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- - X-ray images help reveal insects’ physiological responses to gravity
    A 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.
- - Virginia Tech awarded Nuclear Regulatory Commission Integrated University Program grants
    The 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.
- - Living, learning, and loving it
    Two 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.
- - Virginia Tech faculty honored by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia
    Wing 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.
- - Multidisciplinary project aims to make mining more efficient, safer
    Virginia 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.
- - Chiton mollusk provides model for new armor design
    Assistant 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.
- - Raffaella De Vita elected Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers
    De Vita, professor of biomedical engineering and mechanics at Virginia Tech, was honored for her significant contributions as an internationally recognized expert in biomechanics.
- - Corps of Cadets alumni deployed on the USS Lincoln named Wake Forest game Hokie Heroes
    Carrier Strike Group 12 is deployed in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in support of Operation Freedom’s Sentinel in Afghanistan.
- - Mechanical engineering department offers new minor in nuclear engineering
    Beginning in January 2020, a minor in nuclear engineering will be available to College of Engineering and College of Science undergraduate students in addition to other majors who meet course requirements.
- - MII Technical Conference highlights polymer science and engineering research across Virginia Tech
    The theme of this year’s conference, which will be held at the Inn at Virginia Tech and Skelton Conference Center, is “Macromolecular Materials Discovery at the Intersection of Science, Engineering, and Society.”
- - Virginia Tech vibration study aims to make footbridges better for pedestrians
    For Mehdi Setareh, his research team, and a group of 30 of Virginia Tech's cadets, the simple task of walking across a pedestrian bridge can help make future bridges better and safer for people.
- - Corps of Cadets alumnus 1st Lt. Andrew Benton named North Carolina game Hokie Hero
    Benton is an air support control officer deployed on the USS Boxer with the Amphibious Ready Group. He supervises and coordinates air operations across multiple ships.
- - Virginia Tech researchers develop smart prosthetic sockets to improve comfort and performance
    With a $400,000 grant from the National Science Foundation, Virginia Tech College of Engineering researchers will study volume loss and develop smart prosthetic sockets to improve comfort and performance in prostheses.
- - Virginia Tech researchers aim to give robots bio-inspired gaits
    Kaveh Hamed, assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering in the College of Engineering, and his research team have worked to enhance bio-inspired locomotion in robots alongside collaborators from within the department and from other universities around the country.
- - Walter O'Brien honored with emeritus status posthumously
    O’Brien was the J. Bernard Jones Professor of Mechanical Engineering in the College of Engineering. He passed away on July 25, 2019.
- - Robin White seeks better agriculture by harnessing new technology
    In her five years at Virginia Tech, White has taken a lead role in harnessing advancements in technology to study livestock and convert big data into applications for producers. During Friday's State of the University address, White described the SmartFarm Innovation Network and its effect on animal health and sustainability.
- - Engineering students win $25,000 in international product-pitching competition
    An exoskeleton concept put Maroon Assistive Technologies in first place in the Virginia Tech Global Entrepreneur Challenge, a pitch competition won last year by a student team from Chile.
- - Lockheed Martin on campus Sept. 4 and 5 to recruit students
    Lockheed Martin will be at the Inn at Virginia Tech on Sept. 4 and 5 to recruit a variety of engineering and business majors, including computer science, aerospace engineering, computer programming, software development, finance, and accounting.
- - In memoriam: Walter F. O'Brien Jr., J. Bernard Jones Professor of Mechanical Engineering
    O'Brien was a member of the Virginia Tech faculty for more than 52 years, and was the first faculty member from the mechanical engineering department to receive a named professorship.
- - Virginia Tech Hyperloop team appears at fourth pod competition
    After a year of designing and fabricating their pod, seven Hokies flew out to Los Angeles for the competition, including a recent graduate and two graduate students who served as advisors to the team.

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