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Article ItemScott England named Crofton Faculty Fellow , article
A member of the Virginia Tech community since 2016, England integrates space plasma physics with traditional aerospace engineering curricula to the benefit of engineering students.
Date: May 13, 2024 -
Article ItemRiley Fitzgerald named Ryan and Krista Frederic Junior Faculty Fellow , article
Fitzgerald has built a rapidly rising research program in astrodynamics, orbit determination, cislunar operations, and space systems engineering.
Date: May 13, 2024 -
Video ItemMechanical Engineering Outstanding Senior 2024: Spencer Macturk , video
Spencer Macturk has used his time at Virginia Tech to spend time both in the classroom and in industry co-ops and internships. As he graduates, he's headed to SpaceX to scale up the work he's done on the orbital launch team.
Date: May 09, 2024 -
Video ItemAviation in the Archives: exploring aircrafts, space, and beyond , video
On April 23, 2024 University Libraries hosted "Aviation in the Archives: Open House and Paper Airplane Competition". The event marked the opening of an exhibit on the first floor of Newman Library that features artifacts and documents from the Archives of American Aerospace Exploration collections. The exhibit will be open through the end of June 2024.
Date: Apr 30, 2024 -
Article ItemMedia Advisory: Virginia Tech students will deploy scientific weather balloons for NASA project during solar eclipse in Missouri , article
A team of students from Virginia Tech will launch high altitude scientific weather balloons along the total solar eclipse path in Missouri as part of the National Eclipse Ballooning Project for NASA. Media are invited to attend a public demonstration on Saturday, April 6, 2024, in Poplar Bluff's Ray Clinton Park. The balloon launch takes place April 8.
Date: Mar 31, 2024 -
Article ItemSolar eclipse: Experts share answers about science, safety, pet reactions , article
On Monday, April 8, much of the United States will have the unusual opportunity to witness a partial or total eclipse. Scientific experts at Virginia Tech have answered questions about what makes this solar eclipse so remarkable, what precautions you must take when viewing the eclipse, and what consideration should be given to the pets and other animals who will experience the eclipse with us.
Date: Mar 25, 2024 -
Article ItemAlumni Spotlight: Aiming for the stars with Megan Bennett '20 , article
Thanks to her electrical engineering degree from Virginia Tech, Megan Bennett EE’20 is headed to the moon. Not literally, of course. As an electrical design engineer at Blue Origin, Bennett works on the lunar development team and transportation unit, where she is building a lunar habitat and lander that will host NASA-selected astronauts to live and work in space.
Date: Feb 23, 2024 -
Article Item2024 headlines in the news - Virginia Tech experts available , article
Looking ahead to 2024 headlines in the news, Virginia Tech has the following experts available for interviews to help with your reporting. Please let us know if you’re interested in connecting with any of them. Thanks for your consideration!
Date: Jan 24, 2024 -
Article ItemOut-of-this-world technology supports agricultural insurance initiatives with NASA Harvest partnership , article
Building on an earlier phase of NASA Harvest’s research that showed using remotely sensed data can help rapidly identify agricultural conditions and weather extremes over large areas, researchers at Virginia Tech are now working to help translate this work into applications for agricultural risk management products, such as agricultural insurance.
Date: Jan 15, 2024 -
Video ItemIt’s the ‘thing in my life that shaped me the most,’ participant says of life-changing therapy , video
After experiencing a stroke in utero that caused weakness on the left side of her body, Keya Shapiro found a home at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute’s Neuromotor Research Clinic – which is celebrating 10 years of research into the therapy.
Date: Dec 20, 2023 -
Video ItemVirtual solar system launches young learners into orbit , video
A team of developers with the Applied Research in Immersive Experiences and Simulations (ARIES) program in University Libraries is using virtual reality technology to develop an interactive solar system. The virtual experience is scheduled to be completed in the fall of 2024, and will then become an exhibit at the Science Museum of Western Virginia.
Date: Aug 31, 2023 -
Article ItemAstrophysicists to wield James Webb Space Telescope in three new supernova studies , article
For Chris Ashall's research group, the chance to study a rare, nearby, and young supernova over the course of the James Webb Space Telescope’s lifespan, recently projected to last up to 20 years, was irresistible.
Date: Jul 31, 2023 -
Article ItemUpcoming solar eclipses offer experiential learning opportunities for future engineers , article
Virginia Tech is among 50 university teams participating in NASA's scientific ballooning research mission during upcoming eclipses in October and April.
Date: Jun 20, 2023 -
Article ItemVirginia Tech, George Mason University partner to develop networking infrastructure for satellite constellations , article
In a project funded by the National Science Foundation, researchers will develop an open-source cyber-infrastructure and new space-based networking technology intended to forge connections among satellite networks around the globe.
Date: May 15, 2023 -
Article ItemInternational Space Station director shares her journey as part of Engineers’ Week , article
Robyn Gatens, the first female director of the International Space Station, visited Virginia Tech's Blacksburg campus in February to speak at the Student Engineers' Council first-ever Engineers’ Week distinguished lecture.
Date: Mar 06, 2023 -
Article ItemStudent-built Ut ProSat-1 satellite set for flight , article
This flight – designed, built, and operated by students – represents the next generation of the ThickSat launched in February 2021, incorporating lessons learned and upgrading specific deployable structures and materials technologies.
Date: Feb 22, 2023 -
Article ItemMathieu Joerger lauded with multiple honors from the Institute of Navigation , article
The organization presented Joerger, an assistant professor in the Kevin T. Crofton Department of Aerospace and Ocean Engineering, with the Colonel Thomas L. Thurlow Award and the Samuel M. Burka Award.
Date: Feb 20, 2023 -
Article ItemProgram fuels development of new quantum-aware cybersecurity strategies , article
The Commonwealth Cyber Initiative in Southwest Virginia and the Virginia Tech Center for Quantum Information Science and Engineering issued two awards for the Quantum Aspects of Cybersecurity program to fuel research in quantum information science, engineering, and technology related to cybersecurity.
Date: Jan 29, 2023 -
Article ItemMeet the latest Hokie heading up the flight desk at NASA , article
A 2014 Virginia Tech graduate with a bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering, Garrett Hehn was named as one of seven new flight directors at NASA in June. He follows in the footsteps of three other Virginia Tech alums who rose to the position, including NASA’s very first flight director, Chris Kraft ’44.
Date: Jan 11, 2023 -
Article ItemHang Yu chosen for DARPA Young Faculty Award , article
Yu's project will focus on autonomous manufacture and repair for austere environments like space.
Date: Nov 11, 2022
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