National Science Foundation

  • Vanderbilt University

    NSF research grant goes to 10 engineering graduate students

    The National Science Foundation has named 10 Vanderbilt engineering graduate researchers as recipients of Graduate Research Fellowships. The program is aimed at aiding individuals who have demonstrated notable potential early in their research career. An additional goal is increasing the diversity of the science and engineering workforce. “Increasing diversity in… Read More

    Apr. 13, 2015

  • Vanderbilt University

    Math models to aid voice disorders

    (iStock) Dynamic interactions between biological structures – such as insect wings, fish fins, heart valves and human vocal folds – and the environment (air/liquid) around them are critical for their physiological functions. Computational modeling of fluid-structure interaction (FSI) for biological systems is challenging and has not been extensively… Read More

    Jan. 31, 2014