The 2019 Bernard M. Gordon Prize for Innovation in Engineering and Technology Education was awarded this week. Three educators from Georgia Tech were awarded “for fusing problem-driven engineering education with learning-science principles to create a pioneering program that develops leaders in biomedical engineering.”
Among the three winners is associate professor of biomedical engineering Joseph Le Doux, Ph.D. (NY D ’86). Dr. Le Doux is also an associate chair for undergraduate learning and experience at Georgia Tech. According to the announcement, he invented the problem-solving studio approach for teaching engineering.
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Check out the upcoming alumni gatherings of Tau Beta Pi members for January. You can find the calendar with a list of all events here. A reminder that these events are open to all Tau Bates (alumni and student) from any chapter, unless otherwise stated. Find details below on upcoming events. Click here for a list of contacts for all 44 active TBP Alumni Chapters.
Seattle, Washington – Sunday, January 27 (social/officer meeting)
New York, New York – Thursday, January 31 (social)
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Comedian and engineer Don McMillan, PA A ’81, is headlining at the Comedy Cellar at the Rio in Las Vegas for Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2019!
He will perform shows from January 7 thru January 13. For more information and to get tickets, click here.
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