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Sztipanovits receives Air Force Meritorious Civilian Service Award Medal for defense projects
Janos Sztipanovits, E. Bronson Ingram Distinguished Professor of Engineering, received the Air Force Meritorious Civilian Service Award Medal and a Citation at the 2010 banquet of the Air Force Scientific Advisory Board Oct. 6 in Arlington, Va. The Meritorious Civilian Service Award is commonly the second highest award and medal… Read MoreOct. 30, 2010
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Students place in poster competition at 11th annual Nano Day forum
The 11th Annual Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Forum was held Wednesday, Oct. 27, in Jacobs Believed in Me Auditorium in Featheringill Hall. Three engineering students placed among the top three spots in poster competition. Sponsored by the Vanderbilt Institute of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (VINSE), the event is an annual forum… Read MoreOct. 29, 2010
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Biomedical professors Anderson and Jansen elected into AIMBE’s College of Fellows
Adam Anderson, associate professor of biomedical engineering, and E. Duco Jansen, professor of biomedical engineering, have been elected into the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering’s (AIMBE) College of Fellows. Recipients of this honor, considered one of the highest in the biomedical engineering discipline, are chosen… Read MoreOct. 27, 2010
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Engineering’s Distinguished Alumnus Award bestowed on business leaders, Vanderbilt cardiologist
Vanderbilt engineering alumni Andre Churchwell, W. Hibbett Neel Jr., and J. Roy Wauford Jr. each received a Distinguished Alumnus Award from Vanderbilt’s School of Engineering during the School’s annual Engineering Celebration Dinner held Oct. 21 at the university’s Student Life Center. The School of Engineering Distinguished Alumnus Award recognizes distinguished… Read MoreOct. 22, 2010
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Professor Ron Schrimpf receives Chancellor’s Cup
Ron Schrimpf, Orrin Henry Ingram Professor of Engineering and faculty head of Memorial House, was surprised in the middle of a presentation at a meeting of the Engineering Alumni Council Thursday, Oct. 21, by Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos and given the Chancellor’s Cup. The Chancellor’s Cup is given annually for… Read MoreOct. 21, 2010
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Engineering & Information Technology Industry Career Day facilitates connections between employers and Vanderbilt’s top talent
The Vanderbilt Career Center (VCC) hosted the Engineering and Information Technology Industry Career Day at the Student Life Center with 37 companies from across the nation in attendance on October 5. Industry Career Days serve as one of many ways to interact with potential employers. Nearly 400 undergraduate and… Read MoreOct. 18, 2010
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ARRA grant allows update of nanoscience institute’s air-handling equipment
If there is one thing that nanoscientists need above all else to study the behavior of materials and create devices at the scale of individual atoms, it is an ultra-clean environment. The fresh air that we breathe contains something like one million microscopic particles in a cubic foot, more than… Read MoreOct. 13, 2010
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National Instruments and BME’s collaborative project is highlighted at conference
Vanderbilt’s School of Engineering will demonstrate a new undergraduate laboratory assignment that highlights a collaborative project between National Instruments and the biomedical engineering department today at the Biomedical Engineering Society’s (BMES) annual conference hosted by the University of Texas at Austin. The collaborative approach will allow capture of… Read MoreOct. 6, 2010
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Sponsored research: Grants awarded to engineering faculty in August
The Division of Sponsored Research received notification in August that the following grants in excess of $25,000 had been awarded to School of Engineering faculty: Theodore A. Bapty, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, has received an award in the amount of $318,834 by the Department of Defense for “Future Combat… Read MoreOct. 5, 2010
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Pantelides named University Distinguished Professor of Physics and Engineering
Sokrates Pantelides, William A. & Nancy F. McMinn Professor of Physics and professor of electrical engineering, has been named a University Distinguished Professor of Physics and Engineering. Sokrates Pantelides A reception in his honor was hosted by Dean of Arts and Science Carolyn Dever and Dean of the School of… Read MoreSep. 30, 2010