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Video ItemHokies encode success into rural student experiences , video
Department of Computer Science undergraduates working with Collegiate Associate Professor Sally Hamouda on the CodeKids project teach coding to Southwest Virginia fifth graders once a month during Hokie for a Day visits. Hokie for a Day, offered through the Center for Educational Networks and Impacts, helps expand learners’ visions of their future possibilities through campus tours, opportunities to talk to Virginia Tech students, and visits to labs and classrooms. The program shows rural and other students pathways between where they are and where they could be going.
Date: Oct 29, 2024 -
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Tech entrepreneurship takes root , articleThe Department of Computer Science's cs/root program kicked off in 2023 through a GO Virginia Region Two grant to support and encourage computer science-focused entrepreneurship. Local entrepreneurs and Virginia Tech students and faculty are invited to apply to join the program’s twice-yearly cohorts that provide business development resources, mentorship, and networking.
Date: Oct 11, 2024 -
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Securing internet routing becomes federal priority: Expert provides real-time tools for industry and government , articleThe Biden administration recently rolled out a federal Roadmap to Enhance Internet Routing Security. The work behind that roadmap includes research and tools developed by Taejoong “Tijay” Chung, assistant professor of computer science in the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech. Chung's work, which was also cited by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, is playing a crucial role in shaping the U.S. response to threats facing internet users across government, commerce, industry, and the general public.
Date: Oct 08, 2024 -
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Building a COMPASS to navigate future pandemics , articleAn $18 million grant announced by the National Science Foundation (NSF) will bring together five universities and more than 20 researchers, academics, and public health experts to establish the Virginia Tech-led Center for Community Empowering Pandemic Prediction and Prevention from Atoms to Societies (COMPASS).
Date: Aug 22, 2024 -
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CAREER award recipient to fight rare diseases using AI , articleWhile not a perfect system, human reasoning still outshines artificial intelligence in a number of critical areas. College of Engineering Assistant Professor Dawei Zhou wants to help change that.
Date: Aug 05, 2024 -
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Researchers use AI to make children safer online , articleFrom the threat of “sextortion” to cybergrooming, children and teens face a growing range of online crimes, and three Virginia Tech researchers are working to make the digital world safer for them.
Date: Jul 08, 2024 -
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CAREER award recipient seeks to secure web addresses , articleTaejoong "Tijay" Chung's overall mission is to educate industry leaders, researchers, and the public about threats to cybersecurity and how to protect themselves from bad actors.
Date: Jul 05, 2024 -
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Christine Julien appointed head of the Department of Computer Science , articleJulien comes to Virginia Tech from the University of Texas at Austin, where she has served as the Annis and Jack Bowen Professor of Engineering in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and as associate dean for broadening participation in engineering for the Cockrell School of Engineering.
Date: Jun 13, 2024 -
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Computer science celebrates excellence at awards banquet , articleEach spring, the department honors that community by choosing two Distinguished Alumni Award winners. This year’s honorees, Mike Austin, ‘91, and Elena Nadolinski, ‘14, attended the spring banquet, where they met with faculty and students.
Date: May 14, 2024 -
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Study traces an infectious language epidemic , articleThis is the first research using artificial intelligence to empirically link social media linguistic patterns to real-world public health trends, highlighting the potential of these large language models to identify critical online discussion patterns and point to more effective public health communication strategies.
Date: May 11, 2024 -
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Bridging the software-hardware divide , articleWith applications that require more robust processing speed and efficiency, the pressure is on to make every server in every data center work harder. Under the auspices of a National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Program award, Huaicheng Li's group will work to bridge the gap between emerging hardware technologies and the needs of modern software applications.
Date: Apr 24, 2024 -
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Danfeng 'Daphne' Yao named interim head of the Department of Computer Science , articleYao, professor in the Department of Computer Science, replaces Professor Cal Ribbens, who has led the department since 2015.
Date: Apr 08, 2024 -
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Wenjing Lou named fellow of Association for Computing Machinery , articleA member of the Virginia Tech faculty since 2011, Lou’s research in information and network security is a major component of the university’s growing reputation and impact in the critically important area of cybersecurity.
Date: Mar 19, 2024 -
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Coding for the careers of the future , articleCodeKids is currently in the pilot phase. As it’s rolled out into classrooms, public school teachers and students will provide feedback to help Hamouda’s students refine the tools. In the process, they will practice using their skills to pursue Virginia Tech’s land-grant mission and its motto, Ut Prosim.
Date: Mar 01, 2024 -
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Three computer scientists elected fellows of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers , articleChang-Tien “C.T.” Lu, Dimitrios Nikolopoulos, and Naren Ramakrishnan, all faculty in the Department of Computer Science, have been elected to the 2024 class of fellows
Date: Jan 18, 2024 -
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Closing the inclusion gap in computer science , articleIn the United States alone, National Center for Education Statistics show that in 2020, self-identified males constituted 77 percent of computer science graduates, and 36 percent of degree recipients self-identified as white — the largest single ethnic demographic in the discipline. The Department of Computer Science continues to fund an initiative to support diversity and inclusion in computing.
Date: Oct 24, 2023 -
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Investment firm founder goes social at Virginia Tech , articleHarjas Singh, London-based co-founder of Shares.io, is on his way home to Virginia Tech in September for a series of talks and visits with faculty, staff, and local entrepreneurs.
Date: Aug 30, 2023 -
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Making a CAREER on bridging scientific knowledge and AI , articleAnuj Karpatne, associate professor in the Department of Computer Science, received a five-year, $595,738 National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Program award to explore a unified approach for accelerating scientific discovery using scientific knowledge and data.
Date: Aug 28, 2023 -
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Two networks, two realities, one big problem , articleNational news coverage from the two largest broadcast outlets, CNN and Fox News, not only reflects growing political polarization in America, but in a recent publication, researchers at Virginia Tech have shown that partisan and inflammatory broadcast coverage has increased over time and can exacerbate growing divides in the new public square of social media.
Date: Aug 25, 2023 -
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NSF CAREER award invests in the future of stable computing , articleWilliams recently received a five-year, $600,000 National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Award to explore new ways to stabilize and update the existing Linux kernel — globally one of the most frequently used kernels. The grant also will support educating new generations of computer scientists in the skills needed to work with the kernel.
Date: Jun 29, 2023 -
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New faculty advisor but same student focus in chemical engineering , articleAssociate Professor Stephen Martin has stepped forward to replace Y.A. Liu, longtime faculty advisor for the Virginia Tech chapter of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers.
Date: Jun 16, 2023 -
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Researchers use autonomous technologies to make mines safer , articleDrones have become an essential part of surface mine operations to boost safety and efficiency. Virginia Tech researcher Richard Bishop sees a day when that will be true for underground operations, too, and that could have broad impacts on safety and economic growth.
Date: May 30, 2023 -
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Class of 2023: Yasmin Farzan named Outstanding Senior for the College of Engineering , articleIn Farzan’s undergraduate career, diversity has been her watchword. From courses of study, undergraduate research, and student organizations to community service and plans for future degrees, she has packed in as many experiences and classes as possible.
Date: May 05, 2023 -
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Engineering students create a culture of support with new inclusive organization , articleWomen and Gender Minorities in Chemical Engineering was founded by a group of graduate and undergraduate students with support from three female faculty members.
Date: Apr 11, 2023 -
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Aaron Noble appointed head of the Department of Mining and Minerals Engineering , articleNoble is a three-time alum of the department that he will lead beginning on June 25, and he is a professor passionate about classroom and hands-on teaching.
Date: Apr 05, 2023 -
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Engineering disciplines team up to fight plastic pollution , articleWith industry partner, Charlottesville-based NatureORAL Co., and collaborators at Virginia Commonwealth University’s School of Dentistry, Abby Whittington and her team have received $75,000 in seed money from the Virginia Commonwealth Commercialization Fund to begin a project that could reduce the growing problem of medical waste worldwide.
Date: Mar 31, 2023 -
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3D printing the future of education, industry, and defense , articleVirginia Tech has received a U.S. Department of Defense grant that will fund up to $800,000 for the purchase of a computerized additive friction stir deposition machine that will be housed in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering and be made available to interested researchers from across the university — and beyond.
Date: Jan 05, 2023 -
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Researchers to lead Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Honor Society , articleKathy Lu, a prominent College of Engineering researcher, was elected president, and Deborah Good, of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, was elected director of the mid-Atlantic region of Sigma Xi in November. Both will serve three-year terms beginning July 1.
Date: Jan 03, 2023 -
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Roe-Hoan Yoon elected fellow of National Academy of Inventors , articleSince the 1980s, Yoon, a member of the National Academy of Engineering, and his colleagues at Virginia Tech's College of Engineering have developed various advanced separation processes for the minerals and coal industries.
Date: Dec 08, 2022 -
Video ItemStudents drive mining into a remote future , video
Holden Hall's Center for Autonomous Mining, a.k.a. VT Mock Mine, educates and trains the mining engineers of the future to build, program, and operate autonomous vehicles.
Date: Nov 17, 2022 -
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Hang Yu chosen for DARPA Young Faculty Award , articleYu's project will focus on autonomous manufacture and repair for austere environments like space.
Date: Nov 11, 2022 -
Video ItemFoundry fires up for hands-on fun , video
Corinne Wells, graduate student and teaching assistant in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, helped run the this year's Open Foundry Day, hosted by the Kroehling Advanced Materials Foundry. Elementary- through college-aged students learned about the continued importance of foundry science and metallurgy to society and the career opportunities they provide, and everyone got to make their own cast iron artwork.
Date: Oct 18, 2022 -
Video ItemMining engineering is a blast of a major , video
Mining and minerals engineering academic advisor Michelle Crotto recently took first-year general engineering students to the Jack's Mountain Quarry in Glade Hill, Virginia, where Hokie mining alumni working for Rockydale Quarries Corp., introduced them to surface mining and blast engineering. VT mining engineering rocks!
Date: Oct 05, 2022 -
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Virginia Tech's new Holden Hall is anything but boring , articleThe new Holden Hall and North Wing “is an essential part of developing sustainable energy sources and building the green economy of the future,” Virginia Tech President Tim Sands said.
Date: Sep 23, 2022 -
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Mining for the future , articleResearchers work toward sustainable ways to provide minerals that are critical to new technologies and a global green energy future.
Date: Sep 22, 2022 -
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Engineering researchers are partners in the lab — and in life , articleVirginia Tech researchers Padma Rajagopalan and T.M. Murali go beyond the boundaries of engineering disciplines to gain insights into emerging viral infections, such as COVID-19.
Date: Aug 22, 2022 -
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Y. A. Liu reappointed as Alumni Distinguished Professor , articleSince joining the College of Engineering faculty, Liu has achieved international recognition for his promotion of sustainable development and environmental stewardship.
Date: Jul 08, 2022 -
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NSF CAREER Award will help address food security and nitrate pollution , articleThe National Science Foundation will support Chemical Engineering Assistant Professor Huiyuan Zhu’s research group as it focuses on the discovery and design of catalysts that enable efficient nitrate-to-ammonia transformation driven by renewable electricity.
Date: Jun 14, 2022 -
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Suneel Kodambaka appointed head of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering , articleKodambaka comes to Virginia Tech after a long career at the University of California, Los Angeles. He believes the future of electric vehicles, space travel, and other innovations will likely be cast from the mold of America’s metallurgical past.
Date: May 16, 2022 -
Video ItemClass of 2022: Suinda Ossenkopp shares her passion for engineering, and life , video
Suinda Ossenkopp has spent her undergraduate career not just pursuing the research and education she will put to use as a chemical engineer for Eastman Chemical Co., after graduation, as a Dean's Team volunteer, she's helped others find their passions for engineering -- and life.
Date: May 04, 2022 -
Video ItemAshley Woodward: Seeking service amid seismic challenges , video
Halfway through college, 2022 Department of Mining and Minerals Engineering graduate Ashley Woodward had to change the trajectory of her career. With support from classmates and faculty, she met the seismic forces of change with her desire to serve the greater good.
Date: Apr 26, 2022 -
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New AI technique developed at Virginia Tech could lead to innovations in biomaterials , articleThe race for biomedical advances may be won at the intersection of artificial intelligence, chemical engineering, and materials science and engineering.
Date: Apr 05, 2022 -
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Research and industry partnership helps forge 21st century metallurgy , article
Research in the lab of Materials Science and Engineering Assistant Professor Hang Yu is helping push forward a new 3D-printing process for high-value metals developed by Christiansburg's MELD Manufacturing.
Date: Mar 25, 2022 -
Video ItemChemical Engineering researchers develop new AI method for biomaterials discovery , video
Before Chemical Engineering doctoral student Soumil Joshi and Assistant Professor Sanket Deshmukh developed their computer assisted analysis tool for polymers, synthesizing new biomaterials was limited. This kind of groundbreaking work is what brought Joshi to Virginia Tech from Mumbai three years ago.
Date: Mar 22, 2022 -
Video ItemMining health research project underway in new Holden Hall , video
For the past three years, Mining and Minerals Engineering graduate researcher Nestor Santa has been working on new ways to monitor dust in underground coal environments. Days after moving into the newly-renovated Holden Hall, he and the rest of the team, led by Associate Professor Emily Sarver, was back to work. For the first time, Santa said all the resources and equipment he needs are under one roof.
Date: Mar 10, 2022 -
Video ItemMining Engineering students go underground for experiential learning , video
Mining and Minerals Engineering sophomores recently traveled with Associate Professor Emily Sarver to Beckley, West Virginia, to tour an underground metallurgical coal operation. The mine, owned by Arch Resources Inc., has experienced a recent global rise in demand for their product – a specific grade of coal good for steelmaking. Students were led more than 1,000 feet down and two miles laterally into the mine to observe operations, machinery, and safety protocols.
Date: Mar 02, 2022 -
Video ItemVirginia Tech research helps industry partner forge the future of 3-d printing , video
Research in the lab of Materials Science and Engineering Assistant Professor Hang Yu is helping push forward a new 3-d printing process for high-value metals developed by Christiansburg's MELD Manufacturing. The technology, called Additive Friction Stir Deposition, is a low-temperature technology used to "print" metal alloy parts in a range of sizes and shapes to benefit the Department of Defense and a number of of industries.
Date: Mar 02, 2022 -
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Former energy center director prospects for Appalachian opportunity , articleMichael Karmis said although he's retiring after four decades in the Department of Mining and Minerals Engineering, he's not leaving the coalfields behind. He's now ready to use all the research, teaching, and networking he has done over the past four decades to help rural Virginia reverse economic decline from the falling fortunes of coal.
Date: Feb 03, 2022 -
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Alumna gift has big impacts on inaugural Davis scholars , articleChemical engineering alumna Mary Parker Davis and husband Mark, a former Virginia Tech chemical engineering professor, said they want to encourage chemical engineering alumni to follow their lead in supporting student success through endowed scholarships. It has already had big impacts on the recipients.
Date: Jan 04, 2022 -
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Virginia Tech researchers develop artificial intelligence to advance energy technologies , articleResearcher Hongliang Xin and his collaborators have devised a new artificial intelligence framework that can accelerate discovery of materials for important technologies, such as fuel cells and carbon capture devices.
Date: Nov 29, 2021 -
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Psychedelics show promise in treating mental illness , articleOne in five U.S. adults will experience a mental illness in their lifetime, but standard treatments can be slow to work and cause side effects. A Virginia Tech researcher has joined a renaissance of research on a long-banned class of drugs that could combat several forms of mental illness and, in mice, have achieved long-lasting results from just one dose.
Date: Nov 18, 2021 -
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United Nations touts Virginia Tech mining engineering class as model of sustainability education , articleIn June, the class was designated an official case study in education that incorporates UN sustainability goals — including climate action, clean energy, and economic growth — making it a model for sustainability focused education around the world.
Date: Oct 29, 2021