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Outstanding 2020 engineering graduates recognized
May. 8, 2020—Philippe Fauchet, Bruce and Bridgitt Evans Dean of Engineering, has announced 2020 awards and honors to seniors. A special recorded video also is available on the school’s Commencement website. Vanderbilt’s 2020 Commencement ceremonies and related events were postponed in March due to the COVID-19 global pandemic. The university will hold a set of special events...
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Dean Fauchet announces annual awards and faculty promotions
May. 5, 2020—Dean Philippe Fauchet announced May 5 the promotions of five engineering faculty members at the final faculty meeting of the 2019-2020 academic year. He also announced four additional school awards. Two faculty members in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science have been promoted to the rank of professor: Bennett Landman, electrical engineering, computer...
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Engineering senior awarded Fulbright scholarship
Apr. 30, 2020—An engineering senior has been awarded funding to teach English through the prestigious Fulbright U.S. Student Program. A second engineering senior has been named an alternate. Fulbright awards provide funding to individuals to pursue graduate study, conduct research and teach English around the world. Aaron Niederman, an engineering science and philosophy major with a minor...
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New COVID-19 Research and Innovation Fund engages community in Vanderbilt’s fight against coronavirus
Apr. 29, 2020—Vanderbilt University has established a new COVID-19 Research and Innovation Fund. The fund enables donations to support research and innovation projects to fight COVID-19. “Since the beginning of this global crisis, Vanderbilt University has been called upon to use our research capabilities to address urgent needs due to the impacts of COVID-19,” said Interim Chancellor...
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Caldwell, Hatzell are inaugural Flowers Family Faculty Fellows in Engineering
Apr. 27, 2020—Mechanical engineering professors Joshua Caldwell and Kelsey Hatzell are inaugural recipients of Flowers Family faculty awards. Caldwell is the Flowers Family Chancellor Faculty Fellow in Engineering. Hatzell is the Flowers Family Dean’s Faculty Fellow in Engineering. The awards target professors who have shown a strong evidence of scientific accomplishment early in their careers and are...
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Master’s in Data Science program application deadline extended for 2020 VU graduates to May 15
Apr. 27, 2020—Vanderbilt’s Data Science Institute is accepting applications from graduating Vanderbilt students for its master’s program in data science through Friday, May 15. Given the challenges brought on by the global COVID-19 pandemic, now is good time to explore a postgraduate career in data science. Despite the current economy, companies are hiring for data science positions,...
Team makes breakthrough in separation science with sub-Angstrom precision
Apr. 24, 2020—An international research team that includes Vanderbilt engineers is the first to successfully separate two ions with very, very small size differences, a major advancement in separation science with widespread potential application. The process is first to achieve solute-solute separation with sub-Angstrom precision. An Angstrom is one hundred-millionth of a centimeter, or one-tenth of a...
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University Continuity Working Group includes six from engineering school
Apr. 22, 2020—A new working group to focus on continuity strategies for the university will include six members of the School of Engineering. Interim Chancellor and Provost Susan R. Wente announced the launch of the University Continuity Working Group today. The group will advise university leadership by providing feedback and recommendations that allow the university to continue...
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