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Five new projects win seed funding , articleThe Junior Faculty Awards from the Institute for Critical Technology and Applied Science fund interdisciplinary collaborations led by early-career faculty.
Date: Mar 25, 2021 -
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Medical student’s research shows promise for device to measure blood flow for sickle cell patients , articleFourth-year medical student Anna Shvygina used a device developed by doctoral engineering student Ali Roghani that shows promise in measuring blood flow for patients with sickle cell disease.
Date: Mar 24, 2021 -
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Like cars on a highway: Researchers dig deeper into how migrating cells interact in the body , articleUnderstanding the ways migrating cells react to one another is essential to predicting how cells change and evolve and how they react in applications, such as wound healing and drug delivery.
Date: Mar 22, 2021 -
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Engineering students give life to Cassell cutouts , articleThe 112 shifting cutout faces, installed in the Cassell Coliseum student section, are a result of about five months of work by seven Virginia Tech mechanical engineering students.
Date: Mar 04, 2021 -
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Faculty academies recognize new inductees for outstanding leadership, service , articleAcademies honor the exemplary contributions of faculty members of all classifications in formal service roles or in areas of leadership.
Date: Mar 01, 2021 -
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Learning from the brainy bats of Borneo , articleLed by mechanical engineering Professor Rolf Mueller, Virginia Tech researchers have teamed up with international partners to create a state-of-the-art image capture tunnel that will provide a new level of insight in the field of biomotion. Their project has yielded more than $800,000 in funding from the National Science Foundation.
Date: Mar 01, 2021 -
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Jumping frost crystals: Boreyko lab works toward electrostatic de-icing , article“If we can amplify this electrostatic de-icing effect, such that entire sheets of ice or frost are instantly ripped away from their surface, it could be a game-changer for the aircraft and HVAC industries,” said Jonathan Borekyo.
Date: Feb 24, 2021 -
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Lance Collins named to the National Academy of Engineering , articleThe vice president and executive director of the Virginia Tech Innovation Campus earns one of the highest professional distinctions for an engineer.
Date: Feb 15, 2021 -
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Pinar Acar receives Air Force Office of Scientific Research Young Investigator Award , articleMechanical engineering Assistant Professor Pinar Acar has received an Air Force Office of Scientific Research Young Investigator Research Program award, a three-year grant of $450,000, to study the changes in magnetic fields for components intended to replace rare-earth metals.
Date: Jan 25, 2021 -
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Ranga Pitchumani appointed editor-in-chief of Solar Energy , articlePitchumani’s selection follows an international search to lead the flagship journal in the field of solar energy.
Date: Jan 15, 2021 -
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Shocking the cellular world: Engineers’ collaborative work discovers force signature of cells undergoing electroporation , articleElectroporation has been used in many medical applications, such as gene transfection and electrochemotherapy, since the 1980s. In this study, the researchers improved upon an established method of electroporation, in which medicines or genes are injected into holes formed in a cell’s membrane.
Date: Dec 22, 2020 -
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Virginia Tech named Cybersecurity Manufacturing Innovation Institute managing member , articleCyManII will enter into a five-year cooperative agreement with the U.S. Department of Energy to lead a consortium of 59 proposed member institutions in introducing a cybersecure energy-ROI that drives American manufacturers and supply chains to further adopt secure, energy-efficient approaches.
Date: Dec 18, 2020 -
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Virginia Tech researcher cracks the hidden strengthening mechanism in biological ceramics , articleLing Li, an assistant professor in mechanical engineering at Virginia Tech, has found insights into building stronger and tougher ceramics by studying the shells of bivalve mollusks. The results of his group’s findings were published in the Nov. 10, 2020, issue of Nature Communications.
Date: Dec 18, 2020 -
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Bahareh Behkam named John R. Jones III Faculty Fellow , articleBehkam, associate professor of mechanical engineering in the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech, has been awarded the John R. Jones III Faculty Fellowship in Mechanical Engineering by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors.
Date: Dec 17, 2020 -
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Jonathan Boreyko named John R. Jones III Faculty Fellow , articleJonathan Boreyko, associate professor of mechanical engineering in the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech, has been awarded the John R. Jones III Faculty Fellowship in Mechanical Engineering by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors.
Date: Dec 16, 2020 -
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Alumnus David Mackanic named to the Forbes '30 under 30' list , articleMackanic '15 was a featured honoree in the Energy category, recognizing his impact on the business and science worlds.
Date: Dec 16, 2020 -
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Cadets chosen for special flag duty at the Clemson game , articleCadets Alissa Abrams, Maria Mastando, and Timothy Villanueva will receive the flags at the start of the football game.
Date: Dec 04, 2020 -
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A marriage of polymers and ultrasound , articleTwo Virginia Tech researchers are working with a leading medical device company to fuel new innovations in non-invasive treatments. The project is moving forward with more than $510,000 in funding from the National Science Foundation.
Date: Dec 03, 2020 -
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Virginia Tech brews up new partnership with Hardywood to produce Hokie beer , articleVirginia Tech’s roots in agricultural research have sparked a new partnership with Hardywood Park Craft brewery in Richmond, Virginia, resulting in a licensed Virginia Tech beer — Fightin’ Hokies Lager.
Date: Nov 30, 2020 -
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Biomedical engineering and mechanics faculty receive NSF grant to study oxygen delivery in insects , articleWith support from an NSF grant, two faculty members in biomedical engineering and mechanics have combined forces to answer questions pertaining to insects’ breathing, which may lead to new applications in microfluidics.
Date: Nov 19, 2020
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