Winter 2017
Ignite
people + news
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From Reddit to racing with Elon Musk , articleThe Hyperloop at Virginia Tech team may have started with a simple Reddit post, but their race to invent the next major form of transportation has the undergraduate team tackling a complex engineering question.
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Rolls-Royce invites Ph.D. students to Indianapolis , articleVirginia Tech is one of Rolls-Royce's 31 university partners worldwide and the only one capable of conducting a specific research capability needed by the aviation giant.
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Inspiring thousands of K-12 students to invent , articleMore than 5,000 students and teachers have wired, programmed, and crafted their ways to STEM discovery in the Thinkabit Lab.
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Autonomous robots in the desert , articleAn interdisciplinary, cross-cultural Virginia Tech team and their autonomous vehicles journeyed to Abu Dhabi for an exclusive worldwide competition.
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The Virginia Tech lab powering your devices , articleVirginia Tech's Center for Power Electronics Systems had humble beginnings, but the growing importance of the power electronics field — and founder Fred Lee's tenacity — ensured that didn't last long.
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Meet the new dean , articleDean Julia M. Ross brings a unique perspective to the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech at a dynamic time in the university’s history.
Impact
research + innovation
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Four questions with four NSF CAREER award winners , articleOur four National Science Foundation CAREER award winners reflect on their fields, research, and surprises along the way.
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Retapping trust, starting with Flint , articleVirginia Tech engineers had to do more than help fix the water crisis in Flint, Michigan — they had to rebuild trust with science.
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Fist bumps, golf grips, Kapton , articleHow additive manufacturing is helping a local 12-year-old girl, your golf game, and the exploration of space.
Inspire
alumni + giving
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The little-known backstory of one of Virginia Tech’s most popular labs , articleThe Joseph F. Ware Jr. Advanced Engineering Laboratory was a product of the right time, the right place, and the right people.
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Alumna takes her coding talents to YouTube , articleAbove all, the computer science alumna wants to be known for being a good software engineer.
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16 motion capture suits, a world of research impact , articleAn alumnus' generosity spurs innovative research in body motion and injury prevention.