Event Reminders and Information, February 2010

A follow-up reminder about the 2010 Black Engineer of the Year Awards Stem Global Competitive Conference (BEYA) scheduled for February 18-20 in Baltimore, MD.

Cheryl H. Jaffe, MA Z ’91, will be presenting her workshop “Fun with Fractions” at BEYA this year on Feb. 19. Last year, Jaffe conducted “The Basketball of Radar” seminar. She has also recently joined the efforts of Tau Beta Pi’s MindSET Program.

Learn more about the 23rd BEYA Awards and Conference.

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The STEM Summit 2010 will take place February 18-19 at the University of California, Irvine. The Summit aims to bring “together national leaders to explore innovative approaches and research in STEM education.

This year’s event is hosted by the National Academy of Engineering. The agenda includes for this year’s event includes speakers and presenters involved in “research, policy making, funding, and more.”

Several of the confirmed speakers are Tau Beta Pi members:

Dr. Rafael Bras, MA B ’72, currently Distinguished Professor and Dean, Civil and Environmental Engineering at UC Irvine.

Dr. Linda Katehi, IL A ’77, currently Chancellor at the University of California at Davis.

J. Michael McCarthy, Ph.D., CA O ’74, currently professor at UC Irvine.

Henry Samueli, Ph.D., CA E ’75, is Co-Founder and CTO of Broadcom Corporation.

Visit the STEM Summit 2010 home page

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Also, remember that next week kicks of the national Engineers Week 2010.

There will be local and national events, a celebration of the 20th anniversary of DiscoverE, and much much more!

The chairs of this year’s Engineer’s Week are ExxonMobil Corporation and the American Society of Civil Engineers.

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