Mechanical Engineering

  • Vanderbilt University

    ME senior earns prestigious fellowship from Luce Scholars Program

    Connor Morency, ME senior, will study space programs in Asia as a 2019-20 Luce Scholar. Connor Morency, a senior from Wheaton, Illinois, studying mechanical engineering, has been named to the 2019-20 class of Luce Scholars. A nationally competitive fellowship, the Luce Scholars Program was created by the Henry Luce Foundation… Read More

    Feb. 22, 2019

  • Vanderbilt University

    First step toward model brain: turning iPSCs into working blood-brain barrier

    Vanderbilt University engineering researchers took a major step toward building a “brain in a dish:” They cultured induced pluripotent stem cells into a successful three-dimensional blood-brain barrier model. The future of drug testing and disease research lies in creating organoids, or models of human organs, to determine efficacy and potency… Read More

    Feb. 21, 2019

  • Vanderbilt University

    Engineering firm CEO named board chairman

    Rob Barrick (BE’74) has been named board chairman and senior principal of Smith Seckman Reid  Inc., an employee-owned engineering design and facility consulting firm with 12 offices nationwide. Rob Barrick His new post comes after serving 29 years as SSR’s president and CEO. The Nashville-based firm provides design and consulting… Read More

    Feb. 21, 2019

  • Vanderbilt University

    Emeritus Professor James Wert was leader in metallurgical engineering

    James J. Wert, George A. Sloan Professor of Metallurgy and Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Emeritus, died Feb. 4, 2019, in Nashville. James Wert Wert joined the Vanderbilt engineering faculty in 1961. He developed the Department of Materials Science and served at its chair. Later, he served as chair of the… Read More

    Feb. 12, 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

  • Vanderbilt University

    Vanderbilt makeathon helps Hawaii youngster create custom guitar pick holder

    Tikkun Olam Makers complete 14 design projects in 48 hours Linden strummed a guitar in the lobby of the Engineering and Science Building. The prototype of a custom guitar pick holder for his finger worked great. Zion whirled his wheelchair and kicked a round rugby ball to his TOM teammates… Read More

    Jan. 23, 2019

  • Vanderbilt University

    Engineering alum is commander of Seabees, Naval Civil Engineer Corps Officers School

    In a change of command ceremony in Port Hueneme, California, Capt. Christopher M. Kurgan (BE’90) became commanding officer for the Center for Seabees and Facilities Engineering and the Naval Civil Engineer Corps Officers School at Naval Base Ventura County. After assuming command in August 2018, Kurgan spoke of his plans… Read More

    Jan. 22, 2019

  • Vanderbilt University

    Stress fractures and running wearables: The mistake that could mean injuries

    Engineer, NFL Players Association adviser find issue with running sensors It starts as a persistent and irritating pain in the foot or lower leg, then it gets more intense, maybe with swelling, and soon a runner knows she’s being sidelined by one of the most common running injuries: a stress… Read More

    Jan. 17, 2019

  • Vanderbilt University

    General Motors names alumnus Mark Reuss company president

    Reuss will lead electric and driverless vehicle efforts Mark Reuss (General Motors) Mark L. Reuss has been promoted to president of General Motors. Reuss will continue to lead the company’s ambitious plan to develop and bring to market electric and autonomous vehicles. He remains GM’s global product chief and… Read More

    Jan. 7, 2019