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  • Vanderbilt University

    New device will allow brain surgery through cheek, helping people with epilepsy

    Ph.D. candidate David Comber, left, and Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering Eric Barth For those most severely affected, treating epilepsy can mean drilling into the skull – invasive, dangerous and with a long recovery period. But a team based at Vanderbilt University School of Engineering wondered: What… Read More

    Oct. 1, 2014

  • Vanderbilt University

    Two notable educators join Vanderbilt Engineering School’s Board of Visitors

    Jim Conwell Two notable educators – Jim Conwell and Jay Walsh – will join the School of Engineering’s Board of Visitors at its fall meeting on campus Friday, Oct. 10. The 35-member board is comprised of distinguished alumni and friends of the school who… Read More

    Sep. 30, 2014

  • Vanderbilt University

    ‘Queen of Carbon’ Mildred Dresselhaus graces VINSE Colloquium Series

    Acclaimed MIT Professor of Physics and Electrical Engineering, Emerita, Mildred Dresselhaus, whose decades of research earned her the nickname Queen of Carbon, will explain at the next VINSE Colloquium how placing molecules on a graphene substrate enhances their Raman spectral signal. Read More

    Sep. 29, 2014

  • MuMS building

    New facility devoted to multiscale modeling opens on Music Row

    Vanderbilt University School of Engineering has established a unique research facility focusing on Multiscale Modeling and Simulation. MuMS is home to four faculty members and their research groups. An Open House and inaugural MuMS Seminar Oct. 9 will celebrate the recent creation of the space located… Read More

    Sep. 26, 2014

  • Will Grissom

    Will Grissom makes problem-solving nerds look cool

    Will Grissom is an assistant professor in biomedical engineering, radiology, and electrical engineering. This video was produced by Vanderbilt Center for Technology Transfer and Commercialization. “I live for the problems we get to solve,” says Will Grissom, assistant professor of biomedical engineering, radiology and electrical engineering. The problems Grissom… Read More

    Sep. 25, 2014

  • Vanderbilt University

    Blast signals excavation at site of new Engineering and Science Building

    Engineering Dean Philippe Fauchet ceremoniously signals the beginning of excavation at the site of the new Engineering and Science Building with a 3-2-1 countdown to the blast foreman. The university marked a milestone September 17 when blasting began at the construction site for its new seven-story 230,000-square-foot Engineering and Science… Read More

    Sep. 25, 2014

  • Vanderbilt University

    Engineering & IT Career Day draws record crowd with good prep, plentiful options

    Daniel Anastos (ES'16), left, listens to a pitch from Nissan North America recruiter Daphne Smith. A record-breaking crowd of Vanderbilt University engineering students squeezed through row after row of eager recruiters Tuesday, both sides working to be heard over the excited buzz of people planning futures. The… Read More

    Sep. 24, 2014

  • Cary Pint

    Cary Pint named to ’20 Under 40’ by American Society for Engineering Education

    Creating products that also function as ‘energy depots’ offers tremendous potential because “there are so many materials and technologies where energy storage can be integrated,” says Cary Pint. Read More

    Sep. 23, 2014

  • Pietro Valdastri

    VU engineer wins $1.5 million to develop magnetic capsule endoscope

    Pietro Valdastri, assistant professor of mechanical engineering at Vanderbilt University, and colleagues will continue to develop a unique endoscope for colonoscopy in patients with inflammatory bowel disease with the support of a 4-year, $1.5 million grant – “A magnetic capsule endoscope for colonoscopy in patients with… Read More

    Sep. 22, 2014

  • Oscar Ayala

    BME doctoral student receives NDSEG Fellowship

    Oscar Ayala, a doctoral student in biomedical engineering at Vanderbilt University, has been awarded a National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowship. The NDSEG Fellowship is sponsored and funded by the Department of Defense. Ayala’s fellowship is awarded through the Air Force Office of Scientific Research. Oscar Ayala Awarded… Read More

    Sep. 19, 2014