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Daniel M. Fleetwood, Olin H. Landreth Professor of Engineering and chair of the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science department, and Ronald D. Schrimpf, Orrin Henry Ingram Professor of Engineering and director of the Institute for Space and Defense Electronics at Vanderbilt University, each have been named an Honored Professor of… Read More

August 04, 2011   This scanning electron microscope close-up shows how the components of a nanodiamond device are cantilevered above a surface of the electrical insulator silicon dioxide. (Davidson Lab) There is a new way to design computer chips and electronic circuitry for extreme environments: make them out… Read More

Gary Butler Camgian Microsystems Corporation, provider of advanced machine-to-machine networking technologies and solutions, announced that Gary Butler (M.S.’94), Camgian’s President and CEO, has been named by Vanderbilt University Chancellor Nicholas Zeppos to the School of Engineering’s Committee of Visitors. Composed of a distinguished list of leaders in the… Read More

Sandra B. Cochran has been named president and chief executive officer of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc., effective Sept. 12, 2011, at which time she is also slated to become a member of the Board of Directors. Sandra B. Cochran Cochran holds a chemical engineering degree from Vanderbilt University. Read More

Nilanjan Sarkar Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering is featured in an article “Us. And them. Robots are being created that can think, act, and relate to humans. Are we ready?” that appeared in the August 2011 issue of National Geographic. [Other robots are making tentative forays into the treacherous terrain… Read More

The School of Engineering and the civil and environmental engineering department are hosts of the second annual conference of American Ceramic Society’s Cements Division and Center for Advanced Cement-Based Materials July 24-26 at Vanderbilt University. Sponsors of the conference – Advances in Cement-Based Materials:  Characterization, Processing, Modeling and Sensing –… Read More

Julie A. Adams, associate professor of computer science and computer engineering, has been invited to join the editorial board of the Journal of Cognitive Engineering and Decision Making, a publication of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society. The editorial board sets the strategy, scope and direction for the journal. The… Read More

Graduate student Steve Vilt will defend his Ph.D thesis on August 2nd 2011 at 10 am in 135 Olin Hall.   Investigation of Interfacial Composition, Structure, and Topography on Tribometric Friction Future innovations in a wide range of fields, from telecommunications to biomedical devices, will further push the boundaries of… Read More

  Dennis Hall “When our students choose to study science and engineering, the nation benefits, no matter whether they apply what they learn to the space program or to other interests that attract them along the way,” says Dennis G. Hall, vice provost for research and dean of the Graduate… Read More

The Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority on July 12 will celebrate the completion of the terminal’s phase II renovation and name the main terminal building in memory of Robert C. H. Mathews Jr., the former chairman of the MNAA Board of Commissioners. Robert C. H. Mathews Jr. Mathews, who graduated from… Read More