Maurizio Porfiri

• 05.13. Drs. Macinko, Porfiri, and Silver receive National Institute of Health grant. Read more: Article.

• 05.13. Dr. Porfiri and H2CU students present at the Italian Institute of Culture in New York. Read more: List of recipients.

• 03.13. High school student Leo Liao receives the 2013 New York City Science and Engineering Fair (NYCSEF) First Award. Read more: List of recipients.

• 03.13. DSL research on IPMCs is featured as one of the highlights of Smart Materials and Structures in 2012. Visit the 2012 collection: Website.

• 03.13. Dr. Porfiri receives the ASME Gary Anderson Early Achievement Award. Read more: Article.

• 03.13. DSL research on IPMCs is featured as one of the highlights of Bioinspiration and Biomimetics in 2012. Visit the 2012 collection: Website.

• 01.13. Dr. Porfiri is featured in Virginia Tech Magazine. Read more: Article.

• 01.13. DSL research is featured on Science 360. Watch the video: Video.

• 11.12. DSL research is featured on NBC. Read more: Article.

• 11.12. DSL research is featured on Royal Society. Read more: Article.

• 11.12. DSL research is featured on Live Science. Read more: Article.

• 11.12. DSL research is featured on Science. Read more: Article.

• 10.12. DSL research is featured on News 12. Watch the video: Video.

• 10.12. DSL research is featured on WNYC. Read more: Article.

• 10.12. DSL research is featured on Wired. Read more: Article.

• 10.12. DSL research is featured on NY Times. Read more: Article.

• 11.12. DSL is invited to the Festival della Scienza. Learn more about the event: Website.

• 09.12. Dr. Porfiri receives National Science Foundation grant. Read more: Article.

• 02.09. Dr. Porfiri joins the editorial board of International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems. Read more about the journal: Website.

• 09.12. Dr. Porfiri is interviewed on Creativity. Read more: Article.

• 09.12. Mr. Cha is a finalist for the Best Student Paper Award at the ASME 2012 Conference on Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures and Intelligent Systems. Read more about the conference: Website.

• 06.12. DSL research is featured on WAMC Northeast Public Radio. Listen to the show: Video.

• 01.12. Dr. Porfiri is invited as an Invited Speaker to the World Congress on Biomimetics, Artificial Muscles and Nano-Bio. Read more: Website.

• 06.12. DSL research is featured on Science Update. Read more: Article.

• 06.12. DSL research is featured on Voice of America. Read more: Article.

• 06.12. DSL research is featured on L Magazine. Read more: Article.

• 06.12. DSL research is featured on NBC. Read more: Article.

• 06.12. DSL research is featured on Phyis.org. Read more: Article.

• 06.12. DSL research is featured on Discovery News. Read more: Article.

• 06.12. DSL research is featured on Science. Read more: Article.

• 06.11. DSL is invited to the World Science Festival. Learn more about the event: Website 1, Website 2, and Website 3.

• 05.12. DSL research is featured on Science News for Kids. Read the article: Article.

• 05.12. The invited session proposal "Analysis of complex networked dynamical systems" by Drs. M. Porfiri and A. Leonessa is accepted for the 2012 Dynamic Systems and Control Conference. Read more about the conference: Website.

• 05.12. Ms. Abaid receives the Ph.D degree from the Polytechnic Institute of NYU.

• 05.12. Mr. Aureli receives the Ph.D degree from the Polytechnic Institute of NYU.

• 04.12. Ms. Abaid presents DSL research at Arduino Day. Watch the video: Video.

• 04.12. DSL research is featured on Science Friday. Watch the video: Video.

• 04.12. DSL research is featured on Les Debrouillard. Read the article: Article.

• 04.12. DSL research is featured on Scholastic. Read the article: Article.

• 04.12. DSL research is featured on Daily Wired. Read the article: Article.

• 04.12. DSL research is featured on il Corriere della Sera. Read the article: Article.

• 04.12. Dr. Porfiri organizes a panel discussion on "Emotions in Art and Science". Read more: Article.

• 03.12. Dr. Porfiri receives the Outstanding Young Alumnus Award of the College of Engineering of Virginia Tech. Read more: Article.

• 03.12. Dr. Porfiri joins the editorial board of Journal of Applied Mathematics. Read more about the journal: Website.

• 03.12. DSL research is featured on Live Science. Watch the video: Video.

• 03.12. DSL research is featured on News 12. Watch the video: Video.

• 02.12. Ms. Abaid will join the Engineering and Science Department at Virginia Tech as an Assistant Professor. Read more: Article.

• 02.12. DSL research is featured on NSF website. Read more: Article.

• 02.12. DSL research is featured on Discovery News. Read more: Article.

• 02.12. DSL research is featured on NBC. Read more: Article.

• 02.12. DSL research is featured on IEEE Spectrum. Read more: Article.

• 02.12. DSL research is featured on Wired. Read more: Article.

• 02.12. DSL research is featured on Science. Read more: Article.

• 02.12. DSL research is featured at the Brooklyn Navy Yard: Past, Present and Future. Read more: Website.

• 01.12. Dr. Porfiri is invited as a Keynote Speaker to the International Conference on Mechanical Engineering and Mechatronics. Read more: Website.

• 01.12. Dr. Porfiri is invited as a Keynote Speaker to the Global Conference on Educational Robotics. Read more: Website.

• 11.11. Dr. Porfiri is invited to "Sapienza Ricerca" to report on DSL research. Read more: Brochure.

• 08.11. Dr. Porfiri is interviewed by ISSNAF. Read the article: Article.

• 10.11. Ms. Abaid wins the Best Student Paper Award at the 2011 Dynamic Systems and Control Conference. Read more about the conference: Website.

• 10.11. Dr. Porfiri is invited to the Festival della Scienza. Watch the presentations: Video 1 and Video 2.

• 09.11. Ms. Abaid is a finalist for the Best Student Paper Award at the 2011 Dynamic Systems and Control Conference. Read more about the conference: Website.

• 09.11. High school teachers Mr. Pillischer and Dr. Walcott complete the summer research project in the DSL. .

• 09.11. Drs. Nov and Porfiri receive National Science Foundation grant. Read more: Article.

• 08.11. Drs. Porfiri and Bollt receive National Science Foundation grant. Read more: Article.

• 08.11. DSL research is featured on Wired Italia. Read more: Article.

• 07.11. Dr. Porfiri joins the editorial board of International Journal of Aeronautical and Space Sciences. Read more about the journal: Website.

• 06.11. Dr. Porfiri is invited to the Frontiers of Engineering Symposium, National Academy of Engineering. Read more: Website and and Article.

• 06.11. DSL is invited to the World Science Festival. Learn more about the event: Website 1, Website 2, and Website 3.

• 05.11. The invited session proposal "Analysis of complex networked dynamical systems" by Drs. M. Porfiri and R. Sipahi is accepted for the 2011 Dynamic Systems and Control Conference. Read more about the conference: Website.

• 05.11. Ms. Fiorilli receives the Ph.D degree from the Polytechnic Institute of NYU.

• 05.11. Alumnus A. Giacomello receives the Best Mechanical Engineering M.Sc. Thesis Award at NYU-Poly Commencement Awards ceremony.

• 04.11. DSL research is featured on Il Fatto Quotidiano. Read more: Article.

• 04.11. Dr. Porfiri is invited to speak at the New York Nanoscience Discussion Group. Learn more about the event: Website.

• 04.11. Dr. Porfiri is invited to speak at the Marine Technology Society 2011 TechSurge Workshop. Learn more about the conference: Website.

• 03.11. Mr. Tagliavia receives the Ph.D degree from the Polytechnic Institute of NYU.

• 03.11. DSL research is featured on CBC radio. Listen to the show: Video.

• 03.11. The invited session proposal "Evolving dynamical networks" by Drs. I. Belykh, M. di Bernardo, J. Kurths, and M. Pofiri is accepted for the 2011 SIAM Conference on Applications of Dynamical Systems. Read more about the conference: Website.

• 02.11. DSL research is featured on Live Science. Read more: Article.

• 02.11. DSL research is featured on Corriere dell'Universita. Read more: Article.

• 02.11. DSL research is featured on NSF website. Read more: Article.

• 01.11. DSL research is featured on Italian News. Watch the video: Video.

• 01.11. Dr. Porfiri is featured as a speaker in a campaign to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Kennedy inauguration. Watch the videos: Video 1 and Video 2.

• 01.11. DSL research is featured on Italian News. Watch the video: Video.

• 01.11. DSL research is featured on La Stampa. Read more: Article.

• 01.11. Dr. Porfiri is invited to speak at the pre-conference workshop on "New Directions in Dynamical Systems Inspired by Biological, Energy, Environmental, and Information Sciences" at the 2011 NSF Engineering Research and Innovation Conference. Learn more about the conference: Website.

• 01.11. DSL research on IPMCs is featured in the most cited articles of Smart Materials and Structures (SMS) published in 2010. Visit the most cited papers of 2010: Website.

• 12.10. Dr. Porfiri is featured on NYU-Poly video selection. Watch the video: Video.

• 12.10. Mrs. Cavaliere and Kopman make to the semifinal of the Inno/vention competition. Read more about the event: Website.

• 12.10. Dr. Porfiri is invited to the 3rd H2CU conference to talk about DSL research. Read more about the event: Website.

• 10.10. Mr. Giacomello receives the Master degree from the Polytechnic Institute of NYU.

• 10.10. Dr. Porfiri is named one of Popular Science's "Brilliant 10". Read more: Article.

• 08.10. Dr. Porfiri is invited to Vedro to discuss about leadership. Read more about the event: Website. Watch the video: Video.

• 08.10. DSL research is featured on CNN. Watch the video: Video.

• 08.10. High school teachers Mr. Holstein and Dr. Walcott complete the summer research project in the DSL.

• 07.10. DSL research is featured on Science Friday. Watch the video: Video. Listen to the Podcast: Podcast.

• 07.10. DSL research is featured on La Republica. Read more: Article.

• 07.10. DSL research is featured on Reuters. Watch the video: Video.

• 07.10. DSL research is featured on Italian News. Watch the video: Video.

• 06.10. DSL research is featured on MacLeans. Read more: Article.

• 06.10. Dr. Porfiri is invited to talk about DSL research at CNN for the Big I segment with Ali Velsh. Watch the video: Video.

• 06.10. DSL research all over the place more. Read more: Article 1 and Article 2.

• 05.10. DSL research all over the place. Read more: Article 1 and Article 2

• 04.10. DSL research on the news. Read more: Article.

• 05.10. The invited session proposal "Marine Systems" by Drs. A. Leonessa and M. Porfiri is accepted for the 2010 Dynamic Systems and Control Conference. Read more about the conference: Website.

• 05.10. Mr. Kopman receives the Best Mechanical Engineering Ph.D. Qualifying Exam Award at NYU-Poly Commencement Awards ceremony.

• 05.10. Ms. Lin receives the Best Mechanical Engineering Research Experience for Undergraduate Project Award at NYU-Poly Commencement Awards ceremony.

• 04.10. Mr. Kopman receives prestigious National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship. Read more: Article.

• 02.10. Drs. Gupta and Porfiri receive Office of Naval Research grant. Read more: Article 1, Article 2, and Article 3.

• 10.09. DSL receives best robotics paper award at DSCC 2009.

• 09.09. Mr. Kopman receives the Master degree from the Polytechnic Institute of NYU.

• 08.09. Drs. Porfiri and Peterson receive National Science Foundation grant. Read more: Article.

• 08.09. High school teachers Ms. Leveille and Mr. 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 Drs. M. Porfiri and X. Tan is accepted for the 2009 Dynamic Systems and Control Conference. Read more about the conference: Website.

• 06.09. Drs. Porfiri, Zhang, Peterson, and Childress receive NYU-Poly seed grant.

• 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. 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. Porfiri joins the editorial board of Micromachines. Read more about the journal: Website.

• 01.09. Dr. 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. Del Bufalo, Ms. Mancia, Mr. Notaro, and Mr. 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. 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. 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. Watch 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. 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. Drs. Gupta and Porfiri receive National Science Foundation grant. Read more: Article 1 and Article 2.

• 04.07. Drs. Porfiri and Gupta receive Office of Naval Research grant. Read more: Article