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Four undergraduate students awarded 2023 Goldwater Scholarships , articleThe students, representing both the College of Science and the College of Engineering, are among 413 college students from across the United States receiving the prestigious scholarship.
Date: May 19, 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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Cybersecurity research aims for impact at Virginia Tech , articleThe Commonwealth Cyber Initiative in Southwest Virginia is investing in researchers working at the intersection of data, autonomy, and security. Proposals for the next round of Cybersecurity Research grants are due June 9.
Date: May 18, 2023 -
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Virginia Tech, George Mason University partner to develop networking infrastructure for satellite constellations , articleIn a project funded by the National Science Foundation, researchers will develop an open-source cyber-infrastructure and new space-based networking technology intended to forge connections among satellite networks around the globe.
Date: May 15, 2023 -
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Class of 2023: Eszter Varga blazes her own trail, brings other female engineers with her , articleDespite the lack of opportunities for women in STEM in Varga's native Hungary, this spring, she will become one of the first Hungarian women to obtain a degree in aerospace engineering. Along the way, she has used her journey to uplift others and empower other women in engineering.
Date: Apr 25, 2023 -
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E2E program enables undergraduates to research sustainability in aerospace and propulsion , articleHoused under the Pratt & Whitney Center of Excellence, the English-2-Engineering program continues to expand student interest and perspective in aerospace and propulsion after celebrating its one-year milestone.
Date: Apr 18, 2023 -
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Advising award winners announced , articleThe four recipients — from the College of Engineering, the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences, and Pamplin College of Business — were recognized for their work mentoring and inspiring students.
Date: Apr 13, 2023 -
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Safety and reliability for planes: Researchers explore atmospheric hazards to aircraft engines , articleVirginia Tech researchers Changmin Son, Wing Ng, Todd Lowe, and Mark Caddick are working with industry leaders at Rolls Royce and Pratt & Whitney to expand critical information about the impact of airborne particles and weather on gas turbine engines.
Date: Apr 10, 2023 -
Video ItemUndergraduates research the effects of wildfire ash on aircraft engines , video
What happens when an aircraft engine ingests wildfire ash? That's the question a team of students in the E2E (English to Engineering) program is trying to answer. Under the leadership of the Pratt & Whitney Center of Excellence at Virginia Tech, the theme of the E2E undergraduate program is "sustainability in aerospace propulsion."
Date: Apr 04, 2023 -
Video ItemSmart prosthetic sockets aim to improve comfort and performance , video
Individuals with an amputation unavoidably find that throughout the course of the day, fit and comfort of their prosthetic device degrades due to volume loss in the residual limb.This volume loss can lead to pain, skin irritations, and soft tissue injuries. Associate Professor Michael Philen (Kevin T. Crofton Department of Aerospace and Ocean Engineering) and Professor Michael Madigan (Grado Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering) have teamed to combine their respective expertise in smart materials and biomechanics. They are working to develop new prosthesis technology that provides a higher level of comfort and mobility for the wearer.
Date: Apr 03, 2023 -
Video ItemOLVT provides undergraduates with hands-on experience , video
The Orbital Launch Vehicle Team, a student-run organization founded in 2016, aims to become the first collegiate organization to deliver an object into Low Earth Orbit. "This gives us a chance to have real-world engineering experience, that you really don't get just through coursework," says Propulsion Lead Tony DiGregorio.
Date: Mar 21, 2023 -
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International Space Station director shares her journey as part of Engineers’ Week , articleRobyn Gatens, the first female director of the International Space Station, visited Virginia Tech's Blacksburg campus in February to speak at the Student Engineers' Council first-ever Engineers’ Week distinguished lecture.
Date: Mar 06, 2023 -
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Student-built Ut ProSat-1 satellite set for flight , articleThis flight – designed, built, and operated by students – represents the next generation of the ThickSat launched in February 2021, incorporating lessons learned and upgrading specific deployable structures and materials technologies.
Date: Feb 22, 2023 -
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Grants support new faculty partnerships with HBCUs , articleSeed investments provide two years of startup funding to faculty members at Virginia Tech collaborating with colleagues at historically Black colleges and universities or other minority-serving institutions.
Date: Feb 20, 2023 -
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Mathieu Joerger lauded with multiple honors from the Institute of Navigation , articleThe organization presented Joerger, an assistant professor in the Kevin T. Crofton Department of Aerospace and Ocean Engineering, with the Colonel Thomas L. Thurlow Award and the Samuel M. Burka Award.
Date: Feb 20, 2023 -
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Alan J. Brown receives ASNE Harold E. Saunders Award for Lifetime Achievement , articleThroughout his four-decade career, Brown has actively helped to develop the next generation of naval engineers.
Date: Feb 16, 2023 -
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Alumnus mentors engineering Hokies through takeoff , articleSix Virginia Tech engineering students designed, built, and flew a solar battery-powered aircraft during their three-month internship with Electra.aero. Virginia Tech alumnus JP Stewart helped guide their ambitious project.
Date: Feb 01, 2023 -
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Program fuels development of new quantum-aware cybersecurity strategies , articleThe Commonwealth Cyber Initiative in Southwest Virginia and the Virginia Tech Center for Quantum Information Science and Engineering issued two awards for the Quantum Aspects of Cybersecurity program to fuel research in quantum information science, engineering, and technology related to cybersecurity.
Date: Jan 29, 2023 -
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Meet the latest Hokie heading up the flight desk at NASA , articleA 2014 Virginia Tech graduate with a bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering, Garrett Hehn was named as one of seven new flight directors at NASA in June. He follows in the footsteps of three other Virginia Tech alums who rose to the position, including NASA’s very first flight director, Chris Kraft ’44.
Date: Jan 11, 2023 -
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3D printing the future of education, industry, and defense , articleVirginia Tech has received a U.S. Department of Defense grant that will fund up to $800,000 for the purchase of a computerized additive friction stir deposition machine that will be housed in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering and be made available to interested researchers from across the university — and beyond.
Date: Jan 05, 2023
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