Brenda Ellis
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Vanderbilt engineering MOOC leads talented Indian student to Nashville
A Coursera student in India’s round trip of 16,716 miles began with an invitation to spend a summer in Nashville, Tennessee, as a computer science intern at Vanderbilt University. Read MoreOct 16, 2015
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BOOM! How the Maker Movement is changing the world
Mark Hatch, CEO and co-founder of TechShop, a fast-growing chain of co-working spaces where people come to build prototypes for the products they want to sell, is giving a free public lecture on the Maker Revolution. Read MoreOct 2, 2015
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Engineering’s Hall Lecture to feature tiny flying robots Oct. 12
Vijay Kumar, recognized around the world for his groundbreaking work on the development of autonomous robots and on biologically inspired algorithms for collective behavior, will deliver the John R. and Donna S. Hall Engineering Lecture on Monday, Oct. 12. Read MoreOct 1, 2015
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‘Maker movement’ topic of Engineering’s Chambers Lecture Oct. 7
Mark Hatch, CEO and co-founder of TechShop and author of "Maker Movement Manifesto," will deliver the School of Engineering’s Chambers Family Entrepreneurial Lectureship on Oct. 7 in Featheringill Hall. Read MoreOct 1, 2015
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Engineering professor promoted to U.S. Army brigadier general
Eugene J. LeBoeuf’s Vanderbilt colleagues, his friends, neighbors and family witnessed a moving promotion recognition ceremony at the School of Engineering June 27, when the professor was honored as brigadier general of the 416th Theater Engineer Command, U.S. Army Reserve. Read MoreJul 15, 2015
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Vanderbilt Aerospace Club continues its winning ways at national rocket competition
Vanderbilt's Aerospace Club continued its winning ways at this year's NASA Student Launch Competition held April 11 near Huntsville, Alabama. Read MoreApr 16, 2015
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Artiphon one of scores of senior innovations at Design Day April 20
More than 60 projects by interdisciplinary teams in biomedical, chemical, civil, computer, electrical and mechanical engineering will be displayed throughout Featheringill Hall at Senior Design Day. Read MoreApr 10, 2015
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Computer science student receives Symantec Graduate Fellowship
Computer science graduate student Bo Li has been awarded a Symantec Research Labs Graduate Fellowship. She is one of three recipients nationwide of the prestigious fellowship. Read MoreApr 6, 2015
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Engineering dean joins nationwide pledge to train next-gen engineers
Vanderbilt's School of Engineering joins the nationwide effort to equip a new generation of engineers to tackle the most pressing issues of the day. Read MoreMar 27, 2015
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Five questions with entrepreneur Jonn Kim, to give engineering lecture March 16
Jonn Kim, founder and CEO of Geeks and Nerds Corporation in Huntsville, Alabama, will deliver the School of Engineering’s spring 2015 Chambers Family Entrepreneurial Lecture March 16. Read MoreMar 11, 2015
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Next-generation advanced composite materials topic of Hall Engineering Lecture
A globally recognized polymer sciences researcher will deliver the John R. and Donna S. Hall Engineering Lecture March 30. Read MoreMar 3, 2015
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School of Engineering names distinguished alumni, friends for 2015
James H. Littlejohn and Mark L. Reuss will be inducted into the School of Engineering Academy of Distinguished Alumni, while Kenneth F. Galloway and James J. Truchard are the inaugural members of the school’s Circle of Distinguished Friends. Read MoreFeb 3, 2015
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Former Redskins linebacker and Mechanical Engineering grad honored by SEC
Former standout linebacker Jonathan Goff was saluted as Vanderbilt’s legend as part of Southeastern Conference Championship activities in Atlanta Dec. 6-7. Read MoreDec 10, 2014
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Aerospace Club works on simulated Mars sample recovery vehicle for NASA competition
The Vanderbilt Aerospace Club, defending champions in the NASA Student Launch Challenge for the past two years, is tackling the agency’s 2014-15 design challenge. Read MoreDec 9, 2014
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Coffee-ring diagnostic offers hope in poorest regions
Using the same mechanism that causes evaporating coffee to leave a ring behind, an interdisciplinary team of Vanderbilt researchers is designing a simple blood test to diagnose malaria in the developing world without electricity or special training. Read MoreDec 3, 2014
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Engineering launches Chambers Family Entrepreneurial Lectureship
The lectureship is designed to encourage and invigorate entrepreneurial activity among engineering students and throughout the university. Read MoreNov 6, 2014
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Former astronaut meets with Zeppos during campus visit
Kevin P. Chilton, a retired four-star U.S. Air Force general, visited Vanderbilt Oct. 24. Read MoreOct 27, 2014
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Game theory can help predict crime before it occurs
A team headed by Eugene Vorobeychik, assistant professor of computer science and computer engineering, uses game theory and big data to optimize policing. Read MoreOct 21, 2014
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New facility devoted to multiscale modeling opens on Music Row
Vanderbilt University School of Engineering has established a unique research facility focusing on Multiscale Modeling and Simulation. MuMS is home to four faculty members and their research groups. Read MoreOct 2, 2014
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Will Grissom makes problem-solving nerds look cool
“I live for the problems we get to solve,” says Will Grissom, assistant professor of biomedical engineering, radiology and electrical engineering. Read MoreSep 26, 2014