2016

Dana Brown Gutwein (BE'06) in a presentation about Lakewood, Colorado's Sustainable Neighborhoods Network. (Vanderbilt University/Heidi Hall) Dana Brown Gutwein’s career started in the oil fields of California, pump jacks as far as the eye could see, running tests all day and sleeping in her truck at night. Read More

Chemical engineering alumna Song Li (PhD’14) has been awarded the 2015-2016 Li Foundation Heritage Prize. Li is an associate professor in the Department of Energy and Power Engineering at Huazhong University of Science and Technology in Hubei, China. Song Li The Heritage Prize is the Foundation’s top award and it… Read More

André Churchwell, M.D., professor of Medicine, Biomedical Engineering and Radiology and Radiological Sciences and senior associate dean for Diversity Affairs at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, was recently named to the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) College of Fellows. Cardiologist Andre Churchwell Churchwell joins 17 current and… Read More

Achille Messac, (left) AIAA Technical Director for the Aerospace Design/Structures Group, presents the 2016 AIAA Faculty Advisor Award to Vanderbilt University Engineering Professor Amrutur Anilkumar. (Photo/AIAA) Amrutur Anilkumar, professor of the practice of aerospace and mechanical engineering, has been named the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics 2016 Faculty Advisor… Read More

Robert Grajewski A startup veteran whose ventures range from retail to manufacturing will be joining Vanderbilt University this spring as the inaugural executive director of the newly created Innovation Center. Robert Grajewski, president of Edison Nation Medical and co-founder of Heritage Handcrafted, both in Charlotte,… Read More

  Fashion icon Iris Apfel, left, and Vanderbilt Engineering PhD and WiseWear founder Jerry Wilmink. (Photos courtesy of WiseWear) Put Wisewear on your wrist, and other women likely will think it’s simply a fabulous piece of jewelry. For now. After wowing 2016 Consumer Electronics Show… Read More

  A Vanderbilt study shows that anonymization algorithms can provide privacy protection across multiple institutions as clinical data are released for research. (photo by Susan Urmy) A new study, led by investigators at Vanderbilt University, confirms that the scientific pursuit of so-called big data from hospitals and… Read More

Jerry the Bear helps kids understand diabetes and self-care https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNr0ASnxQ6k Jerry the Bear helps hundreds of kids diagnosed with type 1 diabetes learn to take care of themselves. Jerry has sensors throughout his body and a screen in his belly. Kids can “feed” him different foods, squeeze his fingers to… Read More

A STEM School Academy student explains her project to, from left, EdD student Kristin Baese, Assistant Professor Claire Smrekar and education major Kate Tarne. (Heidi Hall/Vanderbilt University) Add some computers and a Smart Board or two, and most modern school days look a lot like the ones… Read More

Leslie Gillespie-Marthaler touring a site adjoining Sterling Ranch in Colorado. (Heidi Hall/Vanderbilt University) Leslie Gillespie-Marthaler spent almost two decades as a U.S. Army officer, defense contractor and Pentagon and EPA employee, promoting sustainability across installations and federal agencies. She helped break barriers in two areas dominated by… Read More