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- - Sep 18, 2019 Virginia Tech Transportation Institute awarded grants for automated vehicle research
    The Virginia Tech Transportation Institute is a global leader for automated vehicle evaluation and development.
- - Sep 11, 2019 Fralin Biomedical Research Institute scientist earns American Heart Association award to study stroke recovery
    The three-year American Heart Association Transformational Project Award will help John Chappell, an assistant professor in the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC’s Center for Heart and Reparative Medicine Research, unpack the complex effects of ischemic brain injuries on blood vessels.
- - Aug 09, 2019 Industrial designers and biomedical engineers team up to address unmet needs of wounded veterans
    Elham Morshedzadeh, Chris Arena, and Pamela VandeVord (left to right) discuss possible fabrication methods for biomedical device prototypes, including 3D printing. Throughout the new course, students will design a device, application, or system to address an unmet health care need of wounded veterans.
- - May 31, 2019 Jennifer Wayne named head of Department of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics
    Jennifer Wayne has been appointed head of Virginia Tech’s Department of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics in the College of Engineering, effective Aug. 10, 2019.
- - May 08, 2019 Class of 2019: Doctoral student credits ‘lab family’ with accomplishments
    Farzad Ahmadi wasn’t always sure he wanted to be an engineer. For those who know the 2019 Ph.D. graduate in engineering mechanics well, that news may come as a bit of a surprise.
- - May 02, 2019 Class of 2019: Val Hernley explores the ‘why’ behind engineering through industry co-ops, internships
    For Hernley, finding a way to pursue deep, fundamental questions in engineering has been a hallmark of her educational journey. Through both her Michelin co-op rotations and another extended co-op and internship with aerospace manufacturer Pratt & Whitney, she has never shied away from difficult problems.
- - Apr 19, 2019 Researchers aim to enhance lost person search and rescue efforts using drones, artificial intelligence
    Thanks to a $1.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation, a group of Virginia Tech engineers hopes to redefine search and rescue protocols by teaming up human searchers with unmanned aerial robots, or drones.
- - Apr 12, 2019 Field campaign exposes students to data and decisions research at the interface of engineering and biology
    Shane Ross and David Schmale brought six undergraduate students from partnering colleges to Virginia Tech to conduct data and decisions research in March during spring break.
- - Apr 03, 2019 Virginia Tech’s Romesh Batra honored as University Distinguished Professor
    Since arriving at Virginia Tech in 1994, Batra has built a teaching and research program that is nationally and internationally recognized at the highest levels. His expertise in computational modeling and solid mechanics, particularly in the area of material failure under extreme loadings, has influenced nearly every subdiscipline in mechanics.
- - Mar 25, 2019 Rafael Davalos named American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering Fellow
    Davalos was selected for outstanding contributions to the field through his invention of new technologies that make inoperable tumors treatable for thousands of cancer patients.

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