Research
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Vanderbilt computer scientists awarded NSF grant to restructure research’s road to the public
Vanderbilt researchers have been awarded a National Science Foundation Convergence Accelerator 2020 Cohort Phase 1 grant to create a standardized platform that will streamline the development, testing and dissemination of technology that can improve human health. The nine-month project, “Scalable, Traceable AI for Imaging Translation: Innovation to Implementation for… Read MoreSep. 22, 2020
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Vanderbilt leads project to study applications of new Microsoft biothreat monitoring tech
NSF Convergence grant involves data from global sensor network to predict pathogen outbreaks Ethan Jackson, Ph.D.’07, adjusts monitoring equipment during an early test of the Premonition disease detection system. (Microsoft photo) Vanderbilt engineers are leading the academic component of a massive Microsoft project that combines robotics, genomics, big data collection—and… Read MoreSep. 22, 2020
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Dubey receives $3.9M in grants to redesign regional transit system using AI, community engagement
A $2.1 million grant from the National Science Foundation and a $1.8 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy will provide funding for Vanderbilt researcher Abhishek Dubey, assistant professor of electrical engineering and computer science, to reimagine regional transit systems using cutting-edge data science techniques through a group… Read MoreSep. 18, 2020
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Nobel Laureate Frances Arnold creates new enzymes by following nature’s lessons
Nobel Laureate in Chemistry Frances Arnold delivered the School of Engineering’s fall 2020 Hall Lecture Sept. 15. Mixing chemistry, biology and engineering, Frances Arnold tweaks enzymes found in nature to perform new tricks by altering their DNA. Arnold, a Caltech chemical engineer with a Nobel Prize in Chemistry, scads more… Read MoreSep. 17, 2020
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NSF grant to Baroud, scientists to examine the future of international shipping in the Arctic Ocean
As the Arctic Ocean becomes less icy as a result of a warming climate, it could prove to be a viable—and more convenient—shipping route for global logistics companies. To determine the feasibility of navigating the challenging Arctic environment, Hiba Baroud, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering, and… Read MoreSep. 17, 2020
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Engineering researchers extend software-development efforts for sustainable microgrids through $2.5 million DoD project
Gabor Karsai, professor of electrical engineering, computer science and computer engineering at Vanderbilt University, is leading a $2.5 million project to develop advanced software to manage microgrids, the relatively small energy systems that rely on local energy generation and storage. This latest effort marks the continuation of an… Read MoreSep. 16, 2020
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Vanderbilt leads $5 million project to revolutionize neurodiverse employment through AI
NSF grant aligns with school’s Inclusion Engineering focus The National Science Foundation has awarded a highly competitive $5 million grant to Vanderbilt University that greatly expands a School of Engineering-led project for creating novel AI technology and tools and platforms that train and support individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder in… Read MoreSep. 10, 2020
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Grissom awarded $1.4 million NIH grant to develop smaller, quieter MRI system
Vanderbilt engineers have received a $1.4 million NIH grant to work toward a compact, silent, less expensive and potentially portable MRI device. The team, led by William Grissom, associate professor of biomedical engineering, will develop new hardware, including low-field radio frequency transmission coils and amplifiers, and software that will together… Read MoreSep. 1, 2020
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Vanderbilt engineer develops tiny tweezers to trap nanoscale molecules as small as proteins
An assistant professor of electrical engineering has developed the first-ever opto-thermo-electrohydrodynamic tweezers, optical nanotweezers that can trap and manipulate objects as small as proteins and viruses. The technique, developed by Justus Ndukaife and two graduate students in his group, gives researchers a powerful new tool for the study and perhaps… Read MoreAug. 31, 2020
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Reinhart-King receives 2020 Chancellor’s Award for Research
Cynthia Reinhart-King is one of five Vanderbilt professors who received a Chancellor’s Award for Research at the Fall Faculty Assembly Aug. 27, 2020. This award recognizes faculty excellence in works published or presented in the last three calendar years. Honorees each receive a cash prize $2,000 and an engraved pewter… Read MoreAug. 28, 2020