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Virginia Tech joins regional coalition aiming to create mid-Atlantic clean hydrogen hub , articleThrough the Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center, the university has partnered with more than 60 others to potentially bring green hydrogen — and the good-paying jobs and improved energy security that comes with the zero-carbon fuel — to the Hampton Roads region.
Date: May 01, 2023 -
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Corporate Research Center-led coalition wins GO Virginia grant to advance green hydrogen in Hampton Roads , articleThe $1.6 million in state funding will build a hydrogen power demonstration lab at Tech Center Research Park in Newport News. It will also provide workforce training for the clean energy sector and deliver educational programming through the Center for Economic and Community Engagement and the Newport News Center.
Date: Apr 12, 2023 -
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Transforming the engineering graduate student experience , articleWith the support of a $1.2 million grant from the National Science Foundation, the College of Engineering will focus on changing the graduate engineering education system by connecting, integrating, and improving numerous processes in addition to providing support for graduate students.
Date: Mar 30, 2023 -
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Alexandria City middle schoolers become NASA engineers during Project Red Rover , articleThis past week, 36 students from four Northern Virginia middle schools were called upon to help NASA launch a mock Mars mission. Dubbed the Project Red Rover Robotics Program, the mission tasked students with the building, programming, and automation of a Vex IQ robot that simulated a Mars rover.
Date: Mar 14, 2023 -
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Jim Egenrieder named 2023 National ACTE Postsecondary Professional of the Year , articleEgenrieder, who leads the STEM-focused Thinkabit Lab at Virginia Tech's Northern Virginia Center in Falls Church, received national recognition from the Association for Career and Technical Education for his commitment to helping students prepare for successful technical careers.
Date: Feb 22, 2023 -
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Planes, trains, and automobiles: How technology impacts critical decision-making , articleKostas Triantis is exploring how cognitive biases influence trust in automation and decisions to delegate tasks to automated technologies.
Date: Feb 14, 2023 -
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Black History Month events, programs, and celebrationsIn celebration of Black History Month (BHM) 2023, Virginia Tech, the Black Cultural Center, and a wide array of campus partners and programs honor the achievements of Black people and showcase the diversity of the Black community with programs and events throughout the month of February.
Date: Feb 02, 2023 -
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Bevlee Watford chosen to serve on National Science Board , articleWatford, the associate dean for equity and engagement for the College of Engineering, will help oversee the National Science Foundation and advise federal officials on policy matters related to science, engineering, and science and engineering education.
Date: Jan 19, 2023 -
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Building a network: The career journey of Irvine Sloan ‘05 , articleA sibling rivalry drove Sloan to become the first person at Virginia Tech to earn simultaneous degrees in mechanical engineering and electrical and computer engineering, and he hasn't slowed his pace since.
Date: Jan 03, 2023 -
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Virginia Tech engineers receive NSF grant to research optically driven semiconductor technology , articlePrincipal investigator Yuhao Zhang and three other professors from the Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering have been awarded a $1.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation’s Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems flagship program, ASCENT.
Date: Dec 07, 2022 -
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Mitchell Hall design preview receives Board of Visitors approval , articleThe Board of Visitors approval marks an important milestone in the project’s planning and design phase and signifies that Mitchell Hall is progressing as scheduled.
Date: Nov 14, 2022 -
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Beauty is only skin deep. As it turns out, so is disease detection. , articleProfessor Masoud Agah has received a National Science Foundation grant to develop a novel skin sensor that provides insight into an individual's health.
Date: Nov 10, 2022 -
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6G vision: The future of wireless communications can be seen through your phone’s camera lens , articleProfessors Walid Saad and Harpreet Dhillon of Virginia Tech’s College of Engineering have been awarded a $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation to develop technologies that use current and emerging wireless systems to “view” and map the surrounding environment.
Date: Nov 09, 2022 -
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Summer camp students build drones, explore STEM careers , articleA weeklong program of drone-themed activities gave underserved middle school students new engineering skills and a window into what the future could look like – for technology and for their own careers.
Date: Aug 05, 2022 -
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No five-year plan , articleVirginia Tech alumnus Eric Schneider has followed a winding path from mechanical engineer to entrepreneur.
Date: Aug 05, 2022 -
Video ItemSummer camp takes to the sky with drones , video
Virginia Tech and Wing Aviation welcomes middle school students to participate in Imagination Drone Camp 2022. Campers gain experience in flying different types of drones, building their own drone, and a flying competition. Imagination is a camp hosted by a partnership between College of Engineering, the Center for Enhancement of Engineering Diversity (CEED), Institute for Critical Technology and Applied Science (ICTAS), Wing, and Mid-Atlantic Aviation Partnership (MAAP).
Date: Jul 27, 2022 -
Video ItemMiddle schoolers imagine a future in engineering , video
Virginia Tech's Imagination Camp is hosted by the College of Engineering and Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Diversity for rising 7th and 8th graders to learn more about pursuing a career in engineering. Campers participate in hands-on learning activities that introduce them to various real-world engineering challenges.
Date: Jul 21, 2022 -
Video ItemVirginia high schoolers BLAST into STEM education , video
Building Leaders for Advancing Science and Technology (BLAST) is a three day camp that helps rising 9th and 10th graders find their place in various STEM fields. Each day of BLAST is packed with STEM-related activities and demonstrations led by faculty of the university. Students come away from BLAST with a greater sense of curiosity, deeper insight about the variety of careers that exist in STEM fields, and enhanced readiness for advanced programs in science, technology, engineering, and math. The BLAST program is a partnership between the Virginia Space Grant Consortium, Old Dominion University, the University of Virginia, Virginia Tech, and the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Date: Jul 15, 2022 -
Video ItemTechGirls from around the world converge on Blacksburg , video
Teenage girls from around the world converged on Virginia Tech's Blacksburg campus for this year's TechGirls technology camp. TechGirls is an international summer exchange program designed to empower and inspire young women from around the world to pursue careers in science and technology, offered in partnership with the U.S. Department of State and Legacy International.
Date: Jul 13, 2022 -
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Dong Dong receives NSF CAREER Award to build more efficient power conversion platforms for high-voltage systems , articleTo increase efficiency of larger power systems like those found in the electrical grid, ships, and aircraft, Dong and his team will focus on the medium-voltage and high-voltage application of this technological research.
Date: Jun 22, 2022
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