Virginia Tech

College of Engineering

Engineering Now 2009
 
 

Contents

Aerospace and Ocean Engineering (AOE)

Launching a major facelift, not just a few nips and tucks

Biological Systems Engineering (BSE)

The fee will help BSE reach its top-five goal

Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE)

Unfortunately, laboratories just don't age like fine wine

Engineering Science and Mechanics (ESM)

When the 20,000-gallon towing tank sprung a leak, it could have been curtains

Computer Science (CS)

Students benefit from creative financing, based on guaranteed revenue

Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISM)

Finally, great-grandparents will no longer recognize the labs

With the college's new revenue stream, it's the best time to be a Hokie engineer

Dean's Introduction

Credits:

Dean: Richard C. Benson

Editor and Writer: Lynn Nystrom,

     articles on pp. 2, 4, 6, 10

Writer: Steven Mackay, articles on

     pp. 8, 12, 14, 16, 18

Art Director and Designer: Barbara

     Corbett

Photographers: Jim Stroup and John

     McCormick

Contributors: Richard Lovegrove

Web Design: Shari Mueller


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Chemical Engineering (ChE)

Unit ops lab now rivals commercial facility

Mechanical Engineering (ME)

Department head credits fee for accreditation approval

Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE)

The “dungeon” moniker no longer applies