DOE fellowship connects student to her family’s past

DOE fellowship connects student to her family’s past

In 1952, a young Italian couple set voyage to Argentina in a cramped ship to flee the devastation of World War II. Sixty-four years later, Silvina Di Pietro is working on a project to remediate problems caused by the very same war her grandparents fled.

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NSF Awards FIU $450,000 for Brain Research

NSF Awards FIU $450,000 for Brain Research

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded FIU $450,000 to research wirelessly controlled nanotransducers that repair the neural circuitry in the brain. The cross-disciplinary research is led by Sakhrat Khizroev, a professor at the College of Engineering &...

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Neural-enabled Prosthetic Hand System Created by FIU’s Dr. Ranu Jung

Neural-enabled Prosthetic Hand System Created by FIU’s Dr. Ranu Jung

The Neural-enabled Prosthetic Hand System (NEPH) developed at Florida International University by Ranu Jung and her Adaptive Neural Systems Laboratory team, restores a sense of touch/grasp force and hand opening by stimulating sensory nerve fibers in the residual limb with fine wires implanted inside nerves.

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Roberto Andiarena Vazquez’s Internship at Department of Defense

Roberto Andiarena Vazquez’s Internship at Department of Defense

Roberto interned for the United States Department of Defense (DoD) Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. I was a program manager for software and cybersecurity projects. He obtained my internship through the BEYA STEM Conference, which took place in Washington, D.C.

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FIU’s Cybersecurity Research and Education

FIU’s Cybersecurity Research and Education

One of the university’s new initiatives is Cybersecurity@FIU. Recently designated as an Emerging Preeminent Program, it is designed to harness the institution’s research capabilities, while also creating a platform for partnerships across the university. At the top of cybersecurity trends is the College of Engineering and Computing

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Kerlin Michel’s Internship at Amazon

Kerlin Michel’s Internship at Amazon

Kerlin interned at Amazon as a software engineer in their Amazon Web Services (AWS) division and worked on the AppSync Service. He got the internship by applying through the company website just like anyone else and going through the interview process! 

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Antonio Rubio’s Internship at Northrop Grumman

Antonio Rubio’s Internship at Northrop Grumman

Antonio Rubio is an electrical engineering major. This summer, he did an internship at Northrop Grumman Corporation (NGC) in Ogden, Utah. His position title was electrical engineering intern. While there, he worked on the MEDL (Master Engineering Data List) Team in support of the Minuteman III missile system.

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