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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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Researchers to lead Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Honor Society , articleKathy Lu, a prominent College of Engineering researcher, was elected president, and Deborah Good, of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, was elected director of the mid-Atlantic region of Sigma Xi in November. Both will serve three-year terms beginning July 1.
Date: Jan 03, 2023 -
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Roe-Hoan Yoon elected fellow of National Academy of Inventors , articleSince the 1980s, Yoon, a member of the National Academy of Engineering, and his colleagues at Virginia Tech's College of Engineering have developed various advanced separation processes for the minerals and coal industries.
Date: Dec 08, 2022 -
Video ItemStudents drive mining into a remote future , video
Holden Hall's Center for Autonomous Mining, a.k.a. VT Mock Mine, educates and trains the mining engineers of the future to build, program, and operate autonomous vehicles.
Date: Nov 17, 2022 -
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Hang Yu chosen for DARPA Young Faculty Award , articleYu's project will focus on autonomous manufacture and repair for austere environments like space.
Date: Nov 11, 2022 -
Video ItemFoundry fires up for hands-on fun , video
Corinne Wells, graduate student and teaching assistant in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, helped run the this year's Open Foundry Day, hosted by the Kroehling Advanced Materials Foundry. Elementary- through college-aged students learned about the continued importance of foundry science and metallurgy to society and the career opportunities they provide, and everyone got to make their own cast iron artwork.
Date: Oct 18, 2022 -
Video ItemMining engineering is a blast of a major , video
Mining and minerals engineering academic advisor Michelle Crotto recently took first-year general engineering students to the Jack's Mountain Quarry in Glade Hill, Virginia, where Hokie mining alumni working for Rockydale Quarries Corp., introduced them to surface mining and blast engineering. VT mining engineering rocks!
Date: Oct 05, 2022 -
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Virginia Tech's new Holden Hall is anything but boring , articleThe new Holden Hall and North Wing “is an essential part of developing sustainable energy sources and building the green economy of the future,” Virginia Tech President Tim Sands said.
Date: Sep 23, 2022 -
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Mining for the future , articleResearchers work toward sustainable ways to provide minerals that are critical to new technologies and a global green energy future.
Date: Sep 22, 2022 -
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Engineering researchers are partners in the lab — and in life , articleVirginia Tech researchers Padma Rajagopalan and T.M. Murali go beyond the boundaries of engineering disciplines to gain insights into emerging viral infections, such as COVID-19.
Date: Aug 22, 2022 -
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Y. A. Liu reappointed as Alumni Distinguished Professor , articleSince joining the College of Engineering faculty, Liu has achieved international recognition for his promotion of sustainable development and environmental stewardship.
Date: Jul 08, 2022 -
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NSF CAREER Award will help address food security and nitrate pollution , articleThe National Science Foundation will support Chemical Engineering Assistant Professor Huiyuan Zhu’s research group as it focuses on the discovery and design of catalysts that enable efficient nitrate-to-ammonia transformation driven by renewable electricity.
Date: Jun 14, 2022 -
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Suneel Kodambaka appointed head of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering , articleKodambaka comes to Virginia Tech after a long career at the University of California, Los Angeles. He believes the future of electric vehicles, space travel, and other innovations will likely be cast from the mold of America’s metallurgical past.
Date: May 16, 2022 -
Video ItemClass of 2022: Suinda Ossenkopp shares her passion for engineering, and life , video
Suinda Ossenkopp has spent her undergraduate career not just pursuing the research and education she will put to use as a chemical engineer for Eastman Chemical Co., after graduation, as a Dean's Team volunteer, she's helped others find their passions for engineering -- and life.
Date: May 04, 2022 -
Video ItemAshley Woodward: Seeking service amid seismic challenges , video
Halfway through college, 2022 Department of Mining and Minerals Engineering graduate Ashley Woodward had to change the trajectory of her career. With support from classmates and faculty, she met the seismic forces of change with her desire to serve the greater good.
Date: Apr 26, 2022 -
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New AI technique developed at Virginia Tech could lead to innovations in biomaterials , articleThe race for biomedical advances may be won at the intersection of artificial intelligence, chemical engineering, and materials science and engineering.
Date: Apr 05, 2022 -
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Research and industry partnership helps forge 21st century metallurgy , article
Research in the lab of Materials Science and Engineering Assistant Professor Hang Yu is helping push forward a new 3D-printing process for high-value metals developed by Christiansburg's MELD Manufacturing.
Date: Mar 25, 2022 -
Video ItemChemical Engineering researchers develop new AI method for biomaterials discovery , video
Before Chemical Engineering doctoral student Soumil Joshi and Assistant Professor Sanket Deshmukh developed their computer assisted analysis tool for polymers, synthesizing new biomaterials was limited. This kind of groundbreaking work is what brought Joshi to Virginia Tech from Mumbai three years ago.
Date: Mar 22, 2022 -
Video ItemMining health research project underway in new Holden Hall , video
For the past three years, Mining and Minerals Engineering graduate researcher Nestor Santa has been working on new ways to monitor dust in underground coal environments. Days after moving into the newly-renovated Holden Hall, he and the rest of the team, led by Associate Professor Emily Sarver, was back to work. For the first time, Santa said all the resources and equipment he needs are under one roof.
Date: Mar 10, 2022 -
Video ItemMining Engineering students go underground for experiential learning , video
Mining and Minerals Engineering sophomores recently traveled with Associate Professor Emily Sarver to Beckley, West Virginia, to tour an underground metallurgical coal operation. The mine, owned by Arch Resources Inc., has experienced a recent global rise in demand for their product – a specific grade of coal good for steelmaking. Students were led more than 1,000 feet down and two miles laterally into the mine to observe operations, machinery, and safety protocols.
Date: Mar 02, 2022 -
Video ItemVirginia Tech research helps industry partner forge the future of 3-d printing , video
Research in the lab of Materials Science and Engineering Assistant Professor Hang Yu is helping push forward a new 3-d printing process for high-value metals developed by Christiansburg's MELD Manufacturing. The technology, called Additive Friction Stir Deposition, is a low-temperature technology used to "print" metal alloy parts in a range of sizes and shapes to benefit the Department of Defense and a number of of industries.
Date: Mar 02, 2022 -
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Former energy center director prospects for Appalachian opportunity , articleMichael Karmis said although he's retiring after four decades in the Department of Mining and Minerals Engineering, he's not leaving the coalfields behind. He's now ready to use all the research, teaching, and networking he has done over the past four decades to help rural Virginia reverse economic decline from the falling fortunes of coal.
Date: Feb 03, 2022 -
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Alumna gift has big impacts on inaugural Davis scholars , articleChemical engineering alumna Mary Parker Davis and husband Mark, a former Virginia Tech chemical engineering professor, said they want to encourage chemical engineering alumni to follow their lead in supporting student success through endowed scholarships. It has already had big impacts on the recipients.
Date: Jan 04, 2022 -
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Virginia Tech researchers develop artificial intelligence to advance energy technologies , articleResearcher Hongliang Xin and his collaborators have devised a new artificial intelligence framework that can accelerate discovery of materials for important technologies, such as fuel cells and carbon capture devices.
Date: Nov 29, 2021 -
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Psychedelics show promise in treating mental illness , articleOne in five U.S. adults will experience a mental illness in their lifetime, but standard treatments can be slow to work and cause side effects. A Virginia Tech researcher has joined a renaissance of research on a long-banned class of drugs that could combat several forms of mental illness and, in mice, have achieved long-lasting results from just one dose.
Date: Nov 18, 2021 -
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United Nations touts Virginia Tech mining engineering class as model of sustainability education , articleIn June, the class was designated an official case study in education that incorporates UN sustainability goals — including climate action, clean energy, and economic growth — making it a model for sustainability focused education around the world.
Date: Oct 29, 2021