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RASL Director Nilanjan Sarkar named David K. Wilson Chair of Engineering
Feb. 28, 2020—Two engineering faculty members named to endowed chairs were honored for their academic achievements during a celebration Tuesday, Feb. 25, at the Student Life Center. They were among nine Vanderbilt faculty members who are recipients of chairs. The engineering professors are: Craig Duvall, Cornelius Vanderbilt Chair in Engineering Nilanjan Sarkar, David K. Wilson Chair in...
Sarkar will Lead New $1M Convergence Accelerator Project Funded by the National Science Foundation!
Sep. 11, 2019—RASL Director Dr. Nilanjan Sarkar will serve as Principal Investigator of a new project entitled “Convergence Accelerator Phase I: Empowering Neurodiverse Populations for Employment through Inclusion AI and Innovation Science.” The project is part of a brand new funding mechanism from the National Science Foundation called the NSF Convergence Accelerator (C-Accel). This mechanism is designed to rapidly...
Robot-guided video game for older adults is a featured story by Vanderbilt Research News
Mar. 19, 2019—Vanderbilt Research News published a new story this week on the work of RASL members Jing Fan, Nilanjan Sarkar, and Lorraine Mion. See the full story here and watch the video below.
RASL Director Nilanjan Sarkar New Chair of Mechanical Engineering
Jun. 1, 2018—RASL Director Nilanjan Sarkar is the new chair of the department of Mechanical Engineering at Vanderbilt University. Dr. Sarkar accepted the position of chair beginning in the Spring semester 2018, following the distinguished tenure of Dr. Robert Pitz, who served as department chair for 18 years. More details are available here.
IntelliCane System is a Featured News Story
Feb. 15, 2018—Research News @ Vanderbilt published a story on Tuesday highlighting the IntelliCane technology developed at RASL. See the full story here.
Robot-mediated Intervention Research Featured on ABC News!
Mar. 31, 2017—Robot-mediated social skills intervention for children with autism is an area of research pioneered by RASL director Nilanjan Sarkar and Zachary Warren, executive director of the Treatment and Research Institute for Autism Spectrum Disorders (TRIAD). Their recent work on this topic was featured on ABC News this morning. See the full article here.
RASL Driving Simulator for Autism Research Featured on NBC News
Jul. 20, 2016—One of RASL’s ongoing projects was featured nationwide on NBC News this week. See the local coverage here, and Vandy Research News’s coverage below. This work has also been recognized by Autism Speaks (video above) and is discussed in detail in several publications: A Gaze-Contingent Adaptive Virtual Reality Driving Environment for Intervention in Individuals with Autism Spectrum...
Continued Media Exposure for RASL Research
Aug. 19, 2016—Vanderbilt Research News recently published an article on some of the autism intervention research going on at RASL. This story was also picked up by NBC News and broadcast nationally. Now the story has gained further exposure through the National Science Foundation’s Science360 News (video above) and through online web magazine STAT News here.