Highlights
Our students at the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences (CEAS) at Stony Brook University are often recognized for scholarly achievements, their work on research projects, and their involvement in organizations, competitions, and other community-oriented activities.
Their accomplishments are featured in Stony Brook University News, as well as on all of our CEAS social media venues.
Here we share recent highlights of student life on the Stony Brook University campus and beyond, and the ways in which are students are making a difference.
Motorsports Team Update
The Stony Brook Motorsports Team competed in BAJA SAE competitions in California and Pennsylvania. The team participated in all dynamic events for both competitions and at BAJA SAE Williamsport in Pennsylvannia, Motorsports placed 10th in the four-hour endurance race.
Millares and Nederlander Recipients of GREAT Awards
Twelve Stony Brook University student researchers were among the 27 statewide honored with the annual SUNY Graduate Research Empowering and Accelerating Talent (GREAT) awards. Two students are from the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences. Congratulations to Marie Francoise Millares (l) of our Department of Materials Science and Ava Nederlander of our Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.
Moore Publishes First Author Paper
Christopher Moore of the Department of Biomedical Engineering (l) published his second first author paper "A Device-on-Chip Solution for Real-Time Diffuse Correlation Spectroscopy Using FPGA" on biosensors, which is part of his work done for his undergraduate thesis project. Professors Wei Lin (r) and Ulas Sunar co-mentored Christopher. This is the first reported study to integrate the electronic components of a diffuse correlation spectroscopy in one chip. Congratulations and best wishes to Christopher who is starting his MD/PhD program this year at the Renaissance School of Medicine.
Zachary Slade Awarded Tau Beta Pi Scholarship
Congratulations to Zachary Slade who was awarded a Tau Beta Pi Scholarship for 2024-25, based upon his academic achievement, extracurricular activities and the promise of substantial contributions to the engineering profession. Zachary is a junior majoring in chemical and molecular engineering, and part of an accelerated MBA program. He is an incoming NY Omicron Chapter corresponding secretary for Tau Beta Engineering Honor Society and a lead mentor in the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences Peer Mentoring Program.
Computing Society Wins at HackHarvard 2024 with Healthcare Innovation
The Stony Brook Computing Society (SBCS) developed an innovative app at HackHarvard 2024: Hack 4 Impact Unlocking the Potential of Tech, a hackathon held from October 11-13 at Harvard University. The team of four SBCS members and computer science majors — sophomore Jamie Calub, senior Ritesh Chavan, junior Sean Erfan and senior Amir Hamza — competed against more than 600 students from around the world and claimed the “Best Healthcare” award for their groundbreaking app, Flexy (and I Know It).
Solar Racing Team Awarded Good Sportsmanship
The Stony Brook Solar Racing Team competed at the annual Solar Splash competition in Ohio this year. Placing 5th in every event and 5th place overall, the team also was presented with the Sportsmanship award. Congrats Solar Racing! The Solar Racing Team is a student organization comprised of engineering undergraduates whose primary goal is building a carbon fiber solar-powered race boat for the Solar Splash International Intercollegiate Competition.
SBU Brings Home Third Gold Medal at iGEM Competition
Congratulations to Stony Brook University’s International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) team for bringing home their third gold medal from the iGEM Giant Jamboree. They were one of 16 U.S. collegiate teams to earn a gold medal. The team was made up of students with a wide range of majors including computer science and electrical and computer engineering. They were co-advised by Professor Gabor Balazsi in the Department of Biomedical Engineering.
SoMAS, CBC Celebrate Student Mural Artist Norah Allam
Norah Allam completed her lifelike octopus mural painting in the Endeavor Hall lobby. Allam had first expressed an interest in creating art to help and inspire others, all in between tackling a challenging double major as an sophomore studying BME and applied mathematics and statistics (AMS), with a minor in art. Professor Chan explained that this type of endeavor fits in perfectly with the types of ‘STEAM’ (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) initiatives she is continuously promoting and collaborating on. Be sure to stop by to see this masterpiece.
Rachel Leong Achieves at Eindhoven Semiconductor Summer School
We are thrilled to congratulate Rachel Leong, a master's student in our Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, for her impresive achievement at the Eindhoven Semiconductor Summeer School (ESSS), hosted by the Technical University of Eindhoven (TU/e) in the Netherlands. She was awarded 2nd Best Student Project.
Ciara Woellhof Shares Thoughts About BMES Conference in Baltimore
In October, students and faculty from Stony Brook University attended the Biomedical Engineering Society’s (BMES) conference at the Baltimore Convention Center in Maryland to present their research. Ciara Woellhof presented her research on chest protection devices to prevent commotio cordis, a condition which occurs when an adolescent experiences an impact to the chest. This potentially fatal condition can occur in situations like little league baseball hockey, and similar sports. Ciara said, “I hope that my research may eventually help to improve chest protection devices for a decreased risk of commotio cordis.” In addition to Ciara who represented Professor Qin's lab, students represented Professor Bluestein's and Professor Chan's lab, along with BME faculty. “We had a great time learning about new research in various fields of Biomedical Engineering. It was truly a pleasure to attend,” she said.