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- Michael Hochella elected to National Academy of Sciences Hochella '75, M.S. '77, a University Distinguished Professor Emeritus, joins Robert J. Bodnar, Shuhai Xiao, and Patricia Dove to become the university's fourth geoscientist elected to the National Academy of Sciences. 05/05/2026
- Guoliang 'Greg' Liu awarded faculty fellowship A member of the Virginia Tech community since 2014, Liu is a core member of the Academy of Integrated Science’s nanoscience degree program and served on the committee that developed this innovative program. 09/12/2025
- Giti Khodaparast named fellow of international society of optics and photonics Khodaparast, physics professor and L.C. Hassinger Faculty Fellow in Nanoscience, has been elected a 2025 fellow of SPIE. 04/01/2025
- 'Curious Conversations' podcast: Guoliang 'Greg' Liu talks about turning old plastic into soap Liu discussed his journey in sustainability and the innovative process of converting plastic waste into soap. 11/04/2024
- New College of Science STEM education center awards instructional teaching grants In an effort to encourage innovation in teaching methodologies, four projects were selected as grant recipients in the new awards from the Center for Advancing Undergraduate Science Education. 10/07/2024
- Virginia Tech students named 2024 Astronaut Scholars College of Science students Chloe Nyhart and Stephen Argauer earned spots in the highly competitive 2024 class of Astronaut Scholars. 09/26/2024
- Anne M. Brown named Data Science Faculty Fellow A member of the Virginia Tech faculty since 2016, Brown has continued to focus her research and teaching in the applied data science domain with an emphasis on biomedical and life sciences. 10/20/2023
- Carla Finkielstein named Roger H. Moore and Mojdeh Khatam-Moore Dean’s Faculty Fellow A member of the Virginia Tech faculty since 2005, Finkielstein currently serves as the associate director of research of the Academy of Integrated Science in the College of Science and as interim co-director of the Virginia Tech Cancer Research Alliance. 09/29/2023
- Satoru Emori named Luther and Alice Hamlett Junior Faculty Fellow A member of the Virginia Tech faculty since 2017, Emori’s research is in the area of experimental condensed matter physics with a focus on magnetic materials, and his work has been recognized with funding from a variety of sources. 09/28/2023
- An unexpected way to upcycle: Plastic waste transforms into soap Guoliang “Greg” Liu of the Department of Chemistry has discovered a new method of recycling plastics — from milk cartons, food containers, and plastic bags — into soap. The method: Heat the long carbon chains in the plastics then quickly cool them. 08/10/2023
- What's Your Major? - Nanoscience Nathan shares about his studies in nanoscience and his interest in materials science.
- What's Your Major? - Systems Biology Ben shares why he studies Systems Biology in the Academy of Integrated Science.
- Lauren Childs honored with fellowship by Association for Women in Mathematics and Cornell University The award grants a mid-career mathematician a residential fellowship in the Cornell University Mathematics Department without teaching obligations. 03/09/2023
- In its sixth year, College of Science Dean’s Discovery Fund supports wide array of research This year’s grants exceed $160,000 for projects focused on cancer research, battery materials, inflammatory bowel disease, age-related distractibility, the development of antibiotics, and more. 10/18/2022
- Academy of Data Science Discovery Fund awards support interdisciplinary research The projects supported in this year’s awards focus on the use of data science methods in the fields of geophysics, medicine, and systems biology. 10/18/2022
- Students selected for Roanoke’s first undergraduate biomedical research cohort The students studying in majors in the College of Science are part of the inaugural Integrated Health Sciences and Research Program at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC. 09/22/2022
- Casting for data on microplastics in the ocean With the new Seale Coastal Zone Observatory, Robert Weiss, a professor of geosciences, aims to model the present and future effects of microplastics on the marine environment and its life. 09/02/2022
- Celebrating a summer of science education Nearly 160 high school and middle school students attended one of four youth camps, with 46 at Explore Science for 7th-9th graders, and – all geared toward 11th-12th graders – 35 participants at Explore Data Science, 32 at Explore Physical Science, and 45 at Explore Life Science 08/19/2022
- Nanoscience training gives teachers big ideas about tiny science Kristen Cox graduated from Virginia Tech in 2016, and has recently returned to campus to participate in the College of Science and their Academy of Integrated Sciences Nanoscience Teacher Training. Activities included hands-on experiments, and demos of electron microscopes. Cox, now a teacher, hopes to bring back what she's learned from the workshops to ignite her students passion for science.
- Neuroscience’s Michael A. Fox to hold I.D. Wilson Chair in the College of Science A member of the Virginia Tech faculty since 2012, Fox is a nationally recognized neuroscientist and an expert on understanding how neuronal circuits form in the developing brain. 06/22/2022
- Virginia Tech nanoscientist seeks to develop thin films with a big payoff Satoru Emori, an assistant professor in the Department of Physics, wants to create new thin films made of specially engineered magnetic materials, a project funded by a five-year, $500,000 National Science Foundation CARRER Award. 05/24/2022
- Lauren Childs to create improved models for tracking spread of disease Childs, an assistant professor of mathematics, will use a five-year $550,000 National Science Foundation CAREER Award to develop mathematical frameworks that can decipher the dynamics of disease and suggest earlier, more effective interventions to mitigate the spread of disease. 04/18/2022
- Undergraduate lab integrates COVID vaccine development College of Sciences' Chixia Tian has developed a lab course that integrates cutting-edge research and COVID vaccine development into undergraduate teaching. Specifically, it involves undergraduate nanomedicine majors learning how to fabricate liposomes and load DNAs into the liposomes.
- Microbiologist Frank Aylward to use $989,000 NSF CAREER Award to study ‘giant’ viruses found in ecosystems Aylward, an assistant professor in the Department of Biological Sciences, will use the award funding to better understand how such viruses affect ecosystems. 03/17/2022
- Robert Weiss named director of Academy of Integrated Science in College of Science The academy was started in 2011 by the late Lay Nam Chang, then dean of the College of Science, with the mission of exploring powerful new approaches to current complex scientific problems. 03/08/2022
- Analytics in sports: There’s a stat for that Paul Sabin – an ESPN sports data scientist who received his Ph.D. in statistics from Virginia Tech in 2019 – will be sharing his analytical insights at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 16 as the keynote speaker in “Nerds and Jocks Unite – What's Next in the Sports Analytics Revolution?” part of the Northern Virginia Technology Council Data Science Speaker Series in partnership with Virginia Tech. 02/11/2022
- Geoscience expert to study why continents break apart where magma is missing D. Sarah Stamps, an associate professor in the Department of Geosciences and part of the Virginia Tech College of Science, wants to put her expertise in continental rifting in Africa. Stamps recently was awarded a $3 million National Science Foundation grant. 01/03/2022
- Geosciences’ emeritus professor Michael F. Hochella honored with two society medals for research Hochella, a University Distinguished Professor Emeritus in the Department of Geosciences, recently was honored with the Geochemical Society Clair C. Patterson Award and the American Chemical Society Geochemistry Division Medal. 10/07/2021
- New speakers developed partly at Virginia Tech promise big and energy-efficient sound Chemistry's Guoliang “Greg” Liu has designed a prototype “electrostatic” speaker that boasts the thinnest and lightest-weight speaker membrane with the highest aspect ratio ever and is 10 to 100 times more energy efficient. 08/24/2021
- Summer interns gain hands-on learning in Virginia Tech’s COVID-19 testing lab During two five-week, hands-on sessions, the interns worked in the Molecular Diagnostics Lab at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC and took classes led by Carla Finkielstein, the lab’s scientific director and an associate professor at the research institute. 07/23/2021
- Fifth year of College of Science Dean’s Discovery Fund supports faculty research Now in its fifth year, the Virginia Tech College of Science Lay Nam Chang Dean’s Discovery Fund recently announced research awards that will support such diverse projects as water quality, discovery of drugs for pain and viruses, mental health treatment, and economics forecasting. 06/17/2021
- Discovery of circadian rhythm gene in mice could lead to breakthroughs in understanding those in humans In a new study, Virginia Tech scientists have identified a novel gene, Per2AS, that controls the natural sleep/wake cycle, or circadian rhythm, in mice. 06/07/2021
- Beyond Boundaries Scholars program fuels student success This month saw a major milestone for the Beyond Boundaries Scholars program, as dozens of members of the very first class of scholars to enroll were conferred their bachelor’s degrees at spring commencement. 05/26/2021
- Data privacy: Subterranean footstep blues with computational modeling and data analytics Students in the computational modeling and data analytics program in the College of Science’s Academy of Integrated Science help separate the data of footsteps from other tiny seismic activity in a complex capstone project. 04/01/2021
- Carla Finkielstein honored with Ut Prosim Scholar Award Finkielstein, an associate professor of biological sciences in the College of Science and an award-winning cancer researcher, anticipated the limitations of existing methods for testing the novel coronavirus and enlisted a team to develop an innovative method that would more accurately, reliably, and rapidly detect the virus and help mitigate its spread. 03/22/2021
- J. Mark Sowers Distinguished Lecture Series continues online with Nobel Prize winning physicist, Donna Strickland The online event on March 10 will feature Strickland, who is a professor with the University of Waterloo’s Department of Physics and Astronomy. She co-won the 2018 Nobel Prize in Physics for her work in developing chirped pulse laser amplification with Gérard Mourou, her Ph.D. supervisor at the time. 03/07/2021
- Mathematics’ Lauren Childs helps address the complex problems of malaria Childs recently co-authored a report with a team from Harvard University on the role of natural mosquito behavior on transmission of a disease that threatens half the world’s population. 02/23/2021
- Erik Nilsen honored with emeritus status by Virginia Tech Board of Visitors A member of the Virginia Tech community since 1983, Nilsen’s research and scholarship has focused on the physiological ecology of higher plants 12/18/2020
- Class of 2020: Two decades and three degrees later, David Parks has no regrets David Parks graduated from Virginia Tech in 2003 with a degree in political science. After serving in the U.S. Navy, where he was deployed to Iraq and Italy, Parks returned to Blacksburg and will graduate on Dec. 18 with a double major in economics and computational modeling and data analytics, both from the College of Science. 12/11/2020
- In memoriam: Lay Nam Chang, founding dean of the College of Science, professor of physics Chang was dean of the College of Science from 2003 to 2016. Prior to that, he was the last dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, serving from 2002 to 2003 when he guided the academic restructuring that resulted in two new colleges — the College of Science and the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences. 12/10/2020
- Mathematics’ Lauren Childs named Cliff and Agnes Lilly Faculty Fellow by Board of Visitors A member of the Department of Mathematics since 2016, Childs’ research is in mathematical biology and combines mathematical models, theoretical analysis, and biological insight to understand infectious disease dynamics, such as those of the current outbreak of COVID-19. 10/21/2020
- The race against cancer’s clock: New study shows chronic jet lag impairs immune response, accelerates tumor growth A new study led by Carla Finkielstein, an associate professor at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, and Diego Golombek, a professor at the National University of Quilmes, reveals that chronic jet lag impedes the body’s immune system and also changes the tumor microenvironment, favoring tumor growth. 10/14/2020
- Carla Finkielstein named Luther and Alice Hamlett Junior Faculty Fellow by Board of Visitors The award provides support for outstanding faculty members who hold the rank of assistant or associate professor and whose work supports the missions of the college’s Academy of Integrated Science. 10/05/2020
- Biological sciences’ John Tyson honored with emeritus status by Board of Visitors Tyson, University Distinguished Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology, brought international visibility to Virginia Tech’s Department of Biological Sciences through his work in systems biology. 09/28/2020
- Nanoscience group wins a second nod from the NSF A Virginia Tech center with unique expertise in Earth and environmental nanotechnology has again been selected for a prestigious national network funded by the National Science Foundation. 09/24/2020
- College of Science debuts annual magazine When COVID-19 shook the world at the start of 2020, eventually killing more than 900,000 people worldwide and shuttering economies, the Virginia Tech College of Science took action. The 2020 Virginia Tech College of Science Magazine covers these actions from across every department and program. 09/21/2020
- Chemistry’s John Matson named Dr. A.C. Lilly Jr. Faculty Fellow in Nanoscience John Matson, an associate professor of chemistry in the College of Science at Virginia Tech, has been named the Dr. A.C. Lilly Jr. Faculty Fellow in Nanoscience by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors. 09/17/2020
- Hokie helps in a hot zone Senior Cameron Buck traveled to Hidalgo County, Texas, on July 1 to begin a month of volunteering in hospital ICUs swamped with COVID-19 patients. 09/08/2020
- College of Science launches Academy of Data Science to help meet demand for data scientists Tom Woteki has been named founding director of the Academy of Data Science, a new program within the College of Science. 07/15/2020
- Geosciences’ Marc Michel switches from nanoparticles to 3D printing nasal swabs Michel, an associate professor of geosciences, diverged from his normal path to lead a project involving numerous Virginia Tech faculty, alumni, and specialists from Carilion Clinic to use 3D printing to create nasopharyngeal swabs during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. 07/14/2020
- Department of Statistics’ Robert Gramacy named Fellow by American Statistical Association Gramacy focuses his research on real-data analysis where current solutions are inefficient and thus skimp on fidelity. 06/15/2020
- DataFest canceled? No problem: CMDA program and corporate sponsor pull together their own event When the COVID-19 pandemic prompted the American Statistical Association to cancel this year’s annual DataFest, it seemed like another hands-on opportunity that some Virginia Tech students would miss out on this spring. Then, Socially Determined, a data company founded by Virginia Tech alumni, stepped in to help. 04/28/2020
- Virginia Tech researchers develop new COVID-19 tests to combat backlogs, shortages Virginia Tech scientists have developed a new COVID-19 test and secured federal and state approvals to immediately begin processing samples at on-campus labs in Blacksburg and Roanoke. 04/22/2020
- Women in Data Science shifts to online format Adapting the original conference — which included big-name presentations, small-group breakout sessions, and a student-led poster display of data science projects — required nimbleness, a willingness to adapt to rapidly changing conditions, and no small amount of teamwork. 03/31/2020
- Virginia Tech team leading the charge for student-driven innovation The university’s newest cohort of University Innovation Fellows is working to help their peers connect, collaborate, create, and prepare for the future. 03/06/2020
- What's your science? - Hannah Looney <div><div><div>Hannah Looney talks about how she was driven to major in Computational Modeling and Data Analytics (CMDA). #whatsyourscience</div></div></div>
- What's your science? - Patrick Gibson <div><div><div><div><div>Patrick Gibson talks about how he became interested in Computational Modeling and Data Analytics (CMDA). #whatsyourscience</div></div></div></div></div>
- Class of 2019: International student Kehong Lu brings visual communication to life During his time at Virginia Tech, graduating senior Kehong Lu has built up an impressive graphic design portfolio through internships with major companies as well as local organizations. Through his art, he hopes to share himself with the world. 12/13/2019
- Meet the Hokie using data to revolutionize college hoops statistics Ken Pomeroy has gone from running a bracket challenge in his dorm room to becoming a pioneer of charting all of basketball’s 353 Division I men’s teams with advanced statistics. Just prior to the new season tipping off, he visited Blacksburg to share insights from his work and journey. 11/11/2019
- Miss Virginia 2019 Camille Schrier headlines this year’s Virginia Tech Science Festival and Nutshell Games The Virginia Tech Science Festival returns to campus for its sixth year on Nov. 16, with more than 100 free hands-on, minds-on learning interactive booths and activities that showcase dozens of science education and research programs throughout the university. 11/07/2019
- Two Department of Physics faculty receive fellowships from alumnus William Hassinger Virginia Tech College of Science faculty members Giti Khodaparast and Sophia Economou have each been awarded a fellowship to support their efforts in teaching and research. 10/30/2019
- Two College of Science faculty receive honors from Board of Visitors to support research Virginia Tech College of Science faculty members Serkan Gugercin and Gerelt Tserenjigmid recently were honored by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors. 10/22/2019
- Three College of Science faculty receive Luther and Alice Hamlett honors to support research Three faculty members in the Virginia Tech College of Science were recently honored with faculty fellowships named for Luther and Alice Hamlet by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors. 10/08/2019
- Chemistry’s Guoliang Liu honored with Blackwood Junior Faculty Fellowship Liu's efforts to use extremely thin layers of fibers known as nanofibers to cover windows in buildings and cars in a multiprong effort to cut energy consumption and reduce the often bright, blinding glare of the sun earned Liu a five-year, $585,000 National Science Foundation CAREER Award. 10/02/2019
- SGA president Adil Sageer aims to strengthen student and administration connections Sageer, a junior majoring in computational modeling and data analytics in the College of Science, wants to put student and university relations at the forefront. 09/17/2019
- Science students invite celebrated nanoscientist to campus for guest lecture When an opportunity arose for undergraduate students in the Virginia Tech College of Science’s Academy of Integrated Science to invite a speaker to campus, they didn’t hesitate in their first choice: renowned nanomedicine scientist Joy Wolfram. 09/10/2019
- College of Science’s NanoCamp brings dozens of high school students to campus The Virginia Tech College of Science hosted its eighth annual NanoCamp recently, bringing 46 high school students to campus to learn about nanoscience and nanomedicine. 08/16/2019
- Virginia Tech alumna takes science to pageant stage Wearing a lab coat, goggles, and high heels, Camille Schrier performed an exploding chemistry demonstration as her talent in the Miss Virginia competition — and she won. 07/12/2019
- College of Science brings high school teachers to campus for nanoscience lessons, experiments The Virginia Tech College of Science recently hosted 16 high school science teachers for three days of in-depth lab experiments and demonstrations centered on bringing nanoscience into the classroom. 07/03/2019
- Carla Finkielstein and team honored with award for research into circadian rhythms and cancer A team of Virginia Tech researchers led by Finkielstein, an associate professor in the College of Science, has been honored with the 2019 J. Shelton Horsley Research Award from the Virginia Academy of Science. 06/25/2019
- Students selected to present undergraduate research at ACC Meeting of the Minds Conference The group of Virginia Tech students was selected from a variety of disciplines to represent the university and share diverse research topics with their peers. 06/19/2019
- Economical and Sustainable Materials SGA sponsors four Virginia Tech internships at Oak Ridge National Laboratory Four Virginia Tech students will take part in enrichment activities at ORNL, including professional development workshops, laboratory tours, lectures, seminars, and poster presentations. 05/16/2019
- Women in Data Science Blacksburg event brings together students, faculty The Virginia Tech College of Science and its Computational Modeling and Data Analytics Program recently hosted the inaugural Women in Data Science Blacksburg Conference to discuss the role of women in the growing field of data science and analytics. 02/25/2019
- Integrated science lab coordinator gives insight into program Craig Tollin, lab coordinator of the Academy of Integrated Science, gives a preview of what he does while students used lab equipment.
- Cornell mathematician kicks off J. Mark Sowers Distinguished Lecture Series for College of Science The Virginia Tech College of Science begins its 2018-19 J. Mark Sowers Distinguished Lecture Series Oct. 30 with mathematician Steven H. Strogatz. His visit is co-sponsored by the Department of Mathematics. 10/24/2018
- College of Science launches first of its kind nanomedicine major for undergraduates The College of Science is launching the new major nanomedicine under its Academy of Integrated Science, and already student interest is strong. 09/19/2018
- High school students visit VT for nanoscience camp The Academy of Integrated Science Nanocamp features exciting activities, presentations, and laboratory exercises led by prominent faculty in the field and their students.
- Eric de Sturler takes helm of Department of Mathematics in College of Science De Sturler begins his tenure as department leader on Aug. 10. 06/26/2018
- College of Science’s Gary Long receives Sally Bohland Excellence in Access and Inclusion Award The Sally Bohland award was established in 2011 to recognize a faculty member who is a model for others and whose leadership fosters a culture of access and inclusion. 06/08/2018
- Virginia Tech graduate becomes first African-American woman to earn degree in nanoscience Ginai Seabron credited the support she received from the Black Cultural Center throughout her time at the university. 05/17/2018
- Class of 2018: Kyle Kirkpatrick helps to crack long-sought key to make quantum computing a reality Graduating senior Kirkpatrick of chemistry may have found a new key to make the path toward quantum computing a reality. 05/03/2018
- Statistics’ Leah Johnson seeks to improve quantitative models for fighting diseases in humans, trees Johnson, an assistant professor in the College of Science, will use a $700,000 National Science Foundation CAREER grant to help fight deadly diseases by using mathematical and statistical modeling. 04/10/2018
- Biological sciences' Frank Aylward awarded 2018 Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship in Ocean Sciences Recipients of 2018 Sloan Research Fellows will receive an award of $65,000, which Aylward will use to fund personnel in his lab and to purchase a server for computational genomic research. 02/15/2018
- Chemistry researcher plans to layer nanofibers over glass to ease energy consumption in buildings, vehicles Guoliang "Greg" Liu, an assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry, will use a five-year, $585,000 National Science Foundation CAREER award to create super-thin nanofibers that can cover windows in buildings and cars in a multi-prong effort to cut energy consumption and reduce the often bright, blinding glare of the sun. 02/08/2018
- Lara Anderson, Marc Michel named Luther and Alice Hamlett Junior Faculty Fellows The Luther and Alice Hamlett Junior Faculty Fellowships were established in the College of Science by the estate of Luther J. and Alice Hamlett. 01/03/2018
- College of Science lab instructor Craig Tollin fulfills lifelong dream with appearance on 'Jeopardy!' Tollin will appear as a contestant on the game show, airing Thursday, Dec. 14. 12/11/2017
- Frank Aylward named assistant professor of biological sciences in College of Science Aylward is also an affiliate faculty member of the systems biology program, part of the Academy of Integrated Science within the College of Science. He focuses his research on microbial ecology and diversity, and genomics and metagenomics. 12/08/2017
- Nanoscience students find opportunities for internships, jobs on visit to Oak Ridge National Laboratory Recently, 24 students majoring in Virginia Tech’s nanoscience degree program visited the Oak Ridge National Laboratory to meet scientists at the federal lab and explore opportunities for future internships and careers. 11/29/2017
- Geosciences faculty member seeks to advance crystallization research to boost multiple fields With a five-year, $560,000 National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) grant, F. Marc Michel seeks to conduct innovative research on how the smallest minerals, known as nanoparticles, crystallize. 10/25/2017
- Inaugural College of Science Dean’s Discovery Fund provides support for faculty research The first alumni-endowed Virginia Tech College of Science Dean’s Discovery Fund, started by Sally C. Morton, supports vital research advances ranging from cancer treatment to a neutrino detector. 06/23/2017
- Robin Panneton named associate dean for undergraduate programs at College of Science In this new position, Panneton will provide the college leadership on all matters concerning undergraduate programs related to curriculum, instruction, recruitment, and advising. 05/19/2017
- Nobel laureate Arthur B. McDonald is third speaker in the J. Mark Sowers Distinguished Lecture Series The Virginia Tech College of Science concludes the lecture series April 27 with McDonald, winner of the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physics and the 2016 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics. 04/11/2017
- Michel Pleimling named director of inclusion and diversity for College of Science Michel Pleimling has been named director of inclusion and diversity in the College of Science. 03/24/2017
- College of Science hosting fifth annual NanoCamp for high schoolers The camp will be held Aug. 2-5 in Blacksburg. High school students from across the country will have a chance to join faculty in experimental research and discovery. 02/21/2017
- Nanoscientist Naomi Halas second speaker in J. Mark Sowers Distinguished Lecture Series Halas is famed for her breakthrough research creating novel nanoparticles and studying their interactions with light. She will speak at Virginia Tech on Feb. 23. 02/14/2017
- Harry Dorn reappointed as Dr. A.C. Lilly Jr. Faculty Fellow in Nanoscience Dorn has held the Lilly Faculty Fellowship in Nanoscience since 2010. The fellowship was established to provide support for an outstanding faculty member in the field of nanoscience. 11/22/2016