Civil And Environmental Engineering

  • Vanderbilt University

    Former Vandy star, CE graduate dies at 71

      William B. “Boyce” Smith, Jr., 71, who played quarterback at Vanderbilt before becoming a National Football League referee and head of a steel company, passed away June 10 after a lengthy illness. Smith, who graduated with a degree in civil engineering, arrived at Vanderbilt without a scholarship during… Read More

    Jun. 2, 2008

  • Vanderbilt University

    Alum named Tennessee’s Outstanding Engineer of the Year

      Steven C. Lane Stephen C. Lane, PE, DEE, has been named Outstanding Engineer of the Year  by the Nashville chapter of the Tennessee Society of Professional Engineers (TSPE). Lane, executive vice president of Smith Seckman Reid (SSR), received a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering and a master’s… Read More

    May. 20, 2008

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    Robert E. Stammer receives ITE appointment

      Robert E. Stammer Jr, P.E., associate professor of civil engineering, has been elected an International Director of the Institute of Transportation Engineers at the Southern District meeting in Charleston, S.C. in April. Stammer will serve a three-year term, 2009-2012, on ITE’s International Board of Directors representing the Southern… Read More

    May. 19, 2008

  • Vanderbilt University

    Managing risk in an increasingly hazardous world

      If you have a nagging feeling that life is getting increasingly hazardous, you may be interested in the new book, “Operational Risk Management,” by Mark D. Abkowitz, professor of civil and environmental engineering. The book contains 15 case studies of major disasters, including September 11, Hurricane Katrina and… Read More

    May. 1, 2008

  • Vanderbilt University

    Experience counts for engineering seniors and their clients

    Engineering seniors have spent two semesters tackling design challenges from actual corporations with real design needs. The results of their design projects will be featured at Senior Design Day 2008, an annual event at the School of Engineering, set for Tuesday, April 22, from 3-5 p.m. in Featheringill Hall. Sponsors… Read More

    Apr. 22, 2008

  • Vanderbilt University

    Faculty join group to research and fight climate change

    James Clarke, CE, and Douglas Fisher, EECS, are members of a diverse group of experts at Vanderbilt University who have created the Climate Change Research Network. The network combines researchers from areas of earth and environmental sciences, political science, law, engineering, business, management, economics and nursing to investigate one of… Read More

    Apr. 15, 2008

  • Vanderbilt University

    Clay, Johnston and Thackston receive Distinguished Alumnus Awards

    W. Robert Clay, John W. Johnson, and Edward Thackston received the Distinguished Alumnus Award from the Vanderbilt University School of Engineering during the Engineering Celebration Dinner at Loews Vanderbilt Hotel, Thursday, Oct. 11. The award recognizes distinguished achievement, significant service, excellent character and a reputation that reflects well on the… Read More

    Oct. 12, 2007

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    Davis, McCleskey receive Vanderbilt Distinguished Alumni Awards

    Vanderbilt Engineering alumni Doug Davis and Sam McCleskey received the Distinguished Alumnus Award from Vanderbilt University School of Engineering during the Engineering Celebration Dinner held at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Buckhead on Tuesday, May 22. The School of Engineering Distinguished Alumnus Award recognizes distinguished achievement, significant service, excellent character and… Read More

    May. 24, 2007

  • Vanderbilt University

    Rescue Robot one of scores of senior innovations at Design Day

    Colin Roper adjusts the six-legged crawling rescue robot he and a team of fellow engineering seniors developed for the Vanderbilt Center for Intelligent Mechatronics as their senior design project. The team joined hundreds of Vanderbilt engineering seniors soon to graduate, who demonstrated their readiness to tackle real-world engineering problems by… Read More

    Apr. 29, 2007

  • Vanderbilt University

    U.S. News graduate school rankings

    Six Vanderbilt graduate engineering programs were ranked among the top 50 in the nation, according to the 2007 U.S. News and World Report annual ranking of leading graduate and professional schools. The School of Engineering was ranked 42, up five slots from the previous year. Biomedical engineering led Vanderbilt engineering programs… Read More

    Mar. 22, 2007