Research

  • Vanderbilt University

    I-Corps training supports commercialization of NSF-funded research

    Lara Jazmin, PhD’15, and professor Jamey Young founded Metalytics to commercialize carbon flux mapping technology with  I-Corps™ aid. (John Russell/Vanderbilt ) Even as an undergraduate majoring in chemical engineering, Lara Jazmin, PhD’15, had a deep interest in applying math and science to real-world problems. She found a golden opportunity to do… Read More

    May. 5, 2018

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    Team shows MRI technique detects spinal cord changes in MS patients

    Magnetic resonance imaging can detect changes in resting-state spinal cord function in patients with multiple sclerosis, a new study by a Vanderbilt University Medical Center-led research team has shown. This first application of these measures in patients living with MS, reported recently in the journal Brain, could lead to new… Read More

    Apr. 25, 2018

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    Workshop focuses on issue of Nashville’s gentrification

    Janey Camp, research associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, far right, speaks to other participants in the April 16 VISOR Workshop on Data in Gentrification and Equitable Development. From left are: Jonathan Gilligan, associate professor of earth and environmental sciences, Ken Steif of the University of Pennsylvania, and Kimberly… Read More

    Apr. 19, 2018

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    Engineers develop technologies to make autism treatment more effective, accessible

    Nilanjan Sarkar, professor of mechanical engineering, watches Brandon Roberson, a teen with Asperger’s syndrome, learn the rules of the road with the virtual reality driving simulator. April is National Autism Awareness Month A recent CDC announcement reports that one in 88 children have an Autism Spectrum Disorder, up from… Read More

    Apr. 17, 2018

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    Byram receives NSF career development award

    Brett Byram, assistant professor of biomedical engineering, has received a National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development grant. The five-year, $549,995 grant – Ultrasound Brain-Computer Interface – begins May 1, 2018. The award funds the development of a next-generation ultrasound device to enable real-time ultrasonic visualization, without the use of… Read More

    Apr. 11, 2018

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    DOE renews $15 million contract for nuclear waste cleanup and management expertise

    Vanderbilt will continue its leading role in a multi-university consortium of engineers and scientists that advises the U.S. Department of Energy on the best ways to clean up nuclear production sites and safest methods for nuclear waste disposal. DOE recently renewed its cooperative agreement with the university to manage… Read More

    Apr. 10, 2018

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    Novel two-part rocket design addresses NASA challenge – launch is April 7

    Rockets naturally roll during ascent, posing great difficulty in imaging objects on the ground. Engineering students in the Vanderbilt Aerospace Design Laboratory tackled that challenge. On Saturday, April 7, at the 2018 NASA Student Launch Competition in Toney, Alabama, they will demonstrate a payload design that helps capture image targets… Read More

    Mar. 29, 2018

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    Make science and medical research passionate and personal, expert urges

    America as a whole is losing its passion for science, a trend that jeopardizes biomedical advancements to cure disease, ease suffering, and improve lives, the head of a top academic association said Wednesday. “If we want science and medical innovation to once again define what America wants to be then… Read More

    Mar. 28, 2018

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    Vanderbilt engineer’s novel research explores way to restore silenced voices

    Vanderbilt researchers studied the wings of cicadas to aid in developing a surgical planning tool to help restore speech for people with vocal fold paralysis. A swarm of cicadas that left thousands of insect carcasses across the Vanderbilt University campus in 2011 is leading to transinstitutional research at the Vanderbilt… Read More

    Mar. 27, 2018

  • Vanderbilt University

    Engineering faculty to lead two new University Courses

    School of Engineering faculty will lead two of the five newest University Courses, which are designed to promote new and creative trans-institutional teaching and learning and advance Vanderbilt’s mission. The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence (AI) will be taught by Doug Fisher, associate professor of computer science and associate professor of… Read More

    Mar. 26, 2018