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Tamara Brown, BE’93 honored as White House Champion of Change
The White House recognized 12 community heroes, including Vanderbilt engineering alumna Tamara Brown, BE’93, as leaders in engaging women and girls in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields. The ceremony took place December 9 at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building next to the White House where Brown was… Read MoreDec. 12, 2011
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Fauchet to succeed Dean Kenneth Galloway at School of Engineering – effective July 2012
Nanotechnology expert comes from University of Rochester Philippe Fauchet will be the new dean of the school of engineering at Vanderbilt University. Philippe Fauchet to succeed Kenneth Galloway as dean of the School of Engineering. Fauchet, currently chair of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University… Read MoreDec. 8, 2011
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Engineering alumna named to Silicon Valley’s 40 Under 40 list
Vanderbilt mechanical engineering graduate Krista Donaldson, BE’95 was named to Silicon Valley’s 40 Under 40 list. The 40 under 40 awards salutes the best and brightest men and women under the age of 40 who have made significant contributions in the business, professional, civic and personal arenas. D-Rev CEO Krista… Read MoreDec. 5, 2011
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As electronics advance, so do radiation effects and reliability research
Lloyd Massengill , professor of electrical engineering and computer engineering, knows radiation from as far away as deep space and as close as our sun poses significant dangers to both space-based and earthbound computers that control missile-guidance systems, supercomputers and telecommunications systems, and even cell phones and iPods. The cost… Read MoreDec. 2, 2011
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Vanderbilt engineer named American Physical Society Fellow
Robert A. Weller, professor of electrical engineering, professor of materials science and engineering, and professor of physics, has been elected a fellow by the American Physical Society, or APS, one the world’s largest organizations for physicists, for contributions to the understanding of the interactions of radiation with microelectronic materials… Read MoreNov. 30, 2011
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Four engineering faculty members receive endowed professorships
Four engineering professors received newly endowed chairs in late 2011, bringing the total of named chairs in the School of Engineering to 12. The recipients are Benoit Dawant and David Kosson, both named a Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Engineering. Anita Mahadevan-Jansen is the Orrin H. Ingram Professor of Biomedical Engineering. Read MoreNov. 28, 2011
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LeVan is a Fellow of the AIChE
The nation’s premier chemical engineering group has inducted M. Douglas LeVan, the J. Lawrence Wilson Professor of Engineering, as a Fellow. M. Douglas LeVan LeVan was inducted as a Fellow within the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) at the organization’s October annual meeting in Minneapolis, Minn. Only a minute… Read MoreNov. 21, 2011
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Sztipanovits quoted in Wall Street Journal article on software development
Janos Sztipanovits According to the Wall Street Journal, GE will announce a $1 billion investment in software development over three years as it seeks to use software to make many of its products smarter and more profitable, as well as developing products capable of solving problems for customers. At… Read MoreNov. 17, 2011
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12th Annual Nanoscience/Nanotechnology Forum report
More than 100 faculty, post-docs, graduate and undergraduate students engaged in nanoscience and nanotechnology research at Vanderbilt and Fisk Universities attended the 12th annual forum on Nov. 9 at Buttrick Hall. Each year the Vanderbilt Institute of Nanoscale Science and Engineering sponsors a full-day of presentations, poster sessions and… Read MoreNov. 14, 2011
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Engineering seniors design a bio-inspired solar cell with EPA funding
A team of Vanderbilt engineering seniors has been awarded $15,000 by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to design a nature inspired large-scale solar cell. The students, under the guidance of Kane Jennings, professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering and Amrutur Anilkumar, professor of the practice of mechanical engineering, participating… Read MoreNov. 11, 2011