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- - Michael Erskine named Jean Ellen Shehan Professor and Director
    Michael Erskine, of Woodbine, Maryland, who has served as director of Virginia Tech’s Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center in Leesburg since 2013, was recently named the Jean Ellen Shehan Professor and Director of the center by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors.
- - Pablo Tarazaga receives John R. Jones III Faculty Fellowship in Mechanical Engineering
    A member of the Virginia Tech faculty since 2011, Tarazaga has a distinguished record in research, advising, teaching, and publishing. He has secured $3.3 million in external research funding from sources that include the National Science Foundation, the Air Force Office of Scientific Research, the U.S. Army, and the Alpha Foundation.
- - Christopher Williams receives John R. Jones III Faculty Fellowship in Mechanical Engineering
    A member of the Virginia Tech faculty since 2007, Williams has an exceptional research record focused on advancing the field of 3-D printing, also known as additive manufacturing.
- - Julia Ross named Paul and Dorothea Torgersen Dean of Engineering
    Ross, who becomes dean of the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech on July 31, currently serves as dean of engineering and information technology at University of Maryland, Baltimore County.
- - In memoriam: James Beverly "J.B." Jones, former Virginia Tech mechanical engineering department head and Ruffner Medal recipient
    A memorial service will be held on June 10 at 2 p.m. at McCoy Funeral Home in Blacksburg. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to an organization of your choice. Two of J.B.'s favorite organizations were the Montgomery County Humane Society and Saint Francis Service Dogs.
- - Virginia Tech Professor Pamela VandeVord named American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering Fellow
    VandeVord was selected for research accomplishments in the field of blast-induced traumatic brain and nervous system injury.
- - Marc Edwards awarded Engineering News-Record’s 2017 Award of Excellence
    Each year, the weekly construction magazine selects 25 Newsmakers nationally to be honored for their contributions to the the industry and the public. The editors of Engineering News-Record then pick the single Newsmaker they feel has made the most significant contribution during the year and honor them with the Award of Excellence.
- - Virginia Tech Professor Padma Rajagopalan named American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering Fellow
    Rajagopalan, the Robert E. Hord, Jr. Professor of Chemical Engineering, was elected into the institute's College of Fellows for outstanding contributions in research and graduate education in the fields of 3-D tissue mimics and computational tissue engineering.
- - Mark Psiaki named American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Fellow
    The institute selected only 21 members worldwide as Fellows this year. In total, the organization boasts more than 30,000 individual members from 88 countries.
- - Researchers find that brain imagery shows difference between knowing or reckless behavior in criminal acts
    Scientists and lawyers speak different languages, but there is common ground. Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute scientists working in a multi-institutional team with legal authorities have discovered that brain imaging can determine whether someone is acting in a state of knowledge about a crime.
- - Anthony ‘Kwame’ Harrison named Gloria D. Smith Professor of Black Studies
    The sociologist has been deeply engaged in the university’s Africana studies program.
- - Carl Griffey reappointed W.G. Wysor Professor of Agriculture
    A member of the university faculty since 1989, Griffey is considered the expert small grains breeder in the eastern United States and is director of one of the few highly regarded breeding programs in the nation.
- - Harry Dorn reappointed as Dr. A.C. Lilly Jr. Faculty Fellow in Nanoscience
    Dorn has held the Lilly Faculty Fellowship in Nanoscience since 2010. The fellowship was established to provide support for an outstanding faculty member in the field of nanoscience.
- - Muhammad R. Hajj named J. Byron Maupin Professor
    A member of the Virginia Tech faculty since 1992, Hajj has excelled in the field of engineering mechanics. The J. Byron Maupin Professorship was established by his widow, Majorie S. Maupin, and her brother, LeRoy M. Sizemore, in 1993 to recognize teaching and research excellence in the College of Engineering.
- - Virginia Tech flexible solar panel goes where silicon can't
    Researchers have made a flexible solar panel to go inside buildings, on clothing, and much more, harvesting energy from indoor light sources as well as sunlight.
- - Christopher R. Fuller reappointed Samuel Langley Professor
    The professorship is supported with funds allocated to Virginia Tech from NASA, through the National Institute of Aerospace, for a faculty member who works at the institute and leads research and technology thrusts of substantial interest to NASA.
- - Danesh K. Tafti reappointed William S. Cross Professor
    The professorship was created by Cross Sales and Engineering Co., which established in 1984 an endowment for the College of Engineering as a tribute to William S. Cross Jr., a member of the Virginia Tech Class of 1941, on the occasion of his retirement from the company.
- - Weiguo ‘Patrick’ Fan named R.B. Pamplin Professor
    Fan focuses on the design and development of new information technologies to enhance business information management and decision making.
- - Reza Barkhi named KPMG Professor in Accounting
    Barkhi’s research focuses on decision support and organizational integration systems, information technology audit and control, social network analytics, the economics of information systems, and cybersecurity.
- - Department of Mathematics’ Serkan Gugercin named A.V. Morris Professor
    A member of the Virginia Tech community since 2003, Gugercin is a leading researcher in the field of model reduction.

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