Whiting School News
Big-Screen Research at Hopkins
The Department of Computer Science is developing "the drafting table of this century," a 12-by-7-foot video display with motion-sensing controls. more »
Electric Knifefish Charged with Sixth Sense
Looking to nature to inform design of underwater robots that travel through murky waters and collect valuable data on coral reefs or oil spills. more »
New Early Warning System for Seizures
Sridevi Sarma, assistant professor of biomedical engineering, devises new seizure detection software that could lead to fewer false alarms. more »
A. Prosperetti named to National Academy of Engineering
Andrea Prosperetti receives one of engineering's highest distinctions for work in the fundamentals and applications of multiphase flows. more »
JHU iGem Team Places in Sweet Sixteen
JHU's iGem team placed in the Sweet Sixteen at MIT's world championship! More on their super-nutritious VitaYeast. more >>
Digital Waste: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Recover and Dispose
JHU computer scientists apply real-world trash management tactics to a new era of computer cleansing. more>>
Engineering in Surprising Places
Engineers are moving into a host of new fields...Meet three Whiting School Faculty at the Forefront
Undergrads Assess Pregnancy Risks and the Security of Thumb Drives
With Provost's Undergraduate Research Awards, Millie Shah '12 studied the causes of preeclampsia and Greg Vorsanger '12 built an "invisible lock and key" to block unauthorized users of flash drives. more>>
Robot Plays Operation
Surgical robotics is not child's play. But here's a whimsical video looking at its potential to push the frontiers of safe, effective procedures that extend human capabilities. more >>