Engineering
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Global leader in medical technology to discuss public health inequities, better products at Engineering lecture April 4
Krista Donaldson, BS’95, who directs Innovation to Impact at Stanford University’s Byers Center for Biodesign where her work focuses on ensuring design tools and processes are broadly applicable across global markets, will deliver the School of Engineering’s 2023 Chambers Family Entrepreneurial Lecture on Tuesday, April 4, at 4:15 p.m. at the Wond’ry, Vanderbilt’s Innovation Center, in the Engineering and Science Building. Read MoreMar 24, 2023
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Biomaterials and drug delivery pioneer to deliver Engineering’s Hall Lecture March 21
Nicholas Peppas, professor of biomedical engineering, chemical engineering, surgery and pharmacy at the University of Texas at Austin and a pioneer in biomaterials and drug delivery systems, will deliver the John R. and Donna S. Hall Engineering Lecture on Tuesday, March 21, at 4 p.m. in the Vanderbilt School of Engineering’s “Jacobs Believed in Me Auditorium,” Featheringill Hall, Room 134. Read MoreMar 20, 2023
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MED lab’s perennial engineering class for college-bound girls earns praise
Nashville college-preparatory students spent three weeks partaking in a hands-on, interactive class designed by graduate students in the Medical Engineering and Discovery Lab. Sessions included introduction to engineering and STEM, computer aided design, robotics and coding, bioinspired design, and a civil engineering module on structure design. Read MoreMar 16, 2023
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Automated tool can link brain scans to cognitive deficits in people with neurofibromatosis 1
Researchers in the labs of Laurie Cutting and Bennett Landman recently published a study in Magnetic Resonance Imaging exploring a new tool for imaging the brains of neurofibromatosis type 1 patients and its significance in assessing their symptoms. Read MoreMar 14, 2023
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Vanderbilt computer scientist wins $3M grant to expand toolkit that tracks fetal growth during pregnancy
Vanderbilt University computer scientist Ipek Oguz aims to expand a medical image analysis tool she developed that tracks placental growth in relation to fetal growth and could better identify at-risk pregnancies. Read MoreMar 13, 2023
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Engineering group goes to Israel to study water recycling leader’s operations, research
Vanderbilt engineering professors and students will spend their 2023 spring break in Israel to learn about the country’s water recycling programs and bring those lessons back to share with Sterling Ranch, a 21st century sustainable city south of Denver, Colorado. Read MoreMar 9, 2023
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Final application deadline for online Master of Engineering Management program is March 17
The final application deadline for Vanderbilt’s online Master’s in Engineering Management program is March 17. Delivered through the School of Engineering, the online course prepares you to rise to leadership positions where you can drive impactful technological solutions and influence the engineers on your team to do the same. Read MoreMar 9, 2023
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Engineering Professor Hiba Baroud selected for Global Young Academy
Hiba Baroud has been selected for membership in the Global Young Academy. She joins the world’s top 200 young researchers and professionals to contribute innovative and creative solutions that address critical global challenges. Read MoreMar 7, 2023
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Engineering professor Hiba Baroud selected for Global Young Academy
Hiba Baroud, A. James and Alice B. Clark Foundation Faculty Fellow and associate chair of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, has been selected for membership in the Global Young Academy. She joins the world’s top 200 young researchers and professionals contributing innovative and creative solutions that address critical global challenges. Read MoreMar 7, 2023
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Three Vanderbilt Engineering School faculty win National Science Foundation CAREER Awards
Vanderbilt professors Abhishek Dubey, Jonathan Brunger, and Carlos Silvera Batista have won National Science Foundation CAREER Awards. The prestigious five-year award honors early career faculty who have the potential to serve as role models in research and education and lead advances in their fields. Read MoreFeb 23, 2023
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7 questions with School of Engineering Dean Philippe Fauchet
Philippe Fauchet, the Bruce and Bridgitt Evans Dean of Engineering and professor of electrical engineering, will step down as dean on June 30 and rejoin the school’s faculty in 2024 after a sabbatical. Here, Fauchet answers seven questions reflecting on his tenure, during which the School of Engineering has grown in a number of areas. Read MoreFeb 22, 2023
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Vanderbilt supercharges its computer science program
Since Destination Vanderbilt launched, Vanderbilt's Department of Computer Science has hired 14 new tenure-track faculty members—nearly doubling its ranks—and it continues to experience record undergraduate and graduate enrollments each year. Read MoreFeb 14, 2023
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Biden announces appointment of engineering alumnus to President’s National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee
President Joe Biden announced Feb. 3 his intent to appoint Corey E. Thomas, BE’98, as one of 14 new members of the President’s National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee. Read MoreFeb 7, 2023
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Engineering professor applies eye tracking technology and machine learning algorithms to education and training environments
Vanderbilt engineering professor Gautam Biswas partnered with the School of Nursing to bring eye tracking technology and machine learning algorithms into education and training environments. Read MoreFeb 7, 2023
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Engineering student team’s steel-timber beam machine wins DOE national challenge
Vanderbilt University engineering science students Arielle Kopp and Alexandra Filipova and civil engineering students Maggie Chudik and Jacqueline Quirke won the U.S. Department of Energy's JUMP into STEM competition with their machine that makes steel and timber composite beams. Read MoreFeb 1, 2023
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Five Vanderbilt faculty elected as 2022 American Association for the Advancement of Science fellows
Five Vanderbilt University and Vanderbilt University Medical Center faculty members were elected 2022 fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Read MoreJan 31, 2023
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Mona Ebrish named senior member of IEEE
Vanderbilt engineering professor Mona Ebrish has been designated a senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, the highest professional grade of the IEEE. Read MoreJan 13, 2023
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Memorial reception for former Engineering professor James Clarke is Jan. 28
A memorial reception for civil and environmental engineering professor James H. Clarke will be Saturday, Jan. 28, at 1 p.m. in Featheringill Hall’s Jacobs Believed in Me Auditorium. The reception is open to the Vanderbilt University community. Read MoreJan 13, 2023
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Company co-founded by VU professor receives distinguished FDA breakthrough device designation for minimally invasive surgical tool
A company co-founded by Vanderbilt mechanical engineering professor Robert J. Webster III has received a breakthrough device designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration that could open the door for new diagnostic and therapeutic applications of flexible endoscopy. Read MoreJan 10, 2023
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The 10 most popular Vanderbilt research news stories of 2022
This year’s roundup of the top news articles highlights the wide reach and positive impact of Vanderbilt’s research and innovation. Read MoreDec 15, 2022