Chemical engineering student Harrison D. Martin, WV B 2017, was recently profiled by the West Virginia University Institute of Technology news as part of E-Week. Martin has been interested in chemistry and why things happen since high school. Now as a junior, he is taking the courses that will allow him to chase his dreams... Continue Reading →
Women in Engineering (February 2016)
DiscoverE is leading the charge for Girl Day or "Introduce a Girl to Engineering" day on Thursday, February 25. This year's focus is on engineers and engineering students as role models to show young girls "how creative engineering is and how engineers are changing our world." A great example of what the engineering community is... Continue Reading →
Engineering Leaders: Rising Star, Chemistry Fellow, & Interim Dean (2016)
Christopher R. Fournier, P.E. (ME A '04), has been selected as the 2016 New Hampshire Young Engineer of the Year. Fournier is vice president and lead structural engineer with HEB Engineers Inc., where he has worked since graduating from the University of Maine with B.S. and M.S. degrees in civil engineering. He will be honored... Continue Reading →
On Campus Hall of Fame, E-Week, & Scholarship
Five individuals were inducted and two engineering projects were honored by the State of Alabama Engineering Hall of Fame this month. The Hall of Fame is overseen by engineering colleges and schools at Auburn Univ., Alabama A&M Univ., Univ. of Alabama (UA), Tuskegee Univ., Univ. of Alabama at Birmingham, Univ. of Alabama in Huntsville, and... Continue Reading →
Presidential Early Career Award, District 12 Conference, & BEYA Awards
One hundred and five researchers have been selected as recipients of the 2016 Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers. According to the press release, this is "the highest honor bestowed by the United States Government on science and engineering professionals in the early stages of their independent research careers." Several of this year's... Continue Reading →
New Dean, EWeek 2016, & System Administrator Position (February 2016)
The University of Michigan (U-M) College of Engineering has announced Alec D. Gallimore, Ph.D. (NY G '86), as the next Dean of Engineering, beginning July 2016. Dr. Gallimore will succeed David C. Munson Jr., Ph.D. (DE A '75), who previously held the position for two terms. Dr. Gallimore is currently an associate dean for academic... Continue Reading →
Novel Thruster, African-American Engineers, & Graduation Regalia
The Statesman newspaper reported on University of Michigan professor of engineering Alec D. Gallimore, Ph.D. (NY G '86), and his "prototype of a thruster that may form the basis for a propulsion system to take a manned spacecraft to Mars in the 2020s." According to the article, NASA has funded a spaceflight propulsion system to... Continue Reading →
Academic All-Americans, Engineering Futures, & Polar Plunge
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (IN) recently profiled seven current student-athletes who have earned Academic All-American honors. Rose-Hulman has produced 117 Academic All-Americans and at least one Academic All-American for 30 consecutive years, which is the longest annual streak among NCAA Div. III institutions. According to the news article, "on two occasions, Rose-Hulman student-athletes have been... Continue Reading →
Address, Cancer Cell Detection Paper, & Soft Skills Presentation
The Arkansas Alpha Chapter of Tau Beta Pi, at the University of Arkansas, is hosting the State of the College of Engineering Address on Monday, February 22. The address will be presented by dean of the College of Engineering John R. English, Ph.D., P.E. (OK G '88). Dr. English became the Dean in 2013 after... Continue Reading →
Student-Athlete Profiles & Professional Soccer Player (February 2016)
Chemical and biomedical engineering senior Jennifer M. Carmichael, OK A 2016, was recently profiled on the University of Oklahoma (OU) athletics website in an article titled "Sooner Athletics' first lady." Carmichael is a discus thrower on the OU track and field team and was the "first female OU student-athlete to be a member of the... Continue Reading →
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