Engineering Recognition

This past weekend, the University of San Diego was installed as the 245th Chapter of Tau Beta Pi. To be know as the California Alpha Epsilon Chapter, more than 50 alumni, seniors, and juniors were initiated as part of the installation process.

According to an article from USD, this is a significant step for the engineering program which was founded by the late Thomas Kanneman, WI A ’58, in 1991. USD’s Director of Engineering Programs and professor, Dr. Kathleen Kramer (CA O ’86), said, “this recognition from Tau Beta Pi is a very important milestone in the development of our distinguished engineering programs.”

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Youngstown State University recently hosted a STEM dinner to honor alumni and others. The annual College of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Awards Dinner recognized seven individuals for their contributions to YSU and STEM education. Two of the honorees are Tau Bates:

Dr. Peyman Givi – (OH L ’80) is a engineering professor at the University of Pittsburgh “internationally recognized for his research in the fields of computational fluid dynamics, turbulence, combustion and propulsion.”

Mary Pat Salomone – (OH L ’82) is Senior Vice President and COO at The Babcock & Wilcox Co. She is “responsible for the company’s government and commercial contracts, health and safety, process improvement and day-to-day operations.”

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The Chronicle of Higher Education selected and profiled several “college leaders trying new approaches to teaching and research with digital tools.” Dr. Illah R. Nourbakhsh, CA G ’92, was recognized as a technology innovator for “using robots to improve technology education.” Click here for the full list

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