In a recent article from EnergyWire, highlights from a recent power industry conference at the University of Pittsburgh's Swanson School of Engineering are profiled. The conference gave students a chance to describe their research projects on renewable power generation, semiconductor electronics, direct-current power lines, battery storage and electric vehicle charging. Stephanie P. Cortes, PA L... Continue Reading →
New Dean, Academic All-Americans, & Radio World Engineering Award
The University of South Carolina has named Hossein Haj-Hariri, Ph.D. (MA B '84), as the next dean of the University's College of Engineering and Computing, beginning January 2016. Dr. Haj-Hariri is currently a professor and chair of the department of mechanical and aerospace engineering at the University of Virginia. Click here to read the news... Continue Reading →
Tau Beta Pi Fellowships, MI G Images, & ACSAC Conference Keynote
The application period for the 83rd annual program of Tau Beta Pi Fellowships opened on December 1, 2015. The deadline to complete the online application is February 1, 2016. Last year, 31 TBP Fellows received cash stipends of $10,000 for a year of advanced study. More details can be found here. You must create a... Continue Reading →
AAAS Fellow, Materials Science Pioneer, & Climate Change
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) has elected Shankar Mahalingam, Ph.D. (AL D '80), as a fellow. Dr. Mahalingam is the dean of the College of Engineering at the University of Alabama in Huntsville. Cited "for distinguished contributions to the field of combustion using laboratory scale experiments and computational models, leading to... Continue Reading →
Laser Research, Faculty Positions, & Linda Katehi
Research being done at the University of Washington (UW) is using lasers to refrigerate water. A paper on this research was recently published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The senior author was Peter J. Pauzauskie, Ph.D. (KS G '02), an assistant professor of materials science and engineering at UW. "Typically, when... Continue Reading →
Rhodes Scholar, Academic All-American, & Marshall Scholar
The 2016 Rhodes Scholars have been announced. There are 32 American winners this year. One of the Scholars is a Tau Beta Pi member: (click here for full list) Logan C. Jackson, MA E 2016, is a civil engineering senior at Northeastern University (MA). She is Northeastern's first Rhodes Scholar and will do the M.Sc.... Continue Reading →
IP-Related Talk, Bender Obit, & Academic-All American
The American Society for Quality (ASQ) is hosting an event on Tuesday, November 24, at Kelly's Deli Conference Center in Rockville, Maryland. The agenda includes food, networking, and "Merger and Acquisition - The Best Global Practices on IP-Related Transactions" by Poh C. Chua (DC G '88). Chua is an attorney and partner with Lee and... Continue Reading →
ARCS Scholar, Academic All-Americans, & Chapter 5k (November 2015)
Carol C. Young, NY G 2010, has been selected as a 2015-16 ARCE Scholar. Young was awarded the Cooley Award from the Cooley Family Foundation during the ARCS Atlanta Chapter Scholar Awards Luncheon. She has received the Cooley Award consecutively for four years and is currently a Ph.D. candidate at Georgia Tech pursuing a degree... Continue Reading →
Benjamin Franklin Medal, Dean, & Partner (November 2015)
The Franklin Institute Awards has announced the 2016 Laureates, including the winners of the 2016 Benjamin Franklin Medal. Two Tau Bates have been recognized as medal winners this year. They are: Robert S. Langer Jr., Ph.D. - (NY D '70) 2016 Benjamin Franklin Medal in Life Science for his design and implementation of multiple innovative... Continue Reading →
Interim Dean, Pumpkin Blast, & Energy/Materials Position
Ronald A. Perez, Ph.D. (WI G '83), has been named the interim dean of the Joseph J. Zilber School of Public Health at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM). Dr. Perez has been a faculty member at UWM since 1990, is currently an associate professor of mechanical engineering, and previously served as interim dean and associate... Continue Reading →
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