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    Koutsoukos honored as an IEEE Fellow

    Xenofon Koutsoukos, Vanderbilt University professor of electrical engineering, computer engineering, and computer science, has been named an IEEE Fellow by the Board of Directors of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. The honor – effective Jan. 1, 2018 – recognizes Koutsoukos for his contributions to the design of… Read More

    Jan. 4, 2018

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    New maker class develops key skills and improves clients’ lives

    What does a young boy do when he wants to play sports but the helmet interferes with his cochlear implants? What about a Vanderbilt student who can’t carry her own meals because she needs both hands for a walker? Or another student who uses a wheelchair wants to hold a… Read More

    Dec. 19, 2017

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    VISE symposium explores interoperative fluorescence to light up tumors

    Using fluorescently labeled antibodies as a contrast agent can give cancer surgeons highly specific real-time detection of tumors that may accelerate diagnosis, preserve more healthy tissue, and improve patient outcomes. Dr. Eben Rosenthal, keynote speaker at the VISE symposium, discusses using near-infrared fluorescence to improve detection of cancer margins. (Joe… Read More

    Dec. 18, 2017

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    Vanderbilt researchers win an R&D100 Award for MultiWell MicroFormulator

    A team of Vanderbilt University scientists and engineers led by Professor John P. Wikswo has won an R&D 100 Award for their MultiWell MicroFormulator. The MultiWell MicroFormulator, developed at Vanderbilt and commercialized by CN Bio Innovations in the United Kingdom, provides customized real-time formulation, delivery and removal of cell culture… Read More

    Dec. 13, 2017

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    ChBE research assistant has ‘a good run,’ wins 4 Jeopardy! shows

    A friend of Kyle Becker’s assembled a collage of screen shots from his Jeopardy! wins. What was a week’s worth of Jeopardy! episodes for the viewing public in fact took place over one, long, grueling day. Kyle Becker, a School of Engineering research assistant, won his first match, then the… Read More

    Dec. 13, 2017

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    Hyperlens crystal capable of viewing living cells in unprecedented detail

    New hyperlens crystal is capable of resolving details as small as a virus on the surface of living cells. The atomic structure of the hexagonal boron nitride crystal is shown in the cutout. (Keith Wood / Vanderbilt) Just imagine: An optical lens so powerful that it lets you view… Read More

    Dec. 12, 2017

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    Tech transfer course gives grad students real-world journey

    Expert panelists asking if a viable market exists for your product or whether your advancement is, in fact, novel enough to win patent protection makes the road to commercialization real. Fast. At the halfway point of a lauded entrepreneurship program, that’s the point. The class, which teams engineering PhD… Read More

    Dec. 9, 2017

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    Campus ASCE chapter invites Hillsboro students to ‘Dream Big’

    Engineers have made possible incredible achievements – from Shanghai Tower to solar cars, from an ancient rope bridge to underwater robots, from the Great Wall of China to smart cities. The common denominator is not math or science. It’s imagination. That’s the message the Vanderbilt ASCE Chapter shared with… Read More

    Dec. 6, 2017

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    ISDE leads $3 million international study of radiation on 3D electronics

    ISDE is the lead institution on a $3 million international study of radiation effects on 3D electronics. The Vanderbilt Institute for Space and Defense Electronics (ISDE) will lead an international team of researchers investigating how radiation affects 3D electronics and systems under a three-year $3 million federal project. The team… Read More

    Dec. 5, 2017

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    Civil rights pioneer, star Commodore, engineering alumnus Perry Wallace remembered

    Perry Wallace, BE’70, the Vanderbilt University student-athlete who integrated Southeastern Conference varsity basketball, died Dec. 1. He was 69. “Vanderbilt, the sports world, and the entire country lost a civil rights icon today. We are deeply saddened by the passing of Perry Wallace, who through quiet strength and courage blazed… Read More

    Dec. 4, 2017