Pam Coyle
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Praise for Camaraderie and a Welcoming Vanderbilt Vibe: Nnamdi Okabuonye, BS’20
One weekend program convinced Nnamdi Okabuonye that Vanderbilt was where he wanted to be. A second initiative validated his choice early during his first year as an engineering student. Read MoreApr 30, 2020
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Team makes breakthrough in separation science with sub-Angstrom precision
An international research team that includes Vanderbilt engineers is the first to successfully separate two ions with very, very small size differences, a major advancement in separation science with widespread potential application. Read MoreApr 24, 2020
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Baroud receives NSF Early CAREER Award to predict and inform community hazard response
Hiba Baroud has received a 2020 NSF Faculty Early CAREER Development grant to boost community resilience and sustainability through a three-pronged project that starts with a better understanding of how people and infrastructures interact during hazards. Read MoreMar 11, 2020
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Rafat receives Young Investigator Grant from Breast Cancer Alliance
The two-year, $125,000 award will allow Marjan Rafat and her research group to investigate how radiation influences tumor and immune cell recruitment in triple negative breast cancer. Read MoreFeb 19, 2020
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Vanderbilt engineers mine EMRs and clinical journals for novel disease associations and new research paths
A new tool developed by Vanderbilt engineers, in collaboration with clinical and informatic experts, can unearth novel co-morbidities from routinely collected, anonymized electronic medical records. Read MoreFeb 18, 2020
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Five graduate students named Eisenhower Fellows
Five engineering Ph.D. students have received prestigious Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowships and one of them was named the top Eisenhower Fellow in the U.S. Read MoreJan 21, 2020
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Anita Mahadevan-Jansen elected fellow of National Academy of Inventors
Anita Mahadevan-Jansen, Orrin H. Ingram Professor of Engineering and director of the Vanderbilt Biophotonics Center, has been elected a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors, the highest professional distinction accorded solely to academic inventors. Read MoreDec 4, 2019
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Neuromodulation device studied as non-addictive option for chronic pain
With $3.6 million in funding, researchers from the Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science are developing a focused ultrasound neuromodulation device as a non-invasive and non-addictive method for treating chronic pain. Read MoreNov 11, 2019
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Valentine named Vanderbilt faculty liaison with ORNL
The Oak Ridge National Laboratory collaboration with Vanderbilt University will grow stronger through a new faculty liaison—a School of Engineering professor—and enhanced management of travel assistance awards. Read MoreNov 8, 2019
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Biophotonics device for parathyroid I.D. is a R&D 100 Awards finalist
An optical imaging technology developed by Orrin H. Ingram Professor of Biomedical Engineering Anita Mahadevan-Jansen and her group, in partnership with a medical device company, has been selected as a finalist for the 2019 R&D 100 Awards. Read MoreOct 28, 2019
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Alert system for failing nuclear plant pipes uses thin films and sound vibrations
A failing pipe can be tough to spot. It may cause a puddle, produce another sign of damage, or simply burst before detection. A flooded kitchen or laundry room is messy and inconvenient, but the stakes are much, much higher in nuclear power plants – which on average contain many miles of pipeline. As concern... Read MoreOct 24, 2019
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Smart City project gives Nashville data-based planning tools
Vanderbilt researchers have discovered a vortex—and this one has nothing to do with icy, polar weather. Working with the Nashville Fire Department and Davidson County Information Technology Services, a team of Vanderbilt computer scientists and engineers analyzed more than three years of NFD incident data. The team looked at location, time and type of incidents... Read MoreOct 17, 2019
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Transportation engineers put sophisticated eyes on campus mobility and air quality
The first of what could be two dozen sophisticated sensor arrays—called the MoveVU Digital Gateway—has started collecting air quality and mobility data on Vanderbilt's campus as part of a large-scale, $9 million project backed by federal, state and university funding. Read MoreOct 9, 2019
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Chang, Englot receive $3M NIH grant for epilepsy imaging work
A team led by an engineering professor who specializes in techniques to analyze functional neuroimaging data and a neurosurgeon-scientist has received a $3 million National Institutes of Health grant for epilepsy research. Read MoreAug 29, 2019
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ORAU award supports BME professor’s work on whole brain statistical modeling
Mika Rubinov, whose research involves building statistical models of whole brain data sets, has received a competitive research grant from Oak Ridge Associated Universities. Read MoreAug 26, 2019
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Chang receives Early Career Award for advancing fMRI data analysis
Catie Chang has received the 2019 Early Career Achievement Award from a society of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. Chang, an assistant professor of computer science, electrical engineering and computer engineering, was honored this week at the IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society conference. Specifically, the award cites her “innovative contributions to... Read MoreJul 25, 2019
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Hand-held robot points to less invasive prostate surgery
Vanderbilt collaborators focused on minimally invasive prostate surgery are developing an endoscopic robotic system with two-handed dexterity at a much smaller scale than existing options. A key part of the design – telescoping, curved, concentric tubes – received U.S. patent protection in March 2019, the same month the principal investigators secured a $2.1 million R01... Read MoreJul 18, 2019
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App prototype combines neural network, photos, burn patient info
Evaluating the severity of a burn injury – and whether it requires transfer to a Burn ICU or not – has been more art than science. About 79 percent of Total Burn Surface Area calculations are incorrect, sending more patients than necessary to specialized facilities, straining resources and compromising resuscitation and patient care. A senior... Read MoreJul 9, 2019
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Five engineering faculty awarded Discovery Grants
Five proposals from School of Engineering faculty have been selected by the Office of the Provost for 2019 Discovery Grants, which advance new ideas and cutting-edge scholarship in the university’s core disciplines. “Discovery Grants serve as a key internal funding vehicle for fostering research that has the potential to improve lives and address society’s complex problems—a vital part... Read MoreJun 29, 2019
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BME team develops quick DNA test for malaria drug resistance
One of the keys to quickly diagnosing anti-malarial drug resistance — potentially saving lives — lies in testing whole blood instead of extracting DNA, eliminating processing steps that can take hours or days. A team of Vanderbilt University biomedical engineers cracked the code to doing just that and are working on applying the method to... Read MoreJun 13, 2019