Civil And Environmental Engineering

  • Vanderbilt University

    Business leaders, Vanderbilt dean to join Engineering Academy of Distinguished Alumni

    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

    Feb. 21, 2013

  • Career Day connects employers and Vanderbilt’s top talent

    Career Day connects employers and Vanderbilt’s top talent

    First-year through Ph.D. students attended today’s Engineering and Information Technology Industry Career Day in the Student Life Center ballrooms. Job seekers and students searching for internships networked with nearly 40 companies from across the nation. The fair is hosted by the Center for Student Professional Development (formerly… Read More

    Feb. 12, 2013

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    Siegel kids look to get jolt out of project

    How can you squeeze electricity from a blackberry? A group of Siegel High students will be among those able to answer the question after making solar cells out of blackberry juice and measuring the electrical power produced as part of an educational outreach program sponsored by the Vanderbilt Institute of… Read More

    Feb. 11, 2013

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    Best-paying college majors are mostly in engineering: NACE

    Six engineering majors were among the 10 highest-paid at the bachelor’s-degree level in 2012, according to the January 2013 Salary Survey recently released by the National Association of Colleges and Employers. As a group, engineering majors saw a healthy increase of 3.9 percent to their average starting salaries. This is… Read More

    Feb. 4, 2013

  • Camp receives Citizen Engineer Award from ASCE

    Camp receives Citizen Engineer Award from ASCE

    Janey Camp, research assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering, was named the 2012 Citizen Engineer by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). The award is bestowed to civil engineers based on their contributions to their community through public involvement, public awareness or public service. These individuals will have… Read More

    Jan. 16, 2013

  • Professor helps students conquer their fear of public speaking

    Professor helps students conquer their fear of public speaking

    Beyond explaining numbers and calculations, engineers are now expected to make formal oral presentations, run meetings and quickly pitch ideas to clients or colleagues. Many engineering students lack the communication skills they will need to succeed professionally and Julie Sharp, professor of the practice of technical communications, is working to… Read More

    Jan. 4, 2013

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    Task force aims to better integrate engineering school into local entrepreneurial community

    A newly formed Technology Entrepreneurship Task Force in the Vanderbilt School of Engineering aims to connect tech-savvy undergraduates who have entrepreneurial ambitions to local companies and business leaders to better integrate the school into the Nashville community and to help stimulate private-sector innovation and growth in the Middle Tennessee region. Read More

    Nov. 6, 2012

  • Vanderbilt engineers featured in Wired article on product failure

    Vanderbilt engineers featured in Wired article on product failure

    Today’s manufacturing companies face a significant challenge as they work to balance the demands of the marketplace for better performing products against the need to bring new products to market faster, cheaper and with greater reliability than ever before. This month’s issue of Wired magazine features an article addressing this… Read More

    Oct. 31, 2012

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    Online store VUSEgear offers engineering school merchandise

    VUSEgear, an online store for Vanderbilt University School of Engineering (VUSE) merchandise, launches today with a grand opening discount of 20 percent savings on all items through Nov. 1. The effort to offer an online store began months ago and is a response to alumni requests for more engineering… Read More

    Oct. 17, 2012

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    Nanoscience and nanotechnology minor offered

    In an effort to respond to students’ rapidly growing interest in nanoscale technology, a new 15-hour interdisciplinary minor in nanoscience and nanotechnology is being offered by the School of Engineering and the College of Arts and Science. Directors are Paul E. Laibinis, professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, and Sandra… Read More

    Oct. 15, 2012