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News from the School of Engineering:
News Release Archives  Current | 2007 | 2006 | 2005
 
Vanderbilt Board member, Children’s Hospital namesake Monroe Carell dies: Monroe J. Carell Jr., a Nashville executive admired as much for his generous philanthropy, especially in support of Vanderbilt University, as for his business acumen, died peacefully at home June 20 after a courageous battle with cancer. (more)
June 2008

 
  Three VUSE faculty receive tenure: Three Vanderbilt School of Engineering faculty members have been promoted to associate professor with tenure.  The promotions were confirmed by the Board of Trust at its spring meeting May 15-16. (more)
June 2008
 

Former Vandy star, CE graduate dies at 71: William B. "Boyce" Smith, Jr., 71, who played quarterback at Vanderbilt before becoming a National Football League referee and head of a steel company, passed away June 10 after a lengthy illness. Smith, who graduated with a degree in civil engineering, arrived at Vanderbilt without a scholarship during the 1950's and played his way into a scholarship and a starting role. For his career, he was 125 of 260, for 1,663 yards and 15 touchdowns. (more)
June 2008

  Vanderbilt Formula SAE team focuses on race car’s engine intake system: The Vanderbilt Motorsports team surpassed last year’s scores in four of eight categories at the 2008 Formula SAE event May 14-18 in Michigan. (more)
June 2008
 






 

Clarke receives NRC’s Distinguished Service Recognition award: James H. Clarke last week received a Distinguished Service Recognition award from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for his service on the NRC’s Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste and Materials. (more)
June 2008
 


 

Professors Jansen: Love & Research: As professors of biomedical engineering at Vanderbilt University, Duco and Anita share a deep commitment — not only to each other, but also to their respective careers as researchers and educators. (more)
June 2008
 

  Former Professor Peter A. Krenkel dies in Nevada: Peter A. Krenkel, who taught environmental and water resources engineering (EVRE) at Vanderbilt from 1959 to 1973, died June 1 at his home in Reno, Nevada, of a brain tumor. He was 78. (more)
June 2008
 

 
Aerospace Club gets big lift from launch win: Vanderbilt’s Aerospace Club recently won a prestigious altitude contest when its rocket reached a height of 5,264 feet at a launch contest held in late April at a north Alabama farm. (more)
June 2008
 
Fitzpatrick elected SPIE Fellow: Professor J. Michael Fitzpatrick, EE&CS, is among this year’s 72 new Fellows of the Society honored by SPIE. Fellows are members of distinction who have made significant scientific and technical contributions in the multidisciplinary fields of optics, photonics, and imaging. Fitzpatrick is recognized for specific achievements in image registration in medical imaging. (more)
May 2008
 
Alum named Tennessee’s Outstanding Engineer of the Year:  Stephen C. Lane, PE, DEE, has been named Outstanding Engineer of the Year by Tennessee Society of Professional Engineers (TSPE). He received a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering and a master’s in environmental and water resources engineering in 1991. (more)
May 2008
 
  Engineering recognizes exemplary faculty, staff: Dean Kenneth F. Galloway presented three awards to faculty and staff members for their achievements in research, teaching and professional service during the 2007-08 academic year. (more)
May 2008
 

Graduate earns computer engineering highest honor in as debut single climbs radio charts: Will Hedgecock received the Computer Engineering Program Award May 8. To the audience’s delight and Will’s surprise, Professor A.B. Bonds, plugged the senior’s debut CD, released May 6, and bragged about his breakthrough single hit, “I Don’t Know.” (more)
May 2008
 

  Four faculty members attain emeritus status: Four retiring engineering faculty members will be recognized during Vanderbilt's May 9 commencement ceremony when the university honors their years of service and bestows on them the title of emeritus faculty. (more)
May 2008

 

 
Managing risk in an increasingly hazardous world: If you have a nagging feeling that life is getting increasingly hazardous, you may be interested in the new book, “Operational Risk Management,” by Mark D. Abkowitz, professor of civil and environmental engineering. (more)
May 2008
Engineer student changes plans after winning art award: When Noah Walcutt arrived at Vanderbilt to study engineering, he had little or no interest in art. But a chance decision to take an elective course in sculpture led him to create an award-winning design melding his engineering skills, musical interests and new-found artistic creativity into a project that has changed the course of his life after graduation May 9. (more)
May 2008
 

 
Robert E. Stammer ITE Appointment: Robert E. Stammer Jr, P.E., associate professor of civil engineering, has been elected an International Director of the Institute of Transportation Engineers at the Southern District meeting in Charleston, S.C. in April.  (more)
May 2008

 

 
Dawant offers Senior Day ‘Study Break’ session: A series of free educational seminars featuring Vanderbilt faculty will be available to parents and Commencement visitors from 1:30 to 4 p.m. on Senior Day, Thursday, May 8. Study Break sessions prove to be popular with the parents and guests of graduates during three days of campus events surrounding Commencement. (more)
May 2008
 

 
Faculty join group to research and fight climate change: James Clarke, CE, and Douglas Fisher, EECS, are members of a diverse group of experts at Vanderbilt University who have created the Climate Change Research Network. (more)
Apr 2008
 
Experience counts for engineering seniors and their clients: Senior engineering students solve real-world design challenges for corporate sponsors during a two-semester design course.  Students will share results with their clients and you can see the presentations at Senior Design Day, April 22, from 3-5 p.m. in Featheringill Hall. (more)
Apr 2008
 

 
VU engineering school names new chemical engineering department chair: NASHVILLE, Tenn. Peter N. Pintauro has been named chair of the chemical engineering department at Vanderbilt University. Pintauro, presently the Kent Hale Smith Professor of Engineering and chair of the chemical engineering department at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, was selected after a yearlong national search. (more)
Apr 2008
 

 
Dean Galloway meets with Sen. Bob Corker to discuss governmental support for engineering education: VUSE Dean Kenneth Galloway, joined by engineering students and deans from across the state, met with Senator Bob Corker in his Washington, D.C., office on February 27 to discuss the future of engineering education in Tennessee. Among the topics of discussion was government funding of university engineering programs. (more)
Apr 2008
 

 
Vanderbilt engineers part of $2.8 million grant to link U.S. troops to global information grid: As part of a recent Air Force grant, an Engineering School team led by Professor Doug Schmidt will help develop a system to link U.S. combatants seamlessly to the Global Information Grid. The system will allow troops to access information they need, no matter where they are or in what circumstances, and regardless of the connection device or available bandwidth. (more)
Apr 2008
 
  ME student wins first place in ASME Old Guard regional contest: Senior Nathan Grady, mechanical engineering, has won first place in the ASME Old Guard regional oral competition. (more)
Apr 2008
 

Dr. Sharon Weiss receives NSF CAREER Award: Dr. Sharon M. Weiss, assistant professor of electrical engineering, has received a prestigious National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program Award. She will receive $400,000 over five years to support her efforts to achieve faster and more accurate detection of biological and chemical materials by using portable porous silicon waveguides. Her work has impact in medical diagnostics, environmental monitoring and homeland security. (more)
Mar 2008
 


 
Dr. Todd Giorgio named chair of biomedical engineering: Dr. Todd D. Giorgio, professor of biomedical engineering, has been named chair of the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Vanderbilt University. He succeeds Dr. Thomas R. Harris, Orrin Henry Ingram Distinguished Professor of Engineering, who is retiring in May (more).
Mar 2008
 

 
Vanderbilt engineers part of $2.8 million grant to link war fighters to global information grid: A computer freeze-up in the office is a hassle. In a fighter jet peppered with enemy fire, it’s a crisis. Getting the increasingly large and complex systems people have come to rely on to interface and interact without shutting down has been the focus of engineering professor Doug Schmidt’s career. As part of a recent Air Force grant, an engineering school team led by Schmidt will help develop a system to link war fighters seamlessly to the Global Information Grid. (more)
Feb 2008

 

Klein Keynote Speaker at STEM Think Tank 2008: Nashville, Tenn. – Stacy Klein, associate dean for outreach at Vanderbilt’s School of Engineering and associate professor of the practice of biomedical engineering, gave the keynote speech at the STEM Think Tank 2008. Eighty-five leaders in science, technology, engineering and mathematics education for girls participated in the conference, which took place Jan. 31- Feb.1, 2008, at Nashville’s Harpeth Hall School. (more)
Feb 2008
 


 

Prof. Li edits new reference book on micro-, nanofluidics: A new reference book on microfluidics and nanofluidics, edited by Dongqing Li, the H. Fort Flowers Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Vanderbilt, is scheduled for release in May by Springer Publishers in New York. (more)
Jan 2008
 


 
Dr. John P. Wikswo named Fellow of the IEEE: John P. Wikswo, Gordon A. Cain University Professor and professor of biomedical engineering, has been named a Fellow of the IEEE (originally the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers). According to the IEEE, the award recognizes “unusual distinction in the profession and is conferred by the board of directors on a person with an extraordinary record of accomplishments in any of the IEEE fields of interest.” Dr. Wikswo is being honored “for contributions to understanding electromagnetic effects on materials and biological tissues.” (more)
Jan 2008
 


 

Karsai to create advanced software for DARPA: Gabor Karsai, professor of electrical engineering and computer science at Vanderbilt, and a team of researchers have been selected by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to create advanced software development tools and processes that meet changing military needs. The researchers will work on adapting large-scale software systems to address emerging threats such as asymmetric warfare. (Asymmetric warfare refers to conflicts between groups with differing resources, often involving unconventional warfare strategies and tactics such as terrorism.) (more)
Dec 2007


 

Vanderbilt engineering professor named IEEE fellow: NASHVILLE, Tenn. –   Robert L. Galloway Jr., professor of biomedical engineering at the Vanderbilt School of Engineering, has been named an IEEE Fellow, effective January 1, 2008. Elevation to IEEE Fellow is considered one of the electrical engineering society’s highest honors. (more)
Dec 2007

 

DENSO gift powers new biodiesel testing facility. The Vanderbilt School of Engineering will soon have a new state-of-the art biodiesel testing facility, thanks to a $100,000 gift from the DENSO North America Foundation. Beginning in the fall of 2008, students from various engineering disciplines will use the Vanderbilt Multi-User Biodiesel Engine Test Facility to investigate diesel engine performance parameters and test campus-produced biodiesel fuels, according to Professor Robert W. Pitz, chair of the Department of Mechanical Engineering. The facility will be housed in Featheringill Hall and will be managed by the mechanical engineering department under the direction of Professor Amrutur V. Anilkumar. (more)
Dec 2007

 


 
Engineering professor creates animated science education program:
Gautam Biswas, Ph.D., Professor of Computer Science, Professor of Computer Engineering. An animated computer program created by Dr. Gautam Biswas, professor of computer science and computer engineering at Vanderbilt, 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. (more)
Dec 2007
 

 
Robert S. Rowe, Professor of Civil Engineering and Environmental and Water Resources Engineering, Emeritus, and Dean of the School of Engineering, Emeritus, passed away November 3, 2007, in Sebring, Florida. Dr. Rowe earned his B.C.E. in 1942 from the University of Delaware.  He earned his M.S. in 1949 from Columbia University and his M.E. in 1950 from Yale University.  In 1951, Dr. Rowe completed his D.Eng. at Yale University.   Professor Rowe served as Dean of the Vanderbilt University School of Engineering from 1960 to 1970.
Nov 2007
 
Cummings, Cruse elected AAAS Fellows: Peter T. Cummings, the John R. Hall Professor of Chemical Engineering, and
Thomas A. Cruse, the H. Fort Flowers Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Emeritus, have been elected as fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), an honor bestowed upon them by their peers.
(more)

Nov 2007

 


 
ISIS Investigators win DATE Best Paper Award: Professors and an alumnus of Vanderbilt School of Engineering’s Institute for Software Integrated Systems (ISIS) will receive a Best Paper Award at the Design, Automation and Test in Europe (DATE) in Munich in March 2008. (more)
Nov 2007

 


 
Perspectives of project failure by executives and project managers wins prize for Vanderbilt researchers An article examining the factors used by public service personnel and their contractors to reach the decision to terminate a project won the second-place award for best paper at the Academy of Management meeting in Philadelphia recently.
Oct 2007
 

 
W. Robert Clay, John W. Johnson, and Edward Thackston received the Distinguished Alumnus Award from the Vanderbilt University School of Engineering during the Engineering Celebration Dinner at Loews Vanderbilt Hotel, Thursday, Oct. 11. (more)
Oct 2007
 

 
Peter Cummings, John R. Hall Professor of Chemical Engineering at Vanderbilt, will receive the 2007 American Institute of Chemical Engineers [AIChE] Nanoscale Science and Engineering Forum Award at the Institute’s annual meeting in November. (more)
Sep 2007
 

 
Dean Ken Galloway has won the prestigious Richard F. Shea Distinguished Member Award from the IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society (NPSS). The annual award recognizes “outstanding contributions through leadership and service to the NPSS and to the fields of Nuclear and Plasma Sciences,”
according to the NPSS website. (more)

Jul 2007

 
Vanderbilt engineering professor Robert J. Roselli received the American Society for Engineering Education’s 2007 William Elgin Wickenden Award at the ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition held in Honolulu, Hawaii, on June 27. The award, sponsored by the Journal of Engineering Education, is given to the authors of the paper judged to be the best paper published in the scholarly research journal during the previous January-to-October publication cycle.  (more)
Jun 2007

 

 

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