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Electrical and computer engineering earns high honors in U.S. News & World Report rankings , articleVirginia Tech's Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering ranked at the No. 2 spot, highlighting Virginia Tech’s continued growth in research and reputation.
Date: Nov 27, 2024 -
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Greg Liu is in his element using chemistry to tackle the plastics problem , articleLiu, a professor in the Department of Chemistry, details how he converted plastic wrappers such as these into soaps and detergents in an article published by Nature Sustainability. The next step is to scale up his process and make it a continuous one, while, more importantly, making it cost effective.
Date: Nov 27, 2024 -
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Scholars come together at Virginia Tech to discuss causality and machine learning/AI technologies , articleCausality — the relationship between cause and effect — plays a crucial role in social science, business, and applied economics, shaping the path of advancements in machine learning and artificial intelligence.
Date: Nov 26, 2024 -
Video ItemResearching the best methods for printing metal parts , video
Prahalada Rao and his team are using laser powder bed fusion printing to create metal parts that has a wide array of applications. Not only does this save time and money, but Rao says this will give students the knowledge to enter a rapidly rising industry.
Date: Nov 25, 2024 -
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Research growth highlighted at Board of Visitors meeting , articleThe board also approved a $2 million planning authorization to complete the design of a 12,500-gross-square-foot building at Lane to house the student-run Virginia Tech Rescue Squad.
Date: Nov 19, 2024 -
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Six Virginia Tech researchers among world's most highly cited , articleWenjing Lou, Walid Saad, Linsey Marr, Lina Quan, Kwok-Leung Tsui, and Viswanath Venkatesh are among the 2024 Clarivate™ Highly Cited Researchers list for demonstrating significant influence in their fields or across multiple fields through the publication of multiple highly cited papers during the last decade.
Date: Nov 19, 2024 -
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Doctoral student tackles barley yellow dwarf virus threatening wheat crops , articleShirin Parizad is developing effective strategies to help manage the most significant disease of small grains globally.
Date: Nov 18, 2024 -
Video ItemVirginia Tech researcher examines theoretical quantum information sciences , video
Sophia Economou, the T. Marshall Hahn Chair in Physics, is an expert in quantum information sciences and directs of the Center for Quantum Information Science and Engineering. Her work has led to several breakthroughs in the field, including the co-development of the first adaptive quantum simulation algorithm to solve classically intractable problems in a mostly autonomous way and pioneering the idea of efficiently generating photonic resource states from matter qubits. She is one of four researchers honored with a Jacob A. Lutz III Award for Eminent Scholars.
Date: Nov 14, 2024 -
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Library Publishing Coalition honors Corinne Guimont for exemplary service , articleGuimont, who leads Virginia Tech Publishing, receives the award for her substantial contributions to advancing the mission, vision, and values of the Library Publishing Coalition.
Date: Nov 13, 2024 -
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Research achievements and excellence honored during annual celebration , articleMore than 80 Virginia Tech faculty members were honored during the Celebrating Scholarly Distinction ceremony.
Date: Nov 13, 2024 -
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President Tim Sands to host talk with Northeastern University president on AI, future of higher ed , articleJoin Sands on Nov. 21 as he discusses preparing students for the world of artificial intelligence and the future of distributed campuses in higher education with Northeastern University’s President Joseph E. Aoun.
Date: Nov 13, 2024 -
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Inaugural recipients named for Lutz Awards , articleSophia Economou, Zheng “Phil” Xiang, John Rossmeisl, and Markus Breitschmid earned the first Jacob A. Lutz III Awards for Eminent Scholars during Virginia Tech’s annual research awards ceremony, Celebrating Scholarly Excellence, on Nov. 6.
Date: Nov 12, 2024 -
Video ItemVirginia Tech researcher studies commonalities of canine and human brain cancer , video
John Rossmeisl Jr., the Dr. and Mrs. Dorsey Taylor Mahin Professor of Neurology and Neurosurgery at the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine at Virginia Tech, studies the commonalities between canine and human cancers — a connection that has major implications for treating intractable tumors. He is one the first four recipients of the Jacob A. Lutz III Award for Eminent Scholars for his innovative cancer research.
Date: Nov 08, 2024 -
Video ItemBreitschmid embraces architectural theory , video
Professor Markus Breitschmid in the College of Architecture, Arts, and Design was one of four Virginia Tech researchers recently honored with a Jacob A. Lutz III Award for Eminent Scholars. Breitschmid's research is in the field of architectural theory. He has authored eight books and his work has been exhibited and presented at international galleries, including a forthcoming presentation at the Museo de Arte de Lima in Lima.
Date: Nov 06, 2024 -
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Virginia Tech selected to lead $11.6 million research study for industrial decarbonization in the Roanoke Valley , articleThe project, dubbed Project CARDINAL, would prevent an estimated 50 million metric tons of carbon from going into the atmosphere in the next three decades.
Date: Nov 06, 2024 -
Video ItemResearching the intersection of technology and tourism , video
Professor Zheng "Phil" Xiang of the Howard Feiertag Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management was one of four Virginia Tech researchers recently honored by the Jacob A. Lutz III Awards for Eminent Scholars Endowment. Xiang's research interests include travel information search, social media marketing, and business analytics for the tourism and hospitality industries.
Date: Nov 06, 2024 -
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Erdogan Kiran honored at international conference for pioneering contributions to supercritical fluids , articleWith adjustable properties under pressure, supercritical fluids are used in a wide range of applications, from decaf coffee, to the processing of pharmaceuticals, and even the foam used in sneakers.
Date: Nov 06, 2024 -
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Virginia Tech researcher wins Society of Automotive Engineers’ Medal of Honor , articleThe highest honor granted by the standard-bearing automotive society has been bestowed on Mehdi Ahmadian, a researcher with more than four decades of impact in the field of vehicle dynamics.
Date: Nov 05, 2024 -
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Virginia Tech salamander expert joins 'Wild Kratts' for a creature adventure , articleThe Kratt brothers, host of the popular PBS show "Wild Kratts," turned to wildlife expert Bill Hopkins to show off the hellbender salamander for a Nov. 4 episode. Check local listings for times.
Date: Oct 31, 2024
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