Engineering
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Vanderbilt engineering professor receives national biomedical engineering award
Thomas R. Harris, Vanderbilt chair of the Biomedical Engineering Department and Orrin H. Ingram Distinguished Professor of Engineering, has received a distinguished service award from the major scientific and professional society in the field of biomedical engineering. Read MoreOct 13, 2005
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Vanderbilt cardiologist and biomedical engineering grad honored
Dr. Andre' Lemont Churchwell, a Vanderbilt University cardiologist whose distinguished career has included extensive professional and community service and support for aspiring minority faculty, is the recipient of the 2005 Walter R. Murray Jr. Distinguished Alumnus Award. Read MoreOct 11, 2005
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Vanderbilt alumna to address students during “Distinguished Alumni” talk
Tamara Baynham, a senior research scientist for the Guidant Corporation, will speak to encourage engineering majors Oct. 13 during her presentation "Survive and Thrive in Engineering School: It Takes a Village." The talk will take place from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Bishop Joseph Johnson Black Cultural Center as part of the Distinguished Alumni Lecture Series sponsored by the center. Read MoreOct 6, 2005
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“Lab-on-chip” technology expert joins Vanderbilt as H. Fort Flowers Professor
Dongqing Li -- an international leader in "lab-on-a-chip" biotechnology who is joining Vanderbilt as the new H. Fort Flowers Professor of Mechanical Engineering -- dreams of creating a miniature, portable laboratory the size of a business card, capable of on-the-scene diagnosis of diseases and rapid detection of biochemical warfare agents. Read MoreSep 12, 2005
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Should New Orleans rebuild? Vanderbilt expert says ‘perhaps not’
Hurricane Katrina has left most of New Orleans a virtual toxic wasteland, and a Vanderbilt University professor says that perhaps this once great city that is below sea level should not be rebuilt, at least in its present form. Mark Abkowitz, professor of civil and environmental engineering, says "imagine the infrastructure expense required to rebuild the levees that can withstand far more than what was included in the original design, installation of a pumping system with greater capacity and less prone to failure, and add to that the knowledge that the climate change will increase the frequency and severity of hurricanes in the region." Read MoreSep 7, 2005
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Renowned architect Peter Eisenman to speak at Vanderbilt
Peter Eisenman, an internationally recognized architect and educator who has designed projects ranging from NFL stadiums to unique private homes, will speak Sept. 23 at Vanderbilt University as part of the Chancellor's Lecture Series. Read MoreSep 2, 2005
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Hurricane Disaster Experts
Vanderbilt experts are available to discuss a variety of issues related to the Hurricane Katrina disaster, including emergency response planning, police response, looting, economic impact, impact on universities, mass casualties, infectious disease and medical problems facing children. Read MoreSep 2, 2005
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Vanderbilt radiation experts help determine safety of Alaskan seafood
Vanderbilt researchers are two of the authors of a research study released today that revealed seafood from the area close to the Aleutian Islands in Alaska currently is not threatened by radioactive materials resulting from underground nuclear tests carried out at Amchitka Island between 1965 and 1971. Read MoreAug 1, 2005
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New method proves it possible to grow bone for grafts within a patient‘s body
An international team of biomedical engineers has demonstrated for the first time that it is possible to grow healthy new bone reliably in one part of the body and use it to repair damaged bone at a different location. Read MoreJul 26, 2005
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Vanderbilt London program participants unharmed by explosions
Ninety students, faculty and interns studying or working in London this summer were accounted for and unharmed on Thursday after attacks on the city‘s public transportation system. Read MoreJul 7, 2005
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Vanderbilt group to tackle extreme conditions in space
Unlike the spectacular movie version, real-life sun storms can‘t turn ordinary astronauts into the Fantastic Four. But they can and occasionally do incapacitate expensive and vitally important space systems, like satellites and spacecraft. Read MoreJun 30, 2005
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Golf Tournament to benefit Vanderbilt Kennedy Center
The Vanderbilt Kennedy Center for Research on Human Development will be the beneficiary of this year‘s annual Waddell & Reed Financial Services Charity Golf Tournament on June 17. This will be the third year for Waddell & Reed to support the Kennedy Center in its efforts to raise awareness. The event will take place at the Vanderbilt Legends Golf Club in Franklin. Read MoreJun 7, 2005
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Vanderbilt engineering professor wins National Science Foundation award
Mark D. Does, Vanderbilt assistant professor of biomedical engineering and assistant professor of radiology and radiological sciences, has won a prestigious National Science Foundation (NSF) award. Read MoreMay 27, 2005
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Vanderbilt School of Engineering takes lead in Air Force research on radiation effects on emerging electronic materials and devices
Vanderbilt University‘s School of Engineering has been selected to lead a new research program that focuses on the impact of radiation on continually shrinking electronic devices and new microelectronic materials ñ both in space and on the ground. Read MoreMay 10, 2005
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Vanderbilt engineering part of national ‘dream team‘, To design, develop new secure system design technologies
Vanderbilt University‘s School of Engineering will play an important role in a major new $19 million National Science Foundation (NSF) multi-institutional center to protect the nation‘s computer infrastructure from cyber attacks while improving its reliability. Read MoreApr 12, 2005
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Timing nature‘s fastest optical shutter
It‘s nature‘s fastest quick-change artist: In less than the time it takes a beam of light to travel a tenth of a millimeter, vanadium dioxide can switch from a transparent to a reflective, mirror-like state. Read MoreApr 7, 2005
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Engineering professor appointed to U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission advisory committee
A Vanderbilt engineering professor has been selected as one of a handful of high-level experts who advise the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission on safe management of nuclear waste. Read MoreMar 11, 2005
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Dyer to receive Vanderbilt School of Engineering Distinguished Alumnus Award
David F. Dyer, president and chief executive officer of Tommy Hilfiger Corporation, has been selected to receive the 2005 Distinguished Alumnus Award from the Vanderbilt University School of Engineering. Read MoreMar 10, 2005
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Frank Parker named “national associate” by the National Academies
Frank L. Parker, the Distinguished Professor of Environmental and Water Resources Engineering at Vanderbilt, has been named a "national associate" by the National Academies, which includes the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, the Institute of Medicine and the National Research Council. Read MoreJan 13, 2005
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Vanderbilt Engineering to lead new defense nanotechnology program
The Vanderbilt School of Engineering will lead a new $2.4 million multi-institutional nanotechnology program funded by the U.S. Army Research Laboratory to develop radically improved electronics, sensors, energy-conversion devices and other critical defense systems. Read MoreJun 24, 2004