Research News

Dartmouth Researchers Investigate the Cognitive Effects of Athlete Head Impacts
May 16, 2012 | Dartmouth Now

Richard Greenwald, adjunct assistant professor of engineering and co-author on the paper, is founder and president of the Lebanon-based company Simbex, and pioneered the innovative Head Impact Telemetry System.

College sells 28 acres used for army research
April 19, 2012 | The Dartmouth

CRREL was originally built on land leased from the College for $1 per year, according to Thayer School of Engineering professor Mary Albert, a 30-year employee of the laboratory. Following the lease’s expiration in 2009, the U.S. Army and the College entered into negotiations to agree on a sale price.

Cold Truths: new issue of Dartmouth Engineer
March 9, 2012 | Dartmouth Now

The latest issue of Dartmouth Engineer magazine explores ice research, sustainable living, start-up ventures, and more.

Thayer team redesigns solar tech.
February 9, 2012 | The Dartmouth

Professor Jifeng Liu's research team is pursuing a full patent for a process to create less expensive solar cells that are up to twice as efficient as the current technology.

Dartmouth’s Cool Robot is literally cool
February 2, 2012 | Nashua Telegraph

The Dartmouth engineering group flew to Summit Station on the Greenland ice over the summer to test "Cool Robot," an autonomous robot being designed to wander in Greenland.

Government touts importance of integrating the Azores in the project SuperDARN
January 13, 2012 | Azores Government

The Government of the Azores met with leaders of the SuperDARN project, including Professor Simon Shepherd, to make an official statement about the importance of the project to promoting cooperation with the U.S. and the positive development of the Azores.

Thayer prof. works on HIV vaccine
January 6, 2012 | The Dartmouth

Engineering professor Margaret Ackerman and her research team have received funding to pursue a new approach to HIV treatment.

Cold hard facts
December 31, 2011 | AUVSI

Professor Laura Ray's Yeti robot is featured in Mission Critical, the electronic publication of the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI).

Ragon and Dartmouth collaborate to tailor new vaccine approach against HIV
December 20, 2011

Professor Margie Ackerman will help lead an international consortium that's been awarded approximately $8 million from Partners Healthcare through a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation-sponsored Collaboration for AIDS Vaccine Discovery.

Quantified biomarkers aid glioma resection
December 12, 2011 | Medical Physics Web

Having developed an algorithm that takes five biomarkers into account, Professor Keith Paulsen's team hopes to detect tumour tissue with significantly higher accuracy.