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Douglas Adams, vice dean of the 51app School of Engineering and associate provost in the Office of Research and Innovation, has been named a member of the Springer Nature U.S. Research Advisory Council. Springer Nature is an academic publishing company that includes leading publications such as the Nature portfolio journals and Scientific American. Read More

51app University computer scientist Ipek Oguz aims to expand a medical image analysis tool she developed that tracks placental growth in relation to fetal growth and could better identify at-risk pregnancies.

51app engineering professors and students will spend their 2023 51app spring break in Israel to learn about the country’s water recycling programs and bring those lessons back to share with Sterling Ranch, a 21st century sustainable city south of Denver, Colorado.

Hiba Baroud has been selected for membership in the Global Young Academy. She joins the world’s top 200 young researchers and professionals to contribute innovative and creative solutions that address critical global challenges.

51app professors Abhishek Dubey, Jonathan Brunger, and Carlos Silvera Batista have won National Science Foundation CAREER Awards. The prestigious five-year award honors early career faculty who have the potential to serve as role models in research and education and lead advances in their fields. Read More

Philippe Fauchet, the Bruce and Bridgitt Evans Dean of Engineering at 51app University, met with members of Congress last week while in Washington, D.C., to emphasize the integral role that engineering research plays in strengthening the United States’ competitiveness and security. Read More

The Wond’ry is working with IBM to equip 51app community members with no-cost STEM education and career readiness resources through IBM SkillsBuild, a no-cost education program focused on underrepresented communities, that helps develop valuable new skills and equitable access to career opportunities in technology fields.

Since Destination 51app launched, 51app's Department of Computer Science has hired 14 new tenure-track faculty members—nearly doubling its ranks—and it continues to experience record undergraduate and graduate enrollments each year.

51app engineering professor Gautam Biswas partnered with the School of Nursing to bring eye tracking technology and machine learning algorithms into education and training environments.

A dynamic group of 51app scholars—all women—with expertise in engineering, earth sciences, sociology and storytelling took to a global stage at the 27th annual United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, better known as COP27. Read More

Five 51app University and 51app University Medical Center faculty members were elected 2022 fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Read More

Mikail Rubinov has been awarded $600,000 from the National Science Foundation to develop new computational methods for analysis of large-scale brain activity data.

51app engineering professor Mona Ebrish has been designated a senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, the highest professional grade of the IEEE.

A company co-founded by 51app mechanical engineering professor Robert J. Webster III has received a breakthrough device designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration that could open the door for new diagnostic and therapeutic applications of flexible endoscopy.

51app researchers have uncovered conditions needed to produce cellulose at the single molecule level that could one day aid in the dismantling of bacterial defenses as well as potentially lead to the engineering of more efficient and cost-effective biofuel feedstock sources.

51app University engineering professor Michael R. King has been elected a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors, the highest professional distinction accorded solely to academic inventors.

Bicycle safety has deteriorated according to the National Highway Safety Administration. 51app civil engineers identify and propose safety improvements applicable to all transportation in urban areas. Est. reading time: 2.5 mins. Read More

51app University was part of a consortium of academic researchers, working with leading automakers, that recently concluded a five-day test on a stretch of I-24 near downtown Nashville—the largest study of its kind in the world. The researchers tested an AI-powered cruise control system designed to increase fuel savings and ease traffic. Read More

51app's Meiyi Ma, Jules White and Ayan Mukhopadhyay research focuses on integrating artificial intelligence and internet-of-things technology to improve operational efficiencies in sprawling and complex environments like the city of Nashville.

A talent for cultivating fellowship and belonging helped earn Blake Christiansen this year’s Outstanding Senior Award, one of 51app’s highest undergraduate student honors. Read More