Expanding opportunities

The College of Engineering now offers 6 new minors and 6 new master's degree programs. Tap into your unlimited potential with these new learning opportunities.

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Stretching the Limit: Biomedical engineering Ph.D. student Kelly Ott furthers research in creating lab-grown replacements for tendons and ligaments

Ott continues at VCU, after receiving her undergraduate degree, to focus on musculoskeletal tissue engineering research.

Small buildings, big impact: OpenCyberCity Director Sherif Abdelwahed, Ph.D., talks about smart city research and the new capabilities of VCU Engineering’s miniature city

With this increased demand for IoT experience, the VCU College of Engineering formed the OpenCyberCity testbed in 2022. The 1:12 scale model city provides a realistic, small-scale cityscape where students and researchers can experiment with new and existing smart city technology.

NIAMS Pathway to Independence Award granted to Evan Buettmann to research mechanical regulation of bone healing and muscle strength during extended disuse

“This grant will give me the opportunity to jump-start my independent career and build a research program investigating how we can improve quality of life and mobility after debilitating musculoskeletal injuries,” Buettmann said.

Finding nano: Creative coral conservation with nanotechnology

In her recent TEDx talk, Natassja Lewinski, Ph.D., explores the benefits and potential risks of using nanotechnology in safeguarding coral reefs.

Chemistry, culture and conservation: Understanding STEM through the life cycle of an Italian fresco

High school students from Virginia Beach to Miami Beach are being introduced to STEM through history and heritage, thanks to a program originating from the VCU Chemical and Life Science Engineering Department.

Mechanical and nuclear engineering online program is again ranked top 50% by U.S. News and World Report

This comes just as the department added two new master’s concentrations in engineering management and aerospace engineering, both which can be completed online.

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Mar

20

Coffee and Bagel Hour with Colonial Webb

  9:30 AM  Engineering West Hall, Lobby

Mar

20

BME Seminar with Jillian Urban, Ph.D.

  12:00 PM  Engineering Research Building, Room 1313

Mar

20

CLSE Seminar with Ashley Pennington, Ph.D.

  1:00 PM  Engineering West Hall, Room 401

Mar

20

Finding Your Place at VCU Engineering: A Listening Session

  4:00 PM  Engineering West Hall, Room 301

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By the numbers (as of fall 2022)

2263

enrolled students

1927

undergraduate students

335

graduate students

19%

increase in computer science students

300%

increase in student participation in internships and co-ops since 2018