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🌱 Innovation. Collaboration. Impact.
At VSEC, we’re turning ideas into solutions for a more sustainable future. 🌎
🎥 Watch our new video and see how we’re tackling energy, climate, and sustainability challenges head-on:
youtu.be/rLtWhXAeh74
#Sustainability #ClimateAction #CleanEnergy #Innovation

VSEC is accepting proposals for its Seed Project Fund! Up to $200K available for interdisciplinary early-stage research. Deadline: Mar 31, 2026 👉 vanderbilt.infoready4.com#freeformComp...
#VanderbiltResearch #Sustainability #SeedFunding #EnvironmentalInnovation

Save the date 🌱
The 2026 VSEC Symposium will take place September 2–4, 2026! Two and a half days of interdisciplinary conversations on sustainability, energy, and climate.

Additional details coming soon.
#VSEC #Sustainability #ClimateResearch #EnergyTransition

We’re excited to announce the launch of VSEC’s Undergraduate Research Fellowship Program 🎉
📧 courtney.huff-oelberg@vanderbilt.edu
#UndergraduateResearch #Sustainability

The 2026 State of the Environment Conference is coming to Vanderbilt University on January 21. An afternoon of expert remarks and panel discussions on energy, land use, conservation, and environmental innovation.

🌱 New feature in Nature spotlighting VSEC.
The article highlights how interdisciplinary collaboration and complex system analysis is helping translate climate and energy research into real-world impact.
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/d42...
#ClimateResearch #ComplexSystems

VSEC’s inaugural Seed Project Fund awards more than $1.2 million collectively to six research proposals - School of Engineering School of Engineering VSEC’s inaugural Seed Project Fund awards more than $1.2 million collectively to six research proposals Six research proposals across various disciplines have been awarded fundin...

First of many 🌱 — VSEC’s inaugural Seed Project Fund invests in six projects to drive sustainability, resilience, and climate solutions across disciplines. Over $1.2M awarded. Read more: engineering.vanderbilt.edu/2025/12/01/v...
#Vanderbiltengineering #Sustainability #Research #Innovation

🎬 Sneak peek! We’re taking you behind the scenes of the new AGU film series featuring @VU_VSEC.
The film highlights how VSEC drives radical interdisciplinary collaboration to turn research into real-world climate + sustainability solutions.
Premiering at #AGU25 later this month! 🌍✨

Hussam Mahmoud, Director of VSEC, delivered a powerful message at the ASCE 100-year celebration, highlighting the chapter’s century of impact and its role in preparing resilient, community-minded engineers. Read more here: engineering.vanderbilt.edu/2025/11/20/v...
#ASCE100 #VanderbiltEngineering

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