Representing medical advances and transdisciplinary research, 22 VCU researchers are inducted into National Academy of Inventors
“The unstoppable knowledge creation and the transformative innovation being carried out here is felt locally, nationally and globally,” said P. Srirama Rao, Ph.D., vice president for research and innovation.
Class of 2023: Sierra Tutwiler puts her energy into energy
First-generation college grad, a double major in physics and mechanical engineering, directs her passion for science and research into power.
Four VCU students, three alumni selected for prestigious NSF grant
The NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program provides three years of financial support to help exceptional graduate students advance their studies in STEM-based disciplines.
VCU undergraduate earns Goldwater Scholarship, a highly sought-after honor for students in STEM fields
As a Goldwater Scholar, biology researcher and Richmond native Gabriella Daire pursues her interest in space medicine.
Class of 2023: Santiago Lopez immigrated to the U.S. at a young age. At VCU, he excelled in STEM and won a prestigious NSF fellowship
Lopez, who is graduating from the College of Engineering with a degree in biomedical engineering, will next pursue his Ph.D. at Vanderbilt University.
VCU Chemical and Life Science Engineering undergraduates follow research passions, co-authoring paper on electrospinning techniques
Christina Tang, Ph.D., associate professor of chemical and life science engineering, encourages students to get involved early in their academic careers.
2022 Year in Review
As we welcome 2023, let’s look back at some of the most impactful stories of 2022.
Researcher awarded two NSF grants for research involving quantum computing, magnetic memory devices
Funding will bolster research on spin-based scalable quantum computers and energy-efficient magnetic memory devices.
VCU receives $1 million grant to increase minority Ph.D. STEM students
The funding is designed to guide students through the early years of a doctoral program when many drop out.
Her combined passion for people and robots leads to a graduate research fellowship
She believed the combination of both her passions - robotics and biomedical engineering - could lead to solutions that supplement thinly stretched health care workers while also reducing medical errors.
