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Guelcher, Weiss are inaugural Chancellor Faculty Fellows
Two engineering professors are members of the first cohort of the Chancellor Faculty Fellows program. Scott Guelcher Scott Guelcher, associate professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering and associate professor of biomedical engineering. Guelcher researches the design, synthesis and characterization of… Read MoreFeb. 16, 2015
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Newcastle anniversary exhibit includes Peter Cummings’ profile
A multimedia exhibition this summer at the University of Newcastle’s museum includes graduates who have helped shape the university’s global recognition through their distinguished careers. Peter Cummings, John R. Hall Professor of Chemical Engineering The exhibition will include a profile of Peter Cummings, associate dean for research in the School… Read MoreFeb. 13, 2015
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Students pack Engineering & IT Industry Career Day for shot at internships, jobs
TVA recruiter Michelle Woods, left, talks to chemical engineering major Alexandra Smith. (Heidi Hall/Vanderbilt University) Nearly 400 Vanderbilt University engineering students in their best interview attire packed the Student Life Center on Tuesday, all hoping to land internships or permanent jobs with companies eager to attract them. Read MoreFeb. 12, 2015
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Obama to nominate engineering professor to key post on nuclear waste review board
President Barack Obama announced Feb. 11 his intent to nominate Allen Croff to a key administration post. Allen Croff Croff, an appointee for membership on the Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board, is an adjunct professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. He lectures on nuclear reactors, the nuclear… Read MoreFeb. 11, 2015
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Jansen to receive Caroline and William Mark Memorial Award
Duco Jansen E. Duco Jansen will receive the Caroline and William Mark Memorial Award in April at the 35th annual conference of the American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery. Jansen, associate dean for graduate studies in the School of Engineering and professor of biomedical engineering… Read MoreFeb. 11, 2015
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Kosson receives U.S. academy’s environmental engineering certification
David Kosson is the fourth Vanderbilt environmental engineering faculty member in three years to be accepted into the American Academy of Environmental Engineers and Scientists as a board certified environmental engineering member. He joins Eugene LeBoeuf, professor of civil engineering, who was accepted in December 2013;… Read MoreFeb. 9, 2015
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Engineering dean announces creation of Biophotonics Center at Vanderbilt
Fauchet School of Engineering Dean Philippe Fauchet has announced the establishment of The Biophotonics Center at Vanderbilt. The newest research center in the school “will regroup not only the faculty members who focus on biomedical applications inside and outside engineering, but also those faculty members whose main research activities include… Read MoreFeb. 6, 2015
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Engineering grad gets cameo in Nissan’s Super Bowl commercial
Race car driver and engineering alumnus Brad Jaeger can be seen very briefly in a 90-second Nissan commercial during the 2015 Super Bowl on Feb. 1 featuring the relationship between a race car driver and his… Read MoreFeb. 6, 2015
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Better, faster, stronger: Tennis champ researching prosthetics that push the limits
Eric Honert and a model foot (Photo by John Russell/Vanderbilt University) Eric Honert ranked as Colorado’s best collegiate tennis player last year. He spent the summer climbing as many of the Colorado Fourteeners – mountains with peaks of 14,000 feet elevation or higher – as… Read MoreFeb. 4, 2015
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Fauchet honors engineering students in athletics, Army and Navy ROTC
Vanderbilt School of Engineering students Lina Granados, left, a soccer player, and Kendyll Dellinger, a bowler. (Heidi Hall/Vanderbilt University) All of Vanderbilt University’s engineering students experience the tough classes, long nights of homework and challenging labs. But some push themselves even further, spending hours more on the… Read MoreFeb. 2, 2015