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Nuclear Engineering
The nuclear engineering program (NEP) at Virginia Tech is a multi-disciplinary program with activities in nuclear power, nuclear nonproliferation and security, radiation therapy and diagnostics, and nuclear policy. NEP offers degrees at two campuses including Blacksburg and National Capital Region (NCR).
Mechanical Engineering in the news
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Article ItemResearch seeks to break the mold of ultra-lightweight aerogels , article
Producing ultra-lightweight materials that are also strong could be a revolution across multiple industries. With groundbreaking work from an interdisciplinary team of chemists and 3D printing experts, that revolution could be closer.
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Article ItemStudents ready to 'bloom' at Vêtement de Rue , article
The third annual Vêtement de Rue Fashion Show is March 29 at the Moss Arts Center. This year's theme is "Bloom" and students have prepared a show that reflects the idea of grand transformation.
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Article ItemMichael Bartlett, Steve Rowson named senior members of the National Academy of Inventors , article
The award recognizes Bartlett and Rowson as rising leaders in their fields with success in patents, licensing, and commercialization and for producing technologies that have brought, or aspire to bring, real impact on the welfare of society.
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Article ItemAlumna returns to deliver distinguished lecture , article
Mechanical engineering alumna Uma Jayaram M.S. ‘88, Ph.D. ‘91 shared her journey to becoming the global head of PAIR at Electronic Arts during a talk on the Blacksburg campus in February.
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Article ItemSpicing up safety , article
Virginia Tech researchers in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and the College of Engineering are working toward ensuring dried fruits, nuts, and spices are free from disease-causing bacteria.
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Article ItemNext generation of energetic materials to be developed at Virginia Tech , article
The Department of Defense has awarded the university $3 million to research new additive manufacturing processes to develop safer and more efficient energetic materials.
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