Virginia Tech® home

Home

Insert your title here

Your Text Here

UPCOMING OFFICE OF RESEARCH AND INNOVATION EVENTS

View More Events

RECENT GRANTS AND AWARDS

Platform for Collaborative Learning-Test Bed: Artificial Intelligence-Native, Cloud-Orchestrated Self-Driving Nanofabrication Node for Accelerating Semiconductor Research and Education

Awarded $20,000,000 from the National Science Foundation.

Rose Qingyang Hu
Professor and Department Head
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
College of Engineering

Repositioning the Old Antibiotic Nitroxoline with a Dual Mechanism of Action for Treating Drug-Resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Chlamydia

Awarded $3,650,065 from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.

Mohamed N. Seleem
Professor ES CY
Veterinary Medicine Research and Graduate Studies
Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine

Supporting Flood Recovery in Rural, Mountainous Areas Through Health Systems Knowledge Exchange and Fine-Scale Healthcare Utilization Data Analysis

Awarded $2,936,880 from the National Institutes of Health.

Julia M. Gohlke
Professor
Veterinary Medicine Research and Graduate Studies
Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine

View More Grants and Awards

SOLVING CHALLENGES EMERGING IN A RAPIDLY CHANGING WORLD

The university has invested in major research initiatives, bringing together diverse expertise that transcends traditional discipline boundaries. In partnership with industry, government, and foundations, these focus areas address emerging challenges and opportunities that seek to improve the human condition and create a better world for all. 

These strategically focused areas are Virginia Tech Research Frontiers.

The Artificial Intelligence Frontier

The Health Frontier

The Security Frontier

The Quantum Frontier

MEASURES OF EXCELLENCE

$493.9M

extramural research expenditures in Fy25

9.5%

Year-Over-Year Increase in Federal Expenditures

4,000+

Faculty Researchers

181

New Invention Disclosures

View More Measures

FOCUS ON RESEARCH NEWSLETTER

Subscribe: FOCUS ON RESEARCH

Graphic showcasing researchers.

Virginia Tech’s FOCUS ON RESEARCH newsletter explores how student and faculty researchers are addressing emerging challenges that seek to improve the human condition and create a better world for all. 

Get FOCUS in your inbox

Latest Issue

Take a look at Virginia Tech's long-standing history of leadership, achievement, and breakthroughs throughout the research and innovation ecosystem.

See Latest Issue
See Archived Issues

EMPOWERING DISCOVERY AND DRIVING INNOVATION

VIRGINIA TECH RESEARCH EXPERTS IN THE MEDIA

Interesting Engineering: Scientists find way to convert PVC plastic into high-value lubricant ingredient

The development by Virginia Tech offers a solution for reducing PVC waste and producing environmentally friendly industrial oils.

People: Toxic Hammerhead Worms Are Spreading, And Officials Warn Against Cutting Them for One Eerie Reason

Not all species of hammerhead worms produce toxins, entomologist Theresa Dellinger previously told Virginia Tech.

Forbes: Why E-Bikes Are Changing The Way We Think About Bicycle Helmet Safety

The HEXR Miden currently sits at the top of Virginia Tech's urban helmet rankings, according to RLS, while RLS-equipped helmets occupy the top two positions in the overall rankings at the time of writing.

View More Media Highlights

VIRGINIA TECH RESEARCH NEWS

View More Research Stories

RESEARCH CAMPUS NOTICES