2016
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VU Inside: Giving surgical robots a human touch
A critical goal in modern surgery is to make procedures as safe and minimally invasive as possible, which often means using robotic tools. Vanderbilt University bioengineer Nabil Simaan says a negative side effect of doing surgery with tiny entry points into the body is that the surgeon… Read MoreOct. 31, 2016
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Five questions with Vandy alum, Ubiquitous Energy founder Miles Barr
Miles Barr (Photo courtesy MIT Technology Review) Anyone who’s stared helplessly at a dead smartphone, its charger sitting at home on a bedside table, can appreciate the mind of Miles Barr. The Vanderbilt engineering alum and founder of Redwood City-based Ubiquitous Energy developed a transparent film that… Read MoreOct. 31, 2016
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Galloway receives international Gagarin Award for contributions to radiation effects research
Kenneth F. Galloway received the 2016 Yuri Gagarin Award at the 2016 RADECS conference in Bremen, Germany. Galloway is a Distinguished Professor of Engineering, a professor of electrical engineering and computer science, and former dean of the Vanderbilt School of Engineering. Kenneth F. Galloway The Radiation Effects in Components and… Read MoreOct. 26, 2016
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Vanderbilt alum who launched edge computing company is BOV chair; energetic recruiter
Vanderbilt alumni working at Camgian Microsystems: founder and CEO Gary Butler, Seth Patton, Micheal Fullan and Gilbert Rodriguez. (Photo courtesy of Camgian Microsystems) Gary Butler spent less than two years at Vanderbilt – earning a master’s in mechanical engineering in 1994 before setting off for the University… Read MoreOct. 24, 2016
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Four engineering undergrads wow Board of Visitors with accomplishments, future plans
From left: Ethan Look (CS'18), Xavier Williams (EE'18), Trevor Hanken (ME'17) and Jacqueline Machesky (CEE'17). (Vanderbilt University/Heidi Hall) Four students provided a highlight of the Oct. 21 Board of Visitors meeting, telling the group of advisers to the School of Engineering about their lives before Vanderbilt and… Read MoreOct. 21, 2016
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Biswas is elected inaugural fellow of prognostics society
A Vanderbilt engineering professor whose research focus is intelligent systems has been elected as an inaugural fellow of the Prognostics and Health Management Society. Gautam Biswas Gautam Biswas, a professor of computer science and computer engineering, and senior research scientist in Vanderbilt’s Institute for Software Integrated Systems, received the honor… Read MoreOct. 14, 2016
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Solar technology entrepreneur to deliver engineering school’s Chambers Lecture
A highly-recognized solar energy leader who is developing transparent films that, when applied to any piece of glass or plastic, absorbs light and converts it to electricity, will deliver the School of Engineering’s Chambers Family Entrepreneurial Lectureship Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016. Miles Barr Miles Barr is founder and CEO of… Read MoreOct. 13, 2016
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No Vanderbilt Robotics team? Six sophomores step up, invite all majors
Vanderbilt Robotics leadership, clockwise from far left: Secretary Cameron Loviska (Math and Econ, '19), Treasurer Jacob Lundy (CS'19), Senior Coordinator Lin Liu (ME'19), Event Coordinator Harrison Yan (ME'19), President Furichous Jones IV (ChemE'19), Vice President Andrew Greenberg (ME'19). (Vanderbilt University/Heidi Hall) Engineering students who like motorsports can… Read MoreOct. 12, 2016
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Mechanical engineering graduate student collects national and international astronautical awards
Christopher T. Lyne has won two prestigious awards hailing his work in astronautics. Lyne, a graduate student in mechanical engineering, has received the 2016 American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Foundation Abe M. Zarem Award for Distinguished Achievement in Astronautics. Christopher Lyne Lyne also received the Pierre Contensou Medal… Read MoreOct. 11, 2016
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Zelik receives SEC faculty travel grant
Castilho Karl Zelik, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, is one of nine Vanderbilt faculty members who will participate in the 2016-17 SEC Faculty Travel Program. Now in its fifth year, the program provides support for selected faculty members to collaborate with colleagues at other Southeastern Conference member… Read MoreOct. 10, 2016