Alumni

  • Vanderbilt University

    Rocketeers ‘a step closer’ to fifth national title after near-perfect launch, awards

    Vanderbilt rocketeers at the April 8, 2017, NASA Student Launch Competition with their High Roller Rocket displaying the sophisticated cold gas thruster payload. Standing (L-R), Paul Register, Conner Morency, Dustin Howser, Chris Romanoski. Artie Binstein, Derek Phillips, Alex Byrd, Henry Bristol, Jimmy Pan, Robin Midgett (Mentor), Dominic Ghilardi, Ross Weber,… Read More

    Apr. 10, 2017

  • LeBoeuf, Hornberger, Mazita recognized during Spring Faculty Assembly

    LeBoeuf, Hornberger, Mazita recognized during Spring Faculty Assembly

    Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos, Alexander Heard Distinguished Service Professor Award winner Gene LeBoeuf, and Faculty Senate Chair Charlene Dewey. (Vanderbilt University) Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos honored six members of the Vanderbilt faculty during the Spring Faculty Assembly with awards recognizing their teaching, research and… Read More

    Apr. 7, 2017

  • Vanderbilt University

    Recent Ph.D.’s AI platform weighed 100s of variables, gave federal health care bill a 15% shot

    Want to know the chances a bill in Congress will pass? Ask PredictGov. When Republican Congressional leaders shelved their replacement to the Affordable Care Act, John Nay, a recent Vanderbilt computational decision science Ph.D., was not surprised. PredictGov, the centerpiece of the A.I. startup launched by Nay and two other… Read More

    Apr. 5, 2017

  • Vanderbilt University

    Grad student receives leadership award at Cuninggim Women’s Center ceremony

    Ghina Nakad, a doctoral student in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, was recognized for her leadership and contributions to the advancement of women during the Margaret Cuninggim Women’s Center’s annual Cuninggim Lecture and awards ceremony March 23 at the Student Life Center. Women’s Center Director Rory Dicker (left) and… Read More

    Mar. 28, 2017

  • Vanderbilt University

    Inaugural DIVE Boot Camp immerses participants in human-centered design

    The inaugural DIVE Boot Camp brought undergraduate and graduate students, staff members and faculty to the Wond’ry March 25. (Susan Urmy/Vanderbilt) More than 40 students, staff and faculty gathered at the Wond’ry March 25 to learn about human-centered design and put it into practice through a series of… Read More

    Mar. 27, 2017

  • distinguished alumni kimberly bryant

    Top STEM scientists, educators, alums share struggles, wisdom

    Kimberly Bryant, a national leader in technology education, had no female professors in her four years as an undergraduate at Vanderbilt School of Engineering. Bryant earn her bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering in 1989 and then worked at international tech and pharmaceutical companies before founding Black Girls Code. She’s… Read More

    Mar. 24, 2017

  • VUSE Distinguished Alumni

    Engineering school announces 2017 alumni honorees

    Vanderbilt engineering alumni Kimberly V. Bryant and Christopher J. Wiernicki are the newest members of the School of Engineering Academy of Distinguished Alumni. Bryant will be inducted into the academy at a special event March 21 at Vanderbilt University. Wiernicki will be inducted at a special event March 28 in… Read More

    Mar. 17, 2017

  • Vanderbilt University

    Smart jewelry creator to the rescue: Engineering’s Chambers lecture is April 4

    WiseWear bracelets are health trackers that can summon help Ph.D.-turned-entrepreneur Jerry Wilmink is the founder and CEO of WiseWear Corporation, a Texas-based digital health company that develops wearable technology products for fitness and medical applications. Jerry Wilmink A Vanderbilt biomedical engineering alumnus (bachelor’s, master’s and Ph.D.) and self-described… Read More

    Mar. 16, 2017

  • Vanderbilt University

    Vanderbilt among nation’s top graduate and professional schools

    Vanderbilt University remains firmly positioned among the nation’s top graduate and professional schools in the latest U.S. News & World Report “Best Graduate School” rankings. U.S. News published new rankings March 14 for business, education, engineering, law, medicine and nursing schools. U.S. News & World Report rankings… Read More

    Mar. 14, 2017

  • Construction Management

    How much more development can Nashville sustain?

    Gubernatorial candidate Karl Dean joins top builders, architects, and brokers at annual Construction Management Symposium Nashville has been on a roll, but Music City faces significant challenges to additional development, including high land prices, limited mass transit, increased traffic congestion, and a shortage of affordable housing for renters as well… Read More

    Mar. 9, 2017