Civil And Environmental Engineering

  • Vanderbilt University

    Engineering’s Distinguished Alumnus Award bestowed on business leaders, Vanderbilt cardiologist

    Vanderbilt engineering alumni Andre Churchwell, W. Hibbett Neel Jr., and J. Roy Wauford Jr. each received a Distinguished Alumnus Award from Vanderbilt’s School of Engineering during the School’s annual Engineering Celebration Dinner held Oct. 21 at the university’s Student Life Center. The School of Engineering Distinguished Alumnus Award recognizes distinguished… Read More

    Oct. 22, 2010

  • Vanderbilt University

    Engineering & Information Technology Industry Career Day facilitates connections between employers and Vanderbilt’s top talent

    The Vanderbilt Career Center (VCC) hosted the Engineering and Information Technology Industry Career Day at the Student Life Center with 37 companies from across the nation in attendance on October 5. Industry Career Days serve as one of many ways to interact with potential employers. Nearly 400 undergraduate and… Read More

    Oct. 18, 2010

  • Vanderbilt University

    Sponsored research: Grants awarded to engineering faculty in August

    The Division of Sponsored Research received notification in August that the following grants in excess of $25,000 had been awarded to School of Engineering faculty: Theodore A. Bapty, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, has received an award in the amount of $318,834 by the Department of Defense for “Future Combat… Read More

    Oct. 5, 2010

  • Vanderbilt University

    VU plays key role in $20M federal grant designed to strengthen Tennessee’s R&D infrastructure

    Engineering faculty, students to benefit from solar research grant Five years from now, high school and college students throughout Tennessee should have more and better opportunities to learn about and pursue careers in alternative energy science and technology. That is one of the key objectives of a $20 million… Read More

    Sep. 10, 2010

  • Vanderbilt University

    Vanderbilt professor selected to participate in NAE’s Frontiers of Engineering Education symposium

    A Vanderbilt University engineering professor has been selected to take part in the National Academy of Engineering’s Frontiers of Engineering Education symposium Dec. 13-16 in Irvine, Calif. Florence Sanchez, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, is one of 100 engineering researchers and educators who were chosen from a highly… Read More

    Sep. 3, 2010

  • Vanderbilt University

    Chancellor: 60 endowed faculty chairs to be added over two years

    Mark D. Abkowitz, director of the Vanderbilt Center for Environmental Management Studies and professor of civil and environmental engineering, gave a presentation on disaster risk management at the Fall Faculty Assembly Aug. 26. Jeremy Spinrad, associate professor of computer science, was among 28 faculty members recognized for 25 years of… Read More

    Aug. 27, 2010

  • Vanderbilt University

    VUSE rises in U.S. News & World Report’s 2011 rankings

    Vanderbilt’s School of Engineering undergraduate program improved four positions to No. 36 in annual rankings by U.S. News & World Report. The 2011 annual rankings were released today. The School of Engineering tied with Lehigh University, University of California-Santa Barbara. MIT was ranked No. 1. “It is always gratifying to… Read More

    Aug. 17, 2010

  • Vanderbilt University

    A conversation with Steve Hays, BE’73

    Steve Hays, BE’73, partner and chairman of the board of Gobbell Hays Partners Inc., is featured in the Nashville Business Journal. Gobbell Hays Partners Inc., provides architectural and environmental consulting services to a client base that spans from Aruba to Anchorage. An expert in indoor air quality and asbestos assessment… Read More

    Jun. 1, 2010

  • Vanderbilt University

    School bestows honors on 2010 graduating seniors

    Awards and honors were presented by Dean Kenneth F. Galloway May 13 to 31 seniors at the School of Engineering’s annual Commencement Reception. Andrew Philip Jallouk, Oak Ridge, Tenn., is this year’s Founder’s Medalist and is graduating with a bachelor of engineering in biomedical engineering with a second major in… Read More

    May. 13, 2010

  • Vanderbilt University

    Engineering faculty promoted; annual awards presented

    Dean Kenneth F. Galloway announced May 11 the promotions of seven engineering faculty members at the final faculty meeting of the 2009-2010 academic year and presented four awards at a reception following the meeting. Seven faculty members have been promoted to the rank of associate professor with tenure: Franz Baudenbacher,… Read More

    May. 12, 2010