VCU College of Engineering News

Nathaniel Kinsey, Ph.D., Engineering Foundation Associate Professor of electrical and computer engineering at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU), has been selected for the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. government to outstanding scientists and engineers beginning their independent research careers.

Assistant Professor Lane B. Carasik, and Associate Professor Carlos E. Castano, Ph.D., from the Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, were recently honored as Rising Stars in mechanical engineering by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) at the International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition meeting in Portland, Oregon in November.  

Funded by the National Institutes of Health, this grant will build on VCU’s national reputation as a leader in women’s health and gender equity.

A study from Elsevier BV, based at Stanford University, finds 20 Virginia Commonwealth University College of Engineering faculty are in the world's top 2% of most-cited researchers in 2023. This represents 23% of VCU Engineering faculty being recognized among the most influential researchers in their respective fields.

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.

Irfan Ahmed, Ph.D., associate professor and a leading researcher in digital forensics within VCU Engineering’s Department of Computer Science, has been elevated to Fellow of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS).

The VCU College of Engineering has appointed Inez Caudill Distinguished Professor, Rebecca Heise, Ph.D., and Robert Klenke, Ph.D. chairs of their respective departments.

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

Urogynecology team led by Lauren Siff is among the inaugural cohort of the Startup Accelerator, which propels campus innovation toward commercial markets.

Led by Irfan Ahmed, Ph.D., computer science associate professor, the team of students were recognized for the development of their NAZAR intrusion detection system, leading to an on-going education partnership between VCU and USCYBERCOM.