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Senior Eric Bramlett (seated) and Vanderbilt Motorsports teammates are looking forward to international competition May 14-17 in Michigan. L-R, Kurt Rosolowsky, Abby Sheridan, Jason Stewart, Karen Chan, Chris Nash, Gabbey Tate, Zach Korman, Seth Schrage, Sean Cartwright, Ted Guevel, Tucker Kirven, Martin Bramlett and Phil Davis, adviser… Read More

Awards and honors were presented by Dean Philippe Fauchet to seniors at the School of Engineering’s annual Commencement Reception at the University Club, May 8. Kasey Rebecca Hill, from Huntsville, Ala., is the recipient of the 2014 Founder’s Medal for the School of Engineering. She graduated with a bachelor of… Read More

Technology entrepreneur Jeffrey J. Rothschild has been elected to a five-year term as one of the newest members of the Vanderbilt University Board of Trust. His term begins July 1. Rothschild Rothschild, of Los Altos, California, is vice president of infrastructure engineering at Facebook. He is also a consulting partner… Read More

Will Grissom, assistant professor of biomedical engineering, has been awarded the first External Research Award of 2014 from the Focused Ultrasound Foundation for his project titled “MR Temperature Imaging Toolbox for Focused Ultrasound Neurosurgery.” The foundation’s External Awards… Read More

Vanderbilt University’s Board of Trust has approved the construction of a seven-story tower on campus as part of an effort to further strengthen the institution’s growing reputation as a major producer of intellectual leaders, entrepreneurs and innovators. Read More

AT&T presented the 2014 Innovation Award to biomedical engineering seniors Elaine Simpson, Christy Hsu, Annie Daorai, and Pere Cvitanovic and mechanical engineering seniors Jacob Brooks and Molly Cowan for their working prototype of a modified Kaye Reverse Walker. Read More

Mechanical engineering design students preparing for the NASA Student Launch competition May 17 recently ground tested their microgravity liquid fuel tank design in preparation for the 2014 national event in Utah. L-R, Kevin Bush, Jordan Salik, Shiva Bernath, Chris Twedell and Patrick Foran assemble the ramjet and fuel delivery system… Read More

Camgian Microsystems Corporation and the School of Engineering have collaborated to prototype a new Internet of Things (IoT) energy intelligence system for the facility management market through the engineering school’s senior design program. Effectively capturing and processing usage data from large buildings can provide facility managers with a powerful tool… Read More

A series of free educational seminars featuring Vanderbilt faculty will be available to parents and Commencement visitors from 2 to 4:15 p.m. on Senior Day, Thursday, May 8. Faculty seminars prove to be popular with the parents and guests of graduates during Vanderbilt University’s annual… Read More

Biomedical engineering graduate student Kristin Poole is one of 85 doctoral students nationwide selected to receive a $15,000 Scholar Award from the P.E.O. Sisterhood, a philanthropic organization that supports educational opportunities for women. Poole was sponsored by Chapter N of Nashville, Tenn. Poole Poole’s research focus is optical imaging methods… Read More