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Brett Byram named inaugural Hoy Family Faculty Fellow in engineering school
Brett Byram, associate professor of biomedical engineering, has been named the inaugural Hoy Family Faculty Fellow in recognition of his advances in medical ultrasound imaging. Brett Byram Byram’s research is a transformational integration of acoustics, machine learning, signal processing and physiology to better understand and access functional and anatomical… Read MoreFeb. 27, 2023
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Catie Chang is inaugural Sally and Dave Hopkins Faculty Fellow in the School of Engineering
Catie Chang, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, computer science, and biomedical engineering, has been named the inaugural Sally and Dave Hopkins Faculty Fellow in the Vanderbilt School of Engineering in recognition of her highly collaborative and interdisciplinary research. Catie Chang Chang develops engineering and computational approaches for… Read MoreFeb. 27, 2023
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Biomaterials and drug delivery pioneer Nicholas Peppas to deliver engineering school’s Hall Lecture March 21
Nicholas Peppas, professor of biomedical engineering, chemical engineering, surgery and pharmacy at the University of Texas at Austin and a pioneer in biomaterials and drug delivery systems, will deliver the John R. and Donna S. Hall Engineering Lecture Tuesday, March 21, at 4 p.m. in the Vanderbilt School of… Read MoreFeb. 22, 2023
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Dean Philippe Fauchet urges Congress to support engineering education and research
Philippe Fauchet, the Bruce and Bridgitt Evans Dean of Engineering at Vanderbilt University, met with members of Congress last week while in Washington, D.C., to emphasize the integral role that engineering research plays in strengthening the United States’ competitiveness and security. He urged members of… Read MoreFeb. 17, 2023
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The Wond’ry collaborates with IBM to equip learners for STEM-related careers
The Wond’ry, Vanderbilt’s innovation center, is working with IBM to equip Vanderbilt community members with no-cost STEM education and career readiness resources through IBM SkillsBuild, a no-cost education program focused on underrepresented communities, that helps develop valuable new skills and equitable access to career opportunities in technology fields. As… Read MoreFeb. 17, 2023
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Vanderbilt engineering alumni named Fulbright Scholars
Engineering alumni Kristi Maisha, Claire McGonigle and Arunabh Singh are among 20 Vanderbilt students and alumni who were selected for 2022-2023 Fulbright U.S. Student Program awards. Fulbright is the U.S. government’s flagship international educational exchange program, offering grants to conduct research and teach English in more than 160 countries overseas. Read MoreFeb. 16, 2023
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Vanderbilt chemical engineering professor wins NSF CAREER Award to explore new direction in colloidal science
Vanderbilt University engineering professor Carlos Silvera Batista has won a National Science Foundation CAREER Award to understand the behavior of charged particles in the presence of simultaneous electric fields and that knowledge will be used to direct the assembly of particles into advanced reconfigurable materials. The prestigious five-year award… Read MoreFeb. 15, 2023
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Vanderbilt computer scientist receives NSF CAREER Award to design decision procedures for societal-scale cyber-physical systems
Vanderbilt University computer scientist Abhishek Dubey has received a National Science Foundation CAREER Award to design online decision procedures for societal-scale cyber-physical systems such as traffic networks, emergency response systems and power grids that are the critical infrastructure of communities. The prestigious five-year award honors early career faculty who… Read MoreFeb. 15, 2023
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Vanderbilt biomedical engineering professor wins NSF early career award to support tissue engineering research
Vanderbilt University engineering professor Jonathan Brunger has won a National Science Foundation CAREER Award to understand how cells and biomaterials can work together to improve tissue regeneration. The prestigious five-year award honors early career faculty who have the potential to serve as role models in research and education and lead… Read MoreFeb. 15, 2023
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7 Questions with Corey Thomas: President, CEO, Director of Rapid7
Corey E. Thomas Infinite possibilities drew Corey Thomas, BE ’98, to technology. Infinite curiosity fueled his interest, obsession even, with organizational behavior and the business side of technology. Rapid7, a cybersecurity tech firm based in Boston, has benefited from the combination of the two since 2008, when the founders hired… Read MoreFeb. 14, 2023