Scott Case named Reynolds Metals Professor
Scott Case, professor of biomedical engineering and mechanics in the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech, has been awarded the Reynolds Metals Professorship by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors.
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Registration is NOW OPEN for the 2016 MII Technical Conference and Review! The review will be held on October 10-12, 2016 at the Inn at Virginia Tech and Skelton Conference Center.
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JUN
Padma Rajagopalan named Robert E. Hord Jr. Professor in Chemical Engineering
Padma Rajagopalan, professor of chemical engineering in the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech, has been awarded the Robert E. Hord Jr. Professorship in Chemical Engineering by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors.
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Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute scientists are first to visualize breast cancer protein in precise detail.
A team of scientists at the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute developed a novel technique to provide the first three-dimensional view of a protein that can cause breast cancer. The results were published this week in the Nature Partner Journal, Breast Cancer.
“Mutations can change protein function at the molecular level,” said Deborah Kelly, an assistant professor at the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute and lead author on the study. “Many diseases, including breast cancer, are related to mutations that alter protein structure, but studying those changes is difficult without the use of new visualization tools.”
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APR
Romesh Batra receives Alumni Award for Excellence in Graduate Advising
(April 22, 2016)
Romesh Batra, the Clifton C. Garvin Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics in the College of Engineering, has received the university’s 2016 Alumni Award for Excellence in Graduate Academic Advising.
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Abby Whittington receives the Auburn University Outstanding Alumna Award for 2016
(April 8, 2016)
The Department of Polymer and Fiber Engineering at Auburn University awarded its 2016 Outstanding Alumni Award
to Abby R Whittington,PhD. Dr Whittington graduated Summa cum Laude from the department in 2000 when it was
known as Textile Engineering with a degree in Textile Chemistry. She was specifically noted for her PhD in Materials
Science and Engineering from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2006, more than 20 publications in peer
reviewed journals, recent promotion to Associate professor with tenure in Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
and Engineering at Virginia Tech, and her patent application in the development of new imagible polymers specifically
designed for pediatric medical devices. She was honored on April 8, 2016 during the Auburn University's Samuel Ginn
College of Engineering Annual Awards Ceremony in Auburn, AL.
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Dr. Amrinder Nain honored as Favorite Faculty in Mechanical Engineering
(April 5, 2016)
The Favorite Faculty Program, coordinated through Housing and Residence Life within the Division of Student Affairs at Virginia Tech, honored Dr. Nain as a faculty member who has positively impacted their learning experiences at Virginia Tech. Congratulations Dr. Nain!
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MAR
Prof. Harry Gibson Receives NSF Funding to Study Novel Polymeric Materials
(March 2016)
Prof. Harry Gibson was awarded $470,000 from the Macromolecular, Supramolecular and Nanochemistry Program of the National Science Foundation (Chemistry Division) to explore the use of mechanical linkages (threaded loops and knots) at the molecular scale to build large molecules. This research program seeks ways to efficiently prepare new and novel types of polymers with unusual and/or improved properties, e.g., self-healing, responsive to external stimuli such as mechanical stress, heat, pH or solvents, and rubber-like elasticity. The convergence of polymer and supramolecular sciences as complementary fields offers great opportunities for the design and preparation of new materials with unique properties and potentially novel practical applications.
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National Science Foundation CAREER Award will fund solar cell project to mimic photosynthesis
Amanda Morris is setting a goal to create solar energy cells for houses that can store energy for later use – when the sun is down or on a rainy day.
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FEB
Amanda Morris awarded with 2016 Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellow in chemistry
Amanda Morris, an assistant professor of chemistry with the Virginia Tech College of Science, has been selected as a 2016 Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellow in chemistry.
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JAN
Congratulations to Tim Long, newley elected Vice President for the Adhesion Society, a professional society formed in 1978 with the goal of advancing the science and technology of adhesion. Moring information regarding the Ahdeison Society can be found here
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Jeff Foster is selected to the Excellence in Graduate Research Symposium
Jeff, a PhD candidate in Chemistry, has been selected to the Excellence in Graduate Research Symposium, sponsored by the ACS Division of Polymer Chemistry (POLY) and cosponsored by the Presidential Event (PRES), Younger Chemists Committee (YCC), Society Committee on Education (SOCED), and the ACS Division of Professional Relations (PROF).
This is a special symposium, with the specific purpose of recognizing excellence in polymer graduate research. It also provides an informal forum at the San Diego meeting for you to present your work, to meet and network, and to get to know more people at POLY. Please note that Professor Donna Nelson, 2016 ACS President, has made this symposium a Presidential Event. We appreciate Dr. Nelson’s support of this symposium, and we are sure that you are pleased with this Presidential endorsement.
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Researcher's Computational Model of Microtubules Could Explain Basic Mysteries of Cells
BLACKSBURG, Va., Jan. 7, 2016 – The Virginia Tech College of Science’s Shengfeng Cheng has won a seed grant of $100,000 from the Jeffress Memorial Trust to create an intricate computer model of how tubulin proteins connect to one another to form microtubules, the scaffolding on which cells are built.
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Beetle-inspired Engineering Could Lessen Energy Costs Associated with Controlling Frost
BLACKSBURG, Va., Jan. 25, 2016 – In a discovery that may lead to ways to prevent frost on airplane parts, condenser coils, and even windshields, a team of researchers led by Virginia Tech has used chemical micropatterns to control the growth of frost caused by condensation.