November, 2014
Vanderbilt researchers’ work passes computing society’s test of time
Nov. 13, 2014—Ten years ago Vanderbilt researchers published a paper that has passed the test of time. This year, the Conference on Embedded Networked Sensor Systems (SenSys) introduced a new Test of Time Award at its 12th annual event held in Nov. 3-6 in Memphis, Tenn. SenSys is the premiere wireless sensor network conference organized by the...
Vanderbilt developer White says Music City Center wayfinding app is just the start
Nov. 12, 2014— You’re attending your first conference at the 1.2 million-square-foot, 16-acre Music City Center. You’ve got to walk from a meeting room on the first floor to the Grand Ballroom on the fourth in 10 minutes. And you’ve just had five cups of coffee. Vanderbilt University’s Jules White has got you covered. His new wayfinder...
Vanderbilt team examines human factors in nuclear power plant operations
Nov. 10, 2014—The team studying ways to help nuclear power plant operators improve work performance and safety includes, from left, Julie Adams, Ph.D., Shilo Anders, Ph.D., Sankaran Mahadevan, Ph.D., and Matthew Weinger, M.D. Not pictured is Dan France, Ph.D., MPH. (photo by Anne Rayner) A multidisciplinary Vanderbilt team with deep experience in improving patient safety and technology...
Banana cars and gumdrop bridges: E-Day provides carb-laden break
Nov. 7, 2014—Building an edible car is easy. Getting it to actually roll is tough. It’s just one lesson learned from Thursday’s E-Day, a celebration of engineering that incorporated more carbohydrate-fueled energy than brain power. The student organizers wanted it that way to give Vanderbilt University School of Engineering undergraduates a break from the fall grind while...
Entrepreneurship lecture series launches; Jumpstart Foundry CEO is inaugural speaker
Nov. 6, 2014—Venture capitalist Vic Gatto to speak about entrepreneurs as today’s heroes The Vanderbilt University School of Engineering announces the creation of the Chambers Family Entrepreneurial Lectureship. The semi-annual lecture series is endowed by the Chambers Medical Foundation. The intent of the lectureship is to encourage and invigorate entrepreneurial activity among School of Engineering students and...
Nanoday! features Stanford speaker on improving optoelectronic devices
Nov. 6, 2014—The engineer who coined the term “plasmonics” is the keynote speaker for Vanderbilt University’s Nanoday!, a Nov. 12 celebration and learning opportunity that brings together scientists and engineers working in nanoscience and nanotechnology. Plasmonics is the study of the interaction between electromagnetic fields and free electrons in a metal, but the man who invented that word,...
Researchers at Vanderbilt exploring safety of nuclear power plant concrete
Nov. 5, 2014—Researchers who want to ensure America’s nuclear power plants are safe for another generation are meeting at Vanderbilt University today and Thursday, focusing their attention on the aging concrete that encases reactors. The nation’s 100 nuclear power reactors represent a $600 billion investment and provide 65 percent of America’s non-carbon-emitting power, said Bruce Hallbert, director...
Vanderbilt Ph.D.’s New York Times op-ed decries lack of diversity in engineering
Nov. 3, 2014—A Vanderbilt engineering Ph.D. who became a tenure-track professor is speaking out about the lack of women and minorities her field, with an opinion piece published in Sunday’s New York Times. Carlotta Berry, who earned her doctorate in electrical engineering from Vanderbilt in 2003, discusses her struggle to find respect from both students and peers...