ENGINEERING NEWS AND EVENTS
2021 College News
Researchers Use Eggs To Model Concussion and to Better Understand Sudden Impact Brain Injuries
Picked up by the American Institute of Physics, LiveScience.com, Phys.org, the DailyMail and other sites, novel research by Dr. Qianhong Wu and PhD student Ji Lang used an egg yolk to shed light on what specifically happens to the brain of a patient who experiences traumatic brain injury. Their findings provide a new perspective on the response of a membrane-bound soft object to sudden external impacts, helping to better understand flow physics of head injury.
Villanova Engineering Professor Pioneering Post-Quantum Cryptography
The incomprehensible processing speed of quantum computers under development today poses a significant threat to future cybersecurity. Therefore, researchers like Villanova’s Dr. Jiafeng "Harvest" Xie of the Electrical and Computer Engineering department are developing and implementing post-quantum cryptography (PQC) algorithms thought to be resistant to potential attacks.
2021 Order of the Engineer Ceremony Held Virtually
On February 22, the Villanova chapter of the National Society of Professional Engineers sponsored a virtual “Order of the Engineer” ring ceremony, initiating 39 graduating seniors and practicing engineers into the organization which promotes ethics and fosters a sense of pride within the engineering profession.
Communicating with Frankie: Progress on a Nova Solution
After a crowdfunding campaign helped raise more than $40,000 from Villanova donors, Computer Engineering seniors Michael DiGiacomo and Christian Berger made significant progress on a system to help Villanovans with spastic cerebral palsy communicate more independently.
The Rise of Clean Energy is all about the Money
Dr. Scott Jackson of the Chemical and Biological Engineering department joined KYW Newsradio In Depth to talk about how renewable energy defied the odds and political pressure to take on a life of its own, and why, in the end it’s really just all about the money.