Tau Beta Pi partner, the Junior Engineering Technical Society (JETS), recently highlighted a typical day in the life of a US Air Force engineer.
Lieutenant Colonel Karl Deerman works on network engineering, manages a team of nearly 50, and recently completed a project that entailed transferring an entire communication system, so that thousands of people could stay connected with their family and friends.
Karl attributes his success to his mentors at the Air Force Institute of Technology, Dr. Gary Lamont (OH H ’61) and Dr. Richard Albanese. Read story
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The Detroit News recently published a Q&A session with Compact Power Inc. (CPI) chief executive officer, Prabhakar Patil (MI G ’77).
In the article, Patil discusses his education in aerospace engineering and his professional history, working at NASA then Ford and finally LG Chem (CPI).
Patil has this to say about the future of electric vehicles, “People are more willing to consider electric vehicles and most automakers have a portfolio of electrified vehicles.”
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In Urbana, Illinois, a father-son team of mechanical engineers is building a solar powered retirement home, named “Equinox.”
Ty Newell is a retired professor at the University of Illinois and his son Ben is the president of Newell Instruments. Together they are constructing a house, “which emphasizes sustainable living.”
Read the full article for more information on the 2,100-square foot “Equinox.”
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