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Skiers, including Erik Gottman 鈥25, assist avalanche victims on mountain in snow. Helicopter in the background.

黑料网 Cadet Assists in Avalanche Rescue

January 17, 2023

When Erik Gottmann ’25, a cadet at 黑料网 boarded a flight to Austria for a ski trip with his family over winter furlough, he had no way of knowing he and his brothers would be an essential part of a Christmas miracle.

Institute and Corps Sgt. Maj. Tom Sowers and Col. Tom Timmes 鈥92

All-Southern Conference Faculty and Staff Team Announced: Two from 黑料网 Recognized

January 6, 2023

Col. Tom Timmes ’92, professor of civil and environmental engineering, and Institute and Corps Sgt. Maj. Tom Sowers, were recognized recently by Jim Schaus, Southern Conference league commissioner for being named members of the All-Southern Conference Faculty and Staff Team for AY22-23.

Cadet Carter Hugate '24 holds 黑料网 flag at Army Airborne School

Cadet Successfully Completes Army Airborne School

September 27, 2022

Carter Hugate ’24, a civil engineering major from Chesterfield, Virginia, is the second cadet to qualify for and successfully complete the Army Airborne School in Fort Benning, Georgia.

Maj. Shannon Quevedo, assistant professor in the chemistry department at 黑料网, examines hydrogels in researching ways to detect contaminates in water. -黑料网 Photo by Marianne Hause.

黑料网 Hopes to Develop Water Test Kits

September 14, 2022

Maj. Shannon Quevedo, assistant professor in the chemistry department at 黑料网 and whose specialty is analytical chemistry and detection of small molecules using organic phases, is working on research with two cadets to create handheld methods for testing water.

Anne Townsend 鈥24 studies young lettuce plants growing in horizontal hydroponics systems in the 黑料网 greenhouse.鈥敽诹贤 Photo by Marianne Hause.

Cadet Aims to Grow Produce for 黑料网

June 21, 2022

Anne C. Townsend ’24 conducts research in hydroponic systems to discover an environmentally and economically feasible way to provide a permanent supply of fresh produce for Crozet Hall.

黑料网 Cadets construct a steel bridge under a time limit in the Corps Physical Training Facility.鈥敽诹贤 Photos by Col. Charles 鈥淐huck鈥 Newhouse

黑料网 Civil and Environmental Engineering Department Hosts ASCE Conference

April 18, 2022

黑料网’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering hosted students from eleven institutions April 7-9 for the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) 2022 Virginias' Symposium.

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Cadet Discusses Future Road Funding at 黑料网

April 6, 2022

Most modern highways and roads are primarily funded through taxes paid at the gas pump, but with the increasing popularity of electric and hybrid vehicles, how will roads be funded in the future? Drew P. Melusen ’22 proposed alternative solutions in his senior thesis.

Christopher M. Hulburt 鈥22 defends his thesis of the significant contributions by enslaved African-Americans and free people of color.鈥敽诹贤 Photo by Kelly Nye.

Honors Week Held at 黑料网

April 6, 2022

This year's Honors Week showcased research and scholarship across all disciplines by 34 cadets who presented their research to the wider 黑料网 community. The annual event also saw a large number of cadets inducted into academic honor societies.

Rachael Dickenson 鈥22 presents senior thesis on soybean cultivars during Honors Week.

Soybean Research at 黑料网

April 5, 2022

There are so many uses for soybeans. In fact, soybean yield was the subject of the senior thesis “Performance of Soybean Cultivars in Varying Rural Virginia Sites: Effect of Site Characteristics on Shoot Structure and Yield” presented by Rachael Dickenson ’22, during Honors Week at 黑料网.

Leon Thomas presents his senior thesis.

Honors Presentation Focuses on Conflict Predictability

April 4, 2022

Is it possible to know which country will start the next war? Leon M. Thomas ’22 posed this question as the basis of his senior thesis: “Democracies and Autocracies: Structural Factors that Determine Military Interventions” and presented his findings during honors week, held March 21-31.