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Alum Morris Morgan’s lecture caps Engineering Day slate of learning and fun
From left, Bishop Joseph Johnson Black Cultural Center Director Frank Dobson, Chancellor Nicholas Zeppos, Professor Carolyn Morgan, Professor Morris Morgan III, Provost Susan Wente and School of Engineering Assistant Dean Burgess Mitchell. (Anne Rayner/Vanderbilt University) A couple of memorable laboratory disasters, a few disappointing test scores, and… Read MoreNov. 6, 2015
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Engineering alum among youngest African American tenured professors in computer science
James Hill, an associate professor of computer and information science at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, has become one of the youngest African Americans to become a tenured professor in computer science at a research university in the United States. Hill gained that distinction in August, when his tenure appointment in… Read MoreNov. 5, 2015
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Vanderbilt’s medical capsule robots’ hardware, software goes open-source
Addisu Taddese, National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship recipient, holds a medical capsule robot. (Heidi Hall/Vanderbilt University) Researchers around the globe who want to customize medical capsule robots won’t have to start from scratch – a team from Vanderbilt University School of Engineering did the preliminary work for… Read MoreNov. 4, 2015
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Sailing into space may take us to stars – NASA author
Physicist, science writer to speak Nov. 5 at engineering school, University Club of Nashville A physicist by day and a science author and editor by night, Les Johnson – Senior Technical Advisor for NASA’s Advanced Concepts Office, Marshall Space Flight Center – shares his passion… Read MoreNov. 2, 2015
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Alum Morgan headlines Engineering Day; service projects, treats, fun pack schedule
Engineering Day activities will range from the whimsical to the creative to the academic this year, featuring a pair of Vanderbilt University alumni returning to discuss their experiences here. Morris H. Morgan III (submitted) The events will take place beginning at 11 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 5, and… Read MoreOct. 30, 2015
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Perry Wallace engineering scholarship to honor first black SEC varsity athlete
Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos and Perry Wallace. (Vanderbilt University) Vanderbilt University will establish the Perry E. Wallace Jr. Scholarship to honor and recognize the achievements of Wallace, who, as a member of the Commodores’ basketball team, became the first African American to play varsity sports in the… Read MoreOct. 28, 2015
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VUSE volunteers encourage career goals at pair of Society of Women Engineers events
Vanderbilt University School of Engineering volunteers take middle school girls through an experiment about the environment on Saturday at the Society of Women Engineers national conference. (Heidi Hall/Vanderbilt University) Hundreds of middle school girls learned how a mini car runs off solar power, how to ionize water… Read MoreOct. 25, 2015
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Alum Smethills describes development offering years of research across disciplines
For well over a decade, Vanderbilt Engineering alumnus Brock Smethills (BE’13) and his family have been driving to a picturesque spot just south of Denver, envisioning the futuristic wonderland it would become. Houses where the residents pay mere pocket change for utilities thanks to solar power and a one-of-a-kind system… Read MoreOct. 22, 2015
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Vanderbilt engineering MOOC leads talented Indian student to Nashville
A student’s round trip of 16,716 miles began with an invitation to spend a summer in Nashville, Tennessee, as a computer science intern at Vanderbilt University. Chinmaya Samal In January, Chinmaya Samal, 22, of Rourkela, Odisha, in India, won a Google prize of a Nexus 7 tablet for an Android… Read MoreOct. 16, 2015
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Alum who’s developing smart, sustainable community is back to discuss the challenges
Brock Smethills is COO of Sterling Ranch. (Heidi Hall/Vanderbilt University) A recent alumnus who distinguished himself in the aerospace field returns this week to talk about his latest big challenge — launching a 20-year, 12,050-unit sustainable community just south of Denver. Brock Smethills (BE’13) is chief operating… Read MoreOct. 15, 2015