January 29, 2026

Doctoral student Md Sazzadul Alam Rahat was drawn to materials science and engineering by its interdisciplinary nature. As part of Associate Professor Jonathan Pham's Soft Materials and Interface Group, he has led several projects surrounding microparticles and thin liquid films, is first author on multiple peer-reviewed publications, and was named Graduate Student Engineer of the Month by the College of Engineering and Applied Science.

January 14, 2026

Chuck Hall has had an entrepreneurial spirit since he was young. He started his first business venture as a teen with his brother and today he owns several successful businesses. He earned a degree in Construction Management from the University of Cincinnati's College of Engineering and Applied Science in 1990 and was honored by the UC Alumni Association with the 2025 Engineering Technology Award of Distinction.

January 9, 2026

Jean Savage has spent decades making an impact in the manufacturing and rail industries in top roles. Savage was honored by the University of Cincinnati College of Engineering and Applied Science with the Herman Schneider Distinguished Alumni Award. This award honors one outstanding alumnus each year whose career has reflected a large measure of acclaim on our academic departments and disciplines they represent.

January 5, 2026

Cedrick Kwuimy, associate professor educator in the Department of Engineering and Computing Education at the University of Cincinnati College of Engineering and Applied Science is studying how a student’s first co-op experience impacts the remainder of their journey as an engineering student, and how educators can better prepare them for these experiences. Kwuimy and his collaborators have received a three-year grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to support this research.

December 19, 2025

Prissha Chawla, undergraduate student at the university of Cincinnati, is double majoring in computer science and statistics at the College of Engineering and Applied Science and College of Arts and Sciences. Now preparing to graduate in the spring of 2026, Chawla’s journey at UC has been full of impactful experiences. Since she arrived, she has had the opportunity to participate in a new international exchange program with a university in Switzerland, present at an international conference in Prague, co-op with Delta Air Lines, and much more.

December 17, 2025

Drawn to the University of Cincinnati for the strong reputation in cardiovascular research and the connections with the UC Medical Center, Shrayesh Manegaonkar is pursuing a PhD in mechanical engineering at the College of Engineering and Applied Science. Recently, he was named Graduate Student Engineer of the Month for his work on biofluid mechanics, aiming to develop better diagnostic tools for cardiovascular diseases.

November 25, 2025

For Jackson Quinn, the cooperative education (co-op) program is what drew him to the University of Cincinnati. As an undergraduate student, he participated in research, authored papers, and earned a master's degree in tandem through the Accelerated Engineering Degree (ACCEND) Program. Recently, he was named Graduate Student Engineer of the Month by the College of Engineering and Applied Science.

November 17, 2025

In the 1960s, a handful of engineering professors at the University of Cincinnati (UC) joined together to form the Structural Dynamics Research Corporation (SDRC), a group that would eventually become one of the founding pillars of major technology company, Siemens Digital Industries Software. For more than 50 years, Siemens has remained a strong supporter of UC’s College of Engineering and Applied Science (CEAS), supporting students and faculty through cooperative education (co-op), research efforts, software access and more.

October 14, 2025

Drawn to the University of Cincinnati by the reputation of the aerospace engineering program, Hesham Abdelfattah is working to better understand complex dynamical systems for a variety of applications in the industry. On campus, Abdelfattah is a teaching assistant for several courses, sharing his knowledge with younger students, and has published three journal papers in collaboration with his advisors. Recently, he was named Graduate Student Engineer of the Month by the College of Engineering and Applied Science.

October 9, 2025

The University of Cincinnati welcomed seven new faculty members to the College of Engineering and Applied Science at the start of the 2025-2026 academic year.