Engineering
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Engineering doctoral student wins first prize in DOE competition
Bethany Smith, a Ph.D. student in environmental engineering, has been awarded a first place prize in the U.S. Department of Energy’s Innovations in Fuel Cycle Research Awards competition. Read MoreJul 3, 2012
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Merryman selected to attend U.S. Frontiers of Engineering symposium
David Merryman, assistant professor of biomedical engineering, is among 78 of the nation's brightest young engineers selected to take part in the National Academy of Engineering's 18th annual U.S. Frontiers of Engineering symposium. Read MoreJul 3, 2012
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Research team invited to present at NIH institute’s 10th anniversary technology showcase
Vanderbilt University researchers were one of nine teams invited to participate in the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering’s 10th anniversary technology showcase June 22 in Bethesda, Maryland. NIBIB is an institute within the National Institutes of Health. Read MoreJul 3, 2012
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It’s his metabolism: Research into cell processes could lead to breakthroughs for diabetes and cancer
Jamey Young, assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, likes to build bridges. But rather than physical structures, Young focuses on spanning the divide between biology and engineering, diabetes and cancer, and plants and animals. Read MoreJul 2, 2012
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Research team to present at NIH 10th anniversary technology showcase
Vanderbilt University researchers were one of nine teams invited to participate in the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering’s 10th anniversary technology showcase June 22 in Bethesda, Md. NIBIB is an institute within the National Institutes of Health. Read MoreJun 28, 2012
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Vandy rocketeers come in third in national competition
For the third year in a row the Vanderbilt Aerospace Club has come in third in the national rocket competition that is part of the NASA University Student Launch Initiative. Read MoreJun 26, 2012
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Young receives 2012 DOE Early Career Award
Jamey D. Young, chemical and biomolecular engineering, has received a Department of Energy Early Career Award for his proposal entitled, “Enhancing metabolic flux to photosynthetic biofuels.” Read MoreJun 26, 2012
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Record number of Vanderbilt grad students score prestigious NSF fellowships
This year a record number of Vanderbilt Graduate School students have won prestigious National Science Foundation graduate research fellowships. Read MoreJun 19, 2012
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Love Circle alternative energy showcase project nears completion
The wind turbine stands next to the wind monitoring station (right) and frames are ready for solar panels on the hill atop Love Circle near campus. (Daniel Dubois/Vanderbilt) A collaborative wind-solar alternative energy project between Vanderbilt’s mechanical engineering department and Nashville Metro Water Services has picked up speed with… Read MoreJun 8, 2012
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Love Circle alternative energy showcase project nears completion
A collaborative wind-solar alternative energy project between Vanderbilt University’s mechanical engineering department and Nashville Metro Water Services has picked up speed with the installation of a modest 3kW wind turbine at the Love Circle site close to campus. Read MoreJun 8, 2012
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Gates grant to fund mobile phone-based detection tool for newborn jaundice
Chetan Patil, research assistant professor of biomedical engineering, has been awarded a $100,000 grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to test the ability of an adapted mobile phone to diagnose jaundice in newborns in developing countries. Read MoreJun 5, 2012
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Engineering’s Patil receives Gates grant to fund mobile phone-based detection tool
Chetan A. Patil, a research assistant professor in the department of biomedical engineering, has been awarded a $100,000 grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to test the ability of an adapted mobile phone to diagnose jaundice in newborns in developing countries. Read MoreJun 4, 2012
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Young receives 2012 DOE Early Career Award
In the third year of the Early Career Research Program managed by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Science, a Vanderbilt engineering assistant professor is on the list of 68 recipients from 47 institutions announced last week. Jamey D. Young, chemical and biomolecular engineering department, has received an Early… Read MoreJun 4, 2012
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Faculty invited to submit collaborative research proposals in Engineering, Medicine
Vanderbilt University announces a first call for proposals for interdisciplinary research programs to be based in a new Engineering and Medicine Building. Proposals are due Aug. 31. Read MoreJun 1, 2012
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Vanderbilt’s Galloway named Distinguished Professor of Engineering
Vanderbilt School of Engineering Dean Kenneth F. Galloway was honored at a dinner May 23. Read MoreMay 25, 2012
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Hothouse for Scientists: Undergraduates with a passion for scientific inquiry work alongside seasoned researchers as equal players
Experience, so they say, is the best teacher. But when it comes to cutting-edge laboratory-based research, hands-on work often is the exclusive purview of graduate students and faculty. So how does an undergraduate student interested in research go about obtaining the experience and exposure that can help launch a career?… Read MoreMay 24, 2012
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Leading Light: Anita Mahadevan-Jansen pioneers ways to use light in medicine and biology
More than 100 years ago, the discovery of X-ray revolutionized medical care by opening a window into the human body. Today biomedical photonics—the application of light in medicine and biology—promises to be equally groundbreaking. At the forefront of the revolution is Anita Mahadevan-Jansen, the School of Engineering’s Orrin H. Ingram Professor of Engineering. Read MoreMay 23, 2012
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Engineering team earns NASA award for aircraft maintenance computer design
Two computer science professors and a doctoral student in computer science in the School of Engineering are members of a technical team that has received a 2011 Associate Administrator Award from the Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Gautam Biswas, professor of computer science and… Read MoreMay 23, 2012
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Clarke receives inaugural environmental scientist certification
Jim Clarke, professor of the practice of civil and environmental engineering, has been approved for membership in American Academy of Environmental Engineers and Scientists (AAEES) and for Certification by Eminence as a Board Certified Environmental Scientist (BCES) in the April 2012 inaugural class. Read MoreMay 23, 2012
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Physics post-doc headed to Capitol Hill as congressional fellow
Post-doctoral researcher Andrew Steigerwald has been selected by the Materials Research Society and the Minerals, Metals and Materials Society as their 2012-2013 Congressional Science and Engineering Fellow. Read MoreMay 18, 2012