Engineering
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Eight engineering graduate students receive NSF research fellowships
Eight entering engineering graduate students have received research fellowships from the National Science Foundation, as did two Vanderbilt engineering undergraduate students who are pursuing their graduate studies elsewhere. Read MoreAug 12, 2016
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Using nanotechnology to give fuel cells more oomph
Researchers from Vanderbilt University have developed porous polymer-fiber electrodes that may make fuel cells more powerful. Read MoreAug 8, 2016
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Using virtual reality to help teenagers with autism learn how to drive
A team of engineers and psychologists have developed a virtual reality driving simulator designed to help teenagers with autism spectrum disorder learn to drive, a key skill in allowing them to live independent and productive lives. Read MoreJul 21, 2016
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Six attract National Institutes of Health grants for wide-ranging research
Five biomedical engineering professors and an electrical engineering and computer science professor are celebrating news about newly approved or resubmitted Research Project Grants (R01) from the Nationals Institutes of Health. Read MoreJul 12, 2016
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Open-source instructions for focused ultrasound provide cancer research boost
Vanderbilt University’s William Grissom and Charles Caskey are throwing open doors with a do-it-yourself, open-source software and hardware guide to enabling existing imaging machines with focused ultrasound technology. Read MoreJun 30, 2016
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‘Young Scientist’ showcases high schoolers’ research at Vanderbilt
High school students performing advanced research at Vanderbilt have the opportunity to share their findings with the scientific community through a journal of their own. Read MoreJun 2, 2016
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Free symposium on autism, neuroscience and perceptual thinking
“Neuro-diverse: A Symposium on Autism, Neuroscience and Perceptual Thinking” and an associated evening lecture – both free and open to the public – will take place on the Vanderbilt campus Monday, May 23. Read MoreMay 18, 2016
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Chancellor to graduates: ‘Lift others up’
Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos mined his family's history to make his point to the Class of 2016 at Commencement ceremonies. Read MoreMay 13, 2016
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Zero-energy home and zero-emission microbrewery designs part of Vanderbilt engineering school’s Design Day
A number of exciting projects are among the 74 design projects featured at the School of Engineering’s annual Design Day, including zero-energy home designs and a solar-powered desalination system. Read MoreApr 21, 2016
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Vanderbilt rocketeers win sixth payload design award at NASA launch competition
The Vanderbilt student rocket team collected two key awards in NASA’s Student Launch Challenge following a near flawless flight April 16 at Bragg Farms in Toney, Alabama. Read MoreApr 20, 2016
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Mechanical engineering grad student wins NASA space research fellowship
Vanderbilt graduate student Darren Tinker has been selected by NASA for its 2016 class of Space Technology Research Fellows. Read MoreApr 14, 2016
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Measuring drought impact in more than dollars and cents
A pair of Vanderbilt doctoral students has assembled a multi-disciplinary team of graduate students from around the country to conduct a multi-faceted study of how people are affected by and responding to drought conditions in the United States. Read MoreApr 13, 2016
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Heart disease researcher to deliver Emerging Scholars lecture April 19
A researcher who focuses on heart disease and "organs on chip" platforms for disease modeling will deliver the second Emerging Scholars in Engineering lecture Tuesday, April 19. Read MoreApr 13, 2016
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Technology and learning theorist to deliver engineering school’s Schmidt Lecture April 13
A leading theorist and researcher on how technology impacts learning, George Siemens thinks digitization of content and interaction has profound implications on teaching and learning and the organization of universities in general. Read MoreApr 5, 2016
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Wilson receives National Science Foundation CAREER Award
John T. Wilson, assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, has received an NSF Faculty Early Career Development award. The five-year, $500,000 grant will allow him to develop new synthetic materials for “encoding” immunological messages and tightly regulating their delivery to the organs, cells and pathways of the immune system. Read MoreApr 4, 2016
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Senior Design team uses lasers to cut waste in credit card production
Vanderbilt seniors have designed a new method that improves the accuracy of magnetic strip placement during the manufacture of payment cards. Read MoreApr 4, 2016
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Kudos: Read about faculty and staff awards, appointments and achievements
Read about the latest faculty and staff awards, appointments and achievements. Read MoreMar 31, 2016
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Mahadevan wins SEC Faculty Achievement Award
Engineering professor Sankaran Mahadevan has been named as the Vanderbilt recipient of the 2016 SEC Faculty Achievement Award. The award is given annually to a professor at each of the SEC's 14 member schools. Read MoreMar 30, 2016
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Vanderbilt University’s Owen Graduate School of Management jumps five spots in ‘U.S. News’ rankings
Vanderbilt University’s Owen Graduate School of Management jumped five spots to No. 22 to score its highest ranking yet on a list of top graduate business schools in the nation compiled by "U.S. News & World Report." Read MoreMar 16, 2016
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FDA approves Vanderbilt-designed Indego exoskeleton for clinical and personal use
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has given clearance to market and sell the powered lower-limb exoskeleton created by a team of Vanderbilt engineers and commercialized by the Parker Hannifin Corporation for both clinical and personal use in the United States. Read MoreMar 10, 2016