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From microorganisms to Mars: Undergraduate research explores how to successfully grow crops in space , articleWith support from the Virginia Space Grant Consortium, biological systems engineering senior Jessica Dodson looks to bridge synthetic biology and space agriculture, with potential applications for NASA and climate-resilient farming on Earth.
Date: May 13, 2025 - -
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Class of 2025: Jacob Davis is making giant leaps in advancing spaceflight missions , articleIn his four years on campus, Davis has developed a strong passion for human spaceflight and fluid dynamics, forged professional and leadership skills, and worked with younger generations to bolster their interests in engineering and aerospace.
Date: May 08, 2025 - -
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Radar maps wind over lakes , articleVirginia Tech geoscientists created the first large-scale high-resolution map of wind speed and direction over small bodies of water.
Date: Mar 31, 2025 - -
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Virginia Tech researchers pioneer ultraviolet camera system for CubeSats to advance space weather studies , articleThe heart of the CubeSat is the electron multiplying charged coupling device, which will make it possible to detect nitric oxide with a really low level of light, which is crucial given the small telescope size.
Date: Oct 28, 2024 - -
Video ItemNASA coastal stabilization study on imperiled shorebirds , video
NASA operates a flight facility at Wallops Island on the Virginia coast. Sarah Karpanty and her students in the College of Natural Resources and Environment are conducting research as part of a five-year project funded by the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources to study the ecological impacts of NASA's shoreline stabilization on imperiled shorebird species that live and migrate along the coast.
Date: Oct 02, 2024 - -
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NASA funds Virginia Tech research to investigate space weather , articleVirginia Tech researchers, along with several partners and collaborators, received a $2 million grant for a proposed future satellite mission that will investigate the region where space weather clashes with the lower atmosphere.
Date: Aug 21, 2024 - -
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New research shows unprecedented atmospheric changes during May's geomagnetic superstorm , articleOn May 11, Virginia Tech researchers captured surprising data using a NASA instrument to measure charged particles as they moved around the earth. The data gathered during the strongst geomagnetic storm in 20 years revealed patterns of particles that swirled and migrated from the poles in a manner that hadn’t been recorded before, raising the question: Has this ever happened before?
Date: Aug 16, 2024 - -
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Virginia Tech researcher explores collision avoidance with space debris , articleThe NASA-funded project proposes nontraditional strategies to prevent predicted collisions without adding to the accumulation of space junk.
Date: Aug 01, 2024 - -
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Media Advisory: Virginia Tech students will deploy scientific weather balloons for NASA project during solar eclipse in Missouri , articleA team of students from Virginia Tech will launch high altitude scientific weather balloons along the total solar eclipse path in Missouri as part of the National Eclipse Ballooning Project for NASA. Media are invited to attend a public demonstration on Saturday, April 6, 2024, in Poplar Bluff's Ray Clinton Park. The balloon launch takes place April 8.
Date: Mar 31, 2024 - -
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Out-of-this-world technology supports agricultural insurance initiatives with NASA Harvest partnership , articleBuilding on an earlier phase of NASA Harvest’s research that showed using remotely sensed data can help rapidly identify agricultural conditions and weather extremes over large areas, researchers at Virginia Tech are now working to help translate this work into applications for agricultural risk management products, such as agricultural insurance.
Date: Jan 15, 2024 - -
Video ItemStability Wind Tunnel project seeks better data for aerodynamic models , video
The project is sponsored by NASA through their Transformational Tools and Technologies program. It's a part of a broader initiative to enable the aerospace industry to rely more on computer simulations for certifying aircraft. The Virginia Tech Stability Wind Tunnel generates highly documented aerodynamic data from experiments that can be used to test whether simulations are up to the task.
Date: Oct 31, 2023 - -
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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. To address key challenges facing the future of air transport, NASA has awarded $5.7 million to the partnership as part of the agency’s University Leadership Initiative.
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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