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Astrophysicists to wield James Webb Space Telescope in three new supernova studies , articleFor Chris Ashall's research group, the chance to study a rare, nearby, and young supernova over the course of the James Webb Space Telescope’s lifespan, recently projected to last up to 20 years, was irresistible.
Date: Jul 31, 2023 -
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NASA grant funds aeroacoustic research to develop quieter vertical lift air vehicles , articleAs noise levels in urban spaces swell, a multi-university partnership seeks to turn down the volume on urban air mobility vehicles.
Date: May 18, 2023 -
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Researchers to investigate a gap in animal evolution between two of Earth’s most explosive biodiversity events , articleWith support from NASA’s exobiology program, Ben Gill is leading a team of geologists and geochemists from Virginia Tech, Florida State University, Smith College, and Yale University to collect and study sedimentary rocks and fossils deposited globally under the ocean during the 40-million-year delay in diversification between the Cambrian Explosion and the Ordovician Radiation.
Date: Apr 12, 2023 -
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NASA grant to fund critical research on sea-level rise in Virginia , articleA collaborative research team will seek to understand how rising sea levels will impact coastal communities, merging social science with geospatial information to help Virginia communities adapt to a changing landscape.
Date: Mar 29, 2023 -
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Virginia Tech geoscientists shed a light on life’s evolution 800 million years ago , articleIs nitrate responsible for algae, flowers, and even your neighbors? A team from Virginia Tech has unearthed evidence that may indicate yes.
Date: Mar 22, 2023 -
Video ItemRobotics program puts real-world STEM in the hands of Alexandria middle schoolers , video
Virginia Tech's Innovation Campus partnered with College of Engineering undergraduate and graduate students and faculty to provide a Red Rover Robotics Program to middle schoolers in Alexandria City Public Schools.
Date: Mar 14, 2023 -
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Engineering graduate student Terelle Cadd named one of Aviation Week’s ‘20 Twenties’ , articleCadd has been recognized as one of the top university talents to watch in the field of aerospace engineering.
Date: Sep 13, 2022 -
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It’s a sweep: Virginia Tech clinches top three places at NASA Aeronautics University Design Challenge , articleAfter a yearlong effort to explore the use of urban air mobility and regional air mobility vehicles within a firefighting scenario, three Virginia Tech capstone design teams swept the top three spots at this year’s NASA Aeronautics University Design Challenge.
Date: Aug 30, 2022 -
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Student work establishes Virginia Tech as a leader in 3D printing , articleThe Design, Research, and Education for Additive Manufacturing Systems Lab is diligently pushing 3D printing to its next level and helping teams of students rack up a series of international design competition wins that introduce major cost savings for industry, catapult new possibilities for work in space, supercharge engines, and enrich quality of life.
Date: Aug 10, 2022 -
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Hokienauts on a special mission to advance space exploration , articleThe Hokienauts are one of 10 university-based teams from across the country that demonstrated augmented-reality solutions designed for use in spacesuits in a lunar analog environment.
Date: Jul 07, 2022 -
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Drones that fly away from a 3D printer: Undergraduates create science nonfiction , articleA Virginia Tech undergraduate student team is developing a 3D-printing system capable of autonomously creating drones that could fly away as soon as their fabrication is complete.
Date: Dec 10, 2021 -
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Partnership brings EMBA ingenuity to NASA technology , articleBorn out of a continued partnership with the Tech Center Research Park in Newport News, Virginia, the integration of entrepreneurial education and NASA technology into Virginia Tech’s Executive MBA Program is a match made in – to paraphrase – the heavens.
Date: Sep 30, 2021 -
Video ItemOne Giant Leap For Plant-kind: VT Soil Judging Team Grows Vegetables In Lunar Soil , video
Members of the VT Soil Judging team participate in a NASA crowdsource project to experiment with different techniques for growing plants in lunar soil; a process that will be important for potential lunar colonization. For years, Hokies have played key roles in aeronautics and space exploration. Read more in the spring 2020 issue of the Virginia Tech magazine.
Date: Mar 26, 2021 -
Video ItemVirginia Tech remembers Chris Kraft '44 , video
Chris Kraft '44, NASA’s first flight director and a pioneer who led multiple space missions, died Monday in Houston. He was 95 years old. Across the nation, he is remembered as the face of NASA and father of the mission control center, which he created to communicate with spacecraft in orbit. At Virginia Tech, Kraft is known as a generous alumnus who served and gave back to his alma mater in countless ways. In an interview given approximately 20 years ago, Kraft reflected on his time at Virginia Tech.
Date: Jul 24, 2019 -
Video ItemA tribute to Chris Kraft ’44 , video
This archive video honors the memory of Chris Kraft, a Virginia Tech alumnus who received his degree in aeronautical engineering. Kraft was NASA’s first flight director and was instrumental in the nation’s first spaceflight, first orbital, first spacewalk, and the first lunar landing. In 1972, he became director of the Manned Spacecraft Center, later renamed the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center. In 2002, Kraft received the Ruffner Medal, Virginia Tech’s highest honor. NASA announced Monday that Kraft had passed away at the age of 95.
Date: Jul 23, 2019 -
Video ItemWhy shoot for the moon when you can shoot for Mars? , video
Dylan Fraley, an aerospace engineering major from Wisconsin, has his sights set on Mars. When he was a kid, he would look at planes and wonder how they flew. Today, he believes he will live to see a manned mission to Mars.
Date: Feb 07, 2019 -
Video ItemSenior design team steps up to NASA Student Launch Initiative , video
A group of seniors in Virginia Tech's engineering science and mechanics undergraduate program is stepping up to the challenge of their capstone design project in a big way. Through the NASA Student Launch Initiative, they'll build a rocket completely from scratch that they hope to launch at the competition's launch day activities in April 2019.
Date: Dec 17, 2018 -
Video ItemGeosciences professor awaits data from Mars explorer , video
Virginia Tech professor Scott King with the Department of Geosciences in the College of Science, watched NASA’s new InSight lander as it touched down on Mars Nov. 26. King is part of one of the teams selected by NASA to receive data collected by the robotic explorer.
Date: Nov 30, 2018