ME News
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Title Innovations in science and engineering lead to 3D printed latex rubber breakthrough |
Description This novel process could unlock the ability to 3D print a variety of elastic materials with complex geometric shapes. |
Info Date: Jul 14, 2020 |
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Title Christopher Williams named L.S. Randolph Professor in Mechanical Engineering |
Description A member of the Virginia Tech faculty since 2007, Williams is an internationally recognized expert in the area of 3D printing, also known as additive manufacturing. |
Info Date: Jul 09, 2020 |
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Title Mehdi Ahmadian named J. Bernard Jones Chair of Mechanical Engineering |
Description A member of the Virginia Tech community since 1995, Ahmadian has been a pioneer in the field of advanced technologies for improving road and rail transportation safety, efficiency, and comfort both in industry and academia. |
Info Date: Jul 07, 2020 |
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Title Researchers use 3D modeling to decode aerial undulation’s role in flying snake glides |
Description For 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. |
Info Date: Jun 29, 2020 |
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Title Inspired by her father, student aims to find cure for pancreatic cancer |
Description One 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. |
Info Date: Jun 02, 2020 |
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Title Virginia Tech faculty honored by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia |
Description 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. |
Info Date: May 15, 2020 |
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Title COVID-19 response effort gives senior a memorable final project |
Description Senior 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. |
Info Date: May 14, 2020 |
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Title Graduate student helps keep drone academy in Malawi on track amid COVID-19 pandemic |
Description Brianna 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. |
Info Date: Apr 21, 2020 |
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Title Virginia Tech’s fog harp harvests water even in the lightest fog |
Description The superior efficiency of Virginia Tech's fog harp could dramatically increase the number of regions worldwide where fog harvesting is viable. |
Info Date: Apr 20, 2020 |
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Title Virginia Tech engineers and Carilion Clinic physician upgrade breathing support device into makeshift ventilator |
Description To 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. |
Info Date: Apr 20, 2020 |
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Title Corina Sandu named Robert E. Hord Jr. Professor of Mechanical Engineering |
Description Sandu is professor of mechanical engineering and associate department head for graduate studies in the College of Engineering. |
Info Date: Mar 18, 2020 |
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Title Virginia Tech graduate programs continue to shine in latest U.S. News & World Report survey |
Description Programs 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. |
Info Date: Mar 16, 2020 |
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