2017

McCleskey Samuel Warren McClesky died Jan. 10, 2017, at his home in Rome, Georgia. He was 87. McCleskey earned a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from Vanderbilt University in 1951.  He was a dedicated supporter of the Vanderbilt School of Engineering. He created the McCleskey Honor Scholarship in 1998 for… Read More

Two civil engineering graduates have been appointed to leadership roles in their companies. E. Surface Elizabeth “Ibba” Surface (B.E.’78) is the new president of Ross Bryan Associates Inc. and the first woman to lead the 67-year-old Nashville-based structural engineering firm. Bryan Tharpe (B.E.’94) has been named division vice president of… Read More

Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering Dave Merryman interacting with a student in his lab. (Daniel Dubois / Vanderbilt University) A Vanderbilt biomedical engineering professor has garnered $6 million total in grants to determine how to treat heart valve disease, pulmonary hypertension and heart failure using drugs originally developed for rheumatoid arthritis… Read More

Opportunity Vanderbilt creates a tech entrepreneur out of an engineer Chandler Barnes, class of 2018, never saw himself as a Vanderbilt student back when he was in high school. Mainly, he worried that the university was out of reach financially. “When I was applying to schools, my dad… Read More

Craig Duvall, right, in the lab discussing his research with a student. (Daniel Dubois / Vanderbilt) Craig L. Duvall has received the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. government on outstanding scientists and engineers early… Read More

Çağlar Oskay, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering and mechanical engineering, has been selected to be a fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers for exceptional engineering achievements and contributions to the engineering profession. Of the more than 140,000 members of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, fewer… Read More

Three Vanderbilt civil engineering professors and one senior research scientist who are nationally recognized experts in environmental sustainability and hazardous waste management have been elected for membership in the American Academy of Environmental Engineers and Scientists and recognized as board certified environmental scientists. Philip Craig Philip, George Hornberger, Doug Adams… Read More

A civil engineering professor who develops tools that improve infrastructure systems’ reliability and recovery from disasters like hurricanes and floods has received the inaugural Littlejohn Dean’s Faculty Fellowship. Vanderbilt Engineering School Dean Philippe Fauchet announced Jan. 13 that Hiba Baroud, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering, has received the… Read More

Megan Poorman Our researchers seek collaborations across campus, the nation and the world, and those often lead to life-changing — and sometimes life-saving — technology coming out of their labs. But what happens when those collaborations go awry? asked Megan Poorman, a Ph.D. student in biomedical engineering… Read More

From left, Prof. Shannon Capps,, Dean Philippe Fauchet and Ret. Vice Admiral Kendall Card at Monday’s Engineering Athletic/ROTC Banquet. (Heidi Hall/Vanderbilt University) A  Drexel University professor and a retired vice admiral, both School of Engineering alums, addressed a crowd of engineering undergraduates active on Vanderbilt’s athletic teams and in ROTC… Read More