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(Photo courtesy NOAA) A more specific drought-measuring formula created by a group of Vanderbilt University environmental engineers could have implications for emergency planning, federal relief payouts and drought mitigation efforts. With California’s record drought sending the state and farmers to the bargaining table over water,… Read More

Hank Harris, left, and Seth Butler on a panel Thursday at the Vanderbilt University School of Engineering on Thursday. (Heidi Hall/Vanderbilt University) The CEO of one of the nation’s largest construction management consulting firms said Thursday he’s bullish on the nation’s building boom lasting another 3-5 years,… Read More

Vanderbilt Aerospace Club members recover their rocket at the launch day competition that took place on April 11 at Bragg Farms in Toney, Alabama, near NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville. (Courtesy of Vanderbilt Aerospace Club) Paul Turczynski graduated Vanderbilt University in 1990 with… Read More

(L-R standing) Chris Lyne, Dexter Watkins, Fred Folz, Cameron Ridgewell, Ben Gasser, Robin Midgett, Andrew Voss, Brian Lawson, Alex Goodman (L-R sitting) Jacob Moore, Pranav Kumar, Mitchell Masia, William Emfinger and Conner Caldwell. (Courtesy of the Aerospace Club) For the third year in a row, the… Read More

The School of Engineering recognized faculty and staff members for their exemplary research, teaching, and professional service during the 2014-2015 academic year. At the final faculty meeting of the year Dean Philippe Fauchet announced faculty promotions, recognized emeritus professors, and he presented four annual awards during a reception following the… Read More

David Merryman's efforts have not only earned him national recognition for his research, but also the title of associate professor of biomedical engineering with tenure and another R01 grant from the National Institutes of Health. (Daniel Dubois/Vanderbilt University) Walk down a long hallway packed with rows of… Read More

Students in the ES 140 civil and environmental engineering module visit the Laboratory for Systems Integrity and Reliability.   Some engineering students arrive with a clear idea of their paths through college to future careers. Others know their strengths lie in math and… Read More

Awards and honors will be presented by Dean Philippe Fauchet to seniors at the School of Engineering’s annual Commencement Reception at the University Club May 7. Akash Umakantha, from West Chester, Ohio, is the recipient of the 2015 Founder’s Medal for the School of Engineering. He graduated with a bachelor… Read More

Dhiraj Prasai, a Vanderbilt Ph.D. candidate, stands by Swayambhunath Temple in Kathmandu in 2009, which was damaged in last week's earthquake. (Submitted photo) Dhiraj Prasai’s nonstop consumption of news about the Nepal earthquake started with a 2:30 a.m. Friday phone call that jolted him… Read More

  2012 graduates of the Fisk-Vanderbilt-Master’s-to-Ph.D. Bridge Program (Vanderbilt University) Increasing the number of minority students who earn a Ph.D. in science, technology, engineering and math is the aim of a new “bridge to doctorate” program being launched by a coalition of Tennessee universities and led by… Read More