A fungus that spent a week inside a grow tent has taken over the MuseLab. This isn’t the start of a science fiction novel, or an episode of “The Last of Us,” it’s “Party of One: Future Fungal Furniture.” The exhibit is the first publicly shared experiment of Britta Bielak’s research on the potential that mycelium, the root-like structure of a fungus, has as a regenerative and structural building material. Two interior design students, Joseph Byrer and Olivia Mansier, collaborated on the application of the project. “We have not built a piece of furniture before and somehow I was a...
Jon Jivan, '08, Electronic Media, is a stickler for paying attention to detail. At least when it comes to the family car. In his case, a Tesla Model 3. As senior coordinator, videography, for 91ֿ's Division of University Communications and Marketing (UCM), Jivan's expertise lives in telling the stories of the university community. As his ownership of a Tesla recently reached a milestone, Jivan took to Facebook to share his story of Tesla ownership and what it's really like to trust an electronic vehicle to transport his family every day. Here's his revi...
Join us the evening of Monday, April 10th as we kick off our departmental Honors Week with the 9th annual Honors Week Poster Session! The event begins at 5:30pm in the Integrated Sciences Building, and will include undergraduate and graduate student posters featuring chemistry and chemistry-related research. Various departments throughout 91ֿ, as well as area institutions, will be represented. Presenters have the chance to win a $200 prize for best poster! Judging sessions will run from 6:00-7:00pm, and from 7:00-8:00pm. There will be refreshments as well as the opportunit...
Celebrate Honors Week with the Department, as we host our annual Celebration of Student Achievement! The event is scheduled for Thursday, April 13, and includes a plenary lecture by Dr. Peng Chen (Cornell University) at 2:30pm in the KIVA, and our awards and scholarship recognition at 4:15pm in the Integrated Sciences Building. Refreshments will be provided at both portions of the event.
On Wednesday, March 15th, the College of Aeronautics and Engineering hosted their biggest Career Fair to date. Over 40 companies attended, talking to students about possible career opportunities and internships. The fair, which is held each semester, featured companies from both the engineering and aeronautics sectors to cater to all College of Aeronautics and Engineering students and alumni. Company tables spanned the entire Aeronautics and Technology Building second floor atrium, hallways, and into one of the computer lab classrooms. In the first floor atrium, representatives from Career Exp...
As of 2021, the fashion industry was responsible for 10% of human-caused greenhouse gas emissions, according to research done by the Columbia Climate School. The industry is also responsible for a significant loss of trees each year to produce fabrics like rayon and viscose. There is a clear need for sustainable efforts to be implemented into the world of fashion, and 91ֿ is on the cutting edge of that initiative. Four 91ֿ professors in the School of Fashion were recently awarded funding provided by Cotton Incorporated through the Cotton in the Curriculum Grant...
As of 2021, the fashion industry was responsible for 10% of human-caused greenhouse gas emissions, according to research done by the Columbia Climate School. The industry is also responsible for a significant loss of trees each year to produce fabrics like rayon and viscose. There is a clear need for sustainable efforts to be implemented into the world of fashion, and 91ֿ is on the cutting edge of that initiative. Four 91ֿ professors in the School of Fashion were recently awarded funding provided by Cotton Incorporated through the Cotton in the Curriculum Grant...
On December 9th, students in Dr. Benjamin Kwasa’s Introduction to Engineering course demonstrated their Lighter Than Air (LTA) projects. This project serves as a class capstone, where students are placed on teams and must successfully design, build, and fly an aircraft that adheres to a specified budget. Students work with their teams to come up with a preliminary design before giving a presentation of their work. After passing this presentation, teams begin building their aircraft using balsa wood, propellors, and electronics such as servos, motors, and electronic speed controllers. ...
On Wednesday, November 30th, Dr. Evren Koptur’s Computer Engineering Technology Capstone class presented their final projects to College of Aeronautics students, faculty, and staff. Senior students, some preparing to graduate in December, programmed two different drone projects: one with the purpose of identifying potentially threatened networks, and another to ease the job of 91ֿ’s own parking services. The first drone project uses GPS technology and an on board computer known as a raspberry pi to scan for and locate unsecured networks in a given range. The networks that this ...
Kent Wired/TV2 Article by Avery Savage By Avery Savage, Kent Wired/TV2Campus Race to Zero Waste aids sustainability efforts on campus Avery Savage, TV2 Reporter March 10, 2023Over the past six weeks 91ֿ has participated in the Campus Race to Zero Waste competition to promote sustainability on campus.The competition has many components including the diversion of trash, food waste and electronic recycling.TV2’s Avery Savage has the story.Avery Savage is a TV2 reporter. Contact her at asavag10@kent.edu....
