Brenda Ellis

A civil engineering group heads to Paris for a customized tour—History, Innovation, and Artistry of Structural Engineering—during Spring Break 2025. To follow along, go here: Paris blog.   Two 2025 spring break trips will immerse engineering students in learning, cultural experiences and service, and they will see their classrooms… Read More

An entrepreneur with career success and a heartbreaking personal tragedy will talk about both in a lecture about resilience and optimism. Eduardo Fernandez, a 2003 graduate of the Vanderbilt School of Engineering and managing director of Grupo Ayucus, will deliver the spring 2025 Chambers Family Entrepreneurial Lecture, a… Read More

Retired General Paul M. Nakasone, (center) keynote speaker at DistrictCon, was accompanied by five Vanderbilt University students (left to right) senior Joshua Turner, junior Evelyn Zhang, senior Abi Kothapalli, junior Patrick Dobranowski and sophomore Eli Jiang. They are all computer science majors and members of the school’s Cybersecurity Capture the… Read More

As the demand for cutting-edge technology and a highly skilled engineering workforce grows, sustained federal investment in engineering research and education is more important than ever. “At Vanderbilt School of Engineering alone, we currently have almost 700 students and trainees—the future of America’s workforce—who are making transformative impact to science… Read More

Robert W. Pitz, professor of mechanical engineering, has received a 2025 Sustained Service Award from the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA). The award recognizes sustained, significant service and contributions to AIAA by members of the Institute. Robert Pitz The award winners have made contributions at the local section… Read More

Christos Constantinidis, Stevenson Chair and Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Neuroscience, has been appointed associate director of the Vanderbilt Brain Institute (VBI). The VBI is dedicated to advancing scientific knowledge and driving groundbreaking discoveries in brain research through fostering research activities across the institution. Founded in 1999, VBI… Read More

Two engineering professors are awardees in the latest round of Vanderbilt University’s Innovation Catalyst Fund, an initiative that supports translational research that has promising commercial potential. • Scott Guelcher, professor of chemical, biomolecular and biomedical engineering, for Preclinical Testing of Resorbable Surgical Mesh. • John Wikswo, University… Read More

By Craig Boerner Vanderbilt researchers are using BIHF — a Biofidelic Instrumented Head Form — to study the impact of blast exposures in the military, an idea that could translate to research in other areas, including contact sports such as football and hockey. Soldiers often come away from routine training… Read More

Vanderbilt engineering students will showcase their ingenuity through some challenging–but fun–competitions and events during National Engineers Week February 17-22, 2025. All events will take place in Featheringill Hall’s Adams Atrium. The Engineering Council pulls the week together each year with help from student organizations. This year, sponsoring organizations include Engineers… Read More

The School of Engineering’s Assistant Dean for Design joins a new cohort of 10 Immersion Faculty Fellows who are supported by Undergraduate Education in the Office of the Provost. The fellows represent each of the university’s 10 schools and colleges and will elevate Immersion Vanderbilt, now in its third year… Read More