Ryan Underwood
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Daniel Fleetwood named distinguished National Academy of Inventors Fellow
Daniel M. Fleetwood, Olin H. Landreth Professor of Engineering, has been named a National Academy of Inventors Fellow, the highest professional distinction awarded solely to academic inventors. Fleetwood, who is a professor of electrical engineering as well as physics, is best known for his research into radiation effects on microelectronic devices and materials, low-frequency noise,... Read MoreDec 12, 2023
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Daniel Fleetwood named distinguished National Academy of Inventors Fellow
Daniel M. Fleetwood, Olin H. Landreth Professor of Engineering, has been named a National Academy of Inventors Fellow, the highest professional distinction awarded solely to academic inventors. Fleetwood, who is a professor of electrical engineering as well as physics, is best known for his research into radiation effects on microelectronic devices and materials, low-frequency noise,... Read MoreDec 12, 2023
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Vanderbilt’s Abhishek Dubey leads symposium on sustainable cities research
Abhishek Dubey, associate professor of computer science and electrical and computer engineering, is leading a one-day symposium on Nov. 13 at Cornell Tech highlighting innovative research for sustainable cities. Called Urban Tech Academy day, the event sponsored by the National Science Foundation and Cornell Tech will focus on “clean electrified multimodal transportation systems.” Over two... Read MoreNov 13, 2023
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Researchers’ breakthrough in thermal transport could enable novel cooling strategies
Vanderbilt mechanical engineering professors Deyu Li and Josh Caldwell are part of a team of researchers who have discovered a new heat dissipation channel using phonon polaritons that could have extensive implications for novel cooling technologies in devices like smart phones and other modern electronics. The research was recently published in Nature Communications under the... Read MoreNov 10, 2023
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Research Spotlight: The rise of ChatGPT and the age of artificial intelligence
When one of his Ph.D. students first suggested that Jules White, associate professor of computer science, check out ChatGPT—the artificial intelligence platform that can do everything from write original poetry to generate sophisticated computer code in seconds—White was dismissive at first. But once he investigated further, White knew that this technology would shape the future,... Read MoreFeb 21, 2023
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Peter Cummings named as a member of the National Academy of Engineering
Vanderbilt scholar Peter T. Cummings, the John R. Hall Professor of Chemical Engineering, emeritus, has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering. In an announcement released February 7, 2023, the Academy cited Cummings for his “simulation-based solutions to chemical engineering problems, and for innovations and leadership in modeling and computational nanoscience.” Cummings spent 20... Read MoreFeb 9, 2023
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Vanderbilt study finds that diabetes may hasten breast cancer tumor growth and stiffness
While diabetes is already associated with an increased risk of developing breast cancer, a new Vanderbilt study published in Science Advances on November 18 indicates that presence of the disease may increase tumor growth and stiffness. Researchers also found that diabetes treatments could reduce the tumor growth and stiffness to levels comparable with non-diabetic ones.... Read MoreNov 18, 2022
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Vanderbilt researchers explore AI technology to help optimize Nashville emergency services
When leaders from Nashville’s fire department and emergency management services began participating in a yearlong series of community engagement discussions with faculty experts from Vanderbilt University in September of 2021 they weren’t sure what to expect. What they did know is that—like nearly every city at that time—they were experiencing significant headwinds coming from two... Read MoreNov 14, 2022
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New research explores nanotech frontiers to mitigate biological threats and decarbonize transportation
Piran Kidambi, assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, recently had two papers appear in ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces and ACS Nano that respectively focus on a new approach to filter nanoparticles and explore ways to aid decarbonizing transportation. The paper published August 29, 2022, in ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces is about developing one... Read MoreNov 8, 2022
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Engineering researcher Catie Chang harnesses the power of computational analysis to gain new insights into how the brain works
Advances in neuroimaging over the past 25 years have ushered in nothing short of a revolution in technology for understanding the human brain. These new technologies have opened broad vistas for scientists, from being able to pinpoint regions of the brain responsible for various functions and behaviors to targeting new treatments for illnesses ranging from... Read MoreOct 27, 2022
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Vanderbilt researcher receives $2.5 million NSF grant to establish Climate Leaders Academy
Leah Dundon, research assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering, has been awarded a $2.5 million NSF grant to establish a Climate Leaders Academy at Vanderbilt that will support students learning about climate change from a range of perspectives and include participation at the annual United Nations climate change conferences, known as COPs. Read MoreSep 23, 2022
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Nanoengineering may hold the key to developing more effective, safer treatments for a deadly childhood cancer
Neuroblastoma is one of the most common—and lethal—forms of childhood cancer, accounting for 15 percent of pediatric cancer deaths each year. (Despite the name, neuroblastoma is not a form of brain cancer; it typically consists of tumors found in the abdomen, chest, neck, pelvis and bones.) Currently, children with neuroblastoma are treated with aggressive forms... Read MoreSep 15, 2022
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Nanoengineering may hold the key to developing more effective, safer treatments for a deadly childhood cancer
Neuroblastoma is one of the most common—and lethal—forms of childhood cancer, accounting for 15 percent of pediatric cancer deaths each year. (Despite the name, neuroblastoma is not a form of brain cancer; it typically consists of tumors found in the abdomen, chest, neck, pelvis and bones.) Currently, children with neuroblastoma are treated with aggressive forms... Read MoreSep 15, 2022
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Vanderbilt researcher receives nearly $2.7 million in NSF and NIH funding to explore how augmented reality can ease loneliness in older adults
As the population of older adults continues to boom across the U.S., Vanderbilt researcher Nilanjan Sarkar is partnering with Lorraine Mion of the Ohio State University and two Middle Tennessee long-term care (LTC) facilities to investigate how augmented reality technologies can ease loneliness among residents. Sarkar, the David K. Wilson Professor of Engineering and a... Read MoreSep 12, 2022
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Vanderbilt research shows how a gel that “melts” at cold temperatures can be used to start chemical reactions
A new study by Vanderbilt researchers demonstrates the ability to initiate chemical reactions by cooling materials instead of heating them— a counterintuitive process that could open new vistas for applications ranging from monitoring shipping conditions to developing smart clothing that guards against dangerously low temperatures. The paper, published in August by the journal RSC Advances,... Read MoreAug 29, 2022
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Artificial intelligence researchers win international “social good” award for tool designed to optimize childhood vaccinations in Nigeria
A team of Vanderbilt computer scientists, working in collaboration with Google Research and a global aid organization, HelpMum, received top honors in the “social good” category for a paper describing a new tool designed to optimize childhood health and wellness in Nigeria at the 2022 International Joint Conferences on Artificial Intelligence Organization (IJCAI). Institute... Read MoreJul 29, 2022
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Panelists discuss ways to build ‘engine of innovation’ in Middle Tennessee
Vanderbilt and Nashville are poised to lead the region in building a global hub of innovation and entrepreneurship, according to panelists speaking at the “Tennessee: Engine of Innovation” Symposium on April 8. Read MoreApr 13, 2022
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C. Cybele Raver discusses her aspirations as Vanderbilt’s new provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs
Raver, an esteemed developmental psychologist who began her tenure as Vanderbilt’s provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs on July 1, 2021, talks with Vanderbilt Magazine about her path into higher education leadership and her aspirations to leverage the university's strengths to help solve the major challenges of today and those facing future generations. Read MoreJun 30, 2021
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Parental Perspective: Parents Abby and Jon Winkelried offer valuable insights for Vanderbilt leaders
Abby and Jon became involved in the Parents Leadership Committee, later serving as co-chairs for the 2011–2012 Vanderbilt Parents Campaign. Jon, now a Vanderbilt trustee who is co-CEO of TPG Capital and the former co-president of Goldman Sachs, joined the Board of Trust in 2012. Read MoreApr 22, 2021
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Pioneering Vanderbilt scholars Amy-Jill Levine and Hortense Spillers elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
The American Academy of Arts and Sciences announced today the election of two esteemed members of Vanderbilt’s faculty, Amy-Jill Levine, University Professor of New Testament and Jewish Studies and Mary Jane Werthan Professor of Jewish Studies, and Hortense Spillers, Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Professor of English. They are among 252 new members selected for the academy in 2021. Read MoreApr 22, 2021