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Rowan University to develop new soft robotics educational modules
Professors Mitja Trkov and Wei Xue are developing soft robotics courses for undergraduate students.
![Rowan University's Dr. Chen Shen is exploring the concepts behind origami to reshape sound.](../../../../_images/mechanical/news/origami-chen.shen.jpg)
Origami could change the shape of acoustics engineering
Rowan University's Dr. Chen Shen has received a $199,999 grant from the NSF to use the concepts behind origami to control sound.
![Rowan University's Dr. Behrad Koohbor is examining foams on a microscopic level.](../../../../_images/mechanical/news/rowan-behrad-koohbor-1200x628.png)
Under pressure, these foams get even stronger
Rowan University's Dr. Behrad Koohbor is examining foams on a microscopic level.
![Ørsted's Block Island Wind Farm in Rhode Island. Photo credit: Ørsted](../../../../_images/mechanical/news/block-island-five-turbines-600x899-1.jpg)
Rowan researchers investigate wind power projects
Research teams have received grants from green energy company Ørsted to study processes related to wind power.