General Engineering
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Computer science class demands user focus from start of design process
Megan Woodruff (CE’17) and Phil Hawkins (CS’17) present Pocket Docket to the Human-Computer Interaction class. (Heidi Hall/Vanderbilt University) Future engineers and others who excel in an increasingly popular computer science course must start by thinking past the coding challenges, past the array of possible devices, and all… Read MoreDec. 31, 2015
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Don’t nag me about taking the bus. Vanderbilt engineers already put me on it.
By Heidi Hall VUSE Communications Guilt and nagging just don’t work on me. My do-gooder, bus-riding friends who constantly hounded me about adding to traffic congestion and hurting the environment with my car? I just learned to avoid them. Show me that there’s a great reason to make… Read MoreDec. 17, 2015
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Q&A: Vanderbilt alum, Twitter video platform designer shares advice on career
Can Envarli Avid social media users might not know Can Envarli (BS’05), but they almost certainly know his work. Twitter created a stir in January when it announced the launch of its native video platform, allowing users to both upload video in multiple formats and shoot and… Read MoreNov. 18, 2015
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Q&A: Engineering alum turned brewer says background comes in handy for beer biz
Justin Cox (Courtesy Atlas Brew Works) Justin Cox (BE’04) faced a conundrum four years ago – keep working at a steady, prestigious job with the federal government or turn his home brewing passion into a business. The Vanderbilt University School of Engineering alumnus decided he wanted no… Read MoreNov. 18, 2015
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VISE symposium gives first look at medical technology, recap of tech unveiled this year
A symposium out of Vanderbilt University’s newest institute will provide participants a first look at medical technology coming out of our labs and a recap of tech unveiled at conferences around the world this year. The research to be presented at the Dec. 16 Vanderbilt Institute in Surgery and Engineering… Read MoreNov. 16, 2015
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Vandy_LAN packs Featheringill Hall with gamers, organizers consider expanding
Dance Central kept users moving at Vandy_LAN. (Heidi Hall/Vanderbilt University) It’s important to realize that Dance Central rates users based on how accurately a motion-sensing camera believes they’re mimicking what they see on the screen, not on their finesse. So the first sight that visitors to Friday… Read MoreNov. 14, 2015
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GM engineer: Today’s crash test dummies cost up to $500K, saving more lives
The U.S. Department of Transportation aired a series of "Vince and Larry" public service announcements on seatbelt use from 1985-1999. Today’s undergraduates were in preschool during the “You Could Learn a Lot from a Dummy” series of PSAs encouraging seatbelt use, but the ads were memorable for… Read MoreNov. 10, 2015
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Valdastri and team want to put tiny robots into science classrooms
Undergraduates and Jianing Liu (CE’16) and Ashley Peck (ME'17) are helping design the robot kits. A visit by Adventure Science Center campers helped them see how young students would interact with the kits. (Heidi Hall/Vanderbilt University) Pietro Valdastri’s STORM lab is a cacophony of whirring motors… Read MoreJul. 27, 2015
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Heartbroken by earthquake, Nepali student turns attention to helping homeland
Dhiraj Prasai, a Vanderbilt Ph.D. candidate, stands by Swayambhunath Temple in Kathmandu in 2009, which was damaged in last week's earthquake. (Submitted photo) Dhiraj Prasai’s nonstop consumption of news about the Nepal earthquake started with a 2:30 a.m. Friday phone call that jolted him… Read MoreApr. 28, 2015
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Students pack Design Studio as end of semester approaches
Christina Senia (ME'16) uses the Design Studio to work on her project for a mechatronics demonstration event. (Heidi Hall/Vanderbilt University) It’s the night before a mechatronics class demonstration day in April, and the Design Studio is even more packed than usual. There’s a constant whir from two… Read MoreApr. 23, 2015