Hiba Baroud co-leads team using $1.5 million NSF grant to address urban resilience challenges - School of Engineering School of Engineering Hiba Baroud co-leads team using $1.5 million NSF grant to address urban resilience challenges Hiba Baroud, deputy director of the Vanderbilt Center for Sustainability, Energy, an...

How do you design a city that thrives under climate stress, tech disruption & human change? Meet the new NSF-funded project by Dr. Hiba Baroud and partners across the globe. Read more here: engineering.vanderbilt.edu/2025/10/28/h... #Engineering #NSF #Resilience #vanderbiltengineering

🚀 Big news from @VanderbiltEng!
Researchers led by Prof. De-en Jiang have unlocked a new class of high-entropy 2D materials — ultra-thin MXenes with unprecedented properties.
Their findings could transform energy storage & electronics.
🔗 engineering.vanderbilt.edu/.../2d-materials

Big congrats to Dr. Sankaran Mahadevan at Vanderbilt Engineering’s Civil & Environmental Engineering department for being named an ASCE Distinguished Member! Your leadership and impact in civil engineering are inspiring. 🎓 #ASCE #EngineeringLeadership #Vanderbiltengineering

Effects of Human-Caused Greenhouse Gas Emissions on U.S. Climate, Health, and Welfare Read online, download a free PDF, or order a copy in print.

🎉Big news: Two Vanderbilt faculty served as reviewers for a major NASEM report confirming that human-caused greenhouse gases threaten health, infrastructure & the environment. Read more here: nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/2923...
#GreenhouseGases #Engineering #vanderbiltenginnering

Don’t miss Dr. Iris Tien (Georgia Tech) discussing how cross-disciplinary research is strengthening coastal resilience to climate hazards. 🌊

📅 Oct. 28 | 🕛 12:10 PM | 📍 FGH 132

#VSEC #VanderbiltEngineering #ClimateChange #InfrastructureResilience

Former Governor Phil Bredesen joins us Nov 3rd for a fireside chat on how to bypass polarization and find common ground on energy issues. Part of our Environmental Governance Across Industries series.
🕐 12:10–1:10 PM | Flynn Auditorium
#vanderbiltlawschool #EnergyPolicy #ClimateGovernance

Are Bridges Near You Safe? This MRI-Like Scan May Prevent Disaster Extreme heat is taking a toll on the US’s aging bridges. These researchers are enlisting AI and automation to perform drive-through inspections.

Bridges are under growing stress from climate change.
Researchers are testing a new MRI-like scan that can detect hidden structural weaknesses before collapse — a step toward safer, more resilient infrastructure.
Read more below.
#Infrastructure #ClimateResilience #vanderbiltengineering

The National Academies just reaffirmed what the science shows: human-caused greenhouse gas emissions are harming U.S. health, climate, & welfare — with more evidence than ever before.
Full report: nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/2923...

#ClimateAction#NationalAcademies #vanderbiltengineering

Exciting event at Vanderbilt Law! 🎓🌿
Climate & Sustainability Policy in Australia
with Prof. Justine Bell-James (Univ. of Queensland)
📅 Oct 7, 2025
🕛 12–1:30 pm
📍 Jacobs Hall #265
Sponsored by the Private Climate Governance Lab.
Come join the conversation on law, governance, and climate futures.

We’re excited to co-host a seminar featuring Dr. Mostafa Mobasher! This is a great opportunity to learn how engineering innovation is shaping the future of our cities and communities. #GlobalCollaboration #SustainableFuture #Sustainability#vanderbiltuniversity,#vanderbiltengineering