NSF I-Corp

  • Vanderbilt University

    Rock-climbing student duo pursues scientific, business and Olympic dreams

    Olivia Busk and Michael Finn-Henry by Amy Wolf Strategically managing precise steps up a wall or cliff at breakneck speeds is exactly where Michael Finn-Henry, a mechanical engineering student and contender for the 2024 Paris Olympics, finds clarity. Speed rock climbing is a finesse sport that requires fast feet… Read More

    Apr. 25, 2022

  • Vanderbilt University

    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 More

    Feb. 5, 2021