November 2024 | Focus on Research
November 2024
Virginia Tech leads $11.6 million industrial decarbonization research study
Virginia Tech was selected to lead a feasibility research study for developing a regional carbon dioxide storage complex in Virginia. The project would prevent an estimated 50 million metric tons of carbon from going into the atmosphere in the next three decades.
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Associate Professor of History Anna Zeide joined Virginia Tech’s “Curious Conversations” to chat about the history of foods traditionally connected to holidays occurring during the winter months, as well as the nature of developing personal traditions.
Zeide, an associate professor of history, studies food as a way of understanding environmental change, dynamic cultural practices, consumer behavior, technology, health, and justice.
Research Experts in the Media
In October, the university garnered around 430 significant metropolitan, top-tier national and international references, reaching an estimated audience of 99 million individuals. Virginia Tech earned media mentions in NBC, CBS, NPR, BBC, The New York Times, Forbes, Axios, The Hill, Newsweek, and more.
Wired: El aumento del mar en las islas del Pacífico es irreversible, confirma la NASA
– Virginia Tech
Earth: Hurricane Helene: Aging infrastructure in a dangerous climate
– Manoochehr Shirzaei, associate professor of geophysics
Axios: Thousands without water, 1 week on from hurricane hitting Florida
– Julia Gohlke, associate professor of population health sciences
Times Higher Education: Equipping university students to be leaders in addressing climate change
– Tripp Shealy, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering
National Geographic: Invasive spotted lanternflies have a taste for grapes – what does that mean for wine?
– Sally Dickinson, doctoral candidate in animal sciences
Business Insider: Hurricane Milton morphed into a Category 5 in 2 days
– Stephanie Zick, associate professor of geology
Impact and Recognition
Virginia Tech faculty are winning competitively funded research awards and being selected as fellows and members of prestigious societies. They are highly cited by their peers, educating the brightest minds, and collaborating across disciplines, industry, and government to make the world a better place for all.
Virginia Tech’s FOCUS ON RESEARCH newsletter explores how student and faculty researchers are addressing emerging challenges that seek to improve the human condition and create a better world for all.