General Engineering Category
Two-time NBA champion Damian Jones graduates with Vanderbilt engineering degree
May. 19, 2022—Compiled from KINGS NEWS, By Marina Drab Sacramento Kings center Damian Jones is the latest in the NBA brotherhood to graduate from college, receiving his Bachelor of Science degree from Vanderbilt University’s School of Engineering this past weekend. ⚓️ Special graduation shoutout to @dameology‼️ The NBA hooper walked across the stage and secured his Vandy diploma today....
Dean Fauchet recognizes outstanding 2022 engineering graduates
May. 12, 2022—Philippe Fauchet, Bruce and Bridgitt Evans Dean of Engineering, has announced outstanding 2022 engineering graduates, school and department award recipients. Shubham Gulati of Edmond, Oklahoma, is Founder’s Medalist for the School of Engineering. Long Viet Than of Hanoi, Vietnam, will lead 2022 engineering undergraduates to their Commencement seats as the School of Engineering’s Banner Bearer....
School of Engineering is #3 in Giving Day 2022; Challenge gifts unlocked
Apr. 22, 2022—The Giving Day results are in: Almost 6,000 members of the Vanderbilt community, including alumni, students, faculty, staff, parents and friends, donated more than $5 million as of 11:00 a.m. on April 22, with donations still coming in. At the conclusion of the event on April 21, the School of Engineering landed at #3 in the...
Re-engineering Boundaries: Whether in lacrosse or engineering, Bri Gross redefines what’s possible
Apr. 21, 2022—There was a time when someone like Bri Gross wasn’t supposed to excel in lacrosse. In a sport that has spread only gradually beyond its East Coast roots, Californians like her have often been afterthoughts on the national recruiting scene. Yet this past year, Gross helped lead Vanderbilt to the NCAA Tournament and became one...
Engineering’s Design Days 2022 returns to in-person, jam-packed event April 28-29
Apr. 21, 2022—Two-day event in Featheringill Hall to showcase 77 engineering design projects Design Days 2022 in the Vanderbilt School of Engineering will highlight 77 problem-solving projects developed by teams of students during the 2021-2022 academic year. The annual celebration returns to an in-person jam-packed event in Featheringill Hall following two years of virtual showcases. A Design Days catalog features...
Ben Jordan was an esteemed professor for generations of Vanderbilt engineering students
Feb. 28, 2022—Benjamin Thomas Jordan, Jr., 79, passed away Monday, February 21, 2022, at Saint Thomas Hospital in Nashville after a brief illness. Jordan, an associate professor of the practice of engineering management, was an active faculty member in the Division of General Engineering and had been teaching three engineering management courses this semester. Jordan combined an...
VU engineering alumnus named 2023 Schwarzman Scholar
Dec. 10, 2021—Aaron Niederman, BS’20, has been named to the 2023 class of Schwarzman Scholars. He is one of 151 scholars chosen from more than 3,000 applicants representing 33 countries and 106 universities. The Schwarzman Scholars Program, among the world’s most prestigious graduate fellowships, brings together the best minds from around the world to study the economic,...
Engineering’s Shun Ahmed is 2022 Outstanding Senior at Vanderbilt
Nov. 15, 2021—Shun Ahmed has a passion for diversity, inclusion and volunteering. Vanderbilt community members recognized Ahmed’s impact throughout her time at Vanderbilt when she was named 2022 Outstanding Senior on Oct. 23 during the halftime program of the Homecoming football game versus Mississippi State. “Receiving this award has both a sentimental and physical meaning to me....