Month: September 2025

Clouds: A Collaboration with Fluid Dynamics

Visit the Benton Museum of Art on the UConn Storrs campus for the special panel A Discussion at the Intersection of Art, Science, and Engineering on Thursday, September 25, 2025 at 4:30pm!
The panel is presented in conjunction with the exhibition Clouds: A Collaboration with Fluid Dynamics. The exhibition is a collaboration between the Benton Museum and the UConn College of Engineering (Professor George Matheou, recipient of a prestigious National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER award focusing on clouds), and is on view until December 14, 2025.

Panelists are:

Helen Glazer, visual artist whose work spans photography and sculpture
Dr. Ann Fridlind, Physical Scientist at NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies
Dr. Miad Yazdani, Principal Fellow at the RTX Technology Research Center, specializing in turbulence and contrails

For more information about the event and the panelists, visit the event’s calendar listing. For any inquiries, please contact Prof. George Matheou (matheou@uconn.edu).

Hottest year in recorded history compounds global biodiversity risks Published: 25 August 2025 Author(s): Cory Merow, Brian S. Maitner, Andreas Schwarz Meyer, Alex L. Pigot, Josep M. Serra-Diaz, Mark C. Urban (Professor, EEB) Affiliations: Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Eco-Evolution Lab Read the Article

A team of CT experts are perfecting new strategies to make trees more resilient. Here’s how. (Hartford Courant)

A team at Great Mountain Forests (GMF) in the Litchfield Hills, which span more than 6,000 acres across Norfolk and Canaan, is testing a new forest management method called pre-commercial trimming. The method removes competing trees in dense, young forest stands (areas of dense canopy growth where young trees must compete for water, sunlight, and nutrients). The GMF team, supported by a sustainability grant from the Connecticut Land Conservation Council, have been practicing the technique in three stands, keeping the trees that are more resilient to climate change and disease as well as the most diverse trees possible. Results demonstrated an increase in not only more resilient trees but also regeneration due to more light reaching the forest floor. The team says that replicating the practice across New England can make trees more resilient to various stressors, including climate change.

Tech Showcase Celebrates UConn’s Economic, Innovative Impact (UConn Today)

UConn’s debut Tech Showcase highlighted Connecticut’s bright future of innovation and industry while paying tribute to an infrastructure built on manufacturing and security. The Showcase, hosted by UConn’s Technology Commercialization Services (TCS), was held at UConn Tech Park (Innovation Partnership Building) and drew nearly 200 visitors. The event celebrated Connecticut’s industrial history, economic recovery from recession, and promising new trends such as quantum technology and artificial intelligence.

Engineers as Problem-Solvers for Sustainable Development?—Exploring Students’ Learning Outcomes From Sustainability and Human Rights-Centered Approaches in Engineering Education Published: 26 May 2025 Author(s): Shareen Hertel, Wiktor Osiatyński Affiliations: Chair of Human Rights & Professor of Political Science, Department of Political Science Read the Article

Emmanouil Anagnostou Named Fellow of the American Meterological Society (UConn Today)

IoEE Executive Director Emmanouil “Manos” Anagnostou (Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor and Eversource Energy Endowed Chair of Environmental Engineering) is honored for contributions to remote sensing hydrology, hydrometeorology, and environmental engineering. The American Meteorological Society (AMS) Fellowship is a high honor for individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the advancement of atmospheric and related sciences.