NAE Election, Opportunities, & Research

The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) has announced the election of 68 new members and nine foreign associates. This is one of the highest professional distinctions for an engineer. Read the press release with the full list

This year there are 18 Tau Bates among the newly elected NAE members:
1. David D. Awschalom – IL A 1978
2. William F. Baker Jr. – MO A 1975
3. James E. Barger – MI G 1957
4. Lawrence D. Burns – MI Z 1974
5. Stuart L. Cooper – MA B 1963
6. Daniel C. Edelstein – NY D 1982
7. Linda G. (Cima) Griffith – GA A 1982
8. Daniel M. Hancock – MI Z 1973
9. James S. Harris Jr. – CA G 1964
10. Chris T. Hendrickson – CA G 1973
11. Mark J. Kushner – CA E 1976
12. Donald Liu MA B 1964
13. Asad M. Madni – CA E 1969
14. Joanne M. Maguire – MI A 1975
15. Ralph D. Masiello – MA B 1968
16. Amedeo R. Odoni – MA B 1965
17. Wallace R. Wade – NY G 1963
18. Gregory J. Yurek – PA B 1969

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A new competition started by the University of Notre Dame will “recognize outstanding undergraduates from any university or college who are engaged in research in nanoscience and engineering.”

Research proposals will be accepted for the spring and summer. Read the article for more information on the awards and the plans for the new engineering competition.

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Researchers at Cornell University have published a new study, “Understanding Current Causes of Women’s Underrepresentation in Science.”

Click here to read about the study, which attributes women’s own choices, based on “biological and social realities,” not discrimination, as the reason women are under represented in the sciences.

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