Robert Pitz
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Three engineering faculty win Vanderbilt grants to support early-stage pioneering research
Three engineering faculty members have received grants to support the early stages of pioneering research projects identified as likely candidates for further funding from federal, foundation and industry sponsors. Spring 2022 Seeding Success Grants were awarded to 14 faculty and are the second cycle of the internal early investment funding initiative. The grants, awarded to faculty spanning the... Read MoreJun 29, 2022
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Two engineering professors named American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics fellows
Robert W. Pitz and Sankaran Mahadevan are members of the 2018 class of American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics fellows. They join 20 other members from academia, industry and government honored by the AIAA. Read MoreFeb 23, 2018
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Retired engineering professor integral to early success of materials science program dies
William Frances Flanagan, who taught at Vanderbilt University for more than 30 years and was renowned for his research on the causes of stress corrosion cracking in alloys and metals, died June 15 in Maryland. He was 90. Read MoreJun 29, 2017
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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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Tabletop plasma generator brings Jupiter’s core to the lab
A Vanderbilt engineering graduate student has created a small-scale, efficient way to produce high-energy density plasma--the state of matter found in the center of stars and gas giants like Jupiter--with a tabletop device. Read MoreApr 9, 2013
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June grants announced by Division of Sponsored Research
The Division of Sponsored Research received notification in June that the following grants in excess of $25,000 had been awarded. Read MoreJul 28, 2011