Tau Bates in the News, September 2009, Part II

The Society of Hispanic Engineers (SHPE) has announced the winners of the 2009 SHPE Technical Achievement Recognition (STAR) Awards.

The awards recognize the year’s highest level of achievement in Hispanic engineering in several categories and will be presented during the 2009 SHPE Conference in Washington, D.C.

Three of the awards were as follows:

Company of the Year – IBM, Armonk, N.Y.

Corporate Achievement Award – Raul Cosio, FL B ’74,
IBM, Somers, N.Y.

Hispanic in Technology Award/Corporate – Jaime Lopez, FL B ’93, Chevron Products Company, Richmond, Calif.

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Dr. Michael Larson, LA B ’84, is awaiting FDA clearance to begin animal trials for “a laser device that could lessen the complications and expense of nasal surgery.”

Dr. Larson is the El Pomar Chair of Engineering and Innovation and associate vice chancellor for research at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs.

The goal of his new device is to eliminate the need for stitches for nasal surgery. The laser would help fuse tissue together and tell surgeons when the process is complete. Read full news release

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Virginia Tech is set to receive funds from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to help with faculty development and for student-fellowships in the nuclear engineering program.

The news release quotes Richard C. Benson (NY K ’73), dean of Virginia Tech’s College of Engineering, “With the critical demand for energy by our nation and the world, we were pleased to revive our concentration on nuclear engineering.” Read related article

Also cited in leading the effort for the continued development of the nuclear engineering program, was professor Eugene Brown, VA B ’63. Read press release

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