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In Memoriam - Cory Papenfuss
Cory Papenfuss , a research associate in the Vibrations and Acoustics Laboratory died as a result of injuries sustained in a plane crash Jan . 4 in Brookfield , Wisconsin . He was 41 years old . “ The Virginia Tech community is deeply saddened by the news of Cory ’ s death ,” said Don Taylor , interim dean in the College of Engineering . For the full VTNews article , click here .
Mechanical Engineering junior Genevieve Gural of Clifton , VA , and senior Zach Corey , of Richmond , VA , each received a $ 1,000 scholarship during a ceremony March 1 . In total , 18 scholarships were given to 15 students totaling $ 15,750 . Funding comes from the American Foundry Society Piedmont chapter , the Foundry Educational Foundation , and Precision Castparts Corp .
Assistant Professor Zhiting Tian was recently awarded a 3M Non-Tenured Faculty Award . The award includes an unrestricted gift of $ 15,000 per year and may be renewed for up to two additional years . The award is administered by 3M ’ s Research and Development Community in partnership with 3MGives . It rec-
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ognizes outstanding new faculty based on research , experience , and academic leadership .
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The Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation recently recognized Associate Professor Al Wicks as Scholar of the Week for his work in the area of autonomous technology , including vehicles and digital signal processing . Read more about the Scholar of the Week here .