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School bestows honors on 2011 graduating seniors
Awards and honors were presented by Dean Kenneth F. Galloway May 12 to 36 seniors at the School of Engineering’s annual Commencement Reception. Eppa Rixey V, Cincinnati, Ohio, is this year’s Founder’s Medalist and is graduating with a bachelor of engineering in mechanical engineering and a minor in human and… Read MoreMay. 16, 2011
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ME students receive awards during 2011 senior reception
2011 Mechanical Engineering graduates Distinguished awards were presented May 12 to six seniors and three design teams at a reception hosted by the mechanical engineering department in honor of the department’s graduating seniors. More than 150 people, including seniors and their families, and the ME faculty attended the gala… Read MoreMay. 16, 2011
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Engineering faculty promoted; annual awards presented
Dean Kenneth F. Galloway announced May 10 the promotions of four engineering faculty members at the final faculty meeting of the 2010-2011 academic year and presented four awards at a reception following the meeting. Sharon M. Weiss One faculty member has been promoted to the rank of associate professor… Read MoreMay. 12, 2011
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Graduate profile: Nehal Mehta aims to be a nation builder
Ask Nehal Mehta if he’s learned more inside the classroom over the last four years or outside of it, and his answer is characteristically diplomatic. “I think it’s a synthesis of the two,” said the senior engineering science and economics double major. Mehta will graduate summa cum laude on May… Read MoreMay. 9, 2011
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Weiss to join Defense Science Study Group
Sharon Weiss, assistant professor of electrical engineering, has been accepted into the 2012-2013 class of the Defense Science Study Group (DSSG). The DSSG is a program of education and study that introduces selected scientists and engineering professors to the challenges facing national security and encourages them to apply their talents… Read MoreMay. 6, 2011
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Mechanical engineering senior speaks with ABCNews.com on landing her first job
For many college students getting a job in today’s economy may seem like a difficult feat, especially for those with little to no professional experience. Everyone’s heard the same advice: Network, use online search engines and go to the career center. But the way you utilize these tools is just… Read MoreMay. 2, 2011
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Cummings: Nanotechnologists take lessons from nature
It’s common knowledge that the perfect is the enemy of the good, but in the nanoscale world, perfection can act as the enemy of the best. In the workaday world, engineers and scientists go to great lengths to make the devices we use as perfect as possible. When we flip… Read MoreMay. 2, 2011
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Junior’s idea for Vanderbilt community garden takes root
The Vanderbilt Garden Initiative is looking for a few good gardeners this summer and next year. Ideally, faculty and students staying in Nashville this summer will plant warm weather crops, such as peppers and beans, to sustain the garden until students arrive for the fall semester. After warm crops are… Read MoreApr. 29, 2011
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Engineering Dean Kenneth F. Galloway is named ASEE Fellow
Kenneth F. Galloway, dean of the School of Engineering at Vanderbilt University, has been selected as a member of the Academy of Fellows of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE). Galloway’s fellow status will be conferred at the 2011 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition banquet in Vancouver, British Columbia,… Read MoreApr. 25, 2011
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Seniors show off real-world design solutions for corporate sponsors at Senior Design Day April 26
Vanderbilt University senior engineering students are challenged to solve real-world design issues for university and corporate sponsors during a two-semester design course. Students will share results with their clients and the Vanderbilt community at Senior Design Day, April 26, from 3-5 p.m. in Featheringill Hall. Engineering seniors have spent two… Read MoreApr. 19, 2011