Four VCU students and two recent alums selected for prestigious National Science Foundation funding
The Graduate Research Fellowship Program supports their advancement in STEM disciplines.
Meet Abbey Stanzione, alumni engagement officer for the VCU College of Engineering
Development and Alumni Relations at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) recently expanded its team with the addition of a new role: the alumni engagement officer (AEO). The AEOs help boost alumni involvement and support through planning and executing dynamic programming for VCU’s colleges and schools.
Virginia Commonwealth University College of Engineering alumnus Andriy Mulyar is transforming how people think about large datasets in AI model training.
“The principle behind us is that we bring transparency and democratic access to the datasets and training data that fuels AI systems,” said Andriy Mulyar, VCU Engineering alumnus and Forbes’ 30 under 30 recipient.
Biomedical engineering alumni Ashley Bland receives VCU Alumni’s 10 Under 10 award for contributions to Richmond Public Schools
Bland was named Richmond Public Schools Teacher of the Year in 2021 and Virginia Region I Teacher of the Year in 2022.
Renowned innovation executive Dr. Oscar Martin to deliver commencement speech at VCU Engineering graduation
Martin is a distinguished VCU alumnus, successful business executive and a respected thought leader in innovation and technology.
Catching up with VCU Engineering’s first graduates: The Class of 2000
Meet Shahab Siddiqui, Ph.D., a member of VCU Engineering's first graduating class. "Some of my family members joked back then that 'VCU opened an engineering school for you,' as I was a new immigrant to the U.S. and looking for electrical engineering programs in Virginia," he recalled.
Catching up with VCU Engineering’s first graduates: The Class of 2000
In these two interviews, class of 2000 alumni Mia Sanchez de Lozada, D.D.S., and Robbie Staples, PE, reflect on the earliest years of VCU Engineering.
Catching up with VCU Engineering’s first graduates: The Class of 2000
We caught up with members of VCU Engineering's very first graduating class to find out what they remember about the earliest days of the college. Meet Robert Snodgrass, PE, Class of 2000.
Alumni Profiles: Isaac Rodriguez, Ph.D. (M.S.’10; Ph.D.’13)
VCU Engineering’s pioneering work in tissue engineering drew Isaac Rodriguez, Ph.D., to the college for his master’s and Ph.D. He has developed a product that leverages Manuka honey to promote wound healing and, in 2015, co-founded the medical device company SweetBio. We recently caught up with him for a chat.
From VCU Engineering to the Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Miguel Toro, Ph.D., came from Colombia to earn his doctorate in mechanical and nuclear engineering at the VCU College of Engineering. His adviser was associate professor Jessika Rojas, Ph.D.
