Alan I. Taub, Ph.D. (RI A '76), professor of engineering at the University of Michigan will present twice during the 25th A. Frank Golick Lecture in materials science and engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology. The theme is challenges facing today's materials scientist and on Thursday, April 20, Dr. Taub's lecture is titled... Continue Reading →
Goldwater Scholars, NASA Rover Challenge, & Service Award (April 2017)
The Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation recently announced the 2017-18 Goldwater Scholars. This year 240 scholarships were awarded to undergraduate sophomores and juniors based on academic merit in mathematics, science, and engineering. A total of 1,286 students were nominated by college and university faculty in the Unites States. Read the press release... Continue Reading →
Dresselhaus, UA Memorial Scholarship, & Engineer/ Underpass Celebration
Mildred S. Dresselhaus, Ph.D. (SC G '51), passed away in February at the age of 86. Dr. Dresselhaus was a professor emerita at MIT and well-known for her research into the fundamental properties of carbon. She worked tirelessly in support of efforts to promote women in science. She was the first woman to secure a... Continue Reading →
DFA Joint-Project, Women Engineers, & Stony Brook Networking
Design for America (DFA) and the New York Rho Chapter of Tau Beta Pi put on a recent Arduino workshop at NYU Tandon MakerSpace. The goal of DFA projects is to fuse collaboration, leadership, and creativity. See more images @design4america, like the one above, of members from the NY Rho Chapter, at the NYU Tandon... Continue Reading →
TBP Alumni Chapter Installations, Pi Day Video #2, & USA Science & Engineering Festival
In the month of April, there will be two Tau Beta Pi Alumni Chapter installations. On April 19, in Freehold, New Jersey, the Central Jersey Alumni Chapter will be installed during a dinner event. In addition, TBP Executive Councillor J.P. Blackford, DC G '95, will be on hand and the award-winning all girls FIRST Robotics... Continue Reading →
Pioneer in IoT, Top Organization on Campus, & New Dean
According to an article from the University of Southern California (USC) Viterbi School of Engineering, Behrokh Khoshnevis, Ph.D. (OH D '79), has been recognized by Connected World as one of the top 10 Pioneers in the Internet of Things (IoT) for "his contributions in large scale 3-D printing and a concept called telefracturing: the ability... Continue Reading →
All-Academic Team, District 13 Conference, & NM Gamma Food Drive
Jaclyn V. Solimine, MA Q 2017, has been named to the America East Track and Field All-Academic team. She is a mechanical engineering major at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. According to the news article, Solimine is the school's individual record holder in both the 3,000 and 5,000-meter races and took the America East crown... Continue Reading →
Howard West, Student Innovation Showcase, & UW Gift (March 2017)
USA Today reported on a new outpost "Howard West" on the Google campus in Mountain View, California. The outpost will offer computer science majors from Howard University (DC) the opportunity to "immerse themselves in coding instruction and tech culture." According to the article, between 25 and 30 upperclassmen from Howard will spend 12 weeks at... Continue Reading →
Outstanding Faculty, Crew All-American, & Tech Culture Workshop
A faculty duo from the J.B. Speed School of Engineering were recently recognized by the Louisville Chapter of the Kentucky Society of Professional Engineers with the Outstanding Achievement in Education award. According to the news announcement, the award "is presented to an individual or individuals within the academic community who has/have contributed outstanding service to... Continue Reading →
TBP Scholarships, Tau Beta Pi Day Video, Alumni Events (March 2017)
A reminder that the deadline to apply for a Tau Beta Pi Scholarship is 11:59 p.m. on Saturday, April 1, 2017. Visit the Scholarship web page for an info sheet and FAQs. Τ The Association has received many great images and reports from this year's Tau Beta Pi Day activities. The first compilation video has... Continue Reading →
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