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Taha receives NSF Early CAREER Award to identify network vulnerabilities and failures
Ahmad F. Taha, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, has received a prestigious NSF CAREER Award for fundamental research in new approaches to network sensors and controllers scheduling. His CAREER project, “Scheduling Driving Sensing and Control Nodes in Nonlinear Networks with Applications to Fuel-Free Energy Systems,” offers a novel… Read MoreApr. 15, 2022
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Braun receives NSF Early CAREER Award to create next-gen robots to assist humans
David Braun, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, has received a prestigious NSF CAREER Award for foundational research in mechanically adaptive robotics. His CAREER project, “Mechanically Adaptive, Energetically Passive Robotics,” will enable the creation of new-generation industrial robots, transportation systems, and devices that can assist and augment humans. David Braun The five-year,… Read MoreApr. 13, 2022
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International collaboration reveals how the human brain evolved to harness abstract thought
By Marissa Shapiro THE IDEA The human brain is organized in functional networks—connected brain regions that communicate with each other through dedicated pathways. That is how we perceive our senses, how the body moves, how we are able to remember the past and plan for the future. The… Read MoreApr. 12, 2022
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The Wond’ry opens Launch incubator space for startups affiliated with Nashville’s universities
Chancellor Daniel Diermeier, David Owens, Evans Family Executive Director of the Wond’ry, Provost C. Cybele Raver, and Deanna Meador, Director of Entrepreneurship at the Wond’ry, attend the grand opening of an incubator space called Launch that is dedicated to startups affiliated with local universities. (John Russell/Vanderbilt University) The… Read MoreApr. 8, 2022
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Vanderbilt trustee’s gift helps launch new program to provide opportunities for underrepresented students in engineering
The School of Engineering has launched a new targeted, community-based approach to address academic and social factors that affect the success of students from underrepresented groups. Corey E. Thomas Fueled by a gift of $1 million from Vanderbilt Trustee Corey E. Thomas, BE’98, the initiative includes a range of programs… Read MoreApr. 7, 2022
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NAE President to deliver April 21 Hall Lecture on the engineer’s responsibility to benefit society
For the first time in two years, the John R. and Donna S. Hall Engineering Lecture Series will be held in person on Vanderbilt’s campus. John L. Anderson John L. Anderson, president of the National Academy of Engineering, will deliver the Spring 2022 lecture on Thursday, April 21, at 4:15… Read MoreApr. 6, 2022
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Alumna’s gift supports comprehensive program to aid women seeking leadership positions in engineering
The School of Engineering has launched a sweeping new initiative to cultivate and support women for engineering leadership positions that includes strategic experiences, expanded opportunities, and mentorship with faculty and alumni. CJ Warner Fueled by an inaugural gift of $1 million from School of Engineering Distinguished Alumna and Board of… Read MoreApr. 5, 2022
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Raghavan identified for President’s Committee on the National Medal of Science
President Joe Biden has announced his intent to appoint Vice Provost for Research Padma Raghavan to the President’s Committee on the National Medal of Science. Raghavan… Read MoreMar. 31, 2022
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Inaugural ECE Day is Monday, April 4
Event to focus on breakthroughs, achievements & curriculum innovations The Vanderbilt Electrical and Computer Engineering Department will present an inaugural ECE Day Monday, April 4, 2022, in the Commodore Ballroom of the Student Life Center The one-day event will bring together alumni, faculty, students and staff to celebrate scientific breakthroughs, discuss… Read MoreMar. 30, 2022
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Engineering emeritus professor honored with Women’s Center Mentoring Award
The Margaret Cuninggim Women’s Center has named George M. Hornberger as a recipient of one of its five annual awards for 2022. George Hornberger Hornberger, University Distinguished Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Earth and Environmental Sciences, Emeritus, is one of three individuals this year to receive a Mentoring… Read MoreMar. 30, 2022