Engineering FYI, October 2013

This month the new President-Elect and Secretary of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc. (ABET) will be inaugurated. K.J. (Jaime) Rogers, Ph.D., P.E., is the 2013-14 President-Elect. Dr. Rogers, MO A ’79, is a professor at the University of Texas at Arlington and began her ABET service as an evaluator for industrial engineering programs in 1991.

Michael R. Lightner, Ph.D., will become ABET Secretary. Dr. Lightner, CO B ’72, is a professor and chair of engineering at the University of Colorado, Boulder. Read the press release

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SAE International (Society of Automotive Engineers) has announced the recipients of the 2013-14 Academic Year awards and scholarships, including the joint Tau Beta Pi / SAE Engineering Scholarship, which was awarded to six undergraduate freshmen pursuing an engineering or related science degree through an ABET accredited program. In addition, Eric J. Wardell, UT B 2013, received the Yanmar / SAE Scholarship as a post-graduate student studying mechanical engineering at Brigham Young University. Click here for the full list of award winners

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The Seattle Times recently profiled efforts by the University of Washington (UW) College of Engineering to increase its female engineering faculty. The College was boosted by a National Science Foundation grant, but has continued many of the programs since the grant ended in 2007. The article gives examples, such as Eve A. Riskin, Ph.D. (MA B ’84), UW professor of engineering and associate dean for academic affairs. Dr Riskin began teaching at UW in 1990. Another example is assistant professor Kat M. Steele, Ph.D. (CO A ’07), who recently joined the faculty after completing her Ph.D.

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