Nuclear Reactor Simulator Lab at VCU College of Engineering expands functionality with $160K grant from Virginia Clean Energy Innovation Bank
The upgrade expands the existing generic pressurized water reactor simulator and greatly increases VCU Engineering’s workforce development, public engagement, and research and development activities.
Advanced magnetic materials fusion research at VCU College of Engineering receives $500K grant from Virginia Clean Energy Innovation Bank
Funding will advance critical research in magnetic materials needed for compact fusion reactors.
VCU and Dominion Energy Forge Pathways in Engineering Education
In a landscape where innovation meets industry demand, Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) and Dominion Energy have cultivated a partnership that not only enriches educational opportunities but also fuels the future of engineering talent in Virginia.
Department of Energy awards $928,000 to Lane Carasik, Ph.D., for fusion energy systems research
The project seeks to solve engineering challenges with plasma facing walls infusion energy systems.
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.
The Sky’s the Limit: Researching surface impacts to improve the durability of aircraft
Associate professor Ibrahim Guven, Ph.D. from the Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering is conducting a research project funded by the Department of Defense (DoD) that explores building aircraft for military purposes and civilian transportation that can travel more than five times the speed of sound.
Secure communication technology research at VCU College of Engineering receives Commonwealth Cyber Initiative support
The grant supports Supriyo Bandyopadhyay, Ph.D.'s investigation of hardware-based secure communication methods.
VCU Engineering launches power systems engineering track with Dominion Energy
The Virginia Commonwealth University College of Engineering and Dominion Energy have partnered to create a new power systems engineering track that addresses the rapidly growing demand for skilled engineers in the field.
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering professor Nibir Dhar, Ph.D., elevated to Virginia Microelectronics Center endowed chair
This position gives Dhar the opportunity to shape future scientists and engineers, as well as pursue breakthrough research at the College of Engineering.
Neutrons by the trillions: Using computational physics to understand nuclear reactors
Zeyun Wu, Ph.D., associate professor in the mechanical and nuclear engineering department at VCU Engineering, is reshaping the future of nuclear power.
