CAREER Award

  • Vanderbilt University

    Vanderbilt School of Engineering faculty receive National Science Foundation Early CAREER Awards 

    David Braun, Justus Ndukaife and Ahmad Taha are recipients of the National Science Foundation Early CAREER Award. The Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program offers the most prestigious awards in support of early-career faculty who have the potential to serve as academic role models in research and education and to lead advances in the mission of their department or organization. Read More

    Apr 27, 2022

  • Braun receives NSF Early CAREER Award to create next-gen robots to assist humans

    Braun receives NSF Early CAREER Award to create next-gen robots to assist humans

    David Braun, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, has received a prestigious NSF CAREER Award for foundational research in mechanically adaptive robotics. His CAREER project, “Mechanically Adaptive, Energetically Passive Robotics,” will enable the creation of new-generation industrial robots, transportation systems, and devices that can assist and augment humans. The five-year, $600,000 grant will support work on robot... Read More

    Apr 13, 2022

  • Vanderbilt University

    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 More

    Jun 4, 2012

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    App turns tablet into math aid for visually impaired students

    A mechanical engineering graduate student has created an app that turns Android tablets into an educational aid for teaching mathematics to visually impaired students. Read More

    Mar 5, 2012

  • Vanderbilt University

    Merryman receives NSF CAREER award

    W. David Merryman, assistant professor of biomedical engineering, has received a National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development grant. Read More

    Jun 9, 2011

  • Graphene

    Graphene expert receives NSF CAREER award

    Vanderbilt physicist Kirill Bolotin has received NSF’s CAREER award, which supports exceptionally promising junior faculty members. Read More

    Mar 21, 2011