2008

  • Vanderbilt University

    Vanderbilt engineers part of $2.8 million grant to link war fighters to global information grid

    A computer freeze-up in the office is a hassle. In a fighter jet peppered with enemy fire, it’s a crisis. Getting the increasingly large and complex systems people have come to rely on to interface and interact without shutting down has been the focus of engineering professor Doug Schmidt’s career. Read More

    Feb. 4, 2008

  • Vanderbilt University

    Klein Keynote Speaker at STEM Think Tank 2008

    Stacy Klein, associate dean for outreach at Vanderbilt’s School of Engineering and associate professor of the practice of biomedical engineering, gave the keynote speech at the STEM Think Tank 2008. Eighty-five leaders in science, technology, engineering and mathematics education for girls participated in the conference, which took place Jan. 31-… Read More

    Feb. 4, 2008

  • Vanderbilt University

    Jaeger’s team finishes 16th in class in Rolex 24

      DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Cincinnati’s Brad Jaeger, BE’07, competed well in the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway, Feb. 2-3. He crossed the finish line in 16th place in the top class, Daytona Prototype, the team’s Kodak Doran Ford. “My first two stints were pretty uneventful,” Jaeger said. Read More

    Jan. 27, 2008

  • Vanderbilt University

    Prof. Li edits new reference book on micro-, nanofluidics

    A new reference book on microfluidics and nanofluidics, edited by Dongqing Li, the H. Fort Flowers Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Vanderbilt, is scheduled for release in May by Springer Publishers in New York. The three-volume, 2,900-page Encyclopedia of Microfluidics and Nanofluidics contains more than 1,600 illustrations and 750 entries… Read More

    Jan. 22, 2008

  • Vanderbilt University

    John Wikswo named Fellow of the IEEE

    John P. Wikswo, Gordon A. Cain University Professor and professor of biomedical engineering, has been named a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. According to the IEEE, the award recognizes “unusual distinction in the profession and is conferred by the board of directors on a person with… Read More

    Jan. 18, 2008