Electrical Engineering
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Engineering grad applies problem-solving skills to affirmative action
Before Sheryll Cashin was a Georgetown University law professor, acclaimed author and popular speaker, she was an undergrad fresh from Huntsville, Ala., studying electrical engineering at Vanderbilt. Sheryll Cashin (BE'84) The transition was nearly seamless, she said, after spending time in a summer program at… Read MoreAug. 18, 2014
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Two Vanderbilt engineers named 2014 IEEE Fellows
Two faculty members at Vanderbilt University’s School of Engineering have been named fellows of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). Gautam Biswas, professor of computer science and computer engineering, and Robert Reed, professor of electrical engineering, were announced this month as recipients of one of the association’s highest… Read MoreDec. 6, 2013
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EE grad’s cyborg glove wins Y Combinator’s first-ever hardware hackathon in Silicon Valley
While the hackathon trend may be aging, Y Combinator – a well-known Silicon Valley incubator – freshened the concept by hosting a 12-hour “hardware” hackathon in late February at its headquarters in Mountain View, Calif. Jack Minardi wears Tactilus, a haptic feedback glove. A series of cables applies pressure to… Read MoreApr. 8, 2013