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Category: impact Headlights to stage lights: Duane Rollins moves from mechanical engineering to Broadway , articleRollins ’08 discusses his time at Virginia Tech and how his education prepared him for a surprising career change.
Date: Jun 13, 2025 - -
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Category: research Virginia Tech fog harp gets an upgrade , articleEngineering and industrial design faculty came together in 2018 to create the fog harp, a new approach for harvesting water from fog. Seven years later, the team has dramatically improved its design by developing a hybrid harvester that combines the best aspects of existing nets and harps.
Date: Jun 12, 2025 - -
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Category: academics Student satellite set to launch into space , articleAfter winning a national competition, the inspireFly student design team's ContentCube satellite will head to low-Earth orbit aboard a SpaceX rocket later this year, enabling earthlings to take a selfie from space.
Date: Jun 09, 2025 - -
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Virginia Tech Global Distinction When architecture listens , articleAssistant Professor Alaa Algargoosh is pioneering research at Virginia Tech that integrates architecture, neuroscience, and technology to design sound-responsive spaces that enhance well-being, focus, and sustainability.
Date: Jun 05, 2025 - -
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Category: research Researchers develop recyclable, healable electronics , articleElectronics often get thrown away after use because recycling them requires extensive work for little payoff. Two Virginia Tech researchers have found a way to change the game.
Date: Jun 02, 2025 - -
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Virginia Tech Global Distinction Jeff Warfford named fellow of American Society of Mechanical Engineers , articleWarfford, collegiate associate professor of mechanical engineering, has earned an outstanding reputation in product research and development, bridging the fields of industry and academia.
Date: May 29, 2025 - -
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Category: research Eight College of Engineering graduate students recognized with Torgersen research awards , articleThe annual awards, which highlight innovative and impactful research, celebrated projects in robotics, combat helmets, disaster recovery, and more.
Date: May 26, 2025 - -
Video ItemCategory: campus experience Hokies: What's next? , video
Virginia Tech College of Engineering class of 2025 answer questions about their time during undergrad and share their plans for what's next as they walk across the stage of Cassell Coliseum to receive their degrees. Many already have jobs lined up, industries to work in, and plans to come back home before heading off into the real world.
Date: May 23, 2025 - -
Video ItemCategory: campus experience Hokies: Any shoutouts? , video
The College of Engineering's class of 2025 graduates share who helped them get to where they are today.
Date: May 22, 2025 - -
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Category: research Mahindra University, Virginia Tech launch technology research center in India , articleThe new center in Hyderabad will unite faculty from both institutions to tackle urgent global challenges — ranging from clean energy to smart cities — through interdisciplinary innovation.
Date: May 20, 2025 - -
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Category: impact Second cohort of Dean's Fellows advances College of Engineering strategic plan , articleOver the past year, 17 faculty members were given an inside look at how to create large-scale, transdisciplinary research centers with the potential for big impact.
Date: May 19, 2025 - -
Video ItemVirginia Tech Advantage Undergraduate design team streamlines 3D printing process , video
The Manufacturing Work Cell team with Virginia Tech's Competitive Robotics Organization (VT CRO) has created an autonomous 3D print farm to meet the growing needs of VT CRO's eight design teams. The team took home first place in the Additive Manufacturing category as well as the Honda Innovation Award at the National Robotics Challenge in April.
Date: May 13, 2025 - -
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Category: impact Retired president of Toyota Racing Development David Wilson to deliver College of Engineering commencement address , articleOver the course of 35 years, Wilson, who earned a degree in mechanical engineering in 1984, transformed Toyota Racing Development from what he called “a modest Southern California speed shop” into a world-class motorsports engineering powerhouse.
Date: May 08, 2025 - -
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Category: research Researchers celebrated for innovating science for society , articleVirginia Tech faculty were recognized for their scholarship and ingenuity at Innovation and Partnerships’ fourth annual Celebrating Innovation event.
Date: May 07, 2025 - -
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Category: academics Student team ranks high in international uncrewed aerial vehicle competition , articleA team of Virginia Tech students is part of a global competition to create a new type of uncrewed aerial vehicle that could provide critical help in natural disasters.
Date: May 06, 2025 - -
Video ItemCategory: impact A helping hand for wheelchair users , video
A group of undergraduates in the senior design program of the Department of Mechanical Engineering have worked with Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy to create a new robotic hand that provides valuable assistance. As the team reaches the end of their design cycle, they look back with the sponsors over the year of victories and challenges.
Date: May 01, 2025 - -
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Category: academics Mary Kasarda honored with emerita status , articleA member of the Virginia Tech community for more than 27 years, Kasarda made significant research contributions in the fields of rotor dynamics, active magnetic bearings, vibration control, high-speed turbomachinery, smart buildings, structural health monitoring, and engineering education.
Date: Apr 18, 2025 - -
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Category: impact Firefighting without PFAS, expert explains , articleFor decades, PFAS, which stands for polyfluoroalkyl substances, have been a staple in firefighting foams because of their ability to smother liquid fuel fires. But as concerns over their environmental and health impacts grow, researchers are racing to find safer alternatives.
Date: Apr 08, 2025 - -
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Category: research Problem-solving cells called pericytes could inspire a new species of supercomputer , articleA group of engineering and philosophy researchers are looking to the cells’ little-known clustering behavior for computing inspiration.
Date: Apr 04, 2025 - -
Video ItemVirginia Tech Advantage Hybrid Electric Vehicle Team prepares for the EcoCAR EV Challenge , video
The Hybrid Electric Vehicle Team at Virginia Tech (HEVT) competes in the EcoCAR EV Challenge, a 4-year university competition sponsored by MathWorks, General Motors, and the U.S. Department of Energy, and managed by Argonne National Laboratory. The challenge is to redesign a 2023 Cadillac Lyriq's propulsion systems, Level 2 autonomous capabilities, and its electric power train. Students are immersed in experiential learning and gain valuable insight for their future careers.
Date: Apr 01, 2025 -
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