  {"id":105614,"date":"2025-12-02T15:30:58","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T15:30:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/?p=105614"},"modified":"2025-12-02T17:19:21","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T17:19:21","slug":"uri-receives-500000-from-the-champlin-foundation-for-hands-on-learning-technologies-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/12\/uri-receives-500000-from-the-champlin-foundation-for-hands-on-learning-technologies-2\/","title":{"rendered":"溏心vlog免费B站 receives $500,000 from The Champlin Foundation for hands-on learning technologies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>KINGSTON, R.I. \u2014 Dec. 2, 2025 \u2014 The Champlin Foundation awarded the 溏心vlog免费B站 $500,000 to purchase equipment and technology that will benefit more than 850 students annually in multiple departments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Champlin Foundation, one of the oldest philanthropic organizations in Rhode Island, has funded projects at 溏心vlog免费B站 for more than 40 years that cumulatively total nearly $22 million. Recently, they supported three interdisciplinary proposals submitted by faculty from 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Colleges of the Environment and Life Sciences, Engineering, and Pharmacy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThese projects will place 溏心vlog免费B站 students at the forefront of innovation, giving them hands-on experience with technologies most undergraduates never encounter\u2014from isolating single microbial cells, to building digital twins of bridges, to nanoscale fabrication,\u201d said Mark Antonucci, vice president for University Advancement and CEO of the 溏心vlog免费B站 Foundation. \u201cAs Rhode Island\u2019s R1 public research institution, these investments provide opportunities for students to access top-tier equipment and better prepare them to shape the future of medicine, infrastructure, and advanced manufacturing in Rhode Island and far beyond.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Projects funded this year:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/news\/sites\/16\/2025\/12\/Mehrshad-Amini.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-105616\" style=\"width:259px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/news\/sites\/16\/2025\/12\/Mehrshad-Amini.png 400w, https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/news\/sites\/16\/2025\/12\/Mehrshad-Amini-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/news\/sites\/16\/2025\/12\/Mehrshad-Amini-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/news\/sites\/16\/2025\/12\/Mehrshad-Amini-364x364.png 364w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Mehrshad Amini <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Training the Next Generation of Engineers in Multi-hazard Structural Health Monitoring: Bridging Sensing, Data Analytics, and Digital Twin Systems:<\/strong> Establishes an interdisciplinary center that offers students hands-on training with advanced equipment and real-world projects. Using sensors, data analytics, and digital twin technology, students will learn to detect damage early and predict failures\u2014an urgent need given Rhode Island\u2019s aging bridges.<br><br><strong>Submitted by:<\/strong> Mehrshad Amini (Primary PI), Civil and Environmental Engineering and Ocean Engineering; Christopher Baxter, Civil and Environmental Engineering and Ocean Engineering; Vahid Jahangiri, Mechanical, Industrial and Systems Engineering; Aaron Bradshaw, Civil and Environmental Engineering; Sumanta Das, Civil and Environmental Engineering; Paolo Stegagno, Electrical, Computer and Biomedical Engineering; Che-Wei Chang, Ocean Engineering; Aser Abbas, Civil and Environmental Engineering.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/news\/sites\/16\/2025\/12\/Yang-Lin.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-105619\" style=\"width:271px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/news\/sites\/16\/2025\/12\/Yang-Lin.png 400w, https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/news\/sites\/16\/2025\/12\/Yang-Lin-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/news\/sites\/16\/2025\/12\/Yang-Lin-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/news\/sites\/16\/2025\/12\/Yang-Lin-364x364.png 364w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Yang Lin <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Ultra-High-Resolution 3D Printing Techniques for Enhanced Student Learning: <\/strong>Integrates state-of-the-art microscale 3D printing technology into engineering and pharmacy curricula for biomedical and advanced manufacturing applications. The technology, which is capable of printing microscopic structures\u00a030 times smaller than the width of a human hair, enables students to design and build tiny medical devices, optical components, and lab-on-a-chip systems, skills that are increasingly valuable in health care and tech industries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Submitted by:<\/strong> Yang Lin (Primary PI), Department of Mechanical, Industrial and Systems Engineering; Xinyuan Chen, Department of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences; Manbir Sodhi, Department of Mechanical, Industrial and Systems Engineering; Chengzhi Yuan, Department of Mechanical, Industrial and Systems Engineering; Daniel Roxbury, Department of Chemical, Biomolecular and Materials Engineering.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/news\/sites\/16\/2025\/12\/Amanda-Alker.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-105620\" style=\"width:266px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/news\/sites\/16\/2025\/12\/Amanda-Alker.png 300w, https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/news\/sites\/16\/2025\/12\/Amanda-Alker-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Amanda Alker <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Cultivating the Next Generation of Microbiology Education at 溏心vlog免费B站:<\/strong>\u00a0Acquisition of a high-throughput microbial isolator will enable students to gain skills in advanced microbial cultivation and genome editing techniques that will boost job readiness, and it will support new research courses and collaborations to advance innovation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Submitted by:<\/strong> Amanda Alker (Primary PI), Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences; Marta Gomez-Chiarri, Fisheries, Animal and Veterinary Sciences; Laura Eme, Cell and Molecular Biology; David Rowley, Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences; Patrick Sorensen, Natural Resources Science; Ying Zhang, Cell and Molecular Biology<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>溏心vlog免费B站 The Champlin Foundation<\/strong><br>Since 1932, the Champlin Foundation has awarded more than $705 million to fund capital projects for Rhode Island nonprofit organizations. Its nine areas of focus cover arts and culture, conservation and parks, education, healthcare, historic preservation and heritage, libraries, social services, welfare of animals, and youth services. For more information visit&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/champlinfoundation.org\/\">ChamplinFoundation.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KINGSTON, R.I. \u2014 Dec. 2, 2025 \u2014 The Champlin Foundation awarded the 溏心vlog免费B站 $500,000 to purchase equipment and technology that will benefit more than 850 students annually in multiple departments. 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