Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering Associate Professor and RCEI affiliate Aziz Ezzat has received a three-year $1.1 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to develop new AI and machine learning models for responsible blue economy applications. As PI, Ezzat is leading a multi-disciplinary team of Rutgers researchers in a project that promotes sustainable economic growth by balancing …
Rutgers is among 30 universities nationwide chosen to take part in the Department of Energy’s 2026-2027 Marine Energy Collegiate Competition (MECC). Advised by RCEI affiliate Onur Bilgen, an associate professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, RU Power represents the third Rutgers team to participate in this highly competitive, multidisciplinary event designed to engage undergraduate and graduate students …
Honors College students visit the Rutgers Plant Science Research and Extension Farm to learn about the university’s turfgrass-breeding program Standing in a plot of soil dotted with nearly equally spaced tufts of green and not-so-green grass, RCEI affiliate Stacy Bonos spelled out the scope of Rutgers University’s turfgrass-breeding program for a dozen Honors College students. “Rutgers grass is everywhere,” said …
RCEI affiliate Hao Wang, a professor and graduate program director in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, recently received awards from the U.S. Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials and Safety Administration (PHMSA) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to support projects addressing critical challenges of national energy and transportation infrastructure. According to Wang, it is especially rewarding …
For more than two decades, Rutgers University researchers have conducted up-close studies of the wild orangutans of Borneo from a remote, forested stretch of Indonesia. Now, wildfires are threatening the great apes and raising fears that the research station might have to be evacuated. The crisis …
The Rutgers Department of 4-H Youth Development and the Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve (JCNERR) formally began their new educator-community climate resilience initiative for the greater Jersey City and Newark areas this past July at Liberty Science Center and the Liberty State Park Nature Center. The year-long program is designed to support Resilience Action Teams in select middle and …
A new seminar helps undergraduates connect their interests to research they never knew existed For RCEI affiliate Dave Bushek, the obstacle to bringing students to Rutgers’ field stations across New Jersey was getting them there. A visitor to Rutgers’ shellfish research facilities wondered why more students weren’t seeing them, too. Bushek, a professor of marine and coastal sciences, explained that …
Congratulations to RCEI affiliate Dr. Bob Kopp, who has been selected for the American Geophysical Union’s 2026 Ambassador Award! This award honors scientists whose work has had outstanding societal impact and who have shown exceptional leadership in connecting science with the public and with policy. Kopp is a fitting recipient of this prestigious award, as his research has transformed how …
A new article from WRNJ details the significance of a recent major rainfall event across multiple portions of New Jersey, calling it a “once-in-a-generation event.” According to official measurements from the Rutgers University New Jersey Weather Network, rain reached up to 4 and more inches in towns such as North Haledon, Haworth, and Little Falls – a massive amount of precipitation …
“We are all experiencing sea level rise here in New Jersey and that it’s not just a scientific story, it’s a personal story,” said RCEI affiliate Lisa Auermuller, in a new article published by NBC Philadelphia. The article discusses recent changes in New Jersey’s weather patterns, with a strong focus on the heavy flash-flooding and sea level rise from multiple angles. …
