Oct 16
Dr. Marwan Al-Haik, Associate Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics (ESM), is the 2013 Recipient of the Liviu Librescu Prize
Dr. Marwan Al-Haik, associate professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics (ESM), is the 2013 recipient of the Liviu Librescu Prize. The ESM Honorifics Committee, which consists of Professors Romesh Batra (chair), David Dillard, Norman Dowling, and Mahendra Singh, was unanimous in its selection. (read more...)
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Sep 16
Drug Patch Treatment Sees New Breakthrough Under Watch of Virginia Tech Biomedical Engineer
An assistant professor with the Virginia Tech -- Wake Forest School of Biomedical Engineering has developed a flexible microneedle patch that allows drugs to be delivered directly and fully through the skin. (read more...)
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Aug 28
Novel Polymer Helps Oral Medications Reach The Bloodstream
All too often, when a person takes a pill full of a potent and effective drug, the drug passes straight through the body, not reaching the organ where it is needed — a waste of money and inconvenient if it is a cold medicine, but potentially dire if it is a treatment for a serious illness. Polymer chemists at Virginia Tech and pharmaceutical scientists at Purdue University have teamed up to design a solution. (read more...)
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Aug 22
Scholar of the Week
The Office of the Vice President for Research recognizes Kevin Edgar, a professor of sustainable biomaterials in the College of Natural Resources and the Environment, who adds new meaning to the adage, “a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down.”
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Jun 11
Virginia Tech’s David Dillard to receive 2013 Wake Medal
David A. Dillard, who holds the Virginia Tech Adhesive and Sealant Science Professorship endowed by the Adhesive and Sealant Council, will receive the 2013 Wake Memorial Medal at the Society for Adhesion and Adhesives’ international conference, Adhesion ‘13, in September, 2013 at the National Science Learning Centre at the University of York, United Kingdom. (read more...)
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May 4
University Polymer Scientists Elected Fellows of the American Chemical Society
Five Virginia Tech faculty members have been named to the founding class of Fellows of the Division of Polymer Chemistry of the American Chemical Society (ACS). (read more...)
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Apr 05
Professors Michael Hyer and Keith Kedward to Receive AIAA-ASC James H. Starnes, Jr. Award
The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) and the American Society for Composites (ASC) congratulate the winners of the 2013 AIAA-ASC James H. Starnes, Jr. Award, Michael W. Hyer, N. Waldo Harrison professor emeritus, Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Va., and Keith T. Kedward, professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, Calif. (read more...)
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Apr 03
McGrath Receives G. Charles Overberger Award
Prof. James E. McGrath received the Charles G. Overberger International Prize for Excellence in Polymer Science and Engineering. This is a biennial award that "recognizes and encourages accomplishments of unusual merit in the field of basic or applied polymer science." Prof. McGrath will present his award address at a symposium organized in his honor at the Fall 2013 ACS Meeting in Indianapolis.
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Apr 01
Goldstein Wins Dean's Award for Teaching Excellence
Professor Aaron Goldstein has been selected to receive a Dean's Award for Teaching Excellence for 2013. Goldstein is recognized for his outstanding teaching in both the Chemical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering programs. The award will be presented during the annual College of Engineering reception and awards ceremony on April 2nd. (read more...)
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Apr 01
Virginia Tech’s Doug Holmes Wins Outstanding Educator Award
Douglas P. Holmes, assistant professor of engineering science and mechanics at Virginia Tech, is the 2013 recipient of the Ferdinand P. Beer and E. Russell Johnston, Jr., Outstanding New Mechanics Educator Award. (read more...)
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Apr 01
Dr. Lloyd Robeson to lecture at Virginia Tech
MII is very fortunate to have Dr. Lloyd Robeson, one of the worldwide leaders in the area of transport of molecules (gases or water) through polymers, to present a series of lectures at Virginia Tech this semester. (read more...)
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Jan 18
Patricia M. Dove selected as 2013 Virginia Scientist of the Year
Patricia M. Dove, C.P. Miles Professor of Geosciences in the College of Science at Virginia Tech, has been selected as a Virginia Outstanding Scientist for 2013. (read more...)