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Ranga Pitchumani presented on the topic of “ Sustainable Future Fuels ” at the Global Summit of Overseas and Resident Indian Scientists and Academicians .
Associate Professor of Practice Robin Ott completed a Graduate Certificate in Engineering Education .
Jiangtao Cheng was selected to receive an ICTAS Diversity and Inclusion seed investment , supporting the building of direct faculty-to-faculty research partnerships between faculty at Virginia Tech and faculty at historically black colleges and universities and other underrepresented college programs . The award totals $ 20,000 over two years .
Cheng also gave a keynote talk entitled “ Governing Mechanisms and Mathematical Description of Nanoscale Transport of Interfacial Liquids on a Solid Surface ” on July 13 , 2020 in the ASME Fluids Engineering Division ’ s Summer Meeting , which was held virtually .
Staff member Cathy Hill completed a Supervisory Excellence Certificate through Virginia Tech Human Resources in November .