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Christopher Williams has been named the interim director of the Macromolecules Innovation Institute. Abby Whittington will serve as the director of the interdisciplinary macromolecular science and engineering Ph.D. program.

Robert Mahan, a researcher and professor emeritus of mechanical engineering, and his wife, Beatrice, a retired administrator, fell in love with the French language and culture. Now they are providing support for a French professorship in the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences and an estate gift to the College of Engineering.

The awards are the result of a merit competition for funding conducted by the Army Research Office, Office of Naval Research, and Air Force Office of Scientific Research.

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.

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.

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.

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.

De Vita, professor of biomedical engineering and mechanics at Virginia Tech, was honored for her significant contributions as an internationally recognized expert in biomechanics.

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.

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.