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NUWC Fellowship Awarded to Two NIUVT Collaborators

Michael Galuska and Craig Tilton were awarded a Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Fellowship for the 2022-23 academic year. The Fellowship program provides full tuition and salary for employees seeking advanced degrees. Its purpose is to enhance employees’ technical knowledge in engineering and science. Each employee will participate in this one-year program and attend school […]

Featured Alumni: Dr. Andrew Finelli, UConn

August 10, 2022 | Dr. Andrew Finelli recently graduated from the University of Connecticut with a Ph.D in Estimation and Signal Processing with a focus on Tracking and Navigation. Co-advised by Dr. Peter Willett and Dr. Yaakov Bar-Shalom, Dr. Finelli currently works in the algorithms research and development group at Toyon Research Corporation. “My experience […]

University of Connecticut Offering Oceanographic Science & Technology Certificate

This advanced graduate certificate is designed to train engineers and environmental scientists in Oceanographic Science & Technology. The overall focus is on the environmental factors, design challenges, and corresponding analysis with direct applications to the growing fields of marine technology, ocean engineering, and marine renewable energy. Four courses are included in the certificate curriculum, two […]

UConn Student John Henry Breen Attends NASEC 2021

JANUARY 31, 2022 | The 10th Annual Naval Academy Science and Engineering Conference (NASEC) was hosted in-person to discuss topics around data science. The conference provides a forum to bring together the nation’s future Navy and Marine Corps officers with their peers from other colleges and universities across the country. Attendees engage in discussion and research […]

Two NIUVT Students Accepted Into NREIP Program

JANUARY 31, 2022 | The Naval Research Enterprise Internship Program (NREIP) places college and university students in Department of Navy (DoN) laboratories where they take part in real Naval research for ten weeks during the summer. NREIP gives academically talented college students, graduating seniors, and graduate students pursuing STEM careers the opportunity to learn about […]

Featured Faculty Member: Dr. Lexi Hain, UConn

JANUARY 31, 2022 | Dr. Alexandra Hain, Assistant Research Professor in Structural Engineering at the University of Connecticut, expanded her knowledge of NIUVT through her involvement as a research scientist on a current NIUVT research project. “It is very impactful to work on projects that could make a lasting impact on the defense industry,” said […]

Featured Undergraduate Student: Max Veilleux, UConn

JANUARY 31, 2022 | Max Veilleux is studying Mechanical Engineering with concentrations in Naval Science & Technology as well as Design & Manufacturing at the University of Connecticut. Veilleux is currently an undergraduate student in his senior year at UConn and will be graduating this coming May. Veilleux learned about the Navy STEM program from […]

Featured Alumni: Matt Olander, General Dynamics Electric Boat

JANUARY 31, 2022 | Matt Olander, Vice President for Design and Engineering at General Dynamics Electric Boat, received a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Connecticut. Olander later attended Renessalaer Polytechnic Institute for his master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering. Advised by Dr. Jeffers while attending UConn, Olander found himself studying aspects of […]

Featured Industry Partner: Dive Technologies

DECEMBER 29, 2021 | Bill Lebo, President and CEO of Dive Technologies, first learned about NIUVT in 2018 through their engagements with URI and NUWC Division Newport. “We were fortunate enough to get involved with NIUVT in the very early days of forming Dive Technologies,” said Lebo. “This initial engagement, and the numerous connections that […]

Featured Faculty Member: Dr. Arijit Bose, URI

DECEMBER 29, 2021 | Dr. Arijit Bose, Distinguished Engineering Professor of Chemical Engineering, currently serves as the faculty leader for NIUVT’s Underwater Energy Systems research team. “It’s a great opportunity to address some very fundamental issues in science and technology with applications in a very important area,” said Dr. Bose. Dr. Bose’s NIUVT research focuses […]