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  • Vanderbilt University

    Vanderbilt civil engineer partners with TDOT to seek ways to mitigate opioid epidemic

    One of the largest obstacles for patients seeking effective substance abuse treatment is a lack of transportation to the treatment facilities. Vanderbilt University researcher Janey Camp, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, is working on a project to help clear those roadblocks. Read More

    Jan. 6, 2021

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    Custom, virtual world highlights annual VISE symposium

    The annual VISE symposium highlights projects in a customized, virtual world. Interactive showcase remains open For the last eight years, on the second Wednesday in December, poster boards were set up at the crack of dawn in the lobby of Light Hall. Students, postdocs and faculty members would trickle in… Read More

    Jan. 5, 2021

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    Engineering Triple ’Dore selected for 2020 Student Media Hall of Fame class

    A Vanderbilt Television pioneer-turned-rocket scientist is one of five newest members of the Vanderbilt Student Media Hall of Fame. Patrick Taylor, credits his 12 continuous years of working in student media with helping launch his career at the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Aviation and Missile Center in Huntsville,… Read More

    Dec. 17, 2020

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    Neuroengineer joins School of Engineering Jan. 1, 2021

    Christos Constantinidis has been appointed professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering beginning Jan. 1, 2021. At Vanderbilt, he also will be a member of the university’s Brain Institute and the Vision Research Center. He joins the School of Engineering from the Wake Forest School of Medicine. Christos Constantinidis Constantinidis’… Read More

    Dec. 16, 2020

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    Engineering alumna Kimberly Robinson named U.S. Space & Rocket Center Executive Director and CEO

    Kimberly Robinson, a 31-year NASA veteran, has been named the executive director and CEO of the U.S. Space & Rocket Center. The Alabama Space Science Exhibit Commission said she will begin her new role Feb. 15, 2021. Kimberly Robinson “I look forward to joining the remarkable team at… Read More

    Dec. 15, 2020

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    Computer science team wins global contest with AI model that translates English to code

    IBM will use Vanderbilt model as end-user scripting assistant in its open-source Command Line AI Project One day, a deep learning model will translate the sentence you type in English to computer code that will accomplish what you stated in the sentence. A team of Vanderbilt computer scientists… Read More

    Dec. 14, 2020

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    Engineering school’s three new endowed fellowships support researchers, faculty recruitment

    Through a Faculty Fellowship Challenge, donors have established endowments that will support rising faculty talent in the School of Engineering. Sally Baker Hopkins, BE’78, and David L. Hopkins, Caroline and Jack P. Williams Jr., BE’86, and Laura J. and William W. Hoy Jr., BA’64, have provided support for faculty fellowships… Read More

    Dec. 8, 2020

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    Michael Goldfarb elected Fellow of National Academy of Inventors

    Michael Goldfarb, H. Fort Flowers Professor of Mechanical Engineering, has been elected as a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors, the highest professional distinction accorded solely to academic inventors. The NAI Fellows Selection Committee chose Goldfarb, also, a professor of electrical engineering and physical and medical rehabilitation, for demonstrating… Read More

    Dec. 8, 2020

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    Clark Foundation establishes Vanderbilt engineering school endowment

    The A. James & Alice B. Clark Foundation has established a $1 million endowment at the Vanderbilt University School of Engineering to support its faculty. This investment honors Courtney Clark Pastrick’s service on Vanderbilt’s Board of Trust from 2010 to 2020. Courtney Clark Pastrick The A. James & Alice B. Clark… Read More

    Dec. 7, 2020

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    Researchers develop unique process for producing light-matter mixture

    Discovery provides insight for developing next generation optoelectronic and infrared devices In groundbreaking new research, an international team that includes a Vanderbilt engineer has developed a unique process for producing a quantum state that is part light and part matter. The discovery provides fundamental new insights for more efficiently developing… Read More

    Dec. 7, 2020