Founder’s Medal recipient chooses MIT over Microsoft

The number of graduating college seniors who get lucrative offers to work for Microsoft and turn them down has to be small, but Curtis Northcutt is part of that select group. The Vanderbilt senior has decided to take his computer science degree to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the fall and follow a path…

Posted May 10, 2013 in Alumni, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, News, computer science, Curtis Northcutt, Founder's Medal, internship

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School bestows honors on 2013 graduating seniors

Awards and honors were presented by Dean Philippe Fauchet May 9 to 36 seniors at the School of Engineering’s annual Commencement Reception. Curtis George Northcutt, from Lexington, Ky., is the recipient of the 2013 Founder’s Medal for the School of Engineering. He is graduating with a bachelor of science in computer science and mathematics. He…

Posted May 10, 2013 in Alumni, Biomedical Engineering, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, News, Commencement Reception, senior awards

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School of Engineering rewards exemplary faculty, staff service

The School of Engineering recognized faculty and staff members for their exemplary research, teaching, and professional service during the 2013 academic year. Dean Philippe Fauchet presented the annual awards during a reception May 7 in Featheringill Hall. The Edward J. White Engineering Faculty Award for Excellence in Service was presented to Joel Barnett, associate professor…

Posted May 7, 2013 in Alumni, Biomedical Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, News, Caglar Oskay, Faculty awards, faculty promotions, Jean Miller, Joel Barnett, Lori Troxel, Mark Does, Mike Miga, staff awards, Yuan Xue

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Vanderbilt wins $9.3M DARPA contract to evolve tools for military vehicle design

Vanderbilt University engineers in the Institute for Software Integrated Systems have been awarded a $9.3 million contract over two years to continue their work to mature META tools that are part of a flagship Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Adaptive Vehicle Make (AVM) program. AVM is a portfolio of programs focused on dramatically reducing the…

Posted April 30, 2013 in Alumni, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, News, Research, AVM, DARPA, ISIS, Janos Sztipanovits, META, Ted Bapty, VehicleFORGE

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Three junior faculty to be recognized at Celebration of Teaching event

Three engineering faculty members will be honored for their achievements as 2012-2013 Junior Faculty Teaching Fellows May 3 at the annual Celebration of Teaching event sponsored by the Center for Teaching and the Graduate School. The 2013 event has been expanded to include a variety of panels and presentations throughout the day featuring successes, innovations…

Posted April 29, 2013 in Alumni, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, News, Bennett Landman, Celebration of Teaching, Center for Teaching, Jason Valentine, Junior Faculty Teaching Fellows, Yaqiong Xu

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New computer speeds clinical data collection

Tucked in a data center in the basement of Vanderbilt University Hospital, a new computer the size of a large armoire, called a data warehouse appliance, is delivering a new order of speed to Vanderbilt clinical scientists as they search, filter, analyze and annotate the de-identified medical records of approximately 2 million patients. That’s how…

Posted April 26, 2013 in Alumni, Biomedical Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, News, Research, biomedical informatics, Brad Malin, Paul Harris

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Tracking gunfire with a smartphone

You are walking down the street with a friend. A shot is fired. The two of you duck behind the nearest cover and you pull out your smartphone. A map of the neighborhood pops up on its screen with a large red arrow pointing in the direction the shot came from. A team of computer…

Posted April 25, 2013 in Alumni, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, News, Research, Akos Ledeczi, DARPA, ISIS, Ken Pence, shooter location system, smart phone

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Engineering claims 6 of 10 best-paying master’s degrees

Six of 10 best-paying master’s degrees are in engineering, according to an article published today on monster.com. A master’s in electrical engineering is no. 1, edging out a master’s in finance. In the article, Katie Bardaro, lead analyst at PayScale.com, says many of the top-paying master’s degrees are in technical fields such as engineering and…

Posted April 22, 2013 in Alumni, Biomedical Engineering, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, News, Research, engineering master's degrees

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Fisher named faculty director of new residential College Hall

As Moore and Warren Colleges takes shape at the corner of West End and 21st avenues, Vanderbilt University Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Richard McCarty has named two award-winning faculty members to lead the new residential colleges that are part of the College Halls at Vanderbilt system. Doug Fisher, associate professor of computer science and computer…

Posted April 22, 2013 in Alumni, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, News, CE, Chancellor's Cup, College Halls, CS, Doug Fisher, K.C. Potter Award, Warren College

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Commencement faculty seminar, School reception May 9

Sharon Weiss is one of four Vanderbilt faculty members who will discuss their research in seminars open to graduates, families and guests as part of the university’s Commencement Week activities May 8-10. Weiss is an associate professor of electrical engineering and her research is primarily focused on the interaction of light with various nanostructured materials….

Posted April 19, 2013 in Alumni, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, News, Commencement 2013, Sharon Weiss

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