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  • Vanderbilt University

    Engineering’s Distinguished Alumnus Award bestowed on two business leaders

    Vanderbilt engineering alumni William A. Davis Jr. and Joe M. Dorris each received a Distinguished Alumnus Award from Vanderbilt’s School of Engineering during a Celebration Dinner held March 17 at the Huntsville (Ala.) Museum of Art. L-R, Bill Davis, Dean Kenneth F. Galloway, Joe Dorris The School of… Read More

    Mar. 22, 2011

  • Vanderbilt University

    Engineering Ph.D. program is 37th in U.S. News 2012 rankings

    The School of Engineering’s Ph.D. program tied for No. 37 with Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, ranking ahead of Virginia, Case Western Reserve and Washington University in St. Louis, and just behind Rice, Yale and University of Colorado-Boulder in U.S. News’s 2012 rankings of Best Engineering Schools, which were released today. MIT… Read More

    Mar. 15, 2011

  • Vanderbilt University

    King honored with prestigious Theo C. Pilkington Outstanding Educator Award

    Paul H. King , professor of biomedical engineering, emeritus, is the 2011 recipient of the highest award given by the Biomedical Engineering Division of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE). The Theo C. Pilkington Outstanding Educator Award is given to an educator for lifetime achievement in teaching, research… Read More

    Mar. 11, 2011

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    Engineering alumnus named VP of Air and Missile Defense Systems for the Defense Technologies division of Northrop Grumman Corp.

    Northrop Grumman Corporation has named alumnus Kelley Zelickson, BE’79 vice president of Air and Missile Defense Systems for the Defense Technologies division in the company’s Information Systems sector on February 7. Zelickson will lead a team of professionals to provide integrated air, space and missile defense solutions to the… Read More

    Mar. 10, 2011

  • Vanderbilt University

    Goldfarb receives Edward C. Nagy New Investigator Award

    Michael Goldfarb, H. Fort Flowers Professor of Mechanical Engineering, has been selected as a recipient of an Edward C. Nagy New Investigator Award from the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB). The award will be presented at the first NIBIB Edward C. Nagy New Investigator Symposium on… Read More

    Mar. 8, 2011

  • Vanderbilt University

    Two engineering faculty receive NSF CAREER awards

    Two junior engineering faculty members – Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering Hak-Joon Sung and Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering Robert J. Webster III – have been awarded the National Science Foundation’s Faculty Early Career Development grants. According to the National Science Foundation, CAREER awards support exceptionally promising college and university… Read More

    Feb. 15, 2011

  • Vanderbilt University

    Guest speakers highlight National Engineers Week at Vanderbilt Feb. 21-25

    Engineering students at Vanderbilt University will showcase their ingenuity through a series of challenging – but fun – competitions and events celebrating the 60th anniversary of National Engineers Week Feb. 21-25. Two guest speakers are part of the week’s special events. Their presentations will be streamed live at http://news.vanderbilt.edu/ . Read More

    Feb. 15, 2011

  • Vanderbilt University

    Alumnus Steve Hays elected AIHA fellow

    Steve Hays, BE ’73, chairman of Gobbell Hays Partners, Inc., has been elected as a fellow of the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA). Hays was honored at a special AIHA ceremony held May 26, 2010 in Denver, Colorado. His company will celebrate the achievement with a reception in… Read More

    Feb. 15, 2011

  • Vanderbilt University

    “Smarter Energy, Cleaner Planet” junior engineering competition brings high school teams to VUSE

    Tennessee high school teams will meet Feb. 18 at Vanderbilt’s School of Engineering as the Junior Engineering Technical Society (JETS) launches its annual TEAMS competition that challenges students to use practical applications of math and science to answer engineering questions about everyday world challenges. With the 2011 theme, “Smarter… Read More

    Feb. 14, 2011

  • Vanderbilt University

    Inaugural spring Engineering Industry Career Day facilitates connections between employers and Vanderbilt’s top talent

    The Vanderbilt Career Center (VCC) hosted an inaugural spring Engineering Industry Career Day with 36 companies in attendance on February 3 from 10am-2pm. Industry Career Days serve as one of many ways to interact with potential employers. Nearly 90% of those in attendance were undergraduate and graduate School of… Read More

    Feb. 10, 2011