Mechanical Engineering

  • Vanderbilt University

    Alumna with challenging job finds time to mentor teen girls

    Lynn Braunschweig Lynn Braunschweig is a project manager at maxon motor Aerospace Unit. She earned a BE degree in mechanical engineering at Vanderbilt in 2004, a Master of Science degree in mechanical engineering and a MBA at Washington University in St. Louis. Braunschweig was interviewed by Paul Heney of Design… Read More

    Jan. 2, 2019

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    VISE celebrates new home and showcases tech to improve patient care

    (L to R) Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos, VISE Director and Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Engineering Benoit Dawant, doctoral student Ahmet Cakir and Assistant Professor of Computer Science Ipek Oguz at the VISE open house (Anne Rayner/Vanderbilt University) The Vanderbilt Institute for Surgery and Engineering celebrated its opening of dedicated space… Read More

    Dec. 14, 2018

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    VISE hosts annual symposium Dec. 12 as new space opens for collaboration

    The new VISE space at Medical Center North features a mock OR and a large area for collaboration. The Vanderbilt Institute for Surgery and Engineering hosts it 7th Annual Symposium Dec. 12 with invited speakers from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Johns Hopkins University and the Chinese… Read More

    Dec. 4, 2018

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    Clark Scholars mingle with foundation and university leadership

    Clark Scholars mingle with foundation and university officials at a November reception. (Vanderbilt University) Now a group of 20 students, the A. James Clark Scholars at the School of Engineering met recently with members of the foundation that endowed the program as well as top Vanderbilt officials. The Clark Scholars Program is… Read More

    Nov. 30, 2018

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    Exoskeleton developed at Vanderbilt University collects R&D 100 Award

    by Heidi Hall Nov. 28, 2018, 3:38 PM The Indego exoskeleton developed at Vanderbilt University picked up an R&D 100 Award at the Nov. 16 ceremony held in Orlando, Fla. Co-inventors Michael Goldfarb, H. Fort Flowers Professor of Mechanical Engineering, and… Read More

    Nov. 28, 2018

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    Family brings 2019 Rose Parade floragraph that honors son to Vanderbilt Nov. 29

    Event to promote organ donation, recognize engineering alum is open to university, medical center communities A talented young Vanderbilt mechanical engineer from Indiana had a job with the company he had interned with for three summers, an engagement ring for his girlfriend, and a promising life to lead until a… Read More

    Nov. 23, 2018

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    Phase change materials may free up valuable real estate for optical data transmission

    New research into the phase-changing capabilities of vanadium dioxide and infrared properties of hexagonal boron nitride holds promise for faster, more efficient optical data transmission, particularly in big data “farms” where thousands of computers must communicate to provide answers. Joshua Caldwell A team composed of researchers from Vanderbilt University, the… Read More

    Nov. 21, 2018

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    BME’s Merryman and collaborators find potential way to prevent rare lung disease

    Research by Vanderbilt scientists suggests that it may be possible to prevent or even reverse pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), a rare, progressive disease characterized by narrowing of and high blood pressure in the small arteries of the lungs. A key player in PAH is the proangiogenic cell (PAC), a cell… Read More

    Nov. 20, 2018

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    ME senior and x-country Commodore takes on track, lab work and rocket design

    In the spring of 2017, Vanderbilt’s Sara Tsai suffered an Achilles injury during a routine workout. The injury would ultimately require surgery and force Tsai, a mechanical engineering senior, to miss her entire junior season as a distance runner at Vanderbilt. Tsai said that setback challenged her both emotionally and… Read More

    Oct. 26, 2018

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    Wond’ry recognized as Outstanding Emerging Entrepreneurship Center

    The Wond’ry was named an Outstanding Emerging Entrepreneurship Center at the annual Global Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers conference, held last week in Chicago. The Wond’ry opened in 2016 as Vanderbilt University’s epicenter for innovation, creative collaboration and entrepreneurship. “This award is truly an honor and a testament to the… Read More

    Oct. 25, 2018