Engineering
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Leading Light: Anita Mahadevan-Jansen pioneers ways to use light in medicine and biology
More than 100 years ago, the discovery of X-ray revolutionized medical care by opening a window into the human body. Today biomedical photonics—the application of light in medicine and biology—promises to be equally groundbreaking. At the forefront of the revolution is Anita Mahadevan-Jansen, the School of Engineering’s Orrin H. Ingram Professor of Engineering. Read MoreMay 23, 2012
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Physics post-doc headed to Capitol Hill as congressional fellow
Post-doctoral researcher Andrew Steigerwald has been selected by the Materials Research Society and the Minerals, Metals and Materials Society as their 2012-2013 Congressional Science and Engineering Fellow. Read MoreMay 18, 2012
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Mechanical Engineering grad students take top honors at medical device conference
Mechanical Engineering graduate students David Comber and Massimiliano Simi have won first and second place in the Three-in-Five competition at the Design of Medical Devices Conference. Read MoreApril 13, 2012
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High school students turn blackberries into solar cells
VINSE is starting new high school field trip program where they will have students create a solar cell out of blackberries and raspberries. Read MoreMarch 21, 2012
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Opinion: Time to step up local university-industry collaboration in IT
Our shared concern about growing our IT talent pool is undeniably on-target and it's no surprise that recruiting and retaining talented IT professionals in our region is harder than we'd like, writes Doug Schmidt, professor of computer science. Read MoreFebruary 13, 2012
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National Science Foundation: Bionic leg makes amputee faster on his feet
Two years after losing his leg in a shark attack, Craig Hutto became the test pilot for a unique and powerful new prosthetic leg being developed by mechanical engineer Michael Goldfarb and his team at Vanderbilt University. Read MoreJanuary 24, 2012
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New method for enhancing thermal conductivity could cool computer chips, lasers and other devices
Vanderbilt engineers have discovered a surprising new way to increase a material’s thermal conductivity that provides a new tool for managing thermal effects in computers, lasers and a number of other powered devices. Read MoreDecember 14, 2011
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Something big from something small: The 10th anniversary of VINSE
Vanderbilt researchers working at the smallest scale celebrate a huge milestone this year. The Vanderbilt Institute of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (VINSE), seeded from a university-funded $16 million venture capital fund initiative, celebrates its 10th anniversary in December. Read MoreDecember 13, 2011
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ISIS pioneers model-integrated computing
Recent ongoing research highlights the Institute for Software Integrated Systems' broad, multidisciplinary impact. Read MoreNovember 30, 2011
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ISIS’ pioneering model-integrated computing is at the epicenter of transformation in engineering
Engineers work unobtrusively across the street from the Rhinestone Wedding Chapel, Bobby’s Idle Hour bar and recording studios in Nashville, breaking out of the traditional boundaries of computer research at Vanderbilt’s Institute for Software Integrated Systems (ISIS) right in the heart of the city’s Music Row. “In a way it’s… Read MoreOctober 21, 2011