Electrical Engineering And Computer Science

  • Vanderbilt University

    Town hall March 28 on future academic capital projects; focus on engineering, science

    Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Susan R. Wente Deans Fauchet, Marnett and Geer to participate The Vanderbilt community is invited to a March 28 town hall with several university senior leaders to learn about two studies underway for future capital improvements: one… Read More

    Mar. 20, 2019

  • Vanderbilt University

    Engineering students, doggie day care owner team up to build the better pooper scooper

    Dan Spangler’s doggie day care and boarding business found itself in some deep … trouble last year. An inspector cited the New Bern, N.C., entrepreneur and dog lover for having a rusty pooper scooper, a violation under state Department of Agriculture guidelines. It frustrated Spangler, who spent countless hours maintaining… Read More

    Mar. 18, 2019

  • Vanderbilt University

    New report provides data on faculty composition and demographics

    The intersections of tenure status, gender, race/ethnicity and faculty title for all full-time Vanderbilt University-employed faculty members are represented in a new report released March 11. “This report will provide faculty members with valuable information as a baseline of our colleges and schools, and it will help… Read More

    Mar. 11, 2019

  • Vanderbilt University

    Graduate student wins fellowship designed for future spaceflight leaders

    An engineering graduate student has received a Matthew Isakowitz Fellowship that includes a summer internship at XPRIZE and a yearlong executive mentorship. Richard Nederlander Richard Nederlander is one of 25 individuals selected for the 2019 class of Isakowitz fellows. Now in its second year, the highly selective program awards… Read More

    Mar. 5, 2019

  • Vanderbilt University

    Skin diseases study uses crowdsourcing to gather data

    For any number of diseases involving the skin, research into causes and cures requires isolating and quantifying in a reliable way the proportion of affected skin, one research subject after another, the more the better. This is achieved with medical photography, computer monitors, and mouse-dragging by a research dermatologist to… Read More

    Mar. 1, 2019

  • Vanderbilt University

    Researchers collaborate on $3.9 million NIH study of child-specific cochlear implant programming

    Dr. Rene Gifford works with patient Davy Hillis to program his cochlear implant at VUMC. (John Russell/Vanderbilt University) Researchers from the School of Engineering and Vanderbilt University Medical Center are working to improve outcomes for children with significant hearing loss by providing individualized, prescription-like programming for their cochlear implants. The… Read More

    Feb. 27, 2019

  • Vanderbilt University

    Women of VISE engage Whitsitt Elementary students in optics and ultrasound basics

    Members of Women of VISE, including Professor Catie Chang and Sarah Goodale, a BME graduate student, take lessons on the brain, optics, ultrasound and cancer treatments in a STEM outreach day at Whitsitt Elementary School in Nashville. Gummy bears, laser pointers, slinky toys and gooey, stretchy hands illustrated basics in… Read More

    Feb. 24, 2019

  • Vanderbilt University

    Senior creates app for orangutans with guidance from CS professor

    Ben Scheer jumps imagination-first into big projects, and he’s not afraid of a lot of trial and error. The Vanderbilt human and organizational development and economics double major has worked on dozens of entrepreneurial endeavors ranging from coding to music to virtual reality to photography, with his biggest focus being on connecting… Read More

    Feb. 24, 2019

  • Vanderbilt University

    Annual dinner honors student athletes, ROTC members for double duty

    Marc Panu, BE’14, addresses engineering student athletes and ROTC members. Citing the Beatles, former Vanderbilt Football Coach James Franklin and Confucius, two School of Engineering alumni told student athletes and ROTC members that their undergraduate experiences have put them ahead of their peers – they already know how to manage… Read More

    Feb. 1, 2019

  • Vanderbilt University

    Spring career fair draws record student attendance and 17 new companies

    A record number of engineering undergraduates attended the career fair held Jan. 28, an event that also attracted 17 new companies.  In all, 363 students attended, up from 343 last year. The spring semester fair is an engineering-only event and 47 companies participated, an increase of more than 25… Read More

    Jan. 31, 2019