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Recent Vanderbilt computer science Ph.D. Sayan Sen cracked a decades-old coding problem. (Heidi Hall/Vanderbilt University) A newly minted Vanderbilt University computer science Ph.D. combined characteristics of ant colonies and superheated metals to break a decades-old coding problem. Sayan Sen’s results have potential applications in a field that… Read More

(Photo courtesy NOAA) A more specific drought-measuring formula created by a group of Vanderbilt University environmental engineers could have implications for emergency planning, federal relief payouts and drought mitigation efforts. With California’s record drought sending the state and farmers to the bargaining table over water,… Read More

Hank Harris, left, and Seth Butler on a panel Thursday at the Vanderbilt University School of Engineering on Thursday. (Heidi Hall/Vanderbilt University) The CEO of one of the nation’s largest construction management consulting firms said Thursday he’s bullish on the nation’s building boom lasting another 3-5 years,… Read More

(L-R standing) Chris Lyne, Dexter Watkins, Fred Folz, Cameron Ridgewell, Ben Gasser, Robin Midgett, Andrew Voss, Brian Lawson, Alex Goodman (L-R sitting) Jacob Moore, Pranav Kumar, Mitchell Masia, William Emfinger and Conner Caldwell. (Courtesy of the Aerospace Club) For the third year in a row, the… Read More

David Merryman's efforts have not only earned him national recognition for his research, but also the title of associate professor of biomedical engineering with tenure and another R01 grant from the National Institutes of Health. (Daniel Dubois/Vanderbilt University) Walk down a long hallway packed with rows of… Read More

Dhiraj Prasai, a Vanderbilt Ph.D. candidate, stands by Swayambhunath Temple in Kathmandu in 2009, which was damaged in last week's earthquake. (Submitted photo) Dhiraj Prasai’s nonstop consumption of news about the Nepal earthquake started with a 2:30 a.m. Friday phone call that jolted him… Read More

Christina Senia (ME'16) uses the Design Studio to work on her project for a mechatronics demonstration event. (Heidi Hall/Vanderbilt University) It’s the night before a mechatronics class demonstration day in April, and the Design Studio is even more packed than usual. There’s a constant whir from two… Read More

Vanderbilt engineering seniors Walton Seymour, left, and Alex Meyer today unveiled Bazaar, a sales app for university students, alumni and employees. (Heidi Hall/Vanderbilt University) Just in time for college move-out season, two Vanderbilt University computer science seniors are introducing an app that should make selling all those… Read More

Doug Adams, left, the Daniel F. Flowers Professor and chair of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, speaks to potential School of Engineering undergraduates. (Heidi Hall/Vanderbilt University) Potential engineering students got their best shot Saturday to decide whether Vanderbilt University is for them, with labs throwing… Read More

From left, Professor Douglas Schmidt, Jeffrey Selingo, Roberta R. Schmidt and retired Navy Capt. Raymond P. Schmidt. (Photo courtesy Douglas Schmidt) Blockbuster had Netflix. Borders had Amazon. Tower Records had iTunes. And so traditional higher education is going to face innovators that challenge it to adapt… Read More