BLACKSBURG, Va., Aug. 12 -- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University issued the following news release:
Seven Virginia Tech faculty members have been elected to the 2026 class of the Virginia Academy of Science, Engineering, and Medicine (VASEM), recognizing their sustained contributions to research, innovation, education, and service to the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Virginia Tech's total membership now stands at 32 with the addition of seven new 2026 inductees:Luiz DaSilva, Stefan Duma, Carla Finkielstein, Lee Learman, Robin McCarley, Naren Ramakrishnan, and John Rossmeisl. They represent the university's research breadth in wireless communications, cybersecurity, cancer biology, medical education, artificial intelligence, dru...