National Science Foundation continues decade of support for protein research at VCU
Supported by a new National Science Foundation grant, VCU researcher Lukasz Kurgan, Ph.D., is developing advanced AI tools to better predict and characterize intrinsically disordered proteins linked to complex human diseases.
National Science Foundation awards $250,000 to further research on AI-related security risks at VCU College of Engineering
With a $250,000 National Science Foundation grant, Virginia Commonwealth University and Drexel University are developing hands-on coursework to teach software engineering students how to identify and mitigate AI-related security risks.
National Science Foundation CAREER award supports new biomanufacturing techniques at the VCU College of Engineering
Leah Spangler, Ph.D., seeks to use light for controlling protein synthesis in real time to make nanomaterials and optoelectronics.
Four VCU students and recent alums earn prestigious NSF Graduate Research Fellowships for 2026
One Virginia Commonwealth University student and three recent alums have been selected for the 2026 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program, a prestigious national initiative that helps graduate students advance their studies in STEM-based disciplines.
VCU College of Engineering receives $600,000 for AI-driven cybersecurity research
VCU Professor Kemal Akkaya, Ph.D. received a $600,000 NSF grant to research using large language models to automate packet labeling, enhancing the accuracy and speed of AI-driven cybersecurity defenses.
Reimagining Software Education: Computer science professor receives $750K NSF award to prepare students for real-world engineering challenges
Rodrigo Spínola, Ph.D., associate professor from the Department of Computer Science, has received a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to improve how future software engineers learn to design systems that last.
National Science Foundation funds research into quantum material-based computing architecture at the VCU College of Engineering
Supporting the development of advanced computing hardware, the National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded Supriyo Bandyopadhyay, Ph.D., Commonwealth Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) College of Engineering with more than $300,000 to develop processor-in-memory architecture using quantum materials.
American Society of Mechanical Engineers honors mechanical engineering professors for Career Research Awards
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.
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.
VCU to expand GPU computing capacity thanks to National Science Foundation grant
Alberto Cano, Ph.D. receives $300,000 grant to purchase high-performance computing equipment.
