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Princeton Professor Peter R. Jaffe delivers Frank L. Parker Distinguished Lecture Series Nov. 2: Peter R. Jaffe, civil and environmental engineering professor at Princeton University, gave the Frank L. Parker Distinguished Professor Lecture Series today at 138 Featheringill Hall. His address was titled “Microbial and Geochemical Responses to Biostimulation of U(VI) Reduction in Soils and U(IV) Post-stimulation Stability” and was sponsored by the Mason Foundation. (more)
November 2, 2009
 

  Computer science team places first in regional round of IBM’s Battle of the Brains: The School of Engineering Gold Team placed first in a regional round of the 34th annual Association for Computing Machinery International Collegiate Programming Contest Oct. 24, making it the fifth straight year a Vanderbilt computer science team has taken top honors in a regional round. (more)
October 30, 2009
 
 
A $100,000 Grand Challenges Explorations grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will support an innovative global health research project conducted by Associate Professor of Chemistry David Wright and Professor of Biomedical Engineering Rick Haselton, titled “Coffee Ring Stain Diagnostics for Malaria.”  (more)
October 21, 2009
 






 

MIT professor, scholar of engineering design Woodie Flowers to speak Oct. 28: Training and education, says Professor Woodie Flowers, are very different. “I think it is time to shift gears – to shift away from the ‘sage on the stage,’” says Flowers. Universities, he says, need to get out of the business of training. (more)
October 19, 2009
 

 

Engineering's Distinguished Alumnus Award bestowed on business leaders, engineering dean: Vanderbilt engineering alumni Carl E. Adams Jr., George E. Cook and Charles E. Fields Jr. each received a Distinguished Alumnus Award from Vanderbilt’s School of Engineering during an Engineering Celebration Dinner held Oct. 15 at the university’s Student Life Center. (more)
October 16, 2009
 








 

National security and counter-terrorism forum set for Oct. 16: A forum on national security, “From Cyber-Warfare to Biological Attacks: Counter-Terrorism in the 21st Century,” will be held Oct. 16 at 2 p.m. in Room 4309 of the Stevenson Center at Vanderbilt. The Vanderbilt community is invited to attend and participate in the open forum, which will allow for questions from the audience. (more)
October 12, 2009
 

CS professor to take part in NAE's first Frontiers of Engineering Education symposium: Xenofon Koutsoukos, associate professor of computer science and computer engineering, is one of 49 of the nation’s brightest young engineering researchers and educators who were chosen from a highly competitive pool of applicants to take part in the National Academy of Engineering's (NAE) first Frontiers of Engineering Education (FOEE) symposium Nov. 15-18 in Herndon, Va. (more)
October 7, 2009
 
 
Vanderbilt founding member of new online reseach news channel: Vanderbilt has joined with 34 other top research universities to create Futurity.org, an online news channel designed to showcase the achievements of their scientists and engineers, medical researchers and scholars. (more)
September 28, 2009
 
  Engineering Career Day is Oct. 6: Vanderbilt Career Center will host an Engineering & Information Technology Industry Career Day at the Student Life Center from 3-6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 6. (more)
September 14, 2009
 
  School of Engineering recruits 7 new faculty members: The Vanderbilt University School of Engineering announces the appointment of seven new faculty members to its full-time teaching staff. (more)
September 1, 2009
 







 
Michael D. Griffin, a former administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, will give the John R. and Donna S. Hall Engineering Lecture – Challenges Facing the U.S. Civil Space Program – at 4 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 24, in Featheringill Hall’s Jacobs Believed in Me Auditorium. (more)
September 1, 2009
  ISIS professors receive NSF Awards as a result of U.S. stimulus plan: Two ISIS professors have received National Science Foundation awards in the area of intelligent learning environments and distributed real-time embedded systems. (more)
August 26, 2009
 
  EECS chair receives IEEE Nuclear & Plasma Sciences Merit Award: Daniel M. Fleetwood, chair of the electrical engineering and computer science department, has received the 2009 IEEE Nuclear & Plasma Sciences Society (NPSS) Merit Award, which recognizes an individual who has made outstanding technical contributions to the fields of nuclear and plasma sciences. (more)
August 15, 2009
 
 

DoD funds to stimulate research go to VUSE professors: The Department of Defense announced August 7 the awarding of 28 grants totaling $14.1 million as part of the fiscal 2009 Defense Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (DEPSCoR). (more)
August 14, 2009
 

 
Gokhale, Guelcher receive CAREER awards: Two assistant professors have received prestigious National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program awards. Anirudda Gokhale and Scott Guelcher each received awards totaling $500,000, and issued for the next five years. (more)
August 6, 2009
 
  VUSE space-defense institutes gain new home on Music Row:The School of Engineering’s Institute for Space and Defense Electronics (ISDE) and the Institute for Software Integrated Systems (ISIS) anticipate further growth after relocation to new offices at 1025 16th Avenue South. (more)
July 15, 2009
 
  ChBE department awarded graduate fellowships through U.S. Department of Education: Vanderbilt’s chemical and biomolecular engineering (ChBE) department was recently awarded fellowships through the U.S. Department of Education in the area of advanced materials through the Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need (GAANN) program. (more)
July 10, 2009
 
Sharon Weiss wins prestigious White House award: Sharon Weiss, assistant professor of electrical engineering, has been recognized as one of the nation’s top young scientists with a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), the highest honor bestowed by the United States government on young professionals in the early stages of their independent research careers. Weiss is one of 100 beginning researchers named July 9 by President Obama. (more)
July 9, 2009
 








 
Dan Fleetwood is named Olin Henry Landreth Professor: Vanderbilt University and the School of Engineering have named Professor Daniel M. Fleetwood to the Olin Henry Landreth Chair in Engineering. Landreth was Vanderbilt’s first professor of engineering and its first dean of engineering.

This is a new chair within the School of Engineering and it has been made possible through a gift from an anonymous donor. The seven-year appointment is effective July 1, 2009. (more)
July 1, 2009
 

 

Goldfarb team wins best paper award at ICORR 2009: Mechanical engineering professor Michael Goldfarb and his team at Vanderbilt University received the IEEE-Best Paper Award at ICORR 2009 in Kyoto, Japan, at the 11th International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics June 23-26. (more)
June 30, 2009

 

  Engineers work on technique to improve cochlear implantation process: A new technique currently in testing at Vanderbilt could make cochlear implantation faster, safer and less invasive. If proven effective, the new technique could reduce surgery times from about two hours to as little as 20 minutes. (more)
June 30, 2009
 
  New endowed chair honors Professor Peter Pintauro: Recognized for his work in the field of fuel cell membranes and electrochemical engineering, Professor Peter N. Pintauro, chair of the chemical and biomolecular engineering department, is the first holder the H. Eugene McBrayer Chair in Chemical Engineering in the Vanderbilt University School of Engineering. (more)
June 22, 2009
 






 
Gokhale receives award from Construction Industry Institute: Sanjiv Gokhale, professor of the practice in civil engineering, is the recipient of the 2009 Distinguished Professor award by the Construction Industry Institute (CII). The award was created this year and will be presented at CII's annual conference in July. (more)
June 25, 2009
 
 

Vanderbilt software engineers, physicians pioneer an advanced sepsis detection and management system: Clinicians and informatics experts from the Vanderbilt University Medical Center and computer scientists from Vanderbilt’s Institute for Software Integrated Systems (ISIS) in the School of Engineering have come up with a high-tech approach to combat sepsis, which is one of the top 10 causes of death in the United States. (more)
June 15, 2009
 

 

Kosson receives international award at conference in France: David S. Kosson, chair of civil and environmental engineering, received the 2009 ISCOWA Award given by the International Society for the Environmental and Technical Implications of Construction with Alternative Materials at the WASCON meeting in Lyon, France June 5. (more)
June 10, 2009
 

  Motorsports secures strong overall finish at Formula SAE competition in Michigan: Vanderbilt Motorsports secured a strong 26th place overall finish at this year’s Formula SAE competition held at Michigan International Speedway May 13-16. (more)
June 1, 2009
 






 
Dean Kenneth Galloway elected chairman of national board of engineering deans: Kenneth Galloway, dean of Vanderbilt's School of Engineering, has been elected by his national peers to a two-year term as chair of the Engineering Deans Council Executive Board. (more)
May 19, 2009
 







 

Jansen to lead American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery: E. Duco Jansen, professor of Biomedical Engineering and Neurosurgery, recently was elected president of the American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery. The ASLMS is the world’s largest and preeminent scientific organization dedicated to promoting research, education and high standards of clinical care in the field of medical laser applications. It has more than 4,300 members worldwide. (more)
May 15, 2009

 

  ME Students receive awards at Senior Reception: Distinguished awards were presented May 7 to five seniors and three design teams at a reception hosted by the mechanical engineering department in honor of the department’s graduating seniors. (more)
May 13, 2009
 
  Chancellor presents a Founder’s Medal to Arunan Skandarajah: The 2009 Founder’s Medalist for the School of Engineering is Arunan Skandarajah, who graduated May 8 at the top of the graduating class in the School of Engineering with a BE degree in biomedical engineering. Chancellor Nicholas Zeppos presented the medal to Skandarajah during Commencement ceremonies. (more)
May 12, 2009

 

 

Outstanding graduates recognized at 2009 Commencement Reception: A reception to honor 43 engineering graduates for their outstanding scholarship was held May 7. The graduates and their friends and families gathered at the University Club for an awards ceremony and a buffet meal. (more)
May 11, 2009
 

  Engineering faculty promoted; annual awards presented: (May 2009) – Dean Kenneth F. Galloway announced the promotions of three engineering faculty members at a May 5 reception after the final faculty meeting of the 2008-2009 academic year. (more)
May 5, 2009
 
 

Three of four new Board of Trust members have ties to School of Engineering: Two Vanderbilt alumni and a graduating Chancellor’s Scholar – all having ties to the School of Engineering – are the newest members of the Vanderbilt Board of Trust. During its May 1 meeting, the board elected Lee M. Bass, a Vanderbilt parent; Bruce R. Evans and William W. Featheringill to five-year terms. Ayo Ositelu will serve a four-year term as the 2009 Young Alumni Trustee. (more)
May 2, 2009
 








 

Vanderbilt engineers play key role in new DOE energy frontier research center ­A team of Vanderbilt engineers will play a key role in a new federal effort to significantly improve our understanding of how gases and liquids interact with solid surfaces. That is the focus of a new multi-million-dollar Energy Frontier Research Center announced by the White House on April 27. (more)
April 29, 2009
 

  Engineering graduate program rises in 2010 US News & World Report’s rankings: Vanderbilt’s School of Engineering graduate program improved three positions to No. 39 in annual rankings by U.S. News & World Report. The 2010 annual graduate program rankings were released today. The School ranks ahead of Yale and Washington University in St. Louis and just behind Duke and Virginia. (more)
April 23, 2009
 






 

Schrimpf receives Harvie Branscomb Distinguished Professor Award:  Ronald D. Schrimpf, professor of electrical engineering and professor of computer engineering, received The Harvie Branscomb Distinguished Professor Award April 17 at the spring faculty senate. (more)
April 20, 2009
 







 
Ph.D. student in computer science wins Armed Forces electronics fellowship: Vanderbilt University doctoral student Jonathan L. Wellons has been awarded an Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association Ph.D. Fellowship. Wellons’ research deals with robust routing algorithms for wireless networks. (more)
April 6, 2009

 

ESPN to cover NASCAR racer’s visit with Vanderbilt Motorsports students: (April 3, 2009) – Braun Racing driver Burney Lamar and crew chief Trent Owens have some advice to share with engineering students next week and ESPN plans to cover the campus visit. Lamar, driver of the No. 32 Dollar General Toyota for Braun, located in Mooresville, N.C., and Owens will tour the school of engineering’s motorsports facility April 9 and offer advice to students as they prepare their formula-style race car for upcoming collegiate competition in Virginia, April 22-25, and in Michigan, May 13-16. (more)
April 3, 2009
 
  Two BME students selected as Goldwater Scholars for 2008-2009 academic year: Two students recommended by the faculty and staff of Vanderbilt University have been selected as 2008 Goldwater Scholars. Each will receive a two-year scholarship worth $7,500 a year for educational expenses. (more)
March 31, 2009
 






 
Ayo Ositelu named 2009 Young Alumni Trustee: Senior Ayo Ositelu was recently named the 2009 Young Alumni Trustee on the Vanderbilt University Board of Trust. Ositelu is a biomedical engineering and mathematics double major from Indianapolis, Ind. A Chancellor Scholar, Ositelu also is president of the African Students Union, vice president of the Biomedical Engineering Society and Regional Academic Excellence Chair for the National Society of Engineers. (more)






 
Chemical company exec to discuss sustainability in chemical, energy industries: Dr. Jeffrey J. Siirola, Technology Fellow in the Eastman Research Division of Eastman Chemical Company in Kingsport, Tenn., will deliver the 2009 Tis Lahiri Memorial Seminar at Vanderbilt University. The seminar is sponsored by the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and will be held Monday, April 13, at 4:10 p.m. in Jacobs Believed in Me Auditorium in Featheringill Hall. (more)
March 30, 2009
 
  New biomedical classes are 'engineering in action': Students pick projects with service components that support academic and personal development. It's 'engineering in action' and the challenge is to find balance in time and involvement. (more)
February 24, 2009
 






 
Student’s dynamo-powered otoscope delights doctors: In remote locations far from electricity and replacement batteries, a basic piece of medical exam equipment – the otoscope – can be useless. Heather Stone has adapted a standard otoscope using a hand-cranked dynamo and VU doctors approve. (more)
February 24, 2009
 






 
12 BME students to spend week working in Guatemalan clinic, hospital: Twelve biomedical engineering students, their professor, and a former dean of the engineering school will spend spring break (Feb. 28-March 7) in Guatemala City. (more)
February 24, 2009
 






 
VU to calculate carbon footprint: Vanderbilt plans to calculate its carbon footprint this spring through a greenhouse gas emissions inventory. Conducting this inventory is an ongoing part of Vanderbilt’s commitment to a sound environmental management system that ensures the safety, health, and sustainability of our campus, according to Cynthia Paschal, associate professor of biomedical engineering and chair-elect of the Faculty Senate. (more)
February 23, 2009
 






 

Aerospace Club among 20 teams picked by NASA for ‘launch initiative’ in April: Vanderbilt’s Aerospace Club is among 20 student teams selected by NASA from colleges and universities around the country to participate in NASA's 2008-2009 University Student Launch Initiative in April. (more)
February 2009
 







 
Robots monitor emotional state of children with ASD: The day that robot playmates help children with autism learn the social skills that they naturally lack has come a step closer with the development of a system by Professor Nilanjan Sarkar that allows a robot to monitor a child's emotional state. (more)
February 2009

 







 

Alum introduces Obama at signing ceremony for stimulus bill: Blake Jones gave President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden a tour of a solar array his company installed on the Denver Museum of Nature & Science, the largest system of its kind in Colorado. Afterward, he introduced Obama before the president signed the $787 billion economic stimulus bill Tuesday. (more)
February 2009
 






 

E Week: Robots snag flag, paper towers stand under pressure: Two iRobots each guided by students in an adjacent classroom bumped and glided through a obstacle course of upturned chairs, blobs of cardboard, overturned tables and waste cans, a coat hanger and an overstuffed backpack, to reach a hidden flag. (more)
February 2009
 






 

E Week: Winners hit bullseye – eggxactly: Teams braved cold temps and a steady breeze on top of Featheringill Hall today in an attempt to win cash in an Egg Drop Competition that kicked off Engineers Week events on campus. (more)
February 2009
 

 

Robot obstacle course, fastest Geek contest highlight Engineers Week:

Engineering students will showcase their ingenuity through a series of challenging – but fun – competitions and events held during National Engineers Week February 16-20. In addition to spotlighting the engineering profession, the competitions and activities are designed to interest students in engineering and scientific fields. (more)
February 2009
 

Chemical engineering senior awarded prestigious Gates Cambridge Scholarship for international study: Senior Amanda Scott has won a prestigious Gates Cambridge Scholarship – a full-cost award for graduate study and research in any subject available at the University of Cambridge. Scott will begin her studies at Cambridge in October 2009. (more)
February 2009
 
 

Hornberger to deliver Hall Lecture Feb. 10: George M. Hornberger will give the John R. and Donna S. Hall Engineering Lecture – Complicated Interdependencies: Water, Energy and Food – at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 10, in Featheringill Hall’s Jacobs Believed in Me Auditorium. (more)
February 2009
 

 
Goldfarb, Schrimpf, Hornberger awarded endowed chairs: Three faculty members of the School of Engineering at Vanderbilt University have been awarded endowed chairs. Michael Goldfarb is the new H. Fort Flowers Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Ronald Schrimpf is the Orrin Henry Ingram Professor of Engineering, and George M. Hornberger is the Craig E. Philip Professor of Engineering. (more)
January 2009
 

 
Dollar General, Braun Racing develop one-of-a-kind internship to benefit VUSE Motorsports program: Braun Racing, a two-car operation in the NASCAR Nationwide Series, and its sponsor, Dollar General Corporation, have announced a one-of-a-kind internship program with the motorsports program in the School of Engineering at Vanderbilt University. (more)
January 2009
 

 
Student engineers test cars at Barber Motorsports Park: Engineering students from Vanderbilt and five other universities ventured onto the pavement at Barber Motorsports Park in Leeds, Ala., on a chilly Saturday to test the designs of their formula-styled race cars. (more)
January 2009
 
Facebook VP to speak at VU engineering school Jan. 29: Nashville , Tenn. (Jan. 22) – Of the more than 150 million active Facebook users, about 13 million users update their statuses at least once each day, which results in almost 3 billion minutes spent on Facebook daily. (more)
January 2009

 
 
Engineering tops 2008 list of majors with highest average starting salary offers: Despite the general economic gloom reported in the national media, engineering graduates the Class of 2008 ended the year on a positive note, according to results of a new survey conducted by the National Association of Colleges and Employers. (more)
January 2009
 

 
Vanderbilt named among FORTUNE 100 Best Companies to Work For: For the first time Vanderbilt has been named one of the top 100 best places to work in the United States in FORTUNE magazine’s annual survey, and it is the first educational institution to ever be named to the list. The No. 98 ranking released Jan. 22 encompasses approximately 21,000 employees at Vanderbilt University and Vanderbilt University Medical Center. (more)
January 2009
 
  Researcher plays key role in studies that point to novel target for treating arrhythmias: Franz Baudenbacher, assistant professor of biomedical engineering and physics, played a key role in studying the electrical changes that caused arrhythmias – abnormal heart rhythms – in mice that could lead to novel arrhythmia treatements. Findings were reported recently in The Journal of Clinical Investigation. (more)
January 2009
 
  Six-part lecture series to focus on environment, energy and sustainability: Vanderbilt University experts on various aspects of the environment, energy and sustainability will share insights during a six-part spring semester lecture series open to the general public. (more)
January 2009

 

  Alum at Baylor College of Medicine named Cullen Trust fellow: The Cullen Trust for Higher Education Physician/Scientist Fellowship Program has awarded a one-year fellowship to Baylor College of Medicine first-year student Jonathan Lin, who graduated summa cum laude from Vanderbilt University in 2006 with a bachelor of engineering, electrical engineering and mathematics. (more)
January 2009
 







 

Sanjiv Gokhale is ASCE Fellow: Sanjiv Gokhale, professor of the practice in civil engineering and director of the Construction Management Program, has been elected as a Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers. (more)
January 2009
 

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