Biomedical Engineering
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Vanderbilt Engineering and Science Building wins international S-Lab Award
To enhance the undergraduate experience, the ESB puts science on display throughout the building, which features an open layout with large transparent glass walls. Above, a 10,000-square-foot, commercial-grade cleanroom for the Vanderbilt Institute of Nanoscale Science and Engineering. Engineering and Science Building Vanderbilt’s Engineering and Science Building has won… Read MoreJun. 3, 2019
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Researchers by day, rockers by night, biofunkiest engineers hit the airwaves
When some of Vanderbilt University’s biomedical engineers aren’t improving lives, they’re dropping beats. The Vanderbilt Initiative of Biofunky Engineers (VIBE) – a wink at the university’s love for both initiatives and acronyms – began performing together in 2017 and have played a handful of gigs, including the biomedical engineering department’s… Read MoreMay. 31, 2019
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Grissom, Landman named 2019 Chancellor Faculty Fellows
William Grissom, associate professor of biomedical engineering, and Bennett Landman, associate professor of electrical engineering, computer engineering and computer science, have been selected for the 2019 cohort of Chancellor Faculty Fellows. This group is composed of eleven highly accomplished, recently tenured faculty from a wide variety of… Read MoreMay. 13, 2019
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Outstanding graduates recognized at 2019 Engineering Commencement Reception
Vanderbilt Commencement, May 10, 2019 Philippe Fauchet, Bruce and Bridgitt Evans Dean of Engineering, presented awards and honors to seniors May 9 at the school’s annual Commencement Reception. Banner Bearer Ian Faucher, Philippe Fauchet, Bruce and Bridgitt Evans Dean of Engineering, and Founder’s Medalist David K. Zhang. David K. Zhang… Read MoreMay. 9, 2019
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Dean presents 2018-2019 faculty, staff and student research awards
Dean Philippe Fauchet announced May 7 the promotions of two engineering faculty members at the final faculty meeting of the 2017-2018 academic year and presented four awards at a reception following the meeting. Craig Duvall Craig Duvall and Jamey D. Young have been promoted to the rank of professor. Duvall’s… Read MoreMay. 7, 2019
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Quah named winner of SEC’s McWhorter Award
Biomedical and electrical engineering double major and Vanderbilt bowling senior Kris Quah is the recipient of the SEC’s H. Boyd McWhorter Award, which honors the outstanding female student-athlete in the conference. Vanderbilt bowling senior Kristin Quah has been named the recipient of the H. Boyd McWhorter Award, which is… Read MoreApr. 30, 2019
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Design Day showcases Mars habitat, interstate cap, dozens of innovations
Design Day 2019 took students and visitors to Mars, a diving depth of 300 feet and a potential green oasis above a stretch of Interstate 65. Dean Phillipe Fauchet (left) and Assistant Dean of Design Tom Withrow commend students, advisers, faculty and sponsors for two semesters of hard work. Other… Read MoreApr. 25, 2019
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Senior Kris Quah named a Knight-Hennessy Scholar
Kris Quah Vanderbilt senior Kris Quah has been named to the second global cohort of Knight-Hennessy Scholars, which was selected from a pool of more than 4,000 applicants. The program awards full funding for postgraduate study at Stanford University to up to 100 graduate students each year… Read MoreApr. 17, 2019
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Army Futures Command, Vanderbilt ink partnership to encourage innovation, education for both
Army Futures Command and Vanderbilt University signed an agreement April 9 that links creative, innovative soldiers with top-tier Vanderbilt University experts so that ideas quickly can become useful products. Leaders from the two groups say this five-year education partnership agreement is a potential model for military-academic collaboration across the nation,… Read MoreApr. 15, 2019
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13 engineering students awarded prestigious NSF Graduate Research Fellowships
Biomedical engineering hits all-time high with 8 fellowship offers Thirteen engineering graduate students have been awarded a prestigious National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship that provides a three-year annual stipend of $34,000 and a $12,000 cost-of-education allowance for tuition and fees. In total, 16 Vanderbilt students received NSF graduate fellowships. Read MoreApr. 11, 2019