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Six engineering students are advancing life-saving crash safety research thanks to scholarships honoring a beloved professor's legacy. Since 2023, Virginia Tech has awarded 23 students nearly $68,000 to study everything from helmet safety to automated vehicles.
Nigerian-American aerospace engineer Wendy Okolo earned her PhD at 26 and now leads groundbreaking flight safety research at NASA. She's the first Black woman to earn a doctorate in aerospace engineering from the University of Texas at Arlington.
Researchers are using VR to test how passengers handle emergencies in driverless taxis, ensuring future autonomous vehicles keep everyone safe. The groundbreaking work is helping shape transport policies before self-driving cars hit UK roads.