VCU College of Engineering News

Leah Spangler, Ph.D., assistant professor of chemical and life science engineering at the Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) College of Engineering, recently received funding from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to test an eco-friendly approach for separating rare earth elements into a refined final product using proteins.

Priscilla Hwang, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Virginia Commonwealth University, has been named a Rising Star by the Cell and Molecular Bioengineering Special Interest Group (CMBE SIG) within the Biomedical Engineering Society.

Ellie Sabalewski began pursuing a career in research while still attending high school through the Dean’s Early Research Initiative (DERI), a program provided by the College of Engineering. The DERI program allowed her to grow into a capable, dedicated asset to her team.

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.

This September, Keysight Technologies generously donated over $80,000 worth of equipment to the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE). Leading the field in electronics testing and measurement solutions, Keysight Technologies’ donation helps students have access to the most up-to-date technology actively being used in the industry. 

Braden Goddard, Ph.D., associate professor of mechanical and nuclear engineering at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) receives a $1.08 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Nuclear Energy to develop a computer model for a new radiation detection system.

Undergraduate students from Virginia Commonwealth University, Virginia State University and Virginia Union University recently completed an intensive summer immersion program in nuclear science.

While some forms of air pollution are detectable to the naked eye – like smog and wildfire smoke – poor air quality doesn’t have to be visible to cause respiratory health issues, VCU and Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU experts say.

Four Ph.D. graduates from the VCU College of Engineering’s Department of Computer Science have accepted tenure-track faculty positions at research universities across the country.