Engineering And Technology
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Grad student adds drone imagery to toolbox for post-disaster recovery
A new online gallery of photos taken in the days, weeks and months following the March 2020 tornados that struck Middle Tennessee is the work of Daniel Perrucci, a Ph.D. candidate in civil engineering, who wants to make disaster recovery more equitable. Read MoreJun 24, 2021
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SPIE and Vanderbilt announce $1M optical engineering faculty fellowship
SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, and Vanderbilt University have announced the establishment of the SPIE Faculty Fellowship in Optics and Photonics. The $500,000 gift from the SPIE Endowment Matching Program will be matched 100 percent by Vanderbilt. Read MoreJun 23, 2021
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Nashville suffered less than regional cities throughout Colonial Pipeline shutdown due to stronger waterborne petroleum access
Access to barge-delivered fuel reduced the impact of the Colonial Pipeline shutdown in Nashville compared to other cities. Read MoreJun 17, 2021
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Vanderbilt Rocket Team places second in 2021 NASA Student Launch Competition
The Vanderbilt Rocket Team placed second in the Launch Division of the 2021 NASA Student Launch Competition. The Vanderbilt team also won NASA’s Educational Engagement Award for their innovative virtual rocketry workshops for school students. Read MoreJun 8, 2021
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Vanderbilt students selected by the Department of Energy’s Office of Science Graduate Student Research Program
Vanderbilt graduate students Luis Bichon and Brandon Tyler Blankenship have been selected for the Department of Energy’s Office of Science Graduate Student Research program and will pursue their research on high-energy nuclear physics at Los Alamos National Laboratory. Read MoreJun 1, 2021
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Space Force Gen. John W. “Jay” Raymond visits Vanderbilt, laying groundwork for future partnership
United States Space Force Chief of Space Operations Gen. John W. "Jay" Raymond recently visited Vanderbilt to learn about the pioneering aerospace engineering projects at the university’s research institutes and trans-institutional programs. Read MoreMay 27, 2021
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Vanderbilt graduate researcher awarded prestigious $161,000 U.S. Department of Energy grant
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Nuclear Energy awards Vanderbilt researcher Irfan Ibrahim an Integrated University Program fellowship grant to pursue research on nuclear power. Read MoreMay 5, 2021
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The Wond’ry pairs up with VUIT to launch ‘Genius Bar,’ bringing technical innovations to life
To assist the Wond’ry’s Ideator and Builder entrepreneurs developing innovations with a technology component, Vanderbilt’s innovation center and VUIT have launched the Wond’ry-VUIT Genius Bar. Read MoreMay 3, 2021
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Ph.D. student in biomedical engineering wins $20K P.E.O. Scholar Award
Samantha Schwager, a Ph.D. student in biomedical engineering, is one of 100 doctoral students within the United States and Canada selected to receive a Philanthropic Educational Organization Scholar Award from the P.E.O. Sisterhood. Read MoreApr 30, 2021
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Engineers’ groundbreaking discovery points to new route for creating thermal superconductors
The relentless increase in heat loads imposed on devices in modern technologies is driving renewed interest among engineers and materials scientists in the area of heat transfer. A team of engineers led by Vanderbilt professor Deyu Li has shown experimentally that the thermal conductivity of a special kind of ultra-thin nanowire becomes divergent with the wire length. Read MoreApr 16, 2021
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Vanderbilt Institute of Nanoscale Science and Engineering awarded VentureWell grant for undergraduate immersion class
A new Nanomaker Immersion course coming to Vanderbilt aims to train the next generation of nanotechnology entrepreneurs in a facility rarely utilized by undergraduates. Vanderbilt professor Alice D. Leach will teach nanotech development and commercialization techniques to the next generation of nanotechnology entrepreneurs beginning in fall 2022. Read MoreApr 14, 2021
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Student-developed machine-learning techniques make surgeries safer and easier to review
An interdisciplinary fellowship with the Data Science Institute has resulted in a promising machine-learning technology that can effectively track complex surgical activity, having the potential to improve patient outcomes, safety and documentation. Read MoreApr 9, 2021
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Research Snapshot: New microscopy technique of electron distributions and theory unveils a feature that can shape applications of a class of quantum materials
Theory and experimental data on an electride, a member of a class of exotic materials, unveil new secrets that may impact technology developments. Est. reading time: 2 mins. Read MoreApr 7, 2021
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Vanderbilt civil engineer to design tech-driven decision-making and disaster response tools for Houston-area food banks
Following massive storms and a major disaster declaration in Texas, Hiba Baroud and collaborators selected by the NSF, DOE and DHS as Civic Innovation Challenge awardees, to develop tech-driven disaster response tools. Read MoreApr 2, 2021
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Engineering school, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ R&D Center enter educational partnership to enhance collaborations
The Vanderbilt University School of Engineering and the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center have entered an educational partnership agreement that will link top-tier experts from Vanderbilt and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Read MoreMar 31, 2021
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Vanderbilt engineers co-host Tennessee Department of Transportation ‘Innovation to Implementation Forum’ on March 31
With multiple TDOT-funded projects underway, Vanderbilt researchers to share opportunities and lessons learned for stronger, tech-enabled implementation. Read MoreMar 30, 2021
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Research Snapshot: Exosuit concept developed at Vanderbilt peeks at the future of wearable tech
Research snapshot: Study shows promise to bring back strain-relieving wearable tech to last-mile delivery drivers, heavy-lifting jobs and other essential workers, including those strained during pandemic. Est. reading time: 1.5 minutes Read MoreMar 25, 2021
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MacArthur Fellow and Berkeley engineer to deliver March 17 Hall Lecture on robot learning and safety in avionics
Claire Tomlin, a pioneer in hybrid control systems research, will deliver the Vanderbilt School of Engineering’s spring 2021 John R. and Donna S. Hall Engineering Lecture on Wednesday, March 17, at 4 p.m. CT. Her lecture, "Safe Learning in Robotics," is open to the public. Read MoreMar 4, 2021
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Five engineering faculty recognized with innovative teaching awards
The extraordinary and creative efforts of five engineering faculty members to adapt to new teaching environments in fall 2020 have been recognized with Teaching Innovation Awards by Philippe Fauchet, Bruce and Bridgitt Evans Dean of Engineering. Read MoreMar 1, 2021
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Data Science Institute virtual event on Feb. 26 to share COVID-19 data lessons learned
Scenarios manifested by the COVID-19 pandemic gave policymakers, doctors, city planners, biomedical researchers and many others an unprecedented opportunity to put data science to work for the common good. A virtual discussion, “Combating a Pandemic in the Data Age,” will take place on Friday, Feb. 26, at 2 p.m. CT. Read MoreFeb 22, 2021