A Deep Dive into the IIHS Vehicle Research Center On a foggy October morning, a group of Virginia Tech engineering students, organized by the growing Virginia Tech SAE Chapter (commonly known as the Society of Automotive Engineers), traded the familiar sights of Blacksburg for the sprawling campus of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) Vehicle Research Center in Ruckersville, Virginia. We were hosted by Luke Riexinger, a former Virginia Tech professor now serving as a crash test...

The Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics Program, also known as BEAM, held its second in-person career fair on September 16th. Running from 10 AM to 3 PM, the event provided students with ample opportunity to engage directly with recruiters in productive and in-depth conversations. The attending companies specialize in areas such as biomechanics related to injury and transportation crashes, computing and bioinformatics, clinical imaging and patient data, machine learning, and the development...