Research and work done by students and faculty members in the Charles E. Via, Jr. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, seen here testing the strength of reinforced concrete diaphragms, are one of many reasons why the College of Engineering has a strong reputation both nationally and globally.

Virginia Tech Engineering is leading the way in U.S. News & World Report’s 2026 Best Graduate School rankings! 🎉

Nine of our individual graduate programs are rated among the top 25 nationally by @usnews.com. ➡️ go.vt.edu/unvDn

Daphne Yao

Chang Lu

Congratulations to Daphne Yao and Chang Lu for being named to the 2025 class of American Association for the Advancement of Science (@aaas.org) Fellows! 👏

Becoming a #AAASFellow is among the highest distinctions in the scientific community. ➡️ brnw.ch/21x1dnR

Innovation on the water An alumnus-owned oyster farm on the Chesapeake Bay got a lift, thanks to Ut Prosim-minded electrical and computer engineering students.

Engineering students are making waves in aquaculture! 😎🌊

Their senior design collaboration helped an alumni‑owned oyster farm automate the heavy lifting of raising 50‑pound cages, turning a 20‑minute manual task into seconds with the push of a button.

Above the fog At Virginia Tech’s Kentland Farm, researchers are testing autonomous aircraft that could one day make hyperlocal forecasts as routine as sunrise.

What would happen if the National Weather Service used drones to collect weather data? 🛩️🌦️

At Virginia Tech, researchers are testing autonomous aircraft that could one day create more accurate forecasts for microclimates (like Kentland Farms!) across the country.

How hair-thin brain fibers could help treat Alzheimer’s, epilepsy, and Parkinson’s For more than a decade, Xiaoting Jia, an electrical and computer engineering professor at Virginia Tech, has been developing neural implant fibers — hair-thin, flexible tubes through which she can run...

Could Alzheimer’s disease be reversed? 🧠

Xiaoting Jia explains how hair-thin brain fibers could offer cutting-edge treatment methods for neurological diseases.

A fix for frost: Engineers use electricity to zap ice without heat or chemicals Every sheet of frost contains ionic defects. In a new paper published in Small Methods, Jonathan Boreyko’s team uses high voltage to polarize these ions and rip off the frost.

Tis the season for frost! ❄️🚘

Jonathan Boreyko and his research team may have found a new and improved method for deicing: electricity. ⚡️

Eight Virginia Tech researchers among world's most highly cited A global company that maintains the Web of Science, Clarivate compiles an annual list of researchers who demonstrated significant influence through the publication of multiple highly cited papers duri...

Eight Virginia Tech researchers have been named to Clarivate's Highly Cited Researchers 2025 list! 🤩👏

Julie Ross named executive vice president and provost Ross, the Paul and Dorothea Torgersen Dean of the College of Engineering and special advisor to the president, will officially assume her new role on Jan. 10, 2026.

We’re excited to announce that Dean Julie Ross has been named Virginia Tech’s next executive vice president and provost! 🎉

Please join us in congratulating Julie and wishing her the best as she expands her leadership at Virginia Tech.

VT leads research team to revolutionize clean indoor air, reduce respiratory illness The BRAVE project's air system will be tested in daycares and developed for commercial use.

A multi-institutional research team led by @linseymarr.bsky.social is developing a system to improve air quality in buildings and reduce illness. Learn more 📽️⬇️

Up to $40 million in federal funding fuels research to revolutionize clean indoor air With the contract from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health, an interdisciplinary research team led by Virginia Tech and Linsey Marr will create a “smoke alarm” for airborne contaminants t...

Could a “smoke alarm” for airborne contaminants monitor and improve the quality of the air indoors? (Where Americans spend 90 percent of their time!)

An interdisciplinary research team led by @linseymarr.bsky.social will create such a system that could cut respiratory illnesses by 25 percent. 👏

What started as one student’s idea in 1962 became one of #VirginiaTech’s most recognizable traditions. 🧡🦃

Civil engineering student Mercer McPherson raised the funds to bring the first permanent costumed Gobbler to life, marking the beginning of the mascot we know and love today.

Don't let this text be your last: Distracted driving expert shares ways to keep your eyes on the road You’re five times more likely to crash if you’re texting while driving, says Charlie Klauer, an associate professor in the Grado Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering and a research scienti...

Traveling for Labor Day weekend? Watch this before hitting the road! ⚠️🚗

Taking your eyes off the road for just two seconds can double your crash risk. Here are three ways to reduce your chances of driving distracted. ⬇️

The future of flight What if your next regional flight didn’t require a trip to a major airport? What if you could lift off from a local parking lot or grassy area the size of a soccer field? That forward-looking vision w...

What if your next regional flight could lift off from a local parking lot or grassy area the size of a soccer field then land closer to your destination than ever before? ✈️

That forward-looking vision was recently on display in Blacksburg. ⬇️

A photo of football helmet packaging that features the Virginia Tech Helmet Lab 5 STAR rating.

#VirginiaTech Helmet Lab 🤝 Dick's Sporting Goods

The Virginia Tech Helmet Lab’s peer-reviewed, published 5-STAR helmet rating system is now available in all Dick’s Sporting Goods retail locations.

➡️ brnw.ch/21wUvmn

Why Using Airport Wi-Fi May Be More Dangerous Than Ever Hackers are preying on your personal data in more sophisticated ways than ever —and you are at your most vulnerable at the airport. Here’s how to stay safe.

Even the official airport wireless networks aren't entirely safe. 💻⚠️

In a recent @forbes.com article, Matthew Hicks explains that it depends on what you do on the network.

Lifting the load A team of researchers from mining and mechanical engineering is developing a wearable exoskeleton designed to revolutionize mining safety.

In the life of a miner, physical endurance is crucial. But what if that burden could be lifted — literally?

Researchers in @vtengineering.bsky.social are designing a solution that could transform how miners work: a back-support exoskeleton made just for them.

What can we expect after a #SolarFlare? 🔥🔥 Kevin Sterne explains the possible impacts.

Tripp Shealy by the rapids in McCoy, Virginia, on the New River.

Chris Roy in Southwest, Virginia.

Linsey Marr overlooking the hills of Southwest Virginia.

Aaron Goldstein finds gravel near the Huckleberry trail just outside the Blacksburg campus.

Nestled in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains, #VirginiaTech is home to stunning outdoor destinations and researchers who find balance in the great outdoors.

Six @vtengineering.bsky.social faculty members share how they thrive in both the lab and the outdoors. ➡️ brnw.ch/21wTr96

Discussion panel of four professors at the front of a classroom

Marc Edwards and I @macfound.org
joined two other @vtengineering.bsky.social faculty members to discuss the importance of sharing our research with the public through media interviews, during a
@virginiatech.bsky.social event for alumni.

How researchers use new tools to predict future flooding | Latest Weather Clips | FOX Weather Assistant Professor at Virginia Tech, David F. Muñoz, joins FOX Weather to share how researchers use deep learning to predict future floods.

June 1st marks the start of 2025 Atlantic hurricane season. ⛈️🌀 David F. Muñoz spoke to @foxweather.bsky.social to share how researchers use deep learning to predict future flooding.

Researchers use deep learning to predict flooding this hurricane season A team led by Virginia Tech graduate student Samuel Daramola developed a deep learning model called LSTM-SAM that predicts extreme water levels from tropical cyclones more efficiently and accurately, ...

A great collaboration with colleagues from @vtengineering.bsky.social & @hydr-vub.bsky.social We push the boundaries of transfer learning for #extreme water level prediction 🌊 across scales! Stayed tuned for a follow up study at the global scale 🤓 🌎🌍🌏
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Trouble in 'Paradise'? Experts explain what the Hulu/ABC show got wrong about life underground A hit show set in an underground community raised some red flags for Virginia Tech engineering faculty. They shared how living in an underground bunker would really work.

Is living underground possible? #VTEngineering experts explain what doesn’t stand up to science — and what might. ⤵️

Where great things begin. 🤩✨ On #WorldLabDay, we celebrate the unique workspaces where groundbreaking research and experiments are taking place.

College of Engineering graduate programs ranked highly in latest U.S. News & World Report Four of the College of Engineering’s individual graduate programs are among the top 10 nationally and numerous others ranked in the top 50, as the U.S. News & World Report released its graduate school...

The news is out! 🤩🎉

Our graduate program tied for No. 31 overall in the latest
@usnews.com program rankings, and four of our individual graduate programs were among the top 10 nationally!