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Jih-Sheng 'Jason' Lai inducted as National Academy of Inventors fellow , articleLai is a globally recognized researcher in power electronics and has spent more than three decades advancing technologies that improve the efficiency of high-performance energy conversion systems used in electric vehicles, renewable energy, energy storage, and power infrastructure.
Date: Jul 10, 2026 - -
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Nine faculty members receive Fulbright Scholar Awards , articleOver the coming year with their Fulbright awards, the nine will conduct research in aerospace materials, artificial intelligence, environmental health, water resources, plastic pollution, sustainable design, agriculture, and next-generation wireless communications.
Date: Jul 07, 2026 - -
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Michael Hochella elected to National Academy of Sciences , articleHochella '75, M.S. '77, a University Distinguished Professor Emeritus, joins Robert J. Bodnar, Shuhai Xiao, and Patricia Dove to become the university's fourth geoscientist elected to the National Academy of Sciences.
Date: May 05, 2026 - -
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Five faculty members named AAAS Fellows , articleThe new fellows are among nearly 500 scientists, engineers, and innovators who have been recognized for their scientific and socially distinguished achievements by one of the world’s largest general scientific societies and publisher of the Science family of journals.
Date: Mar 26, 2026 - -
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Virginia Tech ranks among nation's best for invention patents , articleThe National Academy of Inventors ranked the university No. 59 for granted utility patents on its 2025 Top 100 U.S. Universities List, released Thursday. The annual ranking highlights the importance of research and innovation taking place within academic institutions using calendar-year patent data from the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Date: Mar 19, 2026 - -
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Rohit Kannan receives CAREER award to explore new approaches to energy and infrastructure problems , articleKannan, assistant professor of industrial and systems engineering, received over $600,000 from the National Science Foundation for the five-year project that explores the potential of machine learning.
Date: Feb 10, 2026 - -
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Shane Ross honored as fellow of the American Astronautical Society , articleRoss is recognized for his pioneering contributions to multibody orbital dynamics and space mission design, transformative educational outreach, and influential contributions to the society.
Date: Jan 12, 2026 - -
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AI vs. cyberattacks: CAREER award funds research to make cybersecurity smarter , articleA five-year, $625,000 National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) award will support Peng Gao's vision of intelligent, knowledge-enhanced, context-aware, and human-inspired cyberthreat protection powered by artificial intelligence.
Date: Sep 18, 2025 - -
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Research findings offer new insight into blood thinners and bone builders , articleBy studying the process through which organisms build crystal-strengthened tissues such as bones, teeth, shells, and corals, the team uncovered new clues for how to bioengineer synthetic blood thinners for applications in therapeutics and drug delivery.
Date: Sep 03, 2025 - -
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Five scholars receive Fulbright Awards to confront urgent global challenges , articleFrom building a stronger STEM pipeline to advancing cancer research, the scholars will collaborate with international partners on education, environmental stewardship, cybersecurity, and public health solutions.
Date: Aug 18, 2025 - -
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Gabriel Isaacman-VanWertz receives Walter L. Huber Research Prize , articleIsaacman-VanWertz, associate professor in the Charles E. Via, Jr. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, was recognized for his pioneering work blending chemistry, engineering, and public health to develop low-cost air quality sensors and empower communities to take action on pollution.
Date: Jul 22, 2025 - -
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Tina Rost receives CAREER award to explore a new class of modern materials , articleWith a $797,000 National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award, Rost will explore controlling the disorder in a relatively new class of materials called high-entropy ceramics.
Date: Jun 27, 2025 - -
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Virginia Tech among top 100 universities by National Academy of Inventors , articleThe university earned the No. 73 spot among universities worldwide and the No. 45 spot among U.S. universities. Both lists rank the top 100 universities being granted U.S. utility patents.
Date: Apr 29, 2025 - -
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David Popham named fellow of American Association for the Advancement of Science , articlePopham, professor of biological sciences, was selected for “distinguished contributions to studies of the structure, synthesis, and hydrolysis of the peptidoglycan wall components of bacteria vegetative cells and endospores.”
Date: Mar 27, 2025 - -
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Physics’ Rana Ashkar named 2025 Sloan Research Fellow , articleThe Sloan Research Fellowship recognizes exceptional early career researchers whose creativity, innovation, and accomplishments are poised to revolutionize their fields.
Date: Mar 03, 2025 - -
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National Academy of Inventors names seven senior members , articleAlaa Algargoosh, Anna Duraj-Thatte, Jonas Hauptman, Brook Kennedy, Guoliang "Greg" Liu, Roop Mahajan, and Danfeng "Daphne" Yao were among 162 emerging inventors from across the nation to make up the 2025 class of senior members for the National Academy of Inventors.
Date: Feb 24, 2025 - -
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Jeff Reed elected fellow of the National Academy of Inventors , articleOver the course of his 30-year career at Virginia Tech, Reed has mentored countless students, received $86 million in research funding, and holds 20 U.S. patents and six foreign patents in the field of wireless communications.
Date: Dec 10, 2024 - -
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Lina Quan named 2024 Early Career Research Program awardee by U.S. Department of Energy , articleQuan’s research focuses on electron spin, a property that influences magnetic behavior and has the potential to unlock new technological possibilities.
Date: Nov 21, 2024 - -
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Research achievements and excellence honored during annual celebration , articleMore than 80 Virginia Tech faculty members were honored during the Celebrating Scholarly Distinction ceremony.
Date: Nov 13, 2024 - -
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Inaugural recipients named for Lutz Awards , articleSophia Economou, Zheng “Phil” Xiang, John Rossmeisl, and Markus Breitschmid earned the first Jacob A. Lutz III Awards for Eminent Scholars during Virginia Tech’s annual research awards ceremony, Celebrating Scholarly Excellence, on Nov. 6.
Date: Nov 12, 2024 -
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