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  • Vanderbilt University

    Volunteer drivers needed for first-of-its-kind research project

    A morning commute slow down occurs on I-24 between Murfreesboro and Nashville. Vanderbilt researchers are seeking up to 150 local volunteer drivers to participate in a novel traffic study using I-24 MOTION  from November 14-18. The study, being led by School of Engineering professors Jonathan Sprinkle and… Read More

    Oct. 20, 2022

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    Vanderbilt honors three distinguished engineering faculty

    Three prominent faculty members are among the School of Engineering’s most recent honorees. Christos Constantinidis, Stevenson Chair Mark Abkowitz, Distinguished Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering Gábor Karsai, Distinguished Professor of Computer Science “These faculty members are engaged in cutting-edge research that will have transformative effects,” said… Read More

    Oct. 14, 2022

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    Audrey Bowden receives NIH funding to develop point-of-care detection of jaundice in newborns

    Audrey Bowden, Dorothy J. Wingfield Phillips Chancellor’s Faculty Fellow and associate professor of biomedical and electrical engineering, has won a grant from the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering to develop a novel noninvasive smartphone-integrated device to provide accurate, point-of-care… Read More

    Oct. 13, 2022

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    Vanderbilt electrical engineering professor publishes paper on merging metasurfaces with microfluidics

    Nature Nanotechnology, a journal that showcases the best research in nanoscience and nanotechnology, recently published another paper by Vanderbilt University’s Justus C. Ndukaife, assistant professor of electrical engineering, on merging metasurfaces with microfluidics. Justus C. Ndukaife Ndukaife, who heads the Laboratory for Innovation in Optofluidics and Nanophotonics (LION) at… Read More

    Oct. 11, 2022

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    Two engineering students are Outstanding Senior finalists

    Winner to be announced at Homecoming game Oct. 8 Two engineering students from the Class of 2023 have been named as finalists for the Outstanding Senior award, one of the highest honors an undergraduate student can receive at Vanderbilt. The award recognizes a senior who exemplifies the values of the university… Read More

    Oct. 7, 2022

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    Young researchers gain skills in new workshops offered by summer fellows program

    2022 VISE Summer Fellows, L-R, Shannon Alpetkin, Andrew Haworth, Madison Veliky, Kate Wang, Leo Yang, Amairanny Espinosa, William Wu, Shirley Xu, Xander Stabile and Stanley Vinet. Absent are Aarushi Negi and Zihao Wu. Twelve exceptional undergraduates have benefited from the addition of new workshops to a 10-week Summer Fellows program… Read More

    Oct. 6, 2022

  • Vanderbilt University

    Reinhart-King named University Distinguished Professor

    In recognition of her cutting-edge research and leadership in the field of biomedical engineering, Cynthia Reinhart-King has been named a University Distinguished Professor, Vanderbilt’s highest faculty distinction. Reinhart-King, Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor and Senior Associate Dean for Research in the School of Engineering, will now have an additional primary faculty… Read More

    Sep. 27, 2022

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    Vanderbilt researcher selected to present at UN’s COP27 in Egypt

    Vanderbilt University has been selected to present in two venues at the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference, commonly referred to as COP27, Nov. 15 at Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt. Leah Dundon Vanderbilt research assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering and Vanderbilt Climate Change Initiative Director Leah… Read More

    Sep. 26, 2022

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    School of Engineering incoming class marks a new milestone with a majority of women

    Vanderbilt University’s School of Engineering hit a record enrollment of 1,473 undergraduates for fall 2022, including a majority of first-year females and a growing number of first-year underrepresented minorities. In this year’s class, 50.1% of first-year engineering undergraduates are women; overall, 41.6% of the school’s undergraduates are female. In the… Read More

    Sep. 26, 2022

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    Graduate student enrollment in the School of Engineering reaches new high for fall 2022

    Vanderbilt University’s School of Engineering continues to be the top choice for graduates and professionals seeking advancement based on an all-time high enrollment of 830 in its programs for fall 2022. Of the 830 students, 652 are in on-campus programs with 530 students enrolled in eight Ph.D. programs, the largest… Read More

    Sep. 26, 2022