Rachel Carter

We are proud to announce that VINSE & Vanderbilt PhD alumni, Rachel Carter (PhD 2017, Mechanical Engineering) and Keersten Ricks (PhD 2015, Chemistry), have been honored with the prestigious Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE). Awarded by President Biden, this recognition celebrates early-career scientists and engineers who… Read More

Vanderbilt mechanical engineers took home top awards at the Dec. 6 meeting of the Materials Research Society in Boston, Massachusetts. Kelsey Hatzell Mechanical engineering professor Kelsey Hatzell received the Materials Research Society Nelson “Buck” Robinson Science and Technology Award for Renewable Energy. Hatzell was selected from more than 25 candidates… Read More

Three VINSE graduate students received awards at the annual TN-SCORE conference held in Nashville, TN on June 18-19, 2015. Rachel Carter and Jordan Hachtel tied for first place for best oral presentation. Rachel is a Mechanical Engineering graduate student working under the direction of Professor Cary… Read More