Civil And Environmental Engineering

  • Vanderbilt University

    New recyclable resin makes wind turbine blades much more sustainable

    Fields of spinning wind turbine blades inspire thoughts of earth-friendly energy, but until now, generating wind power hasn’t been as sustainable as people may have thought. It generally requires a great deal of time and energy to cure the type of resin that makes the 150-foot-wide fiberglass blades strong and… Read More

    Feb. 16, 2018

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    Visionary Italian architect, engineer to show how sensing technologies can reshape cities

    MIT Senseable City Lab Director Carlo Ratti to deliver Vanderbilt’s Hall Lecture Feb. 22 Carlo Ratti creates technological solutions that respond to citizens of cities. He makes cities senseable. Carlo Ratti “In the midst of rapid urbanization, the concept of smart cities — or senseable cities — as we prefer… Read More

    Feb. 15, 2018

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    Two engineering professors named American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics fellows

    Robert W. Pitz and Sankaran Mahadevan are members of the 2018 class of American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics fellows. They join 20 other members from academia, industry and government honored by the AIAA. AIAA confers the distinction of Fellow in recognition of an individual’s notable and valuable contributions to… Read More

    Feb. 15, 2018

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    Alumni share experiences and advice at annual scholar athlete – ROTC dinner

    Engineering Dean Philippe Fauchet and other school officials honored more than 40 undergraduate SEC athletes and ROTC members at a University Club dinner Monday. Say “Yes!” to opportunities outside your comfort zone. Shine your own star. Become comfortable with your ignorance. Chase excellence, not success. Hire people who are good… Read More

    Feb. 13, 2018

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    IRIS Initiative: Shaping tomorrow’s infrastructure

    Written by Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering Caglar Oskay & Post-Doctoral Research Scholar Alessandro Fascetti. This article was originally posted on the VUBreakThru blog. A 2016 Trans-Institutional Program (TIPs) award, the Vanderbilt Initiative for Intelligent Resilient Infrastructure Systems (IRIS) continues to make progress. The development of the… Read More

    Feb. 5, 2018

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    Engineering alumni return as firm reps at career fair

    Houston Massey (BE’15), left, and Nanhva Jin (BE’13) stayed busy at the table for Epic Systems. It hasn’t been all that long since Houston Massey (BE’15) stood on the other side of the table at a career fair, nervously waiting to speak with company representatives. On Monday Massey and… Read More

    Jan. 31, 2018

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    Vanderbilt School of Engineering offers new master of risk, reliability, and resilience engineering

    A new master’s degree from Vanderbilt University School of Engineering will prepare students to meet increasing workforce needs in risk, reliability and resilience engineering. The Risk, Reliability, and Resilience (RRR) Engineering professional master’s degree program is expected to be of great interest. Companies have been asking whether the School of… Read More

    Jan. 26, 2018

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    Transportation experts dig into congestion, connectivity, conflicts

    Autonomous vehicles are coming. That much is clear. Far less clear “is when, at what rate, and through what evolution path,” said Hani S. Mahmassani, the William A. Patterson Distinguished Chair in Transportation at Northwestern University. Mahmassani, also director of the Northwestern University Transportation, was among three keynote speakers who… Read More

    Jan. 22, 2018

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    Vanderbilt helps launch TennSMART to accelerate intelligent mobility

    Vanderbilt University and 19 other public and private partners have launched the TennSMART Consortium to capitalize on Tennessee’s position as an automotive sector leader. The goal is accelerating development and use of technologies for autonomous and connected vehicles and smart infrastructure, among other areas. As a non-profit startup based… Read More

    Jan. 11, 2018

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    New CE professor tapped for Gilbreth Lecture, named a top IoT innovator

    One of the School of Engineering’s newest faculty members starts the year with two additional honors for his work in transportation and traffic control issues. Daniel Work, an associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, has been named among 2018 Pioneers by Connected World. The list of 10… Read More

    Jan. 8, 2018