Mina P. Sooch, MI E '89, was recently profiled as part of a series on Women in Tech by Crain's Detroit Business (MI). According to the article, she "scored the second largest round of venture capital in Michigan state history in 2014 when she raised $59.5 million for ProNAi Therapeutics as President & CEO, which... Continue Reading →
Engineering Leaders On the Move (September 2015)
Anthony J. Catanese, Ph.D. (FL E '63), president and CEO of Florida Institute of Technology has announced his retirement beginning June 30, 2016. Dr. Catanese has served in his current role for 14 years elevating the University from regional respect to international acclaim. Read the article for more information on his successful leadership of FIT.... Continue Reading →
Innovation & Investment in Technology (September 2015)
Gill Pratt, Ph.D. (MA B '83), has been hired by Toyota Motor Corp. as an executive technical advisor "as part of a $50 million investment in artificial-intelligence research designed to reduce highway deaths and injuries." Dr. Pratt has spent the past five years at DARPA as program manager of the Darpa Robotics Challenge. He is... Continue Reading →
Student Spotlights: Athletics, Boards, & Internships (September 2015)
Stevens Institute of Technology has announced that recent grad David J. Evans, NJ A 2015, has been named the Sigma Nu Fraternity Athlete of the Year. Evans graduated with a degree in electrical engineering. His accomplishments as a student-athlete are many, including team captain of the men's volleyball team that won the 2015 NCAA Division... Continue Reading →
Campus Merger, Engineering Sisters, & BYU Scholars (September 2015)
The Daily Texan newspaper of the University of Texas at Austin reported on the opening of the University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) campus this week. The new campus was formed through a merger of the University of Texas-Pan American and the University of Texas-Brownsville. According to the article, the Texas Legislature created UTRGV campus... Continue Reading →
Tau Bates Making News (September 2015)
Tau Beta Pi is excited to announce that Nicholas M. Donofrio, NY G '67, will be the scheduled keynote speaker at the Welcoming Dinner of the 2015 TBP Convention in Providence, Rhode Island, on Thursday, October 29. Donofrio is an IBM Fellow Emeritus, previous IBM Executive Vice President Innovation and Technology, and "led the development... Continue Reading →
Jobs, Contests, & Opportunities (September 2015)
Here is a list of current job opportunities: 1. Engineer at Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board in D.C. 2. Sr. Process Engineer with BASF in Sparks, Georgia 3. Quality Engineer at Radio Systems Corp. in Knoxville, Tennessee 4. Dean, College of Science and Engineering at Texas State University (San Marcos, TX) 5. Principal Engineer Bridges... Continue Reading →
Alumni Event, Distinguished Alumnus, & Chapter Fundraiser (August 2015)
The Research Triangle (North Carolina) Alumni Chapter of Tau Beta Pi will host a fall picnic on Sunday, September 13, at the Fred G. Bond Metro Park in Cary, North Carolina. The pot luck will take place at the Buehler Shelter. Attendees are asked to bring finger foods to share, $2 to help cover shelter... Continue Reading →
Graduate Fellowships & Eng’g Building Named (August 2015)
Two recent engineering student graduates from Michigan Technological University will begin graduate studies at Iowa State University this fall as Dwight David Eisenhower Graduate Fellows, a national graduate student award that the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) sponsors. Both Ellen Nightingale, MI B 2015, and Patricia A. Thompson, MI B 2015, will pursue master's degrees in... Continue Reading →
TBP Program Directors & Student Awards (August 2015)
Tau Beta Pi has announced four members as Program Directors for terms to expire in 2019. Two Directors were reappointed, Tricia E. Gomulinski, SD A '98, and Edward J. D’Avignon, NY B '88, as Director of Alumni Affairs and Director of Rituals, respectively. In addition, Kathleen (Katy) L. Colbry, Ph.D. (MI A '99), is the... Continue Reading →
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