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Nearly 50 percent of first-year students this year are women. Read More

Nearly 70 years ago, the unexpected result of a numerical simulation sparked a chaos theory revolution in modern science and launched the study of nonlinear systems. In 1953, Fermi, Pasta, Ulam, and Tsingou discovered an apparent paradox when investigating thermalization of mechanical vibration along a single atomic chain. Now, a… Read More

Before urban commuters take to the skies, a multi-institution team with Vanderbilt engineers and funded by NASA will develop and test the foundations of safety management for commercial, self-piloted air taxis. Such aircraft must communicate with each other. They must respond to hazards, from weather to equipment malfunction to “uncooperative”… Read More

BIOMEDICAL IMAGING and BIOPHOTONICS Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering Yuankai “Kenny” Tao is the first School of Engineering faculty member to be supported by an endowment gift from SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics. Kenny Tao This is the eighth major SPIE gift to universities and institutes as… Read More

Taking a load off Ongoing academic-military-commercial collaboration wins first Pathfinder Project award Soldiers often carry 100 pounds or more in combat–weapon, ammunition, water, batteries, and more, plus the weight of a helmet, body armor, and other protective gear. The extra weight comes at a cost, and back injuries are a… Read More