“Congressman Moran’s visit gave us an opportunity to showcase the research achievements of Virginia Tech in Alexandria,” said Saifur Rahman, ARI director and professor of engineering.

Open house audience listens as Dr. Saifur Rahman, ARI director, gives background on the Northern Virginia Division of the College of Engineering.  Audience attendees in the first row are: L to R: Karen DePauw, dean VT graduate school, Charles Steger, VT president, Patsy Ticer, senator  (D) Alexandria, Jim Moran, congressman (D) Alexandria, Jaan Holt, director VT's Center for Architecture.

Dr. Yue Wang describes his research on diabetes to Congressman Jim Moran.

Congressman Jim Moran visits ARI

In support of Virginia Tech’s Northern Virginia Engineering program, Congressman Jim Moran, (D) Alexandria, attended an open house at the Alexandria Research Institute (ARI), Oct. 11, 2004.

“Congressman Moran’s visit gave us an opportunity to showcase the research achievements of Virginia Tech in Alexandria,” said Saifur Rahman, ARI director and professor of engineering.

Hosted by Charles Steger, president of Virginia Tech, the open house began with a welcome and an introduction to leaders of the Northern Virginia Engineering Division's history and plans. Following Steger’s comments, research activities displayed ranged from ad hoc networks to bioengineering (including studies on breast cancer and diabetes) to information about energy and the global environment.

Over sixty individuals attended the informative session including, Senator Patsy Ticer, (D) Alexandria, Mark McNamee, Virginia Tech provost, Karen DePauw, dean of the Virginia Tech graduate school and Maureen Storey, director of the Center for Food and Nutrition Policy. 

Open house speakers included Rahman, Dave Sebring, Virginia Bioinformatics Institute’s director of corporate and federal relations; and Roe-Han Yoon, professor of Mining Engineering at Virginia Tech.

For more information on research projects, please contact Latricia Nell, business manager for the Northern Virginia Division of the College of Engineering. 

George Hagerman, VT researcher, demonstrates the attributes of his robotic project to Congressman Jim Moran.

Dr. Saifur Rahman, ARI director, speaks with Charles Steger, VT president. 

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