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Engineering school announces six faculty appointments
Oct. 1, 2018—The Vanderbilt University School of Engineering announces the appointment of a senior faculty member and five junior faculty members representing biomedical, civil, and computer science departments. Audrey Ellerbee Bowden is an associate professor of biomedical engineering. She joins the School of Engineering as a tenured professor from Stanford University where she was a member of...
School of Engineering recruits biomedical engineering chair, new faculty members
Oct. 3, 2016—The Vanderbilt University School of Engineering announces the appointment of senior faculty to the Department of Biomedical Engineering, and four junior faculty members representing biomedical, mechanical and computer science and computer engineering departments. Michael R. King will join Vanderbilt as professor and chair of the Department of Biomedical Engineering. Cynthia Reinhart-King will join biomedical engineering...
School of Engineering recruits 3 new faculty members
Sep. 4, 2015—The Vanderbilt University School of Engineering announces the appointment of three new faculty members to its full-time teaching staff. They are Hiba Baroud, Maithilee Kunda and Ethan Lippmann. After completing a Ph.D. at Oklahoma University’s School of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Hiba Baroud has joined the civil and environmental engineering department as an assistant professor....
Engineering announces appointment of two new faculty members
Aug. 29, 2014—The Vanderbilt University School of Engineering announces the appointment of two new faculty members to its full-time teaching staff. They are Karl E. Zelik and Shihong Lin. Lin will join the faculty in January 2015. Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering Karl Zelik focuses his research on biomechanics of locomotion. His biomechanics specialization centers on energy-saving...
School announces new department chairs, associate deans, five faculty appointments
Jul. 1, 2013—The School of Engineering has announced the appointments of two department chairs, two associate deans, and five new faculty members. The appointments are effective July 1, 2013. Douglas Adams has been named Distinguished Professor and chair of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Adams comes to Vanderbilt from Purdue University where he was the...
School announces new department chair, three faculty appointments
Aug. 22, 2012—The School of Engineering has announced the appointments of a new department chair and three new faculty members. George M. Hornberger, Craig E. Philip Professor of Engineering, has been named chair of the department of civil and environmental engineering. He succeeds David S. Kosson who served 12 years as chair of the department. Rizia Bardhan,...
School of Engineering recruits three new faculty members
Sep. 2, 2011—The Vanderbilt University School of Engineering announces the appointment of three new faculty members to its full-time teaching staff. They are William Grissom, Matthew Walker and Pietro Valdastri. Assistant professor of biomedical engineering William Grissom’s research interests include applications of signal processing and numerical optimization in magnetic resonance imaging, with a particular focus on interventional...
School of Engineering recruits 4 new faculty members
Sep. 20, 2010—The Vanderbilt University School of Engineering announces the appointment of four new faculty members to its full-time teaching staff. They are Melissa Skala, Jason Valentine, Nabil Simaan and Matthew Lang. Assistant professor of biomedical engineering Melissa Skala focuses her research on optical spectroscopy and nanotechnology for cancer diagnosis and therapy. She joins the department’s Biomedical...