Hajim School of Engineering & Applied Sciences

Congrats to Yongyi (Christie) Cai & advisor David Williams for a successful PhD thesis @UofR @ur_engineering @RochesterOptics @ARIA_Rochester . Happy committee member, along with Jude Mitchell, Juliette McGregor & Jim Fienup @UoR_BrainCogSci @FlaumEye

It’s time. 💙💛 The University Commencement Ceremony on Friday and other school and department graduation ceremonies on Friday and Saturday will be livestreamed. 🔗 Check out the full livestream schedule: uofr.us/3P3NylD

Congratulations to Hayley Miller on the successful defense of her MS thesis in @UofRBME ! Hayley developed a stretchable human Tendon-on-a-Chip platform that will support future PhD research in tendon mechanobiology. Congratulations, Hayley, and best wishes for what’s next!

Congratulations to Dr. @IsabelleLinares on successfully defending her PhD in @UofRBME ! Her outstanding award-winning dissertation developed and validated a human synovial tendon-on-a-chip platform to study inflammation-driven tendon fibrosis . Excited to see what comes next!

Congratulations to Dr. Victor Zhang on his outstanding Ph.D. defense at the @UofRBME. As a @ROC_CMSR T32 Pre-doc Fellow and @RocMSTP trainee, Victor co-authored six papers and 1st-author paper in @JOrthopRes. Good luck with the remaining MD portion of @RocMSTP training, Victor.

The University of Rochester Class of 2026 is shaping what’s next—these leaders, creators, and changemakers are ready to make their mark. 🎓 rochester.edu/commencement/c… #URochester2026

This week nearly 700 students will graduate from the @UofR's Hajim School and @SethVoorheesTV from @SPECNews1ROC caught up with a few seniors as they presented their final capstone projects on Design Day #URochesterResearch @RochesterOptics @UofRBME spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/rochester/…

four years felt like four minutes 🥹 #URochester2026

We're getting ready to celebrate the Class of 2026 — 7 days and counting, graduates! 🎓 Find a complete Commencement guide for grads and their families: uofr.us/URochester26 #URochester2026

Last night we met our challenge! More than 125 donors gave to the Hajim School for Day of Giving, unlocking an additional $25,000 thanks to Wendi Heinzelman, John and Barbara Bruning Dean of the Hajim School of Engineering & Applied Sciences. give.rochester.edu/schools/Univer…

The VivoFlux​ team of Chloe (Kaihua) Chen (BME PhD Alumni ’25), Isabelle Linares (BME PhD Candidate ’26), and PhD student Kevin Ling (BME PhD Candidate ’26) earn recognition at Rice Business Plan Competition. hajim.rochester.edu/bme/news-event…

Match complete! Hajim School $100+ donors contributed $15,000 for Day of Giving and were matched dollar-for-dollar by alumnus Scott DeGhetto ’87. Your gift today still makes a difference. If you haven't already, support the Hajim School before 11:59 pm ET give.rochester.edu/schools/Univer…

This is our moment. For 24 hours, the @UofR community is coming together to make a difference. And right now, your gift to the Hajim School goes further through special matches and challenges! Make your impact today #URochesterGives give.rochester.edu/schools/Univer…

From concept → prototype → real-world impact 💡 At Senior Design Day, engineering graduates showcase the capstone projects they’ve spent months bringing to life, solving real problems for real clients. Congratulations, Class of 2026! 🎉

Our students' ingenuity and hard work were on full display on Design Day, and @13WHAM stopped by to learn about some of their incredible projects, including one for the @UR_Med Motion Laboratories #URochesterResearch @UofRBME

Art or science? Why not both? The annual Ed and Barbara Hajim Art of Science Competition showcases the aesthetic beauty that results when science, art, and technology intersect👏 🔗 Read more about this year's winners: bit.ly/4tHVPdI

What a treat to catch up with Prof Donna Strickland #NobelPrize during @OpticaWorldwide Leadership Conference. In 📷 with spouses Profs Pablo Postigo & Doug Dykaar. @RochesterOptics @UofR @OPTICARochester @ur_engineering @UWaterloo @NobelPrize

🎉 Huge congratulations to #URochesterBME senior Annika Deans & alum Devin Wong on earning #NSF Graduate Research Fellowships! A major achievement that highlights their research excellence & future impact in #STEM. 🔗tinyurl.com/4w9uczj4 #NSFGRFP #GRFP @ur_engineering @UofR

Landed in LA for the #IOLPowerClub Conference. Stopped first by Dr Jay Pepose’s for a beach walk, insightful conversation & celebration of a great accomplishment:The 2025 Obstbaum Award to the Best Paper published in @jcrsjournal presented @ASCRStweets happy 1st & last authors👇

Can AI help cut catalyst development from more than a decade to a single year? Research in @ACSCentSci shows how LLMs can accelerate materials discovery, and @ARPAE will invest nearly $3 million to advance the tech Story: rochester.edu/newscenter/ai-… Study: pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ac…