Research
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Road test proves adaptive cruise control can add to traffic jam problem
VU researcher wants closer look at feature to address traffic issues A new, open-road test of adaptive cruise control demonstrated that the feature, designed to make driving easier by continuously adjusting a vehicle’s speed in response to the car ahead, doesn’t yet solve the problem of phantom traffic jams. Because… Read MoreMay. 7, 2019
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Senior Kris Quah named a Knight-Hennessy Scholar
Kris Quah Vanderbilt senior Kris Quah has been named to the second global cohort of Knight-Hennessy Scholars, which was selected from a pool of more than 4,000 applicants. The program awards full funding for postgraduate study at Stanford University to up to 100 graduate students each year… Read MoreApr. 17, 2019
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Army Futures Command, Vanderbilt ink partnership to encourage innovation, education for both
Army Futures Command and Vanderbilt University signed an agreement April 9 that links creative, innovative soldiers with top-tier Vanderbilt University experts so that ideas quickly can become useful products. Leaders from the two groups say this five-year education partnership agreement is a potential model for military-academic collaboration across the nation,… Read MoreApr. 15, 2019
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13 engineering students awarded prestigious NSF Graduate Research Fellowships
Biomedical engineering hits all-time high with 8 fellowship offers Thirteen engineering graduate students have been awarded a prestigious National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship that provides a three-year annual stipend of $34,000 and a $12,000 cost-of-education allowance for tuition and fees. In total, 16 Vanderbilt students received NSF graduate fellowships. Read MoreApr. 11, 2019
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Hatzell awarded NSF CAREER grant to expand research on lithium-ion batteries
Kelsey Hatzell, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, has received a National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development grant. Kelsey Hatzell, assistant professor of mechanical engineering. The five-year, $515,600 grant— Understanding Interfaces in Solid State Energy Storage Systems and Cross-Disciplinary Education—begins June 1, 2019. Advanced lithium-ion batteries for vehicles and for… Read MoreApr. 9, 2019
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EE graduate student takes top prize in Three Minute Thesis competition
Ibrahim Ahmed presents his 3-Minute Thesis on March 29. (Joe Howell/Vanderbilt University) An electrical engineering graduate student took the top prize is this year’s Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition with a presentation on designing fault-tolerant control systems using data-driven methods. Without really saying it that way. Ibrahim Ahmed presented “Comfort… Read MoreApr. 8, 2019
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DC innovation showcase to feature student-led Zeno Power Systems
The Vanderbilt University students behind Zeno Power Systems, a clean energy company that could serve schools and hospitals in remote locations, will discuss their path to entrepreneurship Wednesday at The University Innovation and Entrepreneurship Showcase in Washington, D.C. Hosted by the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities and the Association… Read MoreApr. 8, 2019
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Lippmann awarded NSF CAREER grant to study mechanics of blood-brain barrier
Ethan Lippmann, assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, has received a National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development grant. The five-year, $401,650 grant—Deconstructing Neurovascular Mechanobiology—begins July 1, 2019. Ethan Lippmann, assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering. Lippmann studies changes in brain vascular physiology due to aging or disease. Read MoreApr. 3, 2019
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Duddu awarded NSF CAREER grant to better understand Antarctic ice sheet fracture
Photo courtesy of NASA Improved models of iceberg calving will reduce uncertainty in sea level rise projections An assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering has been awarded a $555,000 NSF CAREER grant to analyze Antarctic ice sheet fracture, improve models for ice mass loss and reduce uncertainty in long-term… Read MoreApr. 1, 2019
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Like geese and race cars, cancer cells draft their way to new sites
Finding gives boost to fighting through cell metabolism NASCAR has nothing on cancer cells when it comes to exploiting the power of drafting, letting someone else do the hard work of moving forward while you coast behind. Building on the relatively new discovery that metastatic cancer cells leave tumors and… Read MoreMar. 25, 2019