engineering
Engineering professor creates animated science education program
Dec. 3, 2007—An animated computer program created by a Vanderbilt University professor of computer science and computer engineering is being used in Nashville public school classrooms to teach science to middle school students. But the teachable agent called Betty‘s Brain does much more; it also teaches students how to learn.
Robert Rowe, former School of Engineering dean, dies
Nov. 19, 2007—Robert S. Rowe, who guided the Vanderbilt School of Engineering in the 1960s from a mostly technical training unit to one that offered graduate degrees and whose faculty engaged in advance research, died Nov. 3, in Sebring, Fla. He was 87.
Future of solar cell technology subject of public lecture
Nov. 16, 2007—Lawrence L. Kazmerski, the director of the National Center for Photovoltaics at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden, Colo., will give a free public lecture on the prospects of current and coming solar cell technologies on Monday, Dec. 3, on the Vanderbilt campus.
Vanderbilt mechanical engineer elected AAAS fellow
Nov. 7, 2007—Thomas A. Cruse, the H. Fort Flowers Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Emeritus, at Vanderbilt University has been elected a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), an honor bestowed upon him by his peers.
Clay, Johnson, and Thackston receive Vanderbilt School of Engineering Distinguished Alumnus Awards
Oct. 31, 2007—W. Robert Clay, John W. Johnson and Edward Thackston recently received the Distinguished Alumnus Award from the Vanderbilt University School of Engineering.
Peter Cummings to receive the 2007 AIChE Nanoscale Science and Engineering Forum Award
Oct. 5, 2007—Peter Cummings, John R. Hall Professor of Chemical Engineering at Vanderbilt, will receive the 2007 American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AlChE) Nanoscale Science and Engineering Forum Award at the institute's annual meeting in November.
Vanderbilt maintains position among top 25 universities in the national competition for federal research dollars
Sep. 4, 2007—Vanderbilt University maintained its rank of 23rd in the nation in the total value of federal science and engineering research grants awarded to campus researchers, according to an annual report compiled by the National Science Foundation (NSF).
Rocket-powered mechanical arm could revolutionize prosthetics
Aug. 20, 2007—Combine a mechanical arm with a miniature rocket motor: The result is a prosthetic device that is the closest thing yet to a bionic arm.
Vanderbilt engineering dean wins IEEE award in nuclear and plasma science
Aug. 2, 2007—Ken Galloway, dean of the Vanderbilt School of Engineering, has won the prestigious Richard F. Shea Distinguished Member Award from the IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society (NPSS).
Vanderbilt robot teams, nano-engineering projects win young faculty NSF awards
Jun. 6, 2007—Young Vanderbilt engineering faculty have netted prestigious CAREER awards from the National Science Foundation for their innovations.
Senior Day Study Break Video: "The World is Flat and What You Can Do About It"
May. 25, 2007—Douglas Schmidt, professor of computer science, discusses the ramifications of new information sharing technology and what we can do to stay competitive.
Senior Day Study Break Video: “The World is Flat and What You Can Do About It”
May. 25, 2007—Douglas Schmidt, professor of computer science, discusses the ramifications of new information sharing technology and what we can do to stay competitive.