Electrical and computer engineering alumni Athira Varma Jayakumar receives VCU Alumni’s 10 Under 10 award
Athira Varma Jayakumar (M.S.’20), a senior software engineer at DISTek Integration Inc., is an innovative leader in autonomous vehicles and safety-critical technologies that are advancing the future of mining and heavy equipment automation.
Riding the wave of success: Security and Forensics Engineering Lab from VCU College of Engineering wins 2025 hacking competition at IEEE international symposium
The College of Engineering’s Security and Forensics Engineering (SAFE) Lab researchers showcased their excellence after championing the Hardware Hacking Competition at the 18th Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) International Symposium on Hardware Oriented Security and Trust (HOST) and being selected as a finalist for the Best Paper Award.
To fight cybercrime, VCU student unravels the layers of 3D printing
Pursuing her doctorate in computer science, Hala Ali wins national recognition for her research into memory forensics.
Saving the best: Meet VCU field hockey star goalie Emma Clements
The biomedical engineering major is helping lead the Rams’ A-10 title push, while, off the field, she is interested in developing prosthetics for those with limb loss.
Prestigious nuclear energy scholarship awarded to five VCU College of Engineering students by the U.S. Department of Energy
Five Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) College of Engineering students have been selected for the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) University Nuclear Leadership Program (UNLP), a nationally competitive scholarship that supports the next generation of nuclear science and engineering professionals.
Three College of Engineering students apply their skills to the workplace with Eaton internships
This summer, College of Engineering undergraduate students Jacob Macina, Maxwell Chan and Wilfredo Rosales participated in an internship program with Eaton, a power management company that manufactures energy-efficient products and services.
Chemical and life science engineering students receive 2025 National Scholarship Award
Two undergraduate students from the College of Engineering’s Department of Chemical & Life Science Engineering were honored with prestigious national scholarships from the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE).
College of Engineering’s Mechanobiology REU gives student practical experience in regenerative medicine
While working alongside Ph.D. students Kelly Ott and Leia Troop under Jennifer Puetzer, Ph.D., associate professor from the Department of Biomedical Engineering, she gathered information for a project revolving around how to make lab-grown ligaments more functional.
VCU’s race car team returns to the fast lane
With a new student crew and an electric dream, Ram Racing revs up for the national Formula SAE competition in spring 2026.
College of Engineering student honored in national optical design competition
Mohammad (Md.) Ariful Hoque Sojib, a Ph.D. student in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU), has been named a winner in the 2025 Robert S. Hilbert Memorial Optical Design Competition, hosted by Synopsys.
