09.09.
Mr. V. Kopman receives the Master degree from the Polytechnic Institute of NYU.
08.09. Dr. M. Porfiri and Dr. S. D. Peterson receive National Science Foundation grant. Read more:
Article.
08.09. High school teachers Ms. M. Leveille and Mr. H. Penna complete the summer research project in the DSL.
07.09.
The invited session proposal "Ionic Polymer-Metal Composite (IPMC) Sensors and Actuators: Modeling, Control, and Applications" by
Dr. M. Porfiri and X. Tan is accepted for the 2009 Dynamic Systems and Control Conference. Read more about the conference: Website.
06.09. Dr. M. Porfiri, Dr. J. Zhang, Dr. S. D. Peterson, and Dr. S. Childress receive NYU-Poly seed grant.
Article.
06.09.
DSL research on IPMCs is featured in the 21th issue of the WW-EAP Newsletter. Read more about the issue: Website.
05.09.
Mr. M. Aureli receives the Best Mechanical Engineering Ph.D. Qualifying Exam Award at NYU-Poly Commencement Awards ceremony.
05.09.
Alumnus G. Del Bufalo receives the Best Mechanical Engineering M.Sc. Thesis Award at NYU-Poly Commencement Awards ceremony.
03.09.
DSL research on IPMCs is featured in the free-to-read showcase of the most-accessed papers from Smart Materials and Structures (SMS) published in 2008.
Visit the most-accessed papers collection 2008: Website.
02.09.
Dr. M. Porfiri joins the editorial board of Micromachines. Read more about the journal: Website.
01.09.
Dr. M. Porfiri is invited as an "invited speaker" to International Workshop on Complex Systems and Networks 2009
at the University of Bristol, 20th - 22nd July 2009. Read more about the workshop: Website.
12.08.
The H2CU students Mr. G. Del Bufalo, Ms. E. Mancia, Mr. G. Notaro, and Mr. A. Rovardi receive their Master degree from the Polytechnic Institute of NYU. These students have been
working in the DSL on underwater propulsion and robotics. Read more about the
center: Website.
09.08. NYU-Poly receives $500K/3-year NSF grant to promote science and mechatronics research to high school teachers. Read more:
Article.
09.08.
Dr. M. Porfiri receives the H2CU medal 2008 by the president of the Sapienza University of Rome Prof. Renato Guarini and the Director
and Directive Council Secretary of the H2CU Prof. Lucio Ubertini and Prof. Salvatore Grimaldi. The medal has been awarded to Dr. M. Porfiri
for "outstanding scientific and engineering contributions, for his enthusiasm for learning, his capability
to cross frontiers and open new boundaries in research and his fresh creativity merging knowledge from different disciplines". Read more about the
center: Website.
07.08.
Poly merges with New York University and becomes the Polytechnic Institute of New York University (NYU-Poly).
Read more:
Article.
06.08.
Highlights of the research at the Dynamical System Laboratory are made into a video for the Poly website.
See the video:
Video.
06.08.
Poly hosts the first Bioactive Systems Symposium.
Read the article:
Article. Visit the Cooperative BioActive Systems (CBAS) website:
Website
05.08.
The Mechanics Conference celebrates the 100th anniversary of the Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
Read more:
Article.
02.08. Poly receives $3 million/5-year National Science Foundation GK-12 Fellows grant to promote mechatronics at K-12 schools. Read more:
Article.
01.08. Dr. M. Porfiri receives the prestigious Faculty Early Career Development award from the National Science Foundation. Read more:
Article 1,
Article 2,
Article 3, and Article 4
09.07. Dr. N. Gupta and Dr. M. Porfiri receive National Science Foundation grant. Read more:
Article.
04.07. Dr. M. Porfiri and Dr. N. Gupta receive Office of Naval Research grant. Read more:
Article 1 and Article 2