-
Article ItemMoraco Challenge positions the College of Engineering to create lasting support for recruiting and retaining top talent , article
With the $1 million commitment, Tony and Cathy Moraco are encouraging their fellow Hokie alumni and donors to boost funding for junior faculty and graduate student fellowships.
Date: Feb 06, 2023 -
Article ItemStephen Martin named W.S. Pete White Chair for Innovation in Engineering Education , article
During the pandemic, Martin epitomized the Hokie spirit of innovation by developing and delivering an online version of the Chemical Engineering Unit Operations Laboratory, a degree requirement.
Date: Jul 08, 2022 -
Article ItemMyers-Lawson School of Construction charts future of the discipline with move into College of Engineering , article
Following approval by the State Council for Higher Education for Virginia, the school’s transfer heralds increased opportunities and advances for students, industry, and the evolving landscape of construction.
Date: Jul 06, 2022 -
Article Item$35 million gift fuels long-awaited project to replace Virginia Tech’s Randolph Hall , article
The largest ever gift by a Virginia Tech alumnus will advance a long-awaited project to replace an aging engineering building with what will be the largest building on the university’s Blacksburg campus.
Date: Dec 07, 2021 -
Video ItemCollaborative grant takes on brain cancer , video
Biomedical engineering and mechanics researcher Jennifer Munson and her team discuss their work examining interstitial fluid flow in brain cancer cell invasion. Munson has received a $2.6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to collaborate with the University of Virginia and the University of Michigan over a five-year period.
Date: Aug 02, 2018 -
Video ItemUsing Microfluidic Chips to Study Flow in the Brain , video
Collaborators from the University of Virginia visit BEAM researcher Jenny Munson for a little shared lab time. Using a microfluidic chip developed by Rebecca Pompano's lab, the researchers induced interstitial flow in small splices of brain. Eventually, they'll use these devices to study flow in glioblastoma, or brain cancer.
Date: Aug 02, 2018 -
Video ItemResearchers Discover New Mosquito 'Burst Mode' , video
Using the X-ray facilities at Argonne National Lab's Advanced Photon Source, researchers discovered a new “burst mode” of drinking in mosquitoes, which could have implications for future research on mosquito-borne disease transmission and microfluidics. Researcher Jake Socha in the Department of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics explains the team’s findings.
Date: Aug 02, 2018 -
Video ItemEngineering Science and Mechanics Senior Design Presentations , video
In May engineering science & mechanics students in the Department of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics presented their senior design projects to peers and faculty advisors. Topics included keratin biomaterials, synthetic trees, robotic gliding snakes, fluid flexible matrix composites – and more!
Date: Aug 02, 2018 -
Video ItemNational Biomechanics Day 2018 , video
What is biomechanics? What career paths are available in this field? Can you jump up and down on one foot with your eyes closed? Local high students found answers to these questions and more during April’s 2018 National Biomechanics Day festivities, hosted by the Granata Lab in the College of Engineering.
Date: Aug 02, 2018