Nuclear Reactor Simulator Lab at VCU College of Engineering expands functionality with $160K grant from Virginia Clean Energy Innovation Bank
The upgrade expands the existing generic pressurized water reactor simulator and greatly increases VCU Engineering’s workforce development, public engagement, and research and development activities.
Advanced magnetic materials fusion research at VCU College of Engineering receives $500K grant from Virginia Clean Energy Innovation Bank
Funding will advance critical research in magnetic materials needed for compact fusion reactors.
Ready to launch: College of Engineering’s student rocketry team prepares for 2026 Intercollegiate Rocket Engineering Competition
With the Experimental Sounding Rocket Association's (ESRA) 2026 Intercollegiate Rocket Engineering Competition (IREC) on the horizon, the College of Engineering’s student-led organization Ram Rocketry is gearing up to take home the gold.
Top Finish: U.S. News and World Report ranks online graduate program at the VCU College of Engineering among best in nation
The U.S. News and World Report has ranked Virginia Commonwealth University’s (VCU) College of Engineering No. 18 for Best Online Master’s in Engineering and No. 10 for Best Online Master’s in Mechanical Engineering.
VCU and Dominion Energy Forge Pathways in Engineering Education
In a landscape where innovation meets industry demand, Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) and Dominion Energy have cultivated a partnership that not only enriches educational opportunities but also fuels the future of engineering talent in Virginia.
Anuradha Godavarty, Ph.D., joins the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the VCU College of Engineering
Her research in optical imaging positions VCU Engineering to become a significant contributor to medical device research.
VCU AIChE Chapter Named an Outstanding Student Chapter for 2024–2025
This award marks the first time the university has earned this national distinction and places VCU Engineering in the top 10% of more than four hundred student chapters.
Department of Energy awards $928,000 to Lane Carasik, Ph.D., for fusion energy systems research
The project seeks to solve engineering challenges with plasma facing walls infusion energy systems.
Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering professor John Speich, Ph.D., advances bladder biomechanics research through collaboration with VCU School of Medicine
25 years ago, Speich had never even heard of neurourology and urodynamics. Today, he has 19 articles published in the journal of the same name.
VCU College of Engineering receives $4.5 million of funding for research supporting blind-visually impaired individuals
Split across two grants, the awards help Dianne Pawluk, Ph.D. and collaborators create BVI tools that create equal opportunity.
