FAMU-FSU College of Engineering

$3.3 million NIH grant to fund MagLab research

Published: July 18, 2019 | 1:44 pm | Posted in: Health & Medicine, Science & Technology

With a new grant from the National Institutes of Health, researchers at the Florida State University-headquartered National High Magnetic Field Laboratory will study the main mechanism behind one of the top causes of disability: migraines. The $3.3 million, five-year grant continues a collaboration that includes Sam Grant, a MagLab researcher and associate professor in the […]

Taking charge: Researchers team up to make better batteries

Published: July 12, 2019 | 11:07 am | Posted in: News, Science & Technology

A Florida State University and Cornell University research team found that batteries built from inexpensive and safe components can deliver three to four times the punch of batteries built with today’s state-of-the-art lithium ion technology. The researchers’ work is published today in Nature Communications. A. Nijamudheen, a postdoctoral researcher at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering, and […]

National MagLab creates world-record magnetic field with small, compact coil

Published: June 12, 2019 | 1:00 pm | Posted in: News, Science & Technology

MagLab researchers David Larbalestier, Seunyong Hahn and Iain Dixon developed a magnet that generated a 45.5 tesla magnetic field.

A novel magnet half the size of a cardboard toilet tissue roll usurped the title of “world’s strongest magnetic field” from the metal titan that had held it for two decades at the Florida State University-headquartered National High Magnetic Field Laboratory. And, its makers say, we ain’t seen nothing yet: By packing an exceptionally high-field […]

FSU art and engineering students collaborate on kid-friendly project for local nonprofit

Published: May 20, 2019 | 11:51 am | Posted in: Arts & Humanities, Science & Technology

From left to right: Owen Paul, Maddie Wishart, Associate Professor Jonathan Clark and Brianna Wylie show off their mechatronic installation. (Patricia Radulovich).

Engineering and art students might have more in common than people think. This spring, Florida State University brought students from the two disciplines together for a Mechatronic Art class, where they collaborated to design interactive stations for a creative play lab at The Sharing Tree, a local nonprofit. Mechatronics is an engineering field that brings […]

FSU-developed foam could offer NFL players powerful protection against head injuries

Published: April 24, 2019 | 12:45 pm | Posted in: Science & Technology

Changchun Zeng, an associate professor of engineering at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering and a researcher at Florida State's High-Performance Materials Institute.

A next-generation foam technology developed by engineers at Florida State University could soon be a key component in safer and more effective football helmets, thanks to a new grant from the National Football League’s Play Smart. Play Safe. health and safety initiative. The technology, called auxetic foam, was invented by Changchun Zeng, an associate professor […]

A social equation: Engineering researcher uses network science to understand how materials work

Published: April 18, 2019 | 9:29 am | Posted in: Science & Technology

FAMU-FSU Professor of Mechanical Engineering William Oates

Network science is how mathematicians and software designers construct complicated social networks like Facebook. But a group of Florida State University researchers has found that these equations can tell engineers a lot about the composition of different materials. Using network science — part of a larger mathematical field called graph theory — FAMU-FSU Professor of […]

FSU investment in high-performance microscope will take research to next level

Published: March 19, 2019 | 3:13 pm | Posted in: Science & Technology

The FIB microscope will allow materials science researchers to slice through minuscule material samples and collect images of their structures.

Florida State University is the new owner of a sophisticated ion beam microscope that will allow materials science researchers to conduct a variety of experiments on the tiniest materials. The purchase of the focused ion beam microscope — also known as a FIB — is a strategic investment in the university’s materials and nanomanufacturing research […]

FAMU-FSU College of Engineering, Air Force Research Laboratory celebrate new partnership

Published: March 18, 2019 | 4:57 pm | Posted in: Science & Technology

The FAMU-FSU College of Engineering and researchers and engineers from Eglin Air Force Base celebrated the beginning of a new partnership Monday to train undergraduate students in areas critical to the U.S. Air Force. From left: (L to R): David Lambert, AFRL; Maurice Edington, FAMU provost; Dean Murray Gibson; Charles Weatherford, FAMU; Sally McRorie, FSU provost; Col. Garry Haase, AFRL Directorate; Gary Ostrander, FSU Vice President for Research.

Multiyear Grant Will Support STEM Education The FAMU-FSU College of Engineering and researchers and engineers from Eglin Air Force Base celebrated the beginning of a new partnership Monday to train undergraduate students in areas critical to the U.S. Air Force. The Air Force Research Laboratory at Eglin will fund a $400,000 grant to create the […]

Climbing high: FSU robotics researchers look to cockroaches to understand what it means to run up walls

Published: February 26, 2019 | 12:46 pm | Posted in: Science & Technology

FAMU-FSU College of Engineering Associate Professor Jonathan Clark and doctoral student Jason Brown examined whether moving rapidly up a wall or other vertical surface equates to a slow run or fast walk.

The way animals walk, jump, run and climb is an endless source of fascination for researchers. That includes robotics researchers who are taking inspiration from biology to build some of the fastest, most efficient robots — ones that could climb a 100-foot building in under a minute. Researchers from the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering Jonathan […]

Researchers at FAMU-FSU Engineering use metric specific technology to keep seniors safer on the road

Published: January 15, 2019 | 9:42 am | Posted in: Science & Technology

Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering Eren Ozguven and graduate student Mehmet Baran Ulak analyzed the location of automobile crashes to see when older drivers were most at risk. (Photo: Mark Wallheiser)

A FAMU-FSU College of Engineering research team is taking a hard look at car crashes involving drivers 65 and older to see if infrastructure changes could be made to keep that population safer. Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering Eren Ozguven and graduate student Mehmet Baran Ulak published a new study in the journal Accident Analysis […]

Bringing engineering to the masses through reality TV

Published: December 20, 2018 | 11:49 am | Posted in: University News

Christian Hubicki, assistant professor at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering

Hashtags were created in his honor and an entire cult following has blossomed around a new engineering professor at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering. Christian Hubicki, a newly hired Florida State University robotics researcher in mechanical engineering at the joint college, is an international name — and not just because he’s the fan-favorite castaway on […]

A sweet tooth: Cells using sugar for metabolic process may fight inflammation

Published: November 26, 2018 | 12:18 pm | Posted in: Science & Technology

Teng Ma, chair of the FAMU-FSU Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering

New research by a team from the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering has discovered that a type of adult stem cell found in a variety of tissues can be manipulated to enhance tissue regeneration and potentially treat inflammatory diseases. Teng Ma, chair of the FAMU-FSU Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, and graduate student Xuegang Yuan […]