Momentum - The Magazine for Virginia Tech Mechanical Engineering Vol. 3 No. 4 Winter 2018 | Page 2

News notes 6 VT wins solar competition 9 Meet the Innovation Campus 10 Research: Nuclear engineering 14 Research: Breakthroug in 3D Kapton 16 Research: Vibrational forces 18 Research: Cover story 20 Contents 10 Make a Difference to a Hokie DONATE to the Department of Mechanical Engineering. Vol 3.4 Winter 2018 14 Innovation Campus A billion dollar, 1 million square foot innovation campus for Virginia Tech helped convince Amazon to make northern Virginia part of its second headquarters. Nuclear engineering The Nuclear Materials and Fuel Cycle Lab is up and running in the Corporate Research Center and has five projects worth more than $1.3M to get underway. Virginia Tech does not discriminate against employees, students, or applicants on the basis of age, color, disabil- ity, gender, national origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, genetic information, veteran status, or any other basis protected by law. Anyone having questions concerning discrimination or accessibility should contact the Office of Equity and Acess. Professor Azim Eskandarian - ME Department Head, Nicholas and Rebecca Des Champs Professor FALL 2018 & Outreach PAGE 2 Manager MOMENTUM Rosaire Bushey - Communications Contact us: 540-231-2965 email [email protected]