<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/releases/2026/ganesh-balasubramanian.php" dsn="blogs"><type>Internal</type><external_link/><featured/><category>University News</category><pubDate>05/04/2026</pubDate><title>University of New Haven Professor Elected to Prestigious Academy Committed to Advancing Science and Engineering</title><description>Ganesh Balasubramanian, Ph.D., is one of the newest members elected to the Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering. The recognition highlights groundbreaking research in high-entropy materials and underscores the growing impact of the University of New Haven’s faculty among Connecticut’s leading scientists and engineers.</description><hide-description/><author>Caitlin Truesdale</author><author-details>Office of Marketing and Communications</author-details><hide-author/><date>May 4, 2026</date><image><img src="https://newhaven.edu/_resources/images/news/general/2026/case-header.jpg" alt="Ganesh Balasubramanian, Ph.D., has been elected to the Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering in recognition of his contributions to materials science"/></image><image-caption/><hide-image/><tags><tag>News</tag><tag>college-engineering</tag><tag>dept-mechanical-industrial-engineering</tag><tag>name-ganesh-balasubramanian</tag><tag>news-all</tag><tag>news-releases</tag><tag>program-ug-mechanical-engineering</tag><tag>year-2026</tag></tags></item>