Browsing by Author "Gilbert, Karen J."

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  • Aerojet sponsors two new graduate research fellowships in engineering
    Gilbert, Karen J. (Virginia Tech. University Relations, 2005-05-25)
    Aerojet, through funding provided by the GenCorp Foundation, has awarded graduate research fellowships to two students in Virginia Tech's College of Engineering. The recipients, Elizabeth Jeffers and Ryan Throckmorton, will also participate in an internship program next summer at Aerojet Corporation in Gainesville, Va.
  • ASCE Awards High Honors To Geotechnical Engineering
    Gilbert, Karen J. (Virginia Tech. University Relations, 2003-05-30)
    Members of the geotechnical engineering program at Virginia Tech have received a prestigious best paper award from the Geo-Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).
  • Bevlee Watford accepts one-year post with NSF
    Gilbert, Karen J. (Virginia Tech. University Relations, 2005-07-18)
    Bevlee Watford, associate dean for academic affairs for Virginia Tech's College of Engineering, has accepted a temporary assignment for one year at the National Science Foundation (NSF) beginning in August.
  • Big Build kicks off construction of an affordable green home for Pulaski family
    Gilbert, Karen J. (Virginia Tech. University Relations, 2010-02-26)
    The Big Build will kick off construction of a house on March 1 on the Virginia Tech campus in Blacksburg, and six weeks from now a family in nearby Pulaski will have a brand new, environmentally friendly home.
  • Biomedical engineer writes book on the multi-dimensional human experience
    Gilbert, Karen J. (Virginia Tech. University Relations, 2005-12-13)
    Daniel J. Schneck of Christiansburg, Va., engineering science and mechanics professor emeritus in the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech, has drawn from his unique and diverse background in engineering, music, medicine, and law to write his new book, "Searching," which includes 52 essays that address the multi-dimensional human experience.
  • College Of Engineering Research Funding Exceeds $100 Million For The First Time
    Gilbert, Karen J. (Virginia Tech. University Relations, 2003-01-03)
    Right on track with Virginia Tech's goal to be among the top 30 research institutions in the nation, the grand total of research dollars spent this year in the College of Engineering graduate program reached over $100 million. The graduate program came close to spending this amount last year, with research expenditures of $98 million. "The College of Engineering faculty members continue to be recognized for their excellent efforts in fundamental and applied research through positive growth in the success of their funded proposals. Some of our strongest efforts are in the areas of transportation, power electronics, materials, coal and energy, and wireless communications," reports Ed Henneke, associate dean for research and graduate studies in the college.
  • Creehan named director of the Center for High Performance Manufacturing
    Gilbert, Karen J. (Virginia Tech. University Relations, 2007-04-27)
    Kevin Creehan of Christiansburg, Va., associate director and research assistant professor at the Center for High Performance Manufacturing at Virginia Tech, has been promoted as the center's new director.
  • Ed Henneke receives award for innovation in nondestructive testing research
    Gilbert, Karen J. (Virginia Tech. University Relations, 2005-04-06)
    Ed Henneke, of Blacksburg, associate dean for research and graduate studies in the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech, received the Award for Innovation in Nondestructive Testing Research (NDT) at the American Society for Nondestructive Testing's 14th Annual Research Symposium in Albuquerque, N.M. This award was established to recognize highly distinguished individual breakthroughs in research in NDT.
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    Eleven students awarded McAllister Leadership Scholarship
    Gilbert, Karen J. (Virginia Tech. University Relations, 2006-11-08)
    Eleven undergraduate engineering students at Virginia Tech were awarded the William C. McAllister Leadership Scholarship. The endowment, funded by William C."Bill" McAllister, a resident of Richmond, Va., and graduate of the College of Engineering, has awarded 63 scholarships to date. McAllister and his wife, Rennie, were honored, along with this year's scholarship recipients, at banquet held at the Inn at Virginia Tech and Skelton Conference Center.
  • Engineering graduate student Tiffany Adams honored by Oregon State University
    Gilbert, Karen J. (Virginia Tech. University Relations, 2006-03-31)
    Tiffany Adams, a Ph.D. candidate in Charles E. Via, Jr. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering in the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech, has been named to Oregon State University's Council of Early Career Engineers, one of three categories of awards for the university's outstanding engineering alumni.
  • Engineering professor achieves two prestigious professional milestones
    Gilbert, Karen J. (Virginia Tech. University Relations, 2005-01-04)
    Ali Nayfeh of Blacksburg, University Distinguished Professor in the Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics in the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech, recently achieved two prestigious professional milestones.
  • Engineering professor is keeping the nation one step ahead in aerospace
    Gilbert, Karen J. (Virginia Tech. University Relations, 2006-12-06)
    The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) is historically known for producing world-class publications, conferences, honors and awards activities, short courses, and educational activities for the field of aerospace. This role is now expanding to include increased public policy involvement, a motivational DVD, and educational interaction beginning at the kindergarten level, thanks in part to the vision of Roger L. Simpson, of Blacksburg, Va. a professor in the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech, who is serving as president of this organization from 2005-2007.
  • Engineering Technology Showcase to feature high-tech products from 18 companies
    Gilbert, Karen J. (Virginia Tech. University Relations, 2007-03-19)
    The Student Technology Council (STC) at Virginia Tech is sponsoring an Engineering Technology Showcase on Tuesday, March 27. In addition to providing a platform for technology companies to show off their most recent innovations, technology presentations will be offered by Virginia Tech faculty and staff on topics ranging from a virtual greenhouse to the System X supercomputer.
  • Engineering Technology Showcase will reveal new tools for engineering technology
    Gilbert, Karen J. (Virginia Tech. University Relations, 2006-03-27)
    The Student Technology Council (STC) at Virginia Tech is hosting the Engineering Technology Showcase on Thursday, March 30 to demonstrate and advocate the use of cutting edge technology for students and faculty. The event, which allows vendors to exhibit technologies that will equip engineers of the future, will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Banquet Room of Owens Hall.
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    Exhibit celebrates five decades of women in engineering
    Gilbert, Karen J. (Virginia Tech. University Relations, 2007-01-31)
    "Petticoats and Slide Rules," a historical exhibit on women in engineering from the Society of Women Engineers (SWE), is currently on display in the lobby of Hancock 100 and will remain at Virginia Tech through March of 2007.
  • Extra Good News In The In-Box For Dave Neal
    Gilbert, Karen J. (Virginia Tech. University Relations, 2003-05-08)
    While some graduate students scrounge for scholarship opportunities, others like David A. Neal III, a budding morphing guru, receive multiple offers.
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    Extreme Safety Corps kept a watchful eye on ABC's new home for the Smith family
    Gilbert, Karen J. (Virginia Tech. University Relations, 2006-02-01)
    Virginia Tech played a vital behind-the-scenes role making sure ABC's"Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" construction in Blacksburg, Va., was as safe as it was fast.
  • Former Virginia Tech Aerospace and Ocean Engineering Department Head Dies
    Gilbert, Karen J. (Virginia Tech. University Relations, 2003-12-19)
    James B. Eades, Jr., retired aerospace research scientist from Bluefield, W. Wa., and former professor and department head of aerospace and ocean engineering at Virginia Tech, died Dec. 14 at Veteran's Hospital in Washington, D.C. He was 80.
  • Fuel cells will power new Virginia Tech hands-on learning project
    Gilbert, Karen J. (Virginia Tech. University Relations, 2004-05-06)
    The Virginia Tech Student Engineers' Council is providing $4,300 to the 2004-2005 engineering freshmen for a new hands-on laboratory that introduces them to the operation and applications of fuel cells as an alternative power source. The money will purchase equipment for hydrogen generation and storage.
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    Graduate and research team develops new method for making optical fibers
    Gilbert, Karen J. (Virginia Tech. University Relations, 2006-09-20)
    Nitin Goel, a graduate of the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech, along with a team of researchers, has discovered a new way to make optical fibers with compound glass cores. Called"core-suction," the method is ideal for producing the non-linear fibers required for fiber lasers, Raman amplifiers, and continuum generation.