Civil And Environmental Engineering
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Senior CE design team delivers ambitious plan for green space over busy interstate corridor
The senior design team found no fatal flaws in its study of a tunnel-like cap over a section of I-65 to create more public green space. A land bridge over a section Nashville’s Interstate 65 corridor would create 14 acres of public green space, reconnect neighborhoods and put Music City… Read MoreJun. 26, 2019
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Nine engineering design projects earn awards for seniors
Senior Design Day 2019 in Student Life Center Ballroom. Vanderbilt University/Joe Howell Nine exceptional student design projects have been recognized as winners in the School of Engineering’s annual design competition for the 2018-2019 academic year. More than 70 teams of senior engineering students in biomedical engineering, chemical engineering, civil engineering,… Read MoreJun. 18, 2019
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New leadership announced for the Wond’ry
David A. Owens (Vanderbilt University) David A. Owens, a leading thinker on innovation and new product development and Owen Graduate School of Management faculty member, has been named the Evans Family Executive Director of the Wond’ry. Owens is a professor of the practice of… Read MoreJun. 7, 2019
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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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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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Road test proves adaptive cruise control can add to traffic jam problem
VU researcher wants closer look at feature to address traffic issues A new, open-road test of adaptive cruise control demonstrated that the feature, designed to make driving easier by continuously adjusting a vehicle’s speed in response to the car ahead, doesn’t yet solve the problem of phantom traffic jams. Because… Read MoreMay. 7, 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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Army general and engineering professor, LeBoeuf excels at dual career
Look at the photographs, and two versions of Gene LeBoeuf emerge. There’s the camo-wearing, two-star Army general leading jungle warfare training in Ghana, talking counter-terrorism in Nigeria and gathering senior leadership on the base in Vicenza, Italy. And then there’s the beloved and respected Vanderbilt University engineering professor pacing in… Read MoreApr. 16, 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