Mechanical Engineering
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Mac Mellor, Emeritus Centennial Professor of Mechanical Engineering, dies
Arthur McLeod (Mac) Mellor, 80, emeritus Centennial Professor of Mechanical Engineering, died Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022, in Durham, N.C. Mellor joined the faculty of the School of Engineering in January 1988 as Centennial Professor of Mechanical Engineering. He retired from Vanderbilt in 2004. Arthur (Mac) Mellor During his career, Mellor’s… Read MoreFeb. 3, 2022
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Jeff Ray was dean of Western Carolina University’s College of Engineering and Technology
Jeff Ray, dean of Western Carolina University’s College of Engineering and Technology and a Vanderbilt University engineering graduate, died July 26, 2021. He was 61. Jeff Ray A Tennessee native, Ray spent five years as an electrician and earned a Journeyman Industrial Electrician license while working at R.R. Donnelley &… Read MoreJul. 27, 2021
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Kyser Miree Scholarship supporters rise to the challenge in memory of beloved alumnus
2021 marks 10th anniversary of Miree’s passing; Scholarship match deadline is Aug. 31 This spring marked the 10th anniversary of the Kyser Miree Scholarship, which was established to recognize the life and leadership of the late Kyser Miree, BE’09. In recognition of this milestone and in hopes of reaching an endowment of $1,000,000,… Read MoreJul. 14, 2021
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Class of 2021: From rockets to fighter jets, mechanical engineering major builds on big successes
L to R: Working on tail section of rocket; Building a carbon fiber nose cone with members of the rocket team; Reisner inspects the full-scale rocket on the launch pad; Reisner and his team running to reach the rocket at touchdown. by Brenda Ellis May. 3,… Read MoreMay. 6, 2021
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How to be a hydroponic farmer: Expert advice from agricultural entrepreneur Hassan Sharaff, BE’07
One tip: Think like an engineer “Everything I’ve learned, I’ve learned the hard way,” laughs Hassan Sharaff, BE’07, gesturing to, well, everything: the polyethylene greenhouse walls with a soaring aluminum frame, torqued by last year’s derecho winds, and tray after tray of arugula, basil, kale and lettuce shoots, drinking… Read MoreApr. 21, 2021
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Three teams with engineering faculty, students accepted to 2021 NSF I-Corps cohort
Three Ideator teams with an engineering faculty member, an alumna and an undergraduate have been accepted to the Spring 2021 I-Corps cohort. The National Science Foundation Innovation Corps program supports deep technologies and fundamental discoveries in science and engineering that have high potential to impact society. Vanderbilt’s Ideator program, run through the … Read MoreFeb. 5, 2021
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Engineering alumna Kimberly Robinson named U.S. Space & Rocket Center Executive Director and CEO
Kimberly Robinson, a 31-year NASA veteran, has been named the executive director and CEO of the U.S. Space & Rocket Center. The Alabama Space Science Exhibit Commission said she will begin her new role Feb. 15, 2021. Kimberly Robinson “I look forward to joining the remarkable team at… Read MoreDec. 15, 2020
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Kyser Miree Scholarship supporters launch challenge to expand opportunities for engineering undergraduates
Donors aim to grow endowment to $1M with matching campaign A $1 million matching gift challenge by a donor is marking the tenth anniversary of the Kyser Miree Scholarship for undergraduate students in the School of Engineering. Kyser Miree This scholarship was established in 2010 to recognize the life and leadership of… Read MoreSep. 8, 2020
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Grad students will use travel grants to attend world’s largest sports medicine conference
Three engineering graduate students whose research focus is biomechanics and assistive technologies will attend the world’s largest sports medicine conference thanks to spring 2020 travel grants from the Vanderbilt Graduate School’s Russell G. Hamilton Graduate Leadership Institute. Maura Eveld Maura Eveld, Emily Matijevich and Rachel Teater are mechanical engineering… Read MoreFeb. 5, 2020
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ME and VADL alumnus makes Forbes’ 30 Under 30 list with solar cell startup
Kevin Bush, BE’14, has been named to the Forbes’ 30 Under 30 List, which highlights “600 revolutionaries in 20 industries changing the course—and the face—of business and society.” Bush was selected in the energy sector. In all, five Vanderbilt University alumni were named by Forbes this year; three are… Read MoreJan. 30, 2020