Electrical Engineering And Computer Science

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    Webster earns IEEE Early Career Award for his pioneering robotics work

    A Vanderbilt University researcher credited with pioneering work in robotics has earned one of electrical engineering’s highest honors, being recognized for innovations involving flexible, minimally invasive surgical robots. Robert Webster, associate professor of mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, otolaryngology, neurological surgery and urologic surgery, will collect his Institute of Electrical and… Read More

    Dec. 10, 2014

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    Pantelides elected electrical engineering association fellow

    Sokrates Pantelides (Joe Howell / Vanderbilt) Sokrates Pantelides is one of a select group of members of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers who have been elevated to IEEE Fellow in recognition of their accomplishments in the field of electrical engineering. Pantelides, who… Read More

    Dec. 10, 2014

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    Aerospace Club works on simulated Mars sample recovery vehicle for NASA competition

    The 2014-15 Vanderbilt Aerospace Club team for the NASA Student Launch Challenge: (L-R) Dexter Watkins, William Emfinger, Pranav Kumar, Ben Gasser, Brian Lawson, Myles Lacy, Conner Caldwell, Jacob Moore, Mitchell Masia, Andrew Voss, Fred Folz, Cameron Ridgewell, Chris Lyne and Alex Goodman. The Vanderbilt Aerospace Club, defending champions in the… Read More

    Dec. 4, 2014

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    New form of crystalline order holds promise for thermoelectric applications

      Scanning Transmission Electron Microscope image showing the interlaced crystalline structure. (Wu Zhou/ORNL) Since the 1850s scientists have known that crystalline materials are organized into 14 different basic lattice structures. However, a team of researchers from Vanderbilt University and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) now reports that it… Read More

    Nov. 14, 2014

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    Vanderbilt researchers’ work passes computing society’s test of time

    Ten years ago Vanderbilt researchers published a paper that has passed the test of time. This year, the Conference on Embedded Networked Sensor Systems (SenSys)  introduced a new Test of Time Award at its 12th annual  event held in Nov. 3-6 in Memphis, Tenn. SenSys is… Read More

    Nov. 13, 2014

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    Vanderbilt developer White says Music City Center wayfinding app is just the start

      Nashville Mayor Karl Dean, left, and Vanderbilt's Jules White, assistant professor of electrical engineering and computer science, demonstrate the app. (Photos: Dipti Vaidya) You’re attending your first conference at the 1.2 million-square-foot, 16-acre Music City Center. You’ve got to walk from… Read More

    Nov. 12, 2014

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    Vanderbilt team examines human factors in nuclear power plant operations

    The team studying ways to help nuclear power plant operators improve work performance and safety includes, from left, Julie Adams, Ph.D., Shilo Anders, Ph.D., Sankaran Mahadevan, Ph.D., and Matthew Weinger, M.D. Not pictured is Dan France, Ph.D., MPH. (photo by Anne Rayner) A multidisciplinary Vanderbilt… Read More

    Nov. 10, 2014

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    Entrepreneurship lecture series launches; Jumpstart Foundry CEO is inaugural speaker

    Venture capitalist Vic Gatto to speak about entrepreneurs as today’s heroes The Vanderbilt University School of Engineering announces the creation of the Chambers Family Entrepreneurial Lectureship. The semi-annual lecture series is endowed by the Chambers Medical Foundation. The intent of the lectureship is to encourage and invigorate entrepreneurial activity among… Read More

    Nov. 6, 2014

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    Nanoday! features Stanford speaker on improving optoelectronic devices

    The engineer who coined the term “plasmonics” is the keynote speaker for Vanderbilt University’s Nanoday!, a Nov. 12 celebration and learning opportunity that brings together scientists and engineers working in nanoscience and nanotechnology. Plasmonics is the study of the interaction between electromagnetic fields and free electrons in a… Read More

    Nov. 6, 2014

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    Vanderbilt Ph.D.’s New York Times op-ed decries lack of diversity in engineering

    Carlotta Berry holds her Volunteer of the Year Award from IndianaFIRST. (Photo courtesy of IndianaFIRST) A Vanderbilt engineering Ph.D. who became a tenure-track professor is speaking out about the lack of women and minorities her field, with an opinion piece published in Sunday’s New York Times. Read More

    Nov. 3, 2014