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Researchers in mechanical engineering are teaming up with Collins Aerospace to control ice formation on airplanes, even when they're in flight. In this novel approach, the team created a de-icing method that exploits principles of ice formation to control it: They used pillar structures that suspend ice as it forms into a layer that’s easier to remove.

Jessica Gannon, a doctoral student in biomedical engineering through Virginia Tech - Wake Forest University’s School of Biomedical Engineering and Sciences, received a graduate research fellowship program award. She is one of six graduate students in the College of Engineering who received the prestigious fellowship this year.

In 2003, Yeh-Hung Lai ’94 joined General Motors as a technical fellow to lead research on the mechanics of hydrogen fuel cell materials and structures, a new area at the time with promise for alternative energy solutions. His efforts led to a robust program for student experiential learning, empowering engineering students as next-generation industry leaders.