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Article ItemRodrigo Sarlo receives National Science Foundation CAREER award to create structural digital twins on campus , article
Sarlo's research will facilitate the conversion of sensor data to structural models, which has applications in structural monitoring for safety and maintenance.
Date: May 01, 2024 -
Article ItemAlba Yerro-Colom to use National Science Foundation CAREER award to better predict and prevent landslides , article
Alba Yerro-Colom is developing a numerical framework to study how different rainfall patterns affect the interaction between water, roots, and soil during a landslide.
Date: Apr 15, 2024 -
Article ItemSait Tunc receives NSF CAREER award to optimize health care systems for equitable outcomes , article
Tunc, assistant professor at Virginia Tech, has received over $500,000 for this five-year project to innovate health systems and improve wellness outcomes.
Date: Apr 05, 2024 -
Article ItemResearch aims to bring a circular revolution to industry , article
College of Natural Resources and Environment researchers are gaining insights from value-retention processes and natural systems to explore how to transition industry toward a sustainable future.
Date: Mar 15, 2024 -
Article Item‘Assess, observe, and take in’: Graduate student enhances cultural responsiveness in STEM, agricultural education , article
Ph.D. candidate Kellie Johnson works to help Virginia Tech and the National Science Foundation evaluate how to better serve underrepresented groups, drawing on her own experience working with other cultures.
Date: Feb 07, 2024 -
Article ItemKathleen Alexander receives Virginia’s highest faculty honor , article
Alexander, the William E. Lavery Professor in the College of Natural Resources and Environment, was recognized with an Outstanding Faculty Award from the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia.
Date: Jan 22, 2024 -
Article ItemVirginia Tech joins climate resilience partnership to serve the commonwealth , article
Virginia Tech joins the University of Virginia and Old Dominion University to help communities bolster their climate resiliency by anticipating threats, reducing community vulnerabilities, and respond to and recover from hazardous events and chronic stresses.
Date: Jan 11, 2024 -
Article ItemThe key to successful research? Let the community lead , article
Barbara Allen, a Louisiana native and a professor in Virginia Tech’s Department of Science, Technology, and Society, has received a $600,000 National Science Foundation grant to further her research in Louisiana's Cancer Alley. The project comes after she completed similar research in two French towns located in industrial zones.
Date: Dec 12, 2023 -
Article ItemNSF-funded project places faculty at center of responsible research culture , article
During the next five years, STEM faculty will be encouraged to participate in the project called Innovative Research and Ethical Impact. Faculty can contribute in a variety of ways, from taking short assessment surveys, to joining cohorts to collaboratively explore responsible innovation and communication methods, to using their professional peer networks to generate meaningful culture change.
Date: Nov 30, 2023 -
Article ItemExternal fellowships open doors for graduate students , article
Graduate students likely are familiar with the ways in which their colleges, programs, and labs provide financial support for them, but they may be far less aware of funding sources beyond Virginia Tech.
Date: Nov 17, 2023 -
Article ItemTeaming up to beat the heat , article
Professor Theodore Lim has received a Stage 2 National Science Civic Innovation Challenge Planning Grant. Through the award, Lim and his team will have $1 million to spend over the course of a year as they address soaring temperatures caused by harmful urban planning practices in certain Roanoke City neighborhoods.
Date: Nov 06, 2023 -
Article ItemUniversity's research portfolio surges forward , article
Based on fiscal year 2023 data estimates, federal, state, local, and private research awards grew a combined 17 percent, while research expenditures rose to more than $650 million — a 13 percent increase over last year's totals.
Date: Nov 06, 2023