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👏 Kenny Yip, a fourth-year Chemical & Environmental Engineering Ph.D. candidate, has received the Prize Teaching Fellows award—a recognition considered among the most important honors that Yale bestows upon graduate students.

The award recognizes Ph.D. students who have served as teaching fellows or part-time acting instructors in Yale College. The nomination process is unique, as the honorees have been nominated by the students they taught. "I never imagined that I would be nominated for this," said Yip.

🔗 Learn more about his work as a teaching fellow in Prof. Jaehong Kim’s class, Environmental Physical Chemical Processes, at the link in our bio! A person is smiling against a gray background. Text on the image reads: "Ph.D. candidate receives Prize Teaching Fellows award. Kenny Yip, a Chemical & Environmental Engineering Ph.D. candidate, was recognized by the Yale Graduate School of Arts & Sciences. by @yaleengineering

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💭 Certain materials mark their histories—think of it like leaving footprints in the sand. #YaleEngineering researchers have recently discovered that networks of flowing water and other fluids can store their own memories, similar to a computer chip.

Computers typically store information in electronic memory devices. The study, recently published in "Physical Review X," demonstrates that information about past flows can also be stored in the configurations of flexible fibers. This would give engineers and scientists the ability to record memory and data on devices which operate in environments that are incompatible with traditional hardware.

🔗 Learn more at the link in our bio! Two researchers are in a lab. One is wearing a lab coat and gesturing towards a computer screen. The other is observing attentively. Text on the image highlights a discovery by Yale researchers on memory in networks of flowing water. The breakthrough is associated with Prof. Amir Pahlavan's lab. by @yaleengineering

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Yesterday, Chris Olsen '03, co-founder and CEO of venture capital firm Drive Capital, spoke with #YaleEngineering students about his career journey and the lessons he's learned working alongside some of the world's most successful entrepreneurs.

Olsen shared insights on identifying opportunities, aligning corporate goals with engineering innovation, and turning transformative ideas into successful ventures. In a classroom setting, a speaker in a dark long-sleeve shirt and jeans is addressing a seated audience. The room has a whiteboard and beige walls, and attendees are seated on chairs, listening attentively. taken in Yale University by @yaleengineering

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☀️ Sunny days on campus >>>
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Tobacco products keep changing. And the science used to understand them is keeping up.

For more than a decade, Yale researchers and their collaborators have tracked how tobacco and nicotine products evolve, producing research that has helped shape regulation in Massachusetts and continues to inform how we understand new products as they emerge.

Explore Yale in Your Backyard. Tap the link in our bio to view our interactive map and learn more about Yale’s work and partnerships across the United States. A graphic with a blue background features a gloved hand holding tobacco products over an outline of Massachusetts. Surrounding the image are various tobacco product packages. The text reads: "Yale in Your Backyard. Touching lives in Massachusetts. Using science to understand changing tobacco products." An arrow is placed at the bottom right corner. by @yaleengineering

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#BulldogStories: Come spend a day with me as a biomedical engineering student at Yale. — Abigail taken in Yale University by @yaleengineering

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In addition to becoming one of the highest-grossing films of all time, "Toy Story 5" broke new ground in animation technology thanks to the research of #YaleEngineering Professor Theodore Kim.

Pixar animators referenced Kim’s 2023 research paper, “Lifted Curls: A Model for Tightly Coiled Hair Simulation,” in order to animate the textured hair of Blaze, a Black-Armenian character in the film. In the past, computer animation tools had limited ability to portray hair beyond straight or wavy styles, leaving a gap in representation for characters of color.

“We came up with a way that was very different from the way others had been doing it for over a decade," said Kim.

🔗 Learn more about how Kim's research brought Blaze to life at the link in our bio! Image showing an animated character examining a striped object with curiosity, alongside an inset of a portrait of a person. Text on the image highlights Yale Engineering professor's research on computer-animated hair in "Toy Story 5," and credits Prof. Theodore Kim for aiding Pixar animators in depicting characters with tightly-coiled locks. by @yaleengineering

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🎉 Di Zhang, a biomedical engineering postdoctoral associate at #YaleEngineering, has been named a 2026 STAT Wunderkind. This award recognizes early-career scientists and researchers who are already making a difference in the medical field.

As part of Prof. Rong Fan's lab, Zhang has built tools that help scientists better understand how the brain responds to injury and repairs itself.

“I really want to know how the brain works,” said Zhang. “The brain orchestrates everything: our emotions, how we remember things, how we think, and how we think lets us become what we are.”

🔗 Learn more about her impressive research at the link in our bio! A photo of Di Zhang, a researcher from Yale University. by @yaleengineering

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We 💙 our student clubs!

Students at #YaleEngineering have the opportunity to get involved with many student-led organizations on campus. Some of them tabled at our recent Declaration Day to recruit new members!

🔗 Check out the extensive list of clubs at the link in our bio! A group of four people stand behind a table displaying information about "Bulldogs Racing." The table has a black sign with white lettering about subteams in vehicle dynamics and aerodynamics. Behind them, there's a board with photos related to their activities. They appear to be in an outdoor setting near a building. by @yaleengineering

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Looks pretty accurate to us. Pyramid labeled "Basic Human Needs for an engineering student." Top tier: "Oxygen" with a symbol of oxygen gas. Middle tier: "Water" with a glass of water. Bottom tier features logos for Python, SolidWorks, R, Microsoft Excel, Autodesk, and MATLAB. by @yaleengineering

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🏆 Mingjiang Zhong, associate professor of chemical & environmental engineering, has received the 2026 ACS Macro Letters/Biomacromolecules/Macromolecules Early Career Award.

The award recognizes two outstanding early-career investigators each year working in any area of fundamental polymer or biopolymer science. Zhong, who holds secondary appointments in Yale Engineering’s Department of Materials Science and Yale’s Department of Chemistry, shares this year's honor with Aleksandr V. Zhukhovitskiy of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

🔗 Learn more at the link in our bio! A person with short hair and glasses is smiling against a gray background. Text overlay announces Zhong winning the ACS Early Career Award for Polymer Chemistry. Additional text below mentions Mingjiang Zhong as an associate professor in chemical and environmental engineering, receiving the 2026 ACS Macro Letters/Biomacromolecules/Macromolecules Early Career Award. by @yaleengineering

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Alaaddin Ibrahimy ’26, Ph.D. (Biomedical Engineering) has received a Yale Alumni Association Public Service Award for his work serving the Greater New Haven community.

Throughout his time at #YaleEngineering, Ibrahimy dedicated himself to improving the lives of refugee and immigrant families in New Haven by volunteering with Elena's Light, a refugee-led nonprofit organization. Reflecting on his service, Ibrahimy says, "The opportunities I have been given were made possible because others believed in me. Volunteering with Elena’s Light is my way of paying that forward – helping create the same sense of opportunity, belonging, and hope for refugee families building new lives."

🔗 Learn more about Ibrahimy's commitment to public service at the link in our bio! This image features a person smiling, with text that reads: "Alaaddin Ibrahimy ’26, Ph.D., earns Yale Alumni Association Public Service Award." It also mentions the person's work in building bridges between refugee communities, academic institutions, and public resources. by @yaleengineering

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