University of Utah, John and Marcia Price College of Engineering

Announcing the 2026-2027 Price College of Engineering Graduate Fellows!

Please join us in congratulating all 12 of our graduate fellow recipients and thanking the private donors and organizations for their continued support!

Announcing the 2026–27 Graduate Fellowships - The John and Marcia Price College of Engineering at the University of Utah Thanks to the generous contributions of private donors and organizations, 12 engineering students have received 2025–26 graduate fellowships to support […]

Optimization made ridiculously fast.

Kahlert School of Computing Associate Professor Pavel Panchekha and colleagues have created "egg," an open-source toolkit that replaces massive, tedious compiler design with just a few lines of code.

Already adopted across the tech industry—from hardware design at Intel to deep learning—egg is helping developers build faster, more efficient software in a fraction of the time.

Read about the research featured in Communications of the ACM:

Kahlert Professor Pavel Panchekha’s ‘egg’ is Making Software Optimization ‘Ridiculously Fast’ - The John and Marcia Price College of Engineering at the University of Utah Many software tools, including compilers, optimizers and synthesizers, have a common task at their cores — they must transform long […]

Pushing the boundaries of research at the Price College of Engineering!

Two of our faculty members—Rohan Basu Roy of the Kahlert School of Computing and Morteza Fayazi of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering—were selected for the U.S. Department of Energy’s Genesis Mission, tackling critical national challenges in AI, energy sustainability, and advanced imaging.

Check out the link in our bio for the full feature!

Price Engineering Researchers Among First Class of Genesis Mission Awardees - The John and Marcia Price College of Engineering at the University of Utah In November 2025, the U.S. Department of Energy announced the launch of its “Genesis Mission,” a national initiative that “unites […]

Putting engineering innovation to work!

The Price College of Engineering is helping lead the charge as the University of Utah joins an elite national network of AI-driven cloud laboratories. This brings next-generation, automated research tools directly to our community.

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University of Utah Selected for Elite National Network of AI-driven "Cloud Laboratories" - The John and Marcia Price College of Engineering at the University of Utah The University of Utah has been selected by the U.S. National Science Foundation to build one of twenty Programmable Cloud […]

Huge congratulations to Dr. Pania Newell on receiving Sigma Xi’s prestigious Moses and Dorothy Passer Award!

This well-deserved honor recognizes her outstanding contributions, leadership, and dedication to advancing research.

Read more about her achievement here:

Pania Newell Receives Sigma Xi's Moses and Dorothy Passer Award - The John and Marcia Price College of Engineering at the University of Utah Each year, Sigma Xi — the Scientific Research Honor Society — recognizes exceptional work and achievement in science or engineering […]

The future of automated science is being built right here in Utah!

Welcome to AURORA, the Price College of Engineering's new $20 million NSF-funded Cloud Laboratory.

It's a self-driving lab that fabricates quantum devices, tests them, and uses AI to decide what to build next—and it's accessible from anywhere in the country!

This facility will allow scientists anywhere in the country to design and run real quantum materials experiments via the internet.

Read more about this massive development at the link below!

University of Utah Selected for Elite National Network of AI-driven "Cloud Laboratories" - The John and Marcia Price College of Engineering at the University of Utah The University of Utah has been selected by the U.S. National Science Foundation to build one of twenty Programmable Cloud […]

Hidden bacteria within solid tumors could explain why some aggressive cancers resist advanced treatments.

Biomedical Engineering Professor David Grainger’s latest study explores how tumor-resident bacteria neutralize chemotherapies, urging a shift toward targeting the tumor microbiome directly.

Read more at the link below!

Bacterial Presence in Solid Tumors May Hinder Nanotech Cancer Therapies - The John and Marcia Price College of Engineering at the University of Utah David Grainger, Distinguished Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering, believes bacteria living inside and around tumors may play a […]

Nature's underwater builders are teaching us a lesson in polymer chemistry.

A collaborative study between the Price College of Engineering and BYU found that the caddisfly silk gene evolves rapidly while keeping its super-adhesive power—offering new blueprints for synthetic medical glues.

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Caddisfly Silk Gene Evolves Quickly Without Losing Adhesive Power - The John and Marcia Price College of Engineering at the University of Utah Caddisflies are among nature’s master underwater builders, capable of spinning sticky silk that they use to form protective cases and […]

Researchers at the Price College of Engineering just unveiled a holographic 3D printer that fuses complex shapes in a single shot, taking only about 20 seconds!

Led by Professor Rajesh Menon, the team uses a nanoscale "mask" to guide laser light into precise holographic patterns, avoiding the leaky seams of traditional 3D printing. The resulting microstructures are so precise they can transport liquids and are tough enough to withstand intense compression.

Read more about this monumental development at the link below!

Price Engineering’s New Holographic Printer Makes 3D Shapes in One Shot - The John and Marcia Price College of Engineering at the University of Utah Researchers at the University of Utah’s John and Marcia Price College of Engineering have demonstrated a new method of 3D […]

We are thrilled to announce that Professor Ling Zang, Distinguished Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, has been named the new Associate Dean for Research.

Dr. Zang brings an incredible wealth of expertise to this leadership role, and we can’t wait to see the impact he will make on our thriving research community.

Please join us in congratulating him on this new role!
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