Engineering News, March 2012

This Saturday the “Chicks in Science” event organized by Montana State University Billings “will offer free, hands-on interactive science activities” to introduce K-12 girls to STEM careers. As part of the event the director of the U.S. Geological Survey will be recognized as a “Nationally Outstanding Chick in Science.” Dr. Marcia McNutt “is being honored for her passion for science and her commitment to serving her country.” Read the article

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The American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) has circulated the candidates for offices for the 2012 ASEE elections. Several Tau Beta Pi members are nominees for ASEE offices, including: Dr. Kenneth F. Galloway, TN B ’62, for the office of president elect; Dr. Dennis J. Fallon, P.E. (SC G ’70), for the office of vice president, member affairs; and Dr. Kenneth W. Van Treuren, CO Z ’77, for the office of chair-elect, zone III.

Dr. Galloway is dean of the School of Engineering and professor at Vanderbilt University. Dr. Fallon, P.E., is a Distinguished Professor of Engineering Education at the Citadel. Dr. Van Treuren is associate dean for research and faculty development and professor at Baylor University. Visit ASEE for more information

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New Scientist recently profiled the completion and grand opening of the Tokyo (Japan) Sky Tree. The 634-metre-high TV transmission and observation tower was completed in late February and will be open to the public in May of this year.

According to the article, “the ultrahigh transmitter is needed because the city’s existing Sky Tower transmitter (333-meters high) cannot broadcast above much of the city’s ever-rising skyline.” The architects of the tower promise that “it incorporates some of the most advanced earthquake and typhoon-resistant technology.”

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