Civil And Environmental Engineering

Adams The School of Engineering has announced the appointments of two department chairs, two associate deans, and five new faculty members. The appointments are effective July 1, 2013. Douglas Adams has been named Distinguished Professor and chair of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Adams comes to Vanderbilt from… Read More

Awards and honors were presented by Dean Philippe Fauchet May 9 to 36 seniors at the School of Engineering’s annual Commencement Reception. Northcutt Curtis George Northcutt, from Lexington, Ky., is the recipient of the 2013 Founder’s Medal for the School of Engineering. He is graduating with a bachelor of science… Read More

The School of Engineering recognized faculty and staff members for their exemplary research, teaching, and professional service during the 2013 academic year. Dean Philippe Fauchet presented the annual awards during a reception May 7 in Featheringill Hall. The Edward J. White Engineering Faculty Award for Excellence in Service was presented… Read More

Six of 10 best-paying master’s degrees are in engineering, according to an article published today on monster.com. A master’s in electrical engineering is no. 1, edging out a master’s in finance. In the article, Katie Bardaro, lead analyst at PayScale.com, says many of the top-paying master’s degrees are in technical… Read More

The nuclear submarine USS Thresher was lost with all 129 hands 50 years ago today – April 10, 1963 – more than 200 miles off the New England coast during deep-dive tests. It had just departed Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, Maine after a routine overhaul. The Thresher was the… Read More

Mike Bogdanor, a second year graduate student in civil and environmental engineering, has been awarded a 2013 National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship through the Air Force Office of Scientific Research to continue his doctoral research. The NDSEG fellowship is a highly competitive three-year award that pays full tuition… Read More

Engineering seniors have spent two semesters tackling design challenges from actual clients with real design needs. The results of their design projects will be featured at Senior Design Day 2013, an annual School of Engineering event, Friday, April 19, 3-5 p.m. in Featheringill Hall. Corporate sponsors this year include Camgian… Read More

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

Aspiring Vanderbilt entreprenuers – professional students, graduate students, post-docs, faculty and staff – can test their ideas at Entrepreneur Boot Camp April 10, 7:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., at the Cool Springs Life Sciences Center. The inaugural boot camp is designed for Vanderbilt participants who will meet legal experts,… Read More