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Vanderbilt professor, Army Reserve colonel to JROTC: ‘We’re going to depend on you’
Jonathan Marrufo, senior and Engineering 2 student at the Chicago Military Academy - Bronzeville, shows a robot he programmed for class to Col. Eugene J. LeBoeuf. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Michel Sauret) An engineering professor who serves in the Army Reserve told Chicago teens… Read MoreOct. 16, 2014
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Fluid power industry, academic leaders pack panel discussion on advances
An afternoon panel at LASIR for the Fluid Power Innovation & Research Conference. (John Russell/Vanderbilt) If America wants to keep its edge in fluid power, its engineers must find ways to add even more value to manufacturing components, work across disciplines and make everything smaller. Fortunately, engineering… Read MoreOct. 14, 2014
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Computer science alums’ 12-year-old company profitable since day one
Rustici Software, founded and co-owned by computer science alumni Mike Rustici (BS’99) and Tim Martin (BS’97), has been profitable since day one of its founding 12 years ago. It also may have one of the coolest, offbeat websites. Ever. The Franklin, Tenn.-based company serves… Read MoreOct. 14, 2014
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Summer STEM institute, day-long VU experience readies girls for careers
Lily Quach, left, and Marvara Jhala, center, get help with an electrocardiogram from graduate student Jaime Tierney. Eighteen girls hovered around laboratory work stations in Stevenson Center on Monday, electrodes stuck over their hearts, staring at monitors tracking their vital signs. “It says I’m alive,” quipped Lily… Read MoreOct. 14, 2014
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Engineering undergrads, biomedical tour wow Board of Visitors crowd
Biomedical engineering graduate student Kristin Poole demonstrates her work for a Board of Visitors tour. A packed agenda for a panel of Vanderbilt University School of Engineering advisers included several presentations from professors, small-group strategy sessions and a tour of biomedical engineering labs. But perhaps… Read MoreOct. 10, 2014
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Q&A: Air Force general, astronaut Kevin Chilton was almost neither
Kevin P. Chilton remembers his parents shaking him awake in May 1961 and plopping him in front of the television to watch Alan Shepard become the first American in space. So the optimal version of his story would continue with him instantly falling in love with the idea of space… Read MoreOct. 9, 2014
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Survey says Vanderbilt ranks No. 8 in highest-earning engineering graduates
Vanderbilt University’s School of Engineering ranks No. 8 on a list of schools that produce the highest-earning engineering graduates, according to a new report from the salary website PayScale.com. Vanderbilt engineering graduates’ early career salary is listed as $64,400, while graduates typically go on to… Read MoreOct. 8, 2014
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Future engineer, competitive skater sees science behind his sport’s art
Vanderbilt engineering and physics major Kenneth Anderson with pairs partner Linde LaChance (Credit: Judah Sklan) Watch Kenneth Anderson gliding across the ice – executing perfectly timed jumps and deftly lifting his pairs partner – and his artistry and athleticism become apparent. But what often sneaks into Anderson’s… Read MoreOct. 7, 2014
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New device will allow brain surgery through cheek, helping people with epilepsy
Ph.D. candidate David Comber, left, and Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering Eric Barth For those most severely affected, treating epilepsy can mean drilling into the skull – invasive, dangerous and with a long recovery period. But a team based at Vanderbilt University School of Engineering wondered: What… Read MoreOct. 1, 2014
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Two notable educators join Vanderbilt Engineering School’s Board of Visitors
Jim Conwell Two notable educators – Jim Conwell and Jay Walsh – will join the School of Engineering’s Board of Visitors at its fall meeting on campus Friday, Oct. 10. The 35-member board is comprised of distinguished alumni and friends of the school who… Read MoreSep. 30, 2014