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Xiaoguang Dong, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, has been awarded a National Science Foundation CAREER Award that will support research on magnetic miniature soft robots for precision medicine that could facilitate early disease detection and treatment. Xiaoguang Dong Magnetic miniature soft robots are unique in their ability to safely… Read More

Gabriel Luis (far left) with Queen’s University Belfast cohort in Alumni Hall.   A group of engineering students from Queen’s University Belfast’s Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences recently traveled from Northern Ireland to participate in the inaugural Vanderbilt Engineering summer study tour program hosted at the university. The immersive… Read More

Shekhar Bhansali, an internationally recognized distinguished researcher and leader in electrical engineering, has accepted the role of chair of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering in the School of Engineering, effective July 1. He will also hold the Cornelius Vanderbilt Endowed Chair. Shekhar Bhansali Bhansali comes to Vanderbilt after holding… Read More

Skin-interfaced, wireless sleep monitoring system combines multimodal sensing with explainable artificial intelligence (AI) to improve the detection of sleep stages and disorders. Image: Yayun Du, Ph.D.   We spend nearly one-third of our lives asleep, yet sleep disorders often go undiagnosed, despite their strong links to cardiovascular disease, neurological disorders,… Read More

The rocket team representing the Vanderbilt Aerospace Design Laboratory (VADL) attempted a very challenging payload deployment and landing sequence (video) for the 2025 NASA University Student Launch Competition May 4 at Bragg Farms, just north of NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. … Read More

Researchers led by John T. Wilson, associate professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering and biomedical engineering, have developed a new approach using a molecularly designed nanobody platform that seeks to make immunotherapy more effective in the treatment of cancer. The research, “Potentiating Cancer Immunotherapies with Modular Albumin-Hitchhiking Nanobody-STING… Read More

Research led by Thilo Womelsdorf, professor of psychology and biomedical engineering at the Vanderbilt Brain Institute, could revolutionize how brain-computer interfaces are used to treat disorders of memory and cognition. The study, “Adaptive reinforcement learning is causally supported by anterior cingulate cortex and striatum,” was published June… Read More

Second from left: Biomedical Engineering Professor Todd Giorgio finished second in the 2025 Multisport National Championships June 8, 2025, in Omaha. He is competing in the world championship for Team USA later this month in Spain.   Todd Giorgio finished second in the 2025 Multisport National Championships June… Read More

Left to right, engineering faculty awardees are Scott Guelcher, Shihong Lin, Anita Mahadevan-Jansen, Meiyi Ma, Nabil Simaan   Vanderbilt has announced eleven awardees in the latest round of its Innovation Catalyst Fund, an initiative that supports translational research that has promising commercial potential. Five engineering professors received awards in the… Read More

With more than 60% of autistic teenagers and young adults facing challenges obtaining a driver’s license, technology developed at Vanderbilt University’s School of Engineering is aiming to close that gap with an AI-powered driving simulator that assists neurodivergent learners. Neurodiverse Technologies Inc. recently launched SANDI – the Simulator… Read More