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From left, Robinson Littrell, Deloitte senior manager and Vanderbilt alumnus Andrew Derr, and Ricardo Herrera. (Tim Grubbs/Vanderbilt University) A mechanical engineering major and his teammate presented their solution for faster diagnosis of infectious disease and won first place in the inaugural Vanderbilt University Undergraduate Case Competition, sponsored by… Read More

Jack P. Williams (photo courtesy of ExxonMobil) Jack P. Williams (BE’86) launched his career as a drilling engineer for ExxonMobil in New Orleans and saw promotions that took him to Alaska and Malaysia before he settled into corporate headquarters in Texas. The Vanderbilt University School of Engineering… Read More

Grandparents, parents and children crowd around the fluorescence table Saturday at Adventure Science Center. (Heidi Hall/Vanderbilt University) Children and their parents crowded against the table at Adventure Science Center, eyes glued to biomedical engineering grad student John Nguyen and the green laser pointer pressed to his index… Read More

Kelsey Beavers, a Vanderbilt University Ph.D. candidate in interdisciplinary materials science, is exploring how inserting engineering into biological processes can lead to a healthier society. (Susan Urmy/Vanderbilt University) Behind the pathology for a variety of painful and deadly diseases lie genes that aren’t doing their jobs. They… Read More

Samera Zavaro, far left, a forensic scientist with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, talks about breathalyzer tests while waiting to administer one to a student chewing crackers. (Heidi Hall/Vanderbilt University) Students in a biomaterial manipulation class got an inside look at a piece of equipment they hope… Read More

Should humans go straight to Mars or stop at the moon first? It’s an actual debate in international space exploration circles, NASA engineers told a group of Vanderbilt University School of Engineering students and professors Friday afternoon. It’s also one where NASA has a strong voice — thanks to development… Read More

Sonia Brady, a Ph.D. candidate in chemical engineering, at work in the Lang Laboratory. (Susan Urmy/Vanderbilt University) Nature exquisitely engineered a way to produce fuel from organic matter. The answer to how lies in decaying leaves on the forest floor or a backyard compost pile and the… Read More

Fourth-year mechanical engineering student Teddy Russell, second from right, guides a tour through Featheringill Hall. (Heidi Hall/Vanderbilt University) It’s apparent to anyone who spends more than a few minutes on campus that tour season is here, bringing thousands of potential Vanderbilt… Read More

Jonn Kim started his business with nothing to lose. He’d seen too many people pass up entrepreneurship because they might lose their house, or their car, or their stock options. Tired of his secure corporate job, Kim became willing to work at McDonald’s if his dreams fell apart. Read More

A student tries her hand at building the perfect Nanoblimp for an aerial dogfight. (Joe Howell/Vanderbilt University) No, the Nanoblimp aerial dogfights didn’t impress at Vanderbilt Engineering Week, but they did lead to an important discovery when a blimp disappeared into the HVAC system. Put too much… Read More