- Kitty Hancock analyzes reckless driving related crashes as a result of the stay-at-home directive in Virginia
September 14, 2020
Governor Northam issued a Declaration of Emergency on March 12, 2020, followed by a stay-at-home order effective March 30, 2020 for the Commonwealth of Virginia
- Do HVAC systems increase the spread of COVID-19? Farrokh Jazizdeh Karimi seeks to find out.
The COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated that physical distancing is a critical step to reduce the probability of airborne exposures and physical transmissions.
- A trans-Atlantic journey: how microbes and dust travel from Africa to the Americas
September 4, 2020
Virginia Tech researchers received a $1.1 million grant from NASA to investigate how microbes can travel across the Atlantic on dust plumes
- Virginia Tech Researchers examine the complexities of smelling and tasting drinking water
August 30, 2020
You walk inside on a hot day. You’re thirsty. You immediately head to the sink and fill a glass with tap water. You bring it to your lips, and[...]
- Meet The New Faculty
August 18, 2020
Sherif L. Abdelaziz / Geotechnical Engineering Sherif L. Abdelaziz is joining as an Associate Professor. He earned his Ph.D. and M.S. degrees from Virginia Tech and a B.S. from[...]
- Bill Knocke receives G.V. Loganathan Award
July 31, 2020
Bill Knocke joined the Virginia Tech faculty in 1979 and served as the department head of the Charles E. Via, Jr. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering from 1995-2009.[...]
- Three civil and environmental engineering faculty members were recognized with a 2020 Engineering Dean’s Award
July 27, 2020
Three civil and environmental engineering faculty members were recognized with a 2020 Engineering Dean’s Award. Tripp Shealy is the recipient of the 2020 College of Engineering Faculty Fellow Award.[...]
- Matthew H. Hebdon receives Alumni Teaching Excellence Award
July 14, 2020
“Dr. Hebdon is inspiring, motivating, and helpful teacher,” said Michelle Helsel (’17). “He provided the most excellent learning environment and basis for steel structural design. Many of Matthew Hebdon’s[...]
- Barbara T. Angelotti receives Staff Career Achievement Award
July 13, 2020
Virginia Tech Engineering is excited to announce that Barbara T. Angelotti is being honored with the Virginia Tech Staff Career Achievement Award for the 2019-2020 academic year. Barbara served[...]
- George Filz receives emeritus status
June 30, 2020
George Filz, former Professor, Director of the Center for Geotechnical Practice and Research, and Assistant Department Head, has been conferred the title of the Charles E. Via, Jr. Professor[...]