2006
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Johnson receives Vanderbilt School of Engineering Distinguished Alumnus Award
James A. Johnson, director of program management for Kellogg Brown & Root’s Government and Infrastructure Unit, has been selected to receive the Distinguished Alumnus Award from the Vanderbilt University School of Engineering Johnson graduated from the School of Engineering in 1963 with a degree in civil engineering. After earning a… Read MoreApr. 3, 2006
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Recent U.S. News Rankings
Six Vanderbilt graduate engineering programs were ranked among the top 50 in the nation, according to the 2005 U.S. News and World Report annual ranking of leading graduate and professional schools. Biomedical engineering led Vanderbilt engineering programs with a rank of 19th, up one place from last year’s ranking. Other… Read MoreMar. 6, 2006
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Vanderbilt engineers lead unmanned space craft software initiative
Since there will be no human pilots on the unmanned aerial vehicles and autonomous space craft of the future, the computers flying them will have to be pretty darned smart. Maybe even a few orders of magnitude smarter than the ones running “smart” equipment these days. This summer Vanderbilt engineering… Read MoreMar. 1, 2006
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Vanderbilt engineer wins early career development award from NSF supporting his efforts to improve smart device design
T. John Koo, assistant professor of computer engineering, has been recognized with a CAREER award from the National Science Foundation (NSF). The Faculty Early Career Development awards are considered NSF’s most prestigious honor for junior faculty members. Koo will receive $400,000 over five years to support his efforts to pioneer… Read MoreJan. 2, 2006