Engineering
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Study of Google data collection comes amid increased scrutiny over digital privacy
If you use an Android device with the Chrome browser running, the tech giant knows whether you are traveling by foot or car, where you shop, how often you use your Starbucks app and when you’ve made a doctor’s appointment, according to research by Doug Schmidt. Read MoreNov 1, 2018
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Vanderbilt engineers to train neural networks and enhance Chattanooga transit system
Vanderbilt's Abhishek Dubey and Yuche Chen are helping to build new tools to revolutionize the energy efficiency of transit providers in Chattanooga. Read MoreOct 26, 2018
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Reinhart-King receives inaugural BMES Mid-Career Award
Cynthia Reinhart-King, Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Engineering, is the inaugural recipient of the Biomedical Engineering Society’s Mid-Career Award, which recognizes meritorious achievements and leadership in biomedical engineering and significant involvement and sustained contributions to the BMES. Read MoreOct 26, 2018
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Emerge 2018 emerging technologies conference topic is artificial intelligence
Emerge 2018 is a free, one-day conference at Vanderbilt on Oct. 27 for students, educators, entrepreneurs and the Nashville community to learn more about artificial intelligence. Read MoreOct 25, 2018
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Sara Tsai: Runner and engineer
A serious injury inspired senior student-athlete Sara Tsai to pursue a degree in mechanical engineering and a future in helping others. Read MoreOct 25, 2018
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Synergy in two-dimensional materials, membranes research clear in professor’s new work
Piran Kidambi's team applied the overlap in research on two-dimensional materials and membranes to address some of the most critical challenges in membrane research. Read MoreOct 10, 2018
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Vanderbilt selected to evaluate NSF-funded, high school engineering curriculum
The $4 million pilot program, entitled Engineering For US All, will test the effectiveness of a standardized educational curriculum across multiple states and eventually may lead to college credit. Read MoreOct 4, 2018
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Quantum mechanics work lets oil industry know promise of recovery experiments before they start
Vanderbilt University physicists developed detailed quantum mechanical simulations that accurately predict the outcomes of various additive combinations in water used for enhanced oil recovery. Read MoreSep 27, 2018
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Watson Room opening, Hall Lecture mark two-day celebration of IBM support at Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt will open the Watson Room at the Wond’ry, and IBM Vice President Robert Sutor will give the School of Engineering’s John R. and Donna S. Hall Lecture, as part of a two-day celebration of IBM support at Vanderbilt Sept. 19–20. Read MoreSep 13, 2018
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What Google can learn from your Android phone
Vanderbilt computer scientist Doug Schmidt has found that Google collects data around the clock from the phones of Android users in particular – their location, shopping habits, music, searches and more. Read MoreSep 7, 2018
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Fauchet announces new roles, responsibilities in Engineering dean’s office
Philippe Fauchet, Bruce and Bridgitt Evans Dean of the School of Engineering, has announced a new structure for his office with a number of colleagues taking on new roles and responsibilities. Read MoreAug 28, 2018
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Bowtie-funnel combo best for conducting light; team found answer in undergrad physics equation
Running computers on virtually invisible beams of light would make them faster, lighter and more energy efficient. A Vanderbilt team found the answer in a familiar formula. Read MoreAug 24, 2018
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Gould awarded $10K prize for achievement in research
Vanderbilt’s most prestigious faculty prize for accomplishments in research, scholarship or creative expression was awarded to Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology Kathleen Gould Aug. 23. She was one of 10 award recipients during Fall Faculty Assembly. Read MoreAug 24, 2018
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Rebuilding concrete: Sanchez to help lead $6.7 million Hong Kong research project
Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering Florence Sanchez is a co-P.I. on an international research team searching for more resilient building materials for marine infrastructure projects. Read MoreAug 15, 2018
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School of Engineering, 2U partner to deliver Engineering@Vanderbilt: two online graduate degrees
Vanderbilt University School of Engineering and digital education company 2U, Inc. today announced they're partnering to deliver Engineering@Vanderbilt, a suite of two online graduate engineering degrees: a master of science in computer science and a master of engineering in engineering management. Read MoreAug 13, 2018
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Soldiers, students meet up in the Wond’ry to revolutionize prototyping, production
A Fort Campbell colonel recognized the potential in a match between Army engineers and the Won’dry and has launched a new collaborative process. Read MoreAug 9, 2018
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Engineering’s Zelik named Emerging Leader by Chamber, YP Nashville
Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering Karl Zelik has been named an Emerging Leader by the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce and YP Nashville. Zelik received the distinction in the Architecture, Engineering and Construction category. Read MoreAug 9, 2018
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Poster session Friday will feature work on next-gen vaccines
The computer-aided design and engineering of antibodies and vaccine candidates that can neutralize viral scourges like influenza and Ebola will be the topic of an Aug. 17 poster session presented by the Vanderbilt Center for Structural Biology and the Vanderbilt Vaccine Center. Read MoreAug 6, 2018
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Vanderbilt engineers’ smart grid platform joins new Linux Foundation energy project
Vanderbilt University is the first academic partner to join a new effort by The Linux Foundation to advance open source innovation in the energy and electricity sectors, contributing both deep expertise and a platform for smart grid applications Read MoreJul 27, 2018
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Safe solid-state lithium batteries herald ‘paradigm shift’ in energy storage
Kelsey Hatzell studied the performance of a promising electrolyte for solid-state lithium batteries under real-world conditions. Read MoreJul 19, 2018