Research

Building a program of reliable CubeSats; doing real science at a fraction of the cost A tiny space hitchhiker named AO-85 is talking and thousands of ham radio operators worldwide and a handful of Vanderbilt University engineering researchers with the special interest of proud parents… Read More

Lori Troxel, associate professor of the practice, center, poses with a demonstration Tesla and some of her Cities of the Future seminar students. (Heidi Hall/Vanderbilt University) A chance meeting between a Vanderbilt University civil engineering professor and a Tesla product specialist resulted in students getting a closer… Read More

Chemical engineering alumna Song Li (PhD’14) has been awarded the 2015-2016 Li Foundation Heritage Prize. Li is an associate professor in the Department of Energy and Power Engineering at Huazhong University of Science and Technology in Hubei, China. Song Li The Heritage Prize is the Foundation’s top award and it… Read More

André Churchwell, M.D., professor of Medicine, Biomedical Engineering and Radiology and Radiological Sciences and senior associate dean for Diversity Affairs at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, was recently named to the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) College of Fellows. Cardiologist Andre Churchwell Churchwell joins 17 current and… Read More

  Fashion icon Iris Apfel, left, and Vanderbilt Engineering PhD and WiseWear founder Jerry Wilmink. (Photos courtesy of WiseWear) Put Wisewear on your wrist, and other women likely will think it’s simply a fabulous piece of jewelry. For now. After wowing 2016 Consumer Electronics Show… Read More

  A Vanderbilt study shows that anonymization algorithms can provide privacy protection across multiple institutions as clinical data are released for research. (photo by Susan Urmy) A new study, led by investigators at Vanderbilt University, confirms that the scientific pursuit of so-called big data from hospitals and… Read More

A STEM School Academy student explains her project to, from left, EdD student Kristin Baese, Assistant Professor Claire Smrekar and education major Kate Tarne. (Heidi Hall/Vanderbilt University) Add some computers and a Smart Board or two, and most modern school days look a lot like the ones… Read More

Leslie Gillespie-Marthaler touring a site adjoining Sterling Ranch in Colorado. (Heidi Hall/Vanderbilt University) Leslie Gillespie-Marthaler spent almost two decades as a U.S. Army officer, defense contractor and Pentagon and EPA employee, promoting sustainability across installations and federal agencies. She helped break barriers in two areas dominated by… Read More

A team of 30 Vanderbilt University students and professors from across the disciplines spent a series of information-packed, 14-hour days in suburban Denver to understand better how their work will lead to smart, sustainable cities. They returned from that winter break trip with the context of research already underway –… Read More

Three engineering professors have been named to the 2016 class of Chancellor Faculty Fellows. The class comprises 14 highly accomplished, recently tenured faculty from the humanities, social sciences, life and physical sciences, and clinical sciences, as well as business, education and engineering. “This class of fellows represents… Read More