- Seven new members inducted into the Academy of Distinguished Alumni
March 3, 2020
In 200, seven new members were inducted into the Academy of Distinguished Alumni and three alumni were recognized as Outstanding Young Alumni. John J. Angle, class of 1991 John[...]
- Senior Spotlight – Alexie Jean Jacques
March 1, 2020
Alexie Jean Jacques has moved a lot in her life. She is originally from the Caribbean island of Saint Lucia and moved to the United States at age 13[...]
- VTCEE Senior seeks to engineer a better West Virginia
February 7, 2020
Kase Poling, a senior in civil and environmental engineering is hoping to take his engineering passion to the House of Delegates in District 31. He is running to represent[...]
- Virginia Tech selected to host the National Student Steel Bridge Competition
December 17, 2019
Virginia Tech is excited to welcome hundreds of students to campus on May 22-23, 2020 for the National Student Steel Bridge Competition. The SSBC has been happening since 1987[...]
- Building construction and engineering researchers create virtual worksites, allowing students to gain ‘hands-on’ skills
December 11, 2019
Construction is literally a hands-on business where profit-loss margins are squeaky-tight. The training of new workers requires time and labor, and materials like wood, cement, and rebar are too[...]
- Hesham Rakha named 2020 IEEE Fellow
December 5, 2019
Hesham Ahmed Rakha, the Samuel Reynolds Pritchard Professor of Engineering, from Blacksburg, Virginia, has been named an Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Fellow. He is being recognized[...]
- Jesus de la Garza honored with emeritus status
November 20, 2019
Jesus de la Garza, former professor in the Charles Edward Via Jr. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering in the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech, has been conferred[...]
- Emily Jannace earns Eisenhower Fellowship
November 7, 2019
Virginia Tech civil and environmental engineering graduate student, Emily Jannace, has received the Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship by the U.S. Department of Transportation. The fellowship includes an opportunity[...]
- The 2019 Via Report has hit mailboxes!
Each fall, the department highlights the newest Via scholars and also shares news from faculty in the annual Via Report. Click here to see the 2019 Via Report.
- Maryam Shakiba selected for Young Investigator Research Program
October 23, 2019
Maryam Shakiba, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering in Virginia Tech’s College of Engineering, been selected for the Air Force’s Young Investigator Research Program by the Air Force[...]