Mechanical Engineering

  • Vanderbilt University

    Engineering’s Deyu Li named ASME Fellow

    Deyu Li, professor of mechanical engineering, has been elected a fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, a distinction awarded to ASME members who have made significant engineering achievements. Deyu Li Li has made significant contributions in nanoscale energy transport as well as microfluidics and nanofluidics.  He is internationally… Read More

    Feb. 20, 2018

  • Vanderbilt University

    Two engineering professors named American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics fellows

    Robert W. Pitz and Sankaran Mahadevan are members of the 2018 class of American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics fellows. They join 20 other members from academia, industry and government honored by the AIAA. AIAA confers the distinction of Fellow in recognition of an individual’s notable and valuable contributions to… Read More

    Feb. 15, 2018

  • Vanderbilt University

    Hyperlens crystal capable of viewing living cells in unprecedented detail

    New hyperlens crystal is capable of resolving details as small as a virus on the surface of living cells. The atomic structure of the hexagonal boron nitride crystal is shown in the cutout. (Keith Wood / Vanderbilt) Just imagine: An optical lens so powerful that it lets you view… Read More

    Dec. 12, 2017

  • Vanderbilt University

    Engineer’s ultrathin device harvests electricity from human motion

    Imagine slipping into a jacket, shirt or skirt that powers your cell phone, fitness tracker and other personal electronic devices as you walk, wave and even when you are sitting down. A new, ultrathin energy harvesting system developed at Vanderbilt University’s Nanomaterials and Energy Devices… Read More

    Jul. 21, 2017

  • Vanderbilt University

    Tiny circuit boards stay operational in warm water, dissolve when cooled

    Building transient electronics is usually about doing something to make them stop working: blast them with light, soak them with acid, dunk them in water. Professor Leon Bellan’s idea is to dissolve them with neglect: Stop applying heat, and they come apart. Using silver nanowires embedded in a polymer that… Read More

    Jun. 26, 2017

  • Vanderbilt University

    Three engineering faculty proposals earn Discovery Grants

    Vanderbilt University’s Office of the Provost has recognized three engineering faculty proposals with Discovery Grants, one of Vanderbilt’s primary means of investing in advancing the discovery of knowledge in its core disciplines and strengthening the university’s scholarly profile. A total of 13 faculty proposals have… Read More

    Jun. 22, 2017

  • Vanderbilt University

    A cap full of coffee can improve nose, throat surgery

    Imagine plopping six cups of coffee grounds on the heads of patients just before they are wheeled into the operating room to have nose or throat surgery? In essence, that is what a team of Vanderbilt University engineers are proposing in an effort to improve the reliability of… Read More

    Jun. 20, 2017

  • Vanderbilt University

    New AAU energy research webpage features VU engineering research

    Cary Pint, right, Andrew Westover and Nitin Muralidharan, who is holding the prototype junkyard battery they created in his left hand. He and Westover are holding bottles of the common household chemicals used in the process. (Vanderbilt University) Vanderbilt researchers who “MacGyvered” metal junkyard scraps and common household… Read More

    Feb. 8, 2017

  • Vanderbilt University

    Engineering’s Çağlar Oskay named ASME Fellow

    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

    Jan. 30, 2017

  • Vanderbilt University

    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 More

    Oct. 31, 2016