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- - Cal Ribbens named interim executive director of the Biocomplexity Institute at Virginia Tech
    Ribbens has been the head of the Department of Computer Science in the College of Engineering since 2015.
- - Virginia Tech researchers develop novel process to 3D print one of the strongest materials on Earth
    Because of its strength - graphene is one of the strongest materials ever tested on Earth - and its high thermal and electricity conductivity, 3D printed graphene objects would be highly coveted in certain industries, including batteries, aerospace, separation, heat management, sensors, and catalysis.
- - Ashley Shew granted National Science Foundation CAREER award to study technologies for disability community
    The assistant professor will explore discrepancies between the needs and wants of people with disabilities and the assumptions of the scientists and engineers who design technologies for them.
- - Through partnership with local rescue squad, Virginia Tech students develop lifesaving device
    The device, called the Emergency Lift Assist, operates by safely and quickly rolling a patient onto a tarp. Once strapped in, a hydraulically powered set of frames lifts the patient with just the push of a button.
- - New approach to super slippery packaging aims to cut down on food waste
    Not only will the technique help sticky foods release from their packaging much more easily, but for the first time, it can also be applied to inexpensive and readily available plastics, such as polyethylene and polypropylene. These hydrocarbon-based polymers make up 55 percent of the total demand for plastics in the world today.
- - A SMART combination: Graduate student credits Virginia Tech mentors, support programs with scholarship award
    Katrina Colucci-Chang, a biomedical engineering doctoral student, credits the support she received from faculty mentors and her involvement in various Virginia Tech programs with her Department of Defense SMART Scholarship.
- - Clare Boothe Luce Research Scholars showcase first fruits of lab work
    Imagine waking up in the morning, turning on the water faucet to brush your teeth, and seeing orange liquid pouring out. Rusty Rouillier, one of the first group of Clare Boothe Luce Research Scholars, posed this scenario last month while discussing her research.
- - Study identifies possible treatment target for Alzheimer’s, age-related cognitive decline
    A collaborative team of neuroscientists and engineers at Virginia Tech and the University of Virginia is shedding light on the underlying mechanisms of brain aging, along with associated neurological diseases.
- - Maury Nussbaum reappointed as Hal G. Prillaman Professor in Industrial and Systems Engineering
    Nussbaum is a professor, assistant department head, and graduate director in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering in the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech.
- - Virginia Tech graduate student pursues innovative microbe-based cancer therapy
    Katherine Broadway, a Virginia Tech graduate student in the Department of Biological Sciences, is researching a cutting-edge, microbe-based cancer therapy as her dissertation project.
- - Virginia Tech receives Department of Defense instrumentation awards
    The awards will enable the university to support research and education in autonomous underwater vehicle, submarine, and ship hydrodynamics.
- - Recent graduate wins Gates Cambridge Scholarship, aims to unlock quantum computing
    Renewable energy. Transportation. Medicine. Instead of pursuing just one of the many fields that he has a passion for, Romain Debroux ’16, MS ’18 wants to make a fundamental impact on all of them though quantum computing — a technology that has the potential to radically transform computing capability.
- - Engineering students take lifesaving concept to market with help from university environment and donors
    Starting a company as a student is no easy feat. But Virginia Tech’s entrepreneurial ecosystem and financial support from investors like Ray Zinn are emboldening students to start building their empires early.
- - Virginia Tech is leading a grant-funded project to make web archives more valuable to researchers
    Zhiwu Xie, director of digital library development for the University Libraries at Virginia Tech, is leading the team of library and archive experts to create a curriculum surrounding the technology of web archiving and challenges related to how archivists and librarians can gather the most useful information from archived internet sites and social media.
- - The brain speaks in calcium; Virginia Tech researcher to build computational translator
    While astrocytes are known to protect and support the brain, researchers are still puzzling over what role they play in brain diseases, such as Alzheimer’s, stroke, epilepsy, and schizophrenia. Guoqiang Yu is working to develop new computational tools to interpret and analyze astrocyte activity data.
- - Director recognized for contributions to engineering and mathematics
    Madhav Marathe, director of the Network Dynamics and Simulation Science Laboratory of the Biocomplexity Institute at Virginia Tech, has been named a Fellow of SIAM and received the College of Engineering Dean's Award in Research Excellence.
- - Photos and video: Virginia Tech hosts pre-college program for JROTC students
    JROTC STEM Leadership Academy is a weeklong residential camp for high school students who have previously participated in the Army 4th Brigade JROTC program in their high school. Participants take part in hands-on activities, lab tours, and complete a design project, culminating in a showcase on the last day.
- - Engineering dean at Virginia Tech elected director of international council
    Dean Julia Ross will serve two years as director of the ASEE Engineering Deans Council Executive Board.
- - Virginia Tech releases ratings for bicycle helmets
    The ratings show that some helmets are better than others at reducing head injury risk. The ratings have been developed by the Virginia Tech Helmet Lab, the research team that has helped drive innovation in the sports equipment industry with evidence-based, consumer-oriented safety testing.
- - Changhee Jung receives CAREER Award to make high-performance computing more efficient and error-resilient
    Jung's research award will focus on reducing the ever-increasing error rate in high-performance computers without sacrificing energy efficiency or increasing the complexity of hardware.

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