Research
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Giorgio wins spot in 2018 NIH mobile health institute at UCLA
Todd Giorgio, professor of biomedical engineering, has been selected by the Center of Excellence for Mobile Sensor Data-to-Knowledge (MD2K) to attend a Mobile Health Training Institute at UCLA July 29-Aug. 3. The summer institute seeks to advance biomedical discovery and improve health through mobile sensor big data. Todd Giorgio… Read MoreJun. 15, 2018
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Six engineering proposals win 2018 Discovery Grant funding
Six engineering faculty proposals have been recognized by the Office of the Provost with Discovery Grants, one of Vanderbilt’s primary investments to advance discovery in core disciplines and strengthen the university’s overall scholarly profile. By supporting new ideas, cutting-edge research and infrastructure development, Discovery Grants are designed to serve… Read MoreJun. 13, 2018
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Grad student wins first place in DOE nuclear R&D competition
Brandon Chisholm, a doctoral student in environmental engineering, has received a first place prize in the U.S. Department of Energy’s 2018 Innovations in Nuclear Technology Research and Development competition. Chisholm’s award is in the energy policy category, and his award-winning research paper, “Preliminary Risk Assessment of a Generalized Molten Salt… Read MoreJun. 8, 2018
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American Nuclear Society honors Frank Parker with W. Bennett Lewis Award
Frank L. Parker, Distinguished Professor of Environmental and Water Resources Engineering, Emeritus, has been unanimously chosen to receive the 2018 W. Bennett Lewis Award for Sustainable Energy and Development from the American Nuclear Society at its November conference in Orlando, Florida. The award recognizes those who have made major lifetime… Read MoreJun. 6, 2018
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New TIPs efforts in geospatial research and heritage preservation tap engineering faculty
Engineering faculty members will play key roles in two new university-wide interdisciplinary initiatives as well as help develop a Vanderbilt University institute of data science. The efforts are among the newest round of grants made through the $50 million Trans-Institutional Programs initiative, now in its fourth year. In all,… Read MoreMay. 30, 2018
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3D printed arm bones could aid in surgery planning, surgeon training
Orthopaedic surgeons typically look at X-ray or CT images of a broken arm bone and hold up an old-school ruler to confirm the best plate type and size for repair. But the process is not always that easy, especially in cases involving complex fractures. And without years of experience to… Read MoreMay. 30, 2018
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New method to fashion cheap, small carbon nanotubes ‘could change the world,’ Pint says
Imagine a box you plug into the wall that cleans your toxic air and pays you cash. That’s essentially what Vanderbilt University researchers produced after discovering the blueprint for turning the carbon dioxide into the most valuable material ever sold – carbon nanotubes with small diameters. Carbon nanotubes are supermaterials… Read MoreMay. 24, 2018
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Sztipanovits named John von Neumann Professor in Hungary
Janos Sztipanovits, a leader in cyber-physical systems research, has been named the John von Neumann Professor by Budapest University of Technology and Economics and the John von Neumann Computer Society of Hungary. Sztipanovits, E. Bronson Ingram Distinguished Professor of Engineering and founding director of the Vanderbilt University Institute for… Read MoreMay. 23, 2018
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Vanderbilt wins NASA rocketry championship for fifth time
Vanderbilt rocketry team at NASA Student Launch in Toney, Alabama, on Sunday April 8, 2018, before liftoff of their rocket Senor Cohete: L-R, Sara Tsai, Tristan Gilbert, Xavier Williams, Conner Morency, Kurt Lezon, Alex Byrd, Spencer Kallor, William Pagano, Taylor Parra, Peyton Fite, Dominic Ghilardi, Daniel Schneller, Ben Gasser, Katie… Read MoreMay. 11, 2018
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Getting robotic surgical tools from the lab to the operating room
Nabil Simaan’s Advanced Robotics and Mechanism Applications Laboratory at Vanderbilt leads the way in advancing several robotics technologies for medical use. The path from university lab to commercialization is especially complex in the biotech industry. Challenges range from long lead times, sometimes measured in decades, to the costs of transforming… Read MoreMay. 8, 2018