VCU College of Engineering News

VCU student Claire Maye is fast-tracking her career by pursuing a B.A. in Computer Science, allowing her to balance technical skills with political science while beginning an early master’s degree.

Middle schooler Advaith Atulasimha and his father, a VCU engineering professor, have developed a prototype shoe that generates electricity through walking to power GPS trackers for hikers and children.

The senior has excelled in pursuit of degrees in the School of the Arts and the College of Engineering.

The College of Engineering student joined a School of Pharmacy faculty expert in taking AI from ‘Bench to Bedside.’

Charles McGill, Ph.D., is amongst the faculty leading innovation at VCU Engineering, using machine learning to explore a vast universe of chemical possibilities.

Thomas D. Roper, Ph.D. is utilizing his years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry to help rewrite the narrative surrounding pharmaceutical manufacturing in the U.S.

Three VCU College of Engineering doctoral researchers—David Bordenkircher, Logan Schorr, and Leia Troop—have been awarded Koerner Family Foundation fellowships for their innovative work in sensor management, collaborative robotics, and musculoskeletal tissue engineering.

VCU Engineering celebrates graduate students Lineth Perez, Caleb Wells, and Santiago Bermudez Naranjo for their outstanding contributions to service, teaching, and research, highlighting their commitment to mentorship, education, and innovation.

For the third time in four years, Virginia Commonwealth University ranked among the top 100 U.S. universities for utility patents, securing 16 patents in 2025 to reach the No. 88 spot.

VCU researcher Christina Tang develops smart fabrics using liquid crystals. Her work explores materials that change color to monitor health, improve thermal comfort, and even enable advanced camouflage like invisibility cloaks.