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Diliang Chen Wins 2025 Innovator of the Year Award for Work in Wearable Technology

Diliang Chen, an associate professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of New Hampshire (UNH), has been awarded the prestigious 2025 J. Brent Loy Innovator of the Year Award for his groundbreaking work in wearable technology. The award was presented at a ceremony held at UNH... Read More

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