Alumni

Reinbold Laura Reinbold (BE’82) is fond of saying that since coming to Vanderbilt University at age 17, she’s never lived much more than a mile from where her parents deposited her on West End. Then again, she didn’t need to go far to leave her mark. Reinbold, who recently was… Read More

Nashville-based Littlejohn Engineering Associates has acquired GW Jones & Sons Consulting Engineers, a 127-year-old Huntsville, Ala. engineering and surveying firm. Littlejohn “It is a pleasure to be able to continue the rich legacy of GW Jones. Each organization has a high level of respect for the other and it is… Read More

The Vanderbilt University School of Engineering has established a Board of Visitors, a distinguished group of advisers to Dean Philippe Fauchet. The new board’s first meeting is March 22. The Board of Visitors is the successor organization to the school’s Committee of Visitors and the Engineering Alumni Council and it… Read More

Vanderbilt’s School of Engineering graduate program is ranked No. 36 by U.S. News & World Report. The 2014 engineering graduate program rankings were released today. U.S. News surveyed 199 schools granting doctoral degrees in engineering. The school ranks ahead of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Boston University (both… Read More

Imagine suddenly being able to hear the words and tone of the person across the table from you in a crowded restaurant when once you only heard overwhelming noise. Or speaking on the telephone with confidence because what you hear is now crisp and clear. Longtime cochlear implant users are… Read More

NASA has selected a miniature satellite designed by a team led by electrical engineering professor Robert Reed to fly as an auxiliary payload aboard rockets planned to launch in 2014, 2015 and 2016. The Vanderbilt project – RadFxSat (radiation effects satellite project) – is a partnership between the university’s Institute… Read More

Kenneth F. Galloway, former dean of the Vanderbilt University School of Engineering, has been honored with a Distinguished Service Award by the Nashville Chapter of the Tennessee Society of Professional Engineers. Galloway accepted the award plaque this evening at the 2013 Middle Tennessee All Engineers Banquet at Sheraton Music City… Read More

Vanderbilt engineering alumni G. Edmond Clark, Steve M. Hays, and Knowles Arthur Overholser will be inducted into the School of Engineering Academy of Distinguished Alumni at the March 21 Engineering Celebration Dinner. The School of Engineering Distinguished Alumnus Award recognizes distinguished achievement, significant service and excellent character. “The newest members… Read More

Two engineering seniors will be recognized at center court at the Vanderbilt men’s basketball game with Georgia Feb. 27 and receive oversized checks representing a $500 United States Air Force scholarship for each. Lantz on Memorial Gym's Jumbotron Electrical engineering senior John Lantz and computer engineering senior Nikhil Goel are… Read More

While the nation buzzed in anticipation of the State of The Union address Feb. 12, engineering deans from across the country came to Washington D.C. for the annual American Society of Engineering Education public policy colloquium Feb. 12-13. Dean Philippe Fauchet attended the annual ASEE public policy colloquium and met… Read More