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Computer science research team (from left) Nure Tasnina, T.M. Murali, Maryam Haghani, and Blessy Antony will help build predictive models based on machine learning to further research into pathogens that could jump species barriers and lead to infectious disease. Part of the COMPASS Center mission is to inspire doctoral students like Tasnina, Haghani, and Antony to pursue the field of pandemic science. Photo by Tonia Moxley for Virginia Tech.

UPCOMING OFFICE OF RESEARCH AND INNOVATION EVENTS

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Virginia Tech National Science Foundation CAREER Program Workshop
Apr. 18 | 9-11 a.m.
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Research Integrity and Scholarly Excellence (RISE) Lecture Series: Maintaining and Communicating a Robust Scientific Record in an Age of AI and Social Media
Apr. 22 | 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.
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Science on Tap , redirect
Apr. 24 | 5:30 p.m.

GRANTS AND AWARDS HIGHLIGHT

Enhancing Low Temperature Resilience of Apple: A Study on Dormancy Dynamics, Phenology, and PGRs

Principal Investigator:
Sherif M. Sherif
Associate Professor
Alson H. Smith, Jr. Agricultural Research and Extension Center
Agriculture Experiment Station

Total Anticipated:
$205,291

Sponsor:
Washington State University

Chesapeake Bay Voluntary Agricultural Best Management Practices Producer Survey Version 2.0

Principal Investigator:
Daniel L. Goerlich
Associate Director, Economy, Community and Food, Virginia Cooperative Extension
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Extension
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

Total Anticipated:
$500,000

Sponsor:
Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation

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SOLVING CHALLENGES EMERGING IN A RAPIDLY CHANGING WORLD

The university has invested in major research initiatives, bringing together diverse expertise that transcends traditional discipline boundaries. In partnership with industry, government, and foundations, these focus areas address emerging challenges and opportunities that seek to improve the human condition and create a better world for all.

These strategically focused areas are Virginia Tech Research Frontiers.

The Artificial Intelligence Frontier

The Health Frontier

The Security Frontier

The Quantum Frontier

MEASURES OF EXCELLENCE

$453.4M in sponsored research expenditures in FY24.

17.5% year-over-year increase in federal expenditures.

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VIRGINIA TECH RESEARCH EXPERTS IN THE MEDIA

ScienceAlert - We've Been Misreading a Major Law of Physics For Almost 300 Years - Virginia Tech philosopher Daniel Hoek wanted to "set the record straight" after discovering what he describes as a "clumsy mistranslation" in the original 1729 English translation of Newton's Latin Principia.

Interesting Engineering (also MSN and Popular Mechanics) - Billion-year-old rocks could be hiding dark matter, scientists surprise - “The team has already started generating 3D renderings of high-energy particle tracks in synthetic lithium fluoride. This artificial crystal won’t make a good dark-matter detector, but it will help establish the full range of signals while keeping the crystal intact,” Patrick Huber, a physicist at Virginia Tech, said.

Business Insider - Data centers have an answer to fossil fuel emissions: Bury them - Researchers at Virginia Tech are currently conducting a feasibility study on industrial carbon capture in the region, funded by the US Department of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management.