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COVID-19 research projects propelled by Rapid Response Seed Fund , articleTo support COVID-related research and provide immediate support for Virginia Tech researchers, the Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation collaborated with Virginia Tech institutes and colleges to establish a COVID-19 Rapid Response Seed Fund. As a result, nine projects were selected for funding.
Date: Jun 26, 2020 -
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Researchers use 3D modeling to decode aerial undulation’s role in flying snake glides , articleFor more than 20 years, biomedical engineering and mechanics professor Jake Socha has sought to measure and model the biomechanics of snake flight and answer questions about them, like that of aerial undulation’s functional role.
Date: Jun 26, 2020 -
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Inspired by her father, student aims to find cure for pancreatic cancer , articleOne mission drives Jessica Gannon. She is focused on finding a cure for pancreatic cancer. During her freshman year at Virginia Tech, Gannon's father passed away from the disease. As she prepares for her senior year as a Hokie, her father’s story continues to inspire her.
Date: May 29, 2020 -
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COVID-19 response effort gives senior a memorable final project , articleSenior Brent Bailey was disappointed that his senior design project got canceled after COVID-19, then he found a way to join the effort to fight it.
Date: May 13, 2020 -
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Graduate student helps keep drone academy in Malawi on track amid COVID-19 pandemic , articleBrianna Friedman, a master’s degree student in mechanical engineering, and Virginia Tech teams in Malawi adjust plans for the African Drone and Data Academy during the outbreak.
Date: Apr 21, 2020 -
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Virginia Tech engineers and Carilion Clinic physician upgrade breathing support device into makeshift ventilator , articleTo help address potential ventilator shortages, mechanical engineers at Virginia Tech have partnered with a Carilion Clinic physician to upgrade bilevel positive airway pressure (BiPAP) machines, commonly used for treating sleep apnea, into makeshift ventilators.
Date: Apr 17, 2020 -
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Virginia Tech’s fog harp harvests water even in the lightest fog , articleThe superior efficiency of Virginia Tech's fog harp could dramatically increase the number of regions worldwide where fog harvesting is viable.
Date: Apr 16, 2020 -
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Corina Sandu named Robert E. Hord Jr. Professor of Mechanical Engineering , articleSandu is professor of mechanical engineering and associate department head for graduate studies in the College of Engineering.
Date: Mar 18, 2020 -
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Virginia Tech graduate programs continue to shine in latest U.S. News & World Report survey , articlePrograms offered across Virginia Tech’s colleges and the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine are included in the U.S. News & World Report survey of best graduate programs for 2021.
Date: Mar 17, 2020 -
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New institute directors are eager to tackle large, interdisciplinary challenges , articleChristopher Williams has been named the interim director of the Macromolecules Innovation Institute. Abby Whittington will serve as the director of the interdisciplinary macromolecular science and engineering Ph.D. program.
Date: Feb 17, 2020 -
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Virginia Tech students win awards at Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students , articleMalikah Ajose and Jessica Gannon were honored for their outstanding presentations at ABRCMS - one of the largest communities of underrepresented minorities in STEM.
Date: Feb 13, 2020 -
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Robert and Beatrice Mahan’s French connection underlies their support of new faculty positions , articleRobert Mahan, a researcher and professor emeritus of mechanical engineering, and his wife, Beatrice, a retired administrator, fell in love with the French language and culture. Now they are providing support for a French professorship in the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences and an estate gift to the College of Engineering.
Date: Feb 07, 2020 -
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Virginia Tech receives five Department of Defense instrumentation awards , articleThe awards are the result of a merit competition for funding conducted by the Army Research Office, Office of Naval Research, and Air Force Office of Scientific Research.
Date: Jan 28, 2020 -
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X-ray images help reveal insects’ physiological responses to gravity , articleA new study by Jake Socha, professor in biomedical engineering and mechanics in Virginia Tech’s College of Engineering, published in the Proceedings of the National Academies of Science journal shows that insects experience physiological effects of gravity similar to that of humans.
Date: Jan 13, 2020 -
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Virginia Tech awarded Nuclear Regulatory Commission Integrated University Program grants , articleThe nuclear engineering program in Virginia Tech’s Department of Mechanical Engineering has been awarded two grants totaling $850,000 for faculty development and graduate student fellowships.
Date: Jan 08, 2020 -
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Living, learning, and loving it , articleTwo years ago, Associate Professor and John R. Jones III Faculty Fellow Pablo Tarazaga and his family of six left their house in Blacksburg's Woodbine neighborhood to join 325 honors students in a residential hall on Virginia Tech's main campus.
Date: Jan 08, 2020 -
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Virginia Tech faculty honored by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia , articleWing Ng, an Alumni Distinguished Professor and the Christoper C. Kraft Endowed Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering in the College of Engineering, and Timothy Long, a professor of chemistry in the College of Science and director of the Macromolecules Innovation Institute, received 2020 Outstanding Faculty Awards.
Date: Dec 11, 2019 -
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Multidisciplinary project aims to make mining more efficient, safer , articleVirginia Tech researchers are leading a team in a three-year, $900,000 project to improve the efficiency of dust scrubbers in underground mining operations, one aspect of many that impacts effective mining operation that industry constantly seeks to improve.
Date: Dec 11, 2019 -
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Chiton mollusk provides model for new armor design , articleAssistant professor of mechanical engineering Ling Li's work, which was featured in the journal Nature Communications, is the result of a collaboration with researchers from various institutions.
Date: Dec 10, 2019 -
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Raffaella De Vita elected Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers , articleDe Vita, professor of biomedical engineering and mechanics at Virginia Tech, was honored for her significant contributions as an internationally recognized expert in biomechanics.
Date: Dec 02, 2019
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