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Hajim School of Engineering & Applied Sciences @urengineering.bsky.social · 22h

#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...

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University of Rochester BME (Biomedical Engineering) @uofrbme.bsky.social · 1d

🎓 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

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MarcosLab UR @marcoslabur.bsky.social · 5d

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

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Hajim School of Engineering & Applied Sciences @urengineering.bsky.social · 1d

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

Hajim School of Engineering & Applied Sciences @urengineering.bsky.social · 7d

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

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Hajim School of Engineering & Applied Sciences @urengineering.bsky.social · 9d

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

Nature @nature.com · 10d

Papers from research teams with a substantial number of beginners are highly disruptive and innovative

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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MarcosLab UR @marcoslabur.bsky.social · 11d

In the #PUCP Workshop of Biomedical Engineering I presented “Advances in #VisionResearch at the University of Rochester”, including an overview of programs at @cvsuor.bsky.social @marcoslabur.bsky.social @urengineering.bsky.social @urochester.bsky.social; Cohosted by @optica.org & @spie.org chapters

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University of Rochester BME (Biomedical Engineering) @uofrbme.bsky.social · 10d

🎓 Curious about a Master’s Degree in BME?
Join us for an MS Degree Info Session with Dr. Amy Lerner!

📅 Wed, Oct 22
📍 Goergen 109 & on Zoom

🔗 Event Page: events.rochester.edu/event/2025-1...

#URochesterBME #GradSchool #MastersDegree
#CMTI @urengineering.bsky.social @urochester.bsky.social

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Hajim School of Engineering & Applied Sciences @urengineering.bsky.social · 16d

Phlotonics, co-founded by @urochester.bsky.social alumni, won a $1.1M AIM Photonics contract to launch BioproSense™, a platform advancing real-time biosensing for regenerative medicine💡🧬 www.phlotonics.com/article.cfm?... #EverBetter #Innovation #Photonics #URochesterResearch

A tiny photonics chip delicately balanced on a fingertip.

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Hajim School of Engineering & Applied Sciences @urengineering.bsky.social · 21d

Professor Benjamín Castañeda has devoted his career to bringing life-saving technology to rural areas across the globe! #MyRochesterStory #URochesterResearch

University of Rochester @urochester.bsky.social · 21d

When alumnus Benjamín Castañeda returned to Peru, he found rural clinics lacking technicians or funding

Back at URochester as a professor, he's developing ultrasounds anyone can learn in 20 minutes

#MyRochesterStory #URochesterResearch
@urengineering.bsky.social

www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGMl...

My Rochester Story: Benjamín Castañeda '09 (PhD)

YouTube video by University of Rochester

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Cardenas Lab @cardenaslab.bsky.social · Sep 9

09/09/2025
Congratulations to Gadg for presenting his REU work from this summer at Techcon. Great work Gadg! @urengineering.bsky.social @urochester.bsky.social

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University of Rochester @urochester.bsky.social · Sep 8

THAT'S HOW YOU DO IT!

A perfect forward pass is an incredibly complex mathematical equation, says Professor John Lambropoulos—Josh Allen just makes it look easy 🏈

#URochesterResearch @urengineering.bsky.social

#JoshAllen #GoBills #BillsMafia #BALvsBUF

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University of Rochester @urochester.bsky.social · Sep 4

The Tush Push is back! (that's just science)

URochester engineers and athletes collaborate to understand the biomechanical forces behind this iconic play

@urengineering.bsky.social @uofrathletics.bsky.social

#URochesterResearch #NFLKickoff #GoBills #GOJACKETS

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Hajim School of Engineering & Applied Sciences @urengineering.bsky.social · Sep 2

Wendi Heinzelman has been reappointed to a third five-year term as dean of the Hajim School, a position she has held since 2016. Read about some of the key initiatives she will focus on during her third appointment as dean: www.rochester.edu/newscenter/w...

Wendi Heinzelman reappointed as Hajim School dean

Supporting the continued growth of the school’s research enterprise is among the key initiatives Heinzelman will focus on in her third term.

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MarcosLab UR @marcoslabur.bsky.social · Aug 29

Meet the 1st year PhD students in @marcoslabur.bsky.social Meeting today. From right to left: Veronica Masztalerz (Optics), Chang Liu (Optics), Ellen Jiang (Optics), Terry Zhou (BME) #RochesterOptics @uofrbme.bsky.social @urengineering.bsky.social @urochester.bsky.social @cvsuor.bsky.social Welcome!

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Cardenas Lab @cardenaslab.bsky.social · Aug 14

08/12/2025
Jiewei defended his PhD thesis today. Congratulations Dr Xiang! @urengineering.bsky.social

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University of Rochester BME (Biomedical Engineering) @uofrbme.bsky.social · Aug 25

🎉 Congrats to #BME faculty Dr. Benjamín Castañeda who was recognized with an award by the Peruvian government for technological innovation!
🔗 www.hajim.rochester.edu/bme/news-eve...
#Innovation #UofRBME #FacultyNews #INDECOPI @urengineering.bsky.social

Benjamín Castañeda Receives National Recognition from Peruvian Government

Dr.

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Hajim School of Engineering & Applied Sciences @urengineering.bsky.social · Aug 12

How did @urochester.bsky.social researchers make solar thermoelectric generators that are 15 times more efficient than previous devices? A little black metal🤘 #URochesterResearch
Read about the research: www.rochester.edu/newscenter/s...
See the full paper: doi.org/10.1038/s413...

Black metal could give a heavy boost to solar power generation

University of Rochester researchers engineered a solar thermoelectric generator 15 times more efficient than current state-of-the-art devices.

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Cardenas Lab @cardenaslab.bsky.social · Aug 6

Engaging video about Juniyali's journey from student to successful entrepreneur. We are very proud of our Alumni. @urengineering.bsky.social

www.youtube.com/watch?v=h50T...

Alumni Entrepreneurs - Juniyali Nauriyal ’23 (PhD) - Photonect

YouTube video by Hajim School of Engineering & Applied Sciences

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University of Rochester @urochester.bsky.social · Jul 28

What if Alexa could detect Parkinson's?

Grad students at @urengineering.bsky.social have outlined a quick, speech-based AI tool to screen for indicators of neurodegenerative disease

It's another way Rochester researchers are harnessing AI for the public good uofr.us/46rdD4c

#URochesterResearch

Can Amazon Alexa or Google Home help detect Parkinson’s?

A speech-based AI tool developed at the University of Rochester offers a new way to screen for indicators of the neurodegenerative disease.

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University of Rochester @urochester.bsky.social · Jul 15

Each year, over 30 million people have cataract surgery—and Rochester leads the field in developing new approaches to one of the most important procedures for restoring sight

#URochesterResearch | uofr.us/40UgKOi

@flaumeye.bsky.social @cvsuor.bsky.social @urengineering.bsky.social

What are intraocular lenses? And how can they restore sight for patients with cataracts?

New technology using intraocular lenses is quickly improving the world’s most common form of eye surgery.

uofr.us

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MarcosLab UR @marcoslabur.bsky.social · Jul 13

Brunch, hiking & transitions with the team yesterday 🥯🌿💦, with welcomes & a farewell. Bittersweet but energizing. Grateful for the ideas we share in the lab & the memories we make outside of it @marcoslabur.bsky.social @cvsuor.bsky.social @urengineering.bsky.social #StonyBrookSP #NewYorkState

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MarcosLab UR @marcoslabur.bsky.social · Jul 11

Exposure to #research as an #undergraduate @io-csic.bsky.social was key to shape my #ScientificCareer; Thrilled to have shared my experience & current @marcoslabur.bsky.social work yesterday #RochesterOptics @urengineering.bsky.social @urochester.bsky.social with #NSF REU students 👇📷

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Hajim School of Engineering & Applied Sciences @urengineering.bsky.social · Jul 8

📣 The @urochester.bsky.social Institute of #Optics is a semifinalist in the NSF’s Engines competition for its STELLAR initiative: www.nsf.gov/news/nsf-adv...

Learn more about our work to advance #laser tech and applications in the ROC and Finger Lakes region: www.rochester.edu/newscenter/s...

Federal funding bolsters Rochester’s development of next-generation lasers

The National Science Foundation grant will connect University, industry, and business partners to grow the region’s laser workforce.

www.rochester.edu

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Hajim School of Engineering & Applied Sciences @urengineering.bsky.social · Jul 7

A #quantum leap in communication: @urochester.bsky.social & @rittigers.bsky.social have created the experimental Rochester Quantum Network sending #photons 11 miles across Rochester—paving the way for ultra-secure communication. Check out the @spectrumnewsny1.bsky.social spotlight: bit.ly/4lgO0I0

RIT, UR partner on first quantum communication experiment in upstate N.Y.

RIT and U of R have partnered up for the first quantum communication experiment for upstate universities to explore a new form of secure communication.

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