Research
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Fauchet attends public policy colloquium, visits Capitol lawmakers
While the nation buzzed in anticipation of the State of The Union address Feb. 12, engineering deans from across the country came to Washington D.C. for the annual American Society of Engineering Education public policy colloquium Feb. 12-13. Dean Philippe Fauchet attended the annual ASEE public policy colloquium and met… Read MoreFeb. 15, 2013
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Vanderbilt researchers, students part of inaugural SEC symposium on renewable energy
Engineering students (L-R) Francene Corradetti, Justin Langford, Ryan Thompson, Dexter Watkins and Brock Smethills discuss their design of a biohybrid-fueled ramjet engine with Provost Richard McCarty at Vanderbilt's SEC showcase booth. Two Vanderbilt professors were chosen among energy experts from the Southeastern Conference’s 14 universities, industry and government to address… Read MoreFeb. 13, 2013
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Robert Bayuzick, chemical engineer who had experiments on space shuttle, dies
Robert Bayuzick, who had experiments conducted on three separate flights of the space shuttle Columbia while he was a professor of chemical engineering and director of materials science at Vanderbilt University, died Feb. 8, 2013, in Nashville. He was 75. Robert Bayuzick Bayuzick’s research was directed toward materials processing under… Read MoreFeb. 11, 2013
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Siegel kids look to get jolt out of project
How can you squeeze electricity from a blackberry? A group of Siegel High students will be among those able to answer the question after making solar cells out of blackberry juice and measuring the electrical power produced as part of an educational outreach program sponsored by the Vanderbilt Institute of… Read MoreFeb. 11, 2013
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Fisher leads workshop on multidisciplinary research for online education
Doug Fisher, associate professor of computer science and of computer engineering, will co-chair a workshop Feb. 11-12 in Washington, D.C. to explore and delineate computer science and multidisciplinary research agendas designed to improve formal and informal education. Doug Fisher A recent explosion of public and academic interest in online… Read MoreFeb. 11, 2013
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Vanderbilt student team competes in amphibious vehicle race
It’s black. It’s a bit bigger than a breadbox. It has four knobby wheels, a water nozzle sticking out the back and it can really scoot. It’s the one-fifth-scale model amphibious vehicle that a team of Vanderbilt engineering students designed and built for a national competition,… Read MoreJan. 31, 2013
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ISIS plays key role in efforts to revolutionize military manufacturing
An infantry fighting vehicle is an armored vehicle used to carry infantry into battle. (DARPA) Inventors from across the country can enter a national competition to design a new amphibious infantry fighting vehicle for the U.S. Marine Corps and Vanderbilt University’s I… Read MoreJan. 18, 2013
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National Research Council members convene to chart future of U.S. research universities
L-r: Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam, Sen. Lamar Alexander, former Senate Majority Leader William Frist, Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos and Chad Holliday, chairman of the board of Bank of America, attended a meeting of the National Research Council held Jan. 16 at Vanderbilt. (Susan Urmy/Vanderbilt) For the last… Read MoreJan. 17, 2013
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Medical robotics expert to discuss pediatric surgery advances
Kevin Cleary Kevin Cleary, Ph.D., an expert in medical robotics at Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, D.C., will describe advances in pediatric surgery on Friday, Jan. 18, at the Vanderbilt University School of Engineering. His talk, entitled “Robotics, Navigation and Image Guidance for Minimally Invasive Pediatric Interventions,” will begin… Read MoreJan. 14, 2013
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Fauchet has role in “Research Universities and the Future of America” meeting at Vanderbilt
Research Council report Leaders to discuss role of research universities and nation’s future at Vanderbilt meeting. Read MoreJan. 9, 2013