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Raffaella De Vita
R. De Vita is a professor and associate department head of research in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Virginia Tech. She is an affiliate faculty in the Fralin Life Sciences Institute, the Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics Department, and she is a core faculty in the School of Biomedical Engineering and Sciences at Virginia Tech and Wake Forest University. She is also a member of the Macromolecules Innovation Institute and the Center for the Mathematics of Biosystems.
Awards
Visiting Professorship, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Italy, 2023
College of Engineering Dean's Award for Excellence in Research, 2022
Sally Bohland Award for Exceptional Leadership in Access and Inclusion, Virginia Tech, 2021
Leader in Research, BEAM department, 2021
AIMBE Fellow, 2021
ASME Fellow, 2019
Excellence in Access and Inclusion Award, Virginia Tech, April 23, 2019
Visiting Professorship, La Sapienza, Rome, 2018
Leader in Teaching, BEAM department, 2018
College of Engineering Dean’s Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2017
Alumni Award for Outreach Excellence, Virginia Tech, 2017
Visiting Professorship, La Sapienza, Rome, 2015
JBME Editors' Choice paper, 2015
Premio Progreditur Marcianise, 2015
Paper in Highlights of Smart Materials and Structures, 2014
Liviu Librescu Faculty Prize, 2014
College of Engineering Faculty Fellow, 2014-2017
College of Engineering Award for Outreach Excellence, 2014
20 under 40 ASEE Prism Magazine, 2014
PECASE Award, 2012
Excellence in Access and Inclusion Award, Virginia Tech, April 23, 2013
Scholar of the Week, Virginia Tech, August 27, 2012
NSF CAREER Award, 2012
NSF CBET Award Achievement, 2012
Paper in Highlights of Smart Materials and Structures, 2011
American Society of Biomechanics President's Award, 2006
Laurea cum Laude in Mathematics, 2000
EDITORIAL ACTIVITIES
Associate Editor, Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, 2017-2022
Guest Editor, Annals of Biomedical Engineering, 2020
Associate Editor, Journal of Elasticity, 2020-present
Associate Editor, Applications in Engineering Science, 2023-present
Link to NEWs
Dr. De Vita and the miraculous, imperfect mechanics of pregnancy, Virginia Tech Engineer, Fall 2021
Raffaella De Vita, Mother of Invention, 20 Under 40, September 2014