VCU College of Engineering News

Chau said, ‘Witnessing the hardships around the world and experiencing them firsthand is my motivation to advance pharmaceutical research and improve the quality of life for as many people as possible.’

The ongoing climb reflects faculty dedication and student-focused commitment, Provost Fotis Sotiropoulos says.

While some forms of air pollution are detectable to the naked eye – like smog and wildfire smoke – poor air quality doesn’t have to be visible to cause respiratory health issues, VCU and Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU experts say.

An aspiring orthopedic surgeon is determined to get everything she can out of VCU’s urban Richmond location — and she’s giving back to the community along the way.

Priscilla Hwang, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Virginia Commonwealth University, has received a National Institutes of Health grant for $1.827 million over five years.

In support of biomedical engineering students who aspire to attend medical school, Woon Chow, M.D., Ph.D., M.S.H.A. (B.S.‘03, B.S.‘03, Ph.D.’11, M.D.’11, H.S.’15, M.S.’24), and his wife, Sadia Sayeed, M.D. (H.S.’16), both faculty members in the Department of Pathology, made a generous gift in December 2023 to establish the Joseph and Leona Feher Endowed Scholarship for Distinction in Biomedical Engineering.

VCU Cybersecurity Center leader Milos Manic says real-time AI fraud detection is key as bad actors exploit human psyche through technology.

For engineers looking to cultivate their leadership skills, increase earning potential and advance their careers, a master’s in engineering management can be that next step.

Competing against students from universities across the U.S. during the recent conference at Penn State University, the VCU College of Engineering sent more than two-dozen students, winning five Best Presentation awards and a Best Paper award.

Spring 2024 grants from the Commercialization Fund aim to propel campus inventions into the marketplace.