conferences
GSA Symposium
The Graduate Student Assembly Research Symposium will be held March 29 in the Graduate Life Center . The symposium is an opportunity for graduate students to showcase their scholarship through papers , posters , performances and panels . The theme this year is “ Fusion ” diversifying , connecting , and amalgamating perspectives across disciplines .
CenTiRe
Members of the Center for Tire Research ( CenTiRe ), Professor Saied Taheri of VT , Professor Celal Batur ( University of Akron ), Ron Kennedy , managing director of CenTiRe at VT , and VT doctoral candidates Mathew Clontz , and Hojong Lee , attended the Tire Technology Expo and two associated conferences in Deutsche Messe , Hannover , Germany Feb . 14-16 . CenTiRe ’ s Director , Taheri , chaired the session on “ Tire and vehicle modeling and the comparison with real tire test data ” in the Scientific & Technical Conference . Clontz presented a paper on “ Decoupling the tire-vehicle system through frequency-based dynamic substructuring ,” and Lee presented “ Direct estimation of tire contact features using strain-based intelligent tire ”. Kennedy , delivered a presentation on “ Financial and other business implications of computer simulations on the tire development process ” in the Tire Business Strategy Conference . Following his presentation he was interviewed for an article to be published in the next edition of Tire Technology International magazine . CenTiRe also held a booth in the Expo hall that provided opportunities to interact with tire and tire-related company representatives from around the world . Several companies are considering attending the Industry Advisory Board ( IAB ) meeting taking place at Virginia Tech June 6-7 .
Ben-Tzvi
Associate Professor Pinhas Ben-Tzvi was invited to serve as a member of the Technical Program Committee for the 2017 IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics and Automation . The conference will take place Aug . 6-9 in Takamatsu , Japan .
Mahajan
Roop Mahajan , Lewis A . Hester Professor , gave an invited talk Engineering Curriculum Retooled for a Sustainable Future ” at the
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International Conference on Transformations in Engineering Education Jan . 8 in Hyderabad and again Jan . 10 in Rajkot . Mahajan also chaired a session of the conference on Jan . 6 .
Haghighat
Professor Alireza Haghighat presented , Evaluation of RAPID for a UNF Cask Benchmark Problem to the 13th International Conference on Radiation Shielding , and 19th Topical Meeting of the Radiation Protection and Shielding Division of the American Nuclear Society in Paris , France in October .
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Eskandarian
Professor Azim Eskandarian presented a paper at IEEE ITSC ’ s 2016 conference in Rio de Janeiro , Brazil in November and he co-chaired a session in the conference . He was elected to serve a two-year term as the VP of the administration of the IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Society , a continuation of a position he ’ s held since May 2016 .
Qiao
Alum making difference for girls
Associate Professor Rui Qiao gave an invited talk at the Widely Applied Math Seminar Series at the School of Engineering and
Amy Elliott , who earned a PhD in mechanical engineering in 2013 , now works at Oak Ridge National Laboratory studying inkjet-based additive manufacturing . In her spare time , she works as a science expert on a cable TV show , and plans to make books and materials aimed at getting girls interested in science and engineering . Read the whole story on Amy in the Oak Ridge National Laboratory EESD Review .