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What better way to spend Pi Day than challenging our friends over in the Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering to a pi bakeoff? That's just what we did, and five representatives from each department brought their best baked goodness to the table to compete.

Spencer Leach is a mechanical engineering major with an unique skill: creating crossword puzzles. After trying and failing a few times, their puzzles have now been featured in the New York Times a total of four times.

Army veteran Tammy Landeen wanted to be able to work more easily in her garden, something that was difficult from her wheelchair. A team of seniors from the Department of Mechanical Engineering worked for a year, including starting all over at the halfway point, to get her what she needed. Sponsorshi… 

Spencer Macturk has used his time at Virginia Tech to spend time both in the classroom and in industry co-ops and internships. As he graduates, he's headed to SpaceX to scale up the work he's done on the orbital launch team.

Pinhas Ben-Tzvi, a professor and researcher in mechanical engineering, is partnering with Dr. Cesar Bravo of the Carilion Clinic to develop a new tool for those who have suffered a brachial plexus injury.

The COVID-19 pandemic limited lab capacities and made gathering as a design team a big challenge. DBF or Design, Build, Fly made modifications to their process in order to still meet their goals as a team.

Audrey Abadilla made the trip across the US to Virginia Tech without knowing a soul on this side of the country. Now having completed her degree, she stands out among her classmates.

Assistant Professor Joseph Meadows talks about his team's research into jet noise, conducted at the Advanced Power and Propulsion Lab.

Carrie Craig, the president of the Society of Automotive Engineers at Virginia Tech, talks about the group and its operations at Virginia Tech.

An interdisciplinary team of chemists and mechanical engineers affiliated with the Macromolecules Innovation Institute have discovered a novel process to 3D print latex rubber, unlocking the ability to print a variety of elastic materials with complex geometric shapes.