seminar
📅 Date: 12/11/25, 9:30 am
🎓 Presenter: Vincent Ching-Roa, PhD Candidate
🔗 Event Page: events.rochester.edu/event/bme-ph...
#PhDdefense #BME #URochesterResearch #PhDStudents #UofRBME #biomedicalengineering @urengineering.bsky.social @urochester.bsky.social
📅 Date: 12/11/25, 9:30 am
🎓 Presenter: Vincent Ching-Roa, PhD Candidate
🔗 Event Page: events.rochester.edu/event/bme-ph...
#PhDdefense #BME #URochesterResearch #PhDStudents #UofRBME #biomedicalengineering @urengineering.bsky.social @urochester.bsky.social
Most people in the world lack access to medical imaging including for assessment of pulmonary disease. Researchers from The Hajim School and URMC are using #AI to develop a system that rapidly triages pulmonary disease without a radiologist or sonographer #URochesterResearch doi.org/10.1186/s128...
New lung ultrasound system for rapid triage of pulmonary disease without a radiologist or sonographer - BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Background Most people in the world lack access to medical imaging including for assessment of pulmonary disease. We sought to improve access to pulmonary imaging by developing a rapid automated syste...
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November 4, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Most people in the world lack access to medical imaging including for assessment of pulmonary disease. Researchers from The Hajim School and URMC are using #AI to develop a system that rapidly triages pulmonary disease without a radiologist or sonographer #URochesterResearch doi.org/10.1186/s128...
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BME Seminar
📅Date: 11/11/25, 8:30 AM
🎓Presenter: Antonia Zaferiou, PhD
📜Title: “Turning towards understanding and improving human agility and mobility”
🔗Event Page: events.rochester.edu/event/bme-se...
#uofrbme #seminar #BME @urengineering.bsky.social @urochester.bsky.social
📅Date: 11/11/25, 8:30 AM
🎓Presenter: Antonia Zaferiou, PhD
📜Title: “Turning towards understanding and improving human agility and mobility”
🔗Event Page: events.rochester.edu/event/bme-se...
#uofrbme #seminar #BME @urengineering.bsky.social @urochester.bsky.social
October 29, 2025 at 4:08 PM
BME Seminar
📅Date: 11/11/25, 8:30 AM
🎓Presenter: Antonia Zaferiou, PhD
📜Title: “Turning towards understanding and improving human agility and mobility”
🔗Event Page: events.rochester.edu/event/bme-se...
#uofrbme #seminar #BME @urengineering.bsky.social @urochester.bsky.social
📅Date: 11/11/25, 8:30 AM
🎓Presenter: Antonia Zaferiou, PhD
📜Title: “Turning towards understanding and improving human agility and mobility”
🔗Event Page: events.rochester.edu/event/bme-se...
#uofrbme #seminar #BME @urengineering.bsky.social @urochester.bsky.social
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🔷BME Seminar
📅Date: 11/18/25, 8:30 AM
🎓Presenter: Lin Zhang, PhD
📜Title: “Conformable ultrasound electronics: from design strategies to healthcare innovation”
🔗Event Page: events.rochester.edu/event/bme-se...
#UofRBME #seminar @urengineering.bsky.social @urochester.bsky.social
📅Date: 11/18/25, 8:30 AM
🎓Presenter: Lin Zhang, PhD
📜Title: “Conformable ultrasound electronics: from design strategies to healthcare innovation”
🔗Event Page: events.rochester.edu/event/bme-se...
#UofRBME #seminar @urengineering.bsky.social @urochester.bsky.social
October 29, 2025 at 4:15 PM
🔷BME Seminar
📅Date: 11/18/25, 8:30 AM
🎓Presenter: Lin Zhang, PhD
📜Title: “Conformable ultrasound electronics: from design strategies to healthcare innovation”
🔗Event Page: events.rochester.edu/event/bme-se...
#UofRBME #seminar @urengineering.bsky.social @urochester.bsky.social
📅Date: 11/18/25, 8:30 AM
🎓Presenter: Lin Zhang, PhD
📜Title: “Conformable ultrasound electronics: from design strategies to healthcare innovation”
🔗Event Page: events.rochester.edu/event/bme-se...
#UofRBME #seminar @urengineering.bsky.social @urochester.bsky.social
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Just wrapped up the 2025 iGEM Jamboree in Paris, and my team won a gold medal and four nominations for their project to create sustainable materials on Mars! @urochester.bsky.social @igemhq.bsky.social
October 31, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Just wrapped up the 2025 iGEM Jamboree in Paris, and my team won a gold medal and four nominations for their project to create sustainable materials on Mars! @urochester.bsky.social @igemhq.bsky.social
Advancements in deep learning hold promise in ultrasound imaging, but most approaches focus solely on image enhancement or segmentation, without integrating them into a unified framework. Read how Hajim researchers address the gap #URochesterResearch doi.org/10.1016/j.ul...
Redirecting
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November 4, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Advancements in deep learning hold promise in ultrasound imaging, but most approaches focus solely on image enhancement or segmentation, without integrating them into a unified framework. Read how Hajim researchers address the gap #URochesterResearch doi.org/10.1016/j.ul...
Also, congratulations to Institute of Optics director Thomas Brown, who was elected to the @optica.org Board of Directors.
The results are in. We are pleased to announce the 2026-2028 Directors at Large!
Thomas G. Brown, University of Rochester
Kaoru Minoshima, University of Electro-Communications
and Marisa Edmund, Edmund Optics
Read about their service in the optics community: https://bit.ly/47MzAe7
Thomas G. Brown, University of Rochester
Kaoru Minoshima, University of Electro-Communications
and Marisa Edmund, Edmund Optics
Read about their service in the optics community: https://bit.ly/47MzAe7
October 29, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Also, congratulations to Institute of Optics director Thomas Brown, who was elected to the @optica.org Board of Directors.
Congratulations to Institute of Optics alumnus Alex Gaeta '90 PhD on being elected @optica.org vice president. That makes two @urochester.bsky.social alumni in the Optica presidential chain, joining President James Kafka.
We are thrilled to announce that Alex Gaeta has been elected as the 2026 Optica Vice President!
Alex's experience covers nearly four decades of research in quantum, nonlinear photonics and volunteer service to Optica and the greater optics community.
Read more: https://bit.ly/49mrfz6
Alex's experience covers nearly four decades of research in quantum, nonlinear photonics and volunteer service to Optica and the greater optics community.
Read more: https://bit.ly/49mrfz6
October 29, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Congratulations to Institute of Optics alumnus Alex Gaeta '90 PhD on being elected @optica.org vice president. That makes two @urochester.bsky.social alumni in the Optica presidential chain, joining President James Kafka.
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Add this game-changing tech to the playbook🏈
Biomed engineering major Kade Kauffmann '26 is an intern at @urmed.bsky.social Motion Labs, working with researchers and clinical providers to help athletes understand how they move on the field
@urengineering.bsky.social @uofrbme.bsky.social
Biomed engineering major Kade Kauffmann '26 is an intern at @urmed.bsky.social Motion Labs, working with researchers and clinical providers to help athletes understand how they move on the field
@urengineering.bsky.social @uofrbme.bsky.social
October 26, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Add this game-changing tech to the playbook🏈
Biomed engineering major Kade Kauffmann '26 is an intern at @urmed.bsky.social Motion Labs, working with researchers and clinical providers to help athletes understand how they move on the field
@urengineering.bsky.social @uofrbme.bsky.social
Biomed engineering major Kade Kauffmann '26 is an intern at @urmed.bsky.social Motion Labs, working with researchers and clinical providers to help athletes understand how they move on the field
@urengineering.bsky.social @uofrbme.bsky.social
Congratulations to Susana Marcos, the David R. Williams Director of the @cvsuor.bsky.social and Nicholas George Professor in Optics, on this tremendous accomplishment! #URochesterResearch @urochester.bsky.social
Deeply honored to receive the Edgar D Tillyer Award from @optica.org. My remarks last night at the Awards Ceremony in Denver 📹👇. Heartfelt thanks to nominations, collaborators, research teams & family for their support & inspiration #Optics #VisionResearch
October 29, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Congratulations to Susana Marcos, the David R. Williams Director of the @cvsuor.bsky.social and Nicholas George Professor in Optics, on this tremendous accomplishment! #URochesterResearch @urochester.bsky.social
Congratulations to #URochester computer science alumnus Jie An '25, who won the ACM SIGMM award for outstanding PhD thesis in multimedia computing, communications, and applications for his work with Professor Jiebo Luo. Jie is now a research scientist at Meta’s Reality Labs #URochesterResearch
October 20, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Congratulations to #URochester computer science alumnus Jie An '25, who won the ACM SIGMM award for outstanding PhD thesis in multimedia computing, communications, and applications for his work with Professor Jiebo Luo. Jie is now a research scientist at Meta’s Reality Labs #URochesterResearch
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🔹 BME Special Seminar
📅 Date: 10/24/25, 10:00 am
🎓 Presenter: Kaicheng Liang, Ph.D.
🔗 Event Page: events.rochester.edu/event/bme-se...
🔗 Flyer: www.hajim.rochester.edu/bme/assets/p...
#biomedicalengineering #uofrbme #research #seminar @urengineering.bsky.social
📅 Date: 10/24/25, 10:00 am
🎓 Presenter: Kaicheng Liang, Ph.D.
🔗 Event Page: events.rochester.edu/event/bme-se...
🔗 Flyer: www.hajim.rochester.edu/bme/assets/p...
#biomedicalengineering #uofrbme #research #seminar @urengineering.bsky.social
October 20, 2025 at 6:01 PM
🔹 BME Special Seminar
📅 Date: 10/24/25, 10:00 am
🎓 Presenter: Kaicheng Liang, Ph.D.
🔗 Event Page: events.rochester.edu/event/bme-se...
🔗 Flyer: www.hajim.rochester.edu/bme/assets/p...
#biomedicalengineering #uofrbme #research #seminar @urengineering.bsky.social
📅 Date: 10/24/25, 10:00 am
🎓 Presenter: Kaicheng Liang, Ph.D.
🔗 Event Page: events.rochester.edu/event/bme-se...
🔗 Flyer: www.hajim.rochester.edu/bme/assets/p...
#biomedicalengineering #uofrbme #research #seminar @urengineering.bsky.social
Congratulations to Professor Hussein Aluie from the Department of Mechanical Engineering, who was selected to be an @apsphysics.bsky.social Fellow for his work understanding how the Earth's oceans and climate systems interact. Read about some of his latest work: www.rochester.edu/newscenter/h...
October 14, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Congratulations to Professor Hussein Aluie from the Department of Mechanical Engineering, who was selected to be an @apsphysics.bsky.social Fellow for his work understanding how the Earth's oceans and climate systems interact. Read about some of his latest work: www.rochester.edu/newscenter/h...
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URochester scientists at @urengineering.bsky.social are using human tissue on microchips to study how the brain protects itself, and how that protection can break down 🧠
#URochesterResearch | uofr.us/4n1CvnO
#URochesterResearch | uofr.us/4n1CvnO
Brain-on-a-chip technology reveals how sepsis and neurodegenerative diseases damage the brain
The cutting-edge tool demonstrates how the blood-brain barrier breaks down and how healthy brains keep it strong.
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October 13, 2025 at 6:28 PM
URochester scientists at @urengineering.bsky.social are using human tissue on microchips to study how the brain protects itself, and how that protection can break down 🧠
#URochesterResearch | uofr.us/4n1CvnO
#URochesterResearch | uofr.us/4n1CvnO
#URochester researchers used state-of-the-art microchips with human tissue to see how the brain operates while healthy and is damaged through neurodegenerative diseases or conditions like sepsis
Story: www.rochester.edu/newscenter/b...
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Papers: doi.org/10.1002/advs...
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October 8, 2025 at 8:26 PM
#URochester researchers used state-of-the-art microchips with human tissue to see how the brain operates while healthy and is damaged through neurodegenerative diseases or conditions like sepsis
Story: www.rochester.edu/newscenter/b...
Papers: doi.org/10.1002/advs...
doi.org/10.1016/j.mt...
Story: www.rochester.edu/newscenter/b...
Papers: doi.org/10.1002/advs...
doi.org/10.1016/j.mt...
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🎓 Curious about a Graduate Degree in BME?
Join us for a virtual Grad Program Info Session!
📅 Wed, Oct 15
🔗 Event Page: events.rochester.edu/event/bme-gr...
#BME #GradSchool #URochesterBME #MS #InfoSession #CMTI #BiomedicalEngineering @urochester.bsky.social @urengineering.bsky.social
Join us for a virtual Grad Program Info Session!
📅 Wed, Oct 15
🔗 Event Page: events.rochester.edu/event/bme-gr...
#BME #GradSchool #URochesterBME #MS #InfoSession #CMTI #BiomedicalEngineering @urochester.bsky.social @urengineering.bsky.social
October 8, 2025 at 2:59 PM
🎓 Curious about a Graduate Degree in BME?
Join us for a virtual Grad Program Info Session!
📅 Wed, Oct 15
🔗 Event Page: events.rochester.edu/event/bme-gr...
#BME #GradSchool #URochesterBME #MS #InfoSession #CMTI #BiomedicalEngineering @urochester.bsky.social @urengineering.bsky.social
Join us for a virtual Grad Program Info Session!
📅 Wed, Oct 15
🔗 Event Page: events.rochester.edu/event/bme-gr...
#BME #GradSchool #URochesterBME #MS #InfoSession #CMTI #BiomedicalEngineering @urochester.bsky.social @urengineering.bsky.social
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A great honor to deliver the @optica.org Edgar Tillyer Award Lecture at @optica-fvm.bsky.social in @uminnpress.bsky.social & been introduced by Steve Burns, long term mentor, friend & collaborator; @marcoslabur.bsky.social @cvsuor.bsky.social @flaumeye.bsky.social @urengineering.bsky.social
October 4, 2025 at 2:37 PM
A great honor to deliver the @optica.org Edgar Tillyer Award Lecture at @optica-fvm.bsky.social in @uminnpress.bsky.social & been introduced by Steve Burns, long term mentor, friend & collaborator; @marcoslabur.bsky.social @cvsuor.bsky.social @flaumeye.bsky.social @urengineering.bsky.social
The inaugural Soundtrax Film Music Festival is just over a week away! As engineers, we’re especially excited for the free daytime sessions on immersive sound and how #AI is revolutionizing music production featuring speakers from Sony, Adobe, and Yamaha www.soundtrax.org/schedule-at-...
Schedule at a Glance | Soundtrax Film Music Fest
View the inaugural Soundtrax Film Music Festival schedule at a glance.
www.soundtrax.org
October 7, 2025 at 9:11 PM
The inaugural Soundtrax Film Music Festival is just over a week away! As engineers, we’re especially excited for the free daytime sessions on immersive sound and how #AI is revolutionizing music production featuring speakers from Sony, Adobe, and Yamaha www.soundtrax.org/schedule-at-...
Our 110-year-old chemical engineering department recently changed its name to the Department of Chemical and Sustainability Engineering, signaling a commitment to shaping the future of the field #URochesterResearch @urochester.bsky.social www.rochester.edu/newscenter/f...
Forming bonds between chemical and sustainability engineering
Rochester's newly renamed Department of Chemical and Sustainability Engineering signals a commitment to shaping the future of the field.
www.rochester.edu
October 2, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Our 110-year-old chemical engineering department recently changed its name to the Department of Chemical and Sustainability Engineering, signaling a commitment to shaping the future of the field #URochesterResearch @urochester.bsky.social www.rochester.edu/newscenter/f...
Research teams with high fractions of beginners — authors with no prior publication history — tend to be more disruptive and innovative, according to a study led by @urochester.bsky.social computer science alumnus Raiyan BAten '23 PhD #URochesterResearch
Papers from research teams with a substantial number of beginners are highly disruptive and innovative
go.nature.com/4nrEvqg
go.nature.com/4nrEvqg
Rookie scientists make research teams more innovative
Papers from research teams with a substantial number of beginners are highly disruptive and innovative, study shows.
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September 30, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Research teams with high fractions of beginners — authors with no prior publication history — tend to be more disruptive and innovative, according to a study led by @urochester.bsky.social computer science alumnus Raiyan BAten '23 PhD #URochesterResearch