Chemical And Biomolecular Engineering
-
School to celebrate National Engineers Week Feb. 15-19:
Events and contests designed to increase awareness of contributions engineers make to society are set for the third week in February, a date celebrated as National Engineers Week in the United States. This year, to help celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Engineers Week ‘Discover E’ educational outreach program, the… Read MoreJan. 18, 2010
-
Oak Ridge National Lab leader to deliver Hall Lecture Jan. 14
The Deputy Laboratory Director for Science and Technology at Oak Ridge National Laboratory will deliver the School of Engineering’s Hall Lecture Thursday, Jan. 14, at 4 p.m. in Jacobs Believed in Me auditorium located in Featheringill Hall. A reception will follow the lecture. Thomas Zacharia Thomas Zacharia’s lecture title is… Read MoreDec. 14, 2009
-
Engineering’s Distinguished Alumnus Award bestowed on business leaders, engineering dean
Vanderbilt engineering alumni Carl E. Adams Jr., George E. Cook and Charles E. Fields Jr. each received a Distinguished Alumnus Award from Vanderbilt’s School of Engineering during an Engineering Celebration Dinner held Oct. 15 at the university’s Student Life Center. The School of Engineering Distinguished Alumnus Award recognizes… Read MoreOct. 16, 2009
-
Vanderbilt founding member of new online research news channel
Concerned with the dramatic decline in the traditional media’s coverage of newsworthy scientific and academic activities, Vanderbilt has joined with 34 other top research universities to create Futurity.org, an online news channel designed to showcase the achievements of their scientists and engineers, medical researchers and scholars. “Futurity.org allows Vanderbilt… Read MoreSep. 28, 2009
-
Engineering Career Day is Oct. 6
Vanderbilt Career Center will host an Engineering & Information Technology Industry Career Day at the Student Life Center from 3-6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 6. Industry Career Days serve as one of many ways students may interact with potential employers, or seek internship opportunities. To date, participating employers are: U.S. Read MoreSep. 14, 2009
-
Former NASA leader to deliver Hall Lecture Sept. 24
Michael D. Griffin, a former administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, will give the John R. and Donna S. Hall Engineering Lecture – Challenges Facing the U.S. Civil Space Program – at 4 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 24, in Featheringill Hall’s Jacobs Believed in Me Auditorium. Griffin served… Read MoreSep. 1, 2009
-
Two Vanderbilt engineering professors receive NSF early career awards
Two assistant professors in the School of Engineering at Vanderbilt University have received prestigious National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program awards. Scott Guelcher, assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, will use the NSF CAREER award to study bioactive weight-bearing bone/polymer composites, which are emerging… Read MoreAug. 6, 2009
-
ChBE department awarded graduate fellowships through U.S. Department of Education
Vanderbilt’s chemical and biomolecular engineering department was recently awarded fellowships through the U.S. Department of Education in the area of advanced materials through the Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need (GAANN) program. Each fellowship covers full tuition and provides an annual stipend of up to $30,000 for up to… Read MoreJul. 10, 2009
-
New endowed chair honors Professor Peter Pintauro
Recognized for his work in the field of fuel cell membranes and electrochemical engineering, Professor Peter N. Pintauro, chair of the chemical and biomolecular engineering department, is the first holder the H. Eugene McBrayer Chair in Chemical Engineering in the Vanderbilt University School of Engineering. An event to… Read MoreJun. 22, 2009
-
Outstanding graduates recognized at 2009 Commencement Reception
A reception to honor 43 engineering graduates for their outstanding scholarship was held May 7. The graduates and their friends and families gathered at the University Club for an awards ceremony and a buffet meal. Charreau Sieanna Bell received the Dean’s Award for Outstanding Service, which is given to the… Read MoreMay. 11, 2009