In the 1970s, NASA and the National Science Foundation gave Joseph M. Savino, Ph.D. (IN A '52), the task of preparing a feasibility study on wind turbine technology as an alternative power-generating industry. The results "generated sufficient interest that led to the U.S. hosting a Wind Energy Workshop, which drew worldwide interest." According to the... Continue Reading →
May Bulletin Publication, Stanford Distinguished Speaker Series, Cal Fullerton Dean (May 2018)
The May issue of The Bulletin is now available. The issue includes highlights of the Association's participation at the 2018 USA Science & Engineering Festival. The issue also includes a list of this year's TBP Fellows, preview of 2017-18 Fellow reports, a recap of an alumni/collegiate TBPi Day event, important chapter operations information, student advisory... Continue Reading →
Outstanding Vandy Grads, Academic All-District At-Large Men’s Teams, & UArk Grad Image
Crystal M. Loehman, TN B 2018, received the 2018 Founder's Medal for the school of engineering at Vanderbilt University's commencement earlier this month. She graduated with a bachelor's in chemical engineering with minors in scientific computing, chemistry and communications of science and technology. This fall she will join Mars Petcare as a research and development... Continue Reading →
Academic All-District At-Large Women’s Teams, CSU Chico Leader, & Astronaut Scholar
The College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) has announced the 2018 Google Cloud Academic All-District® Women's At-Large teams, including Division I, II, III, and college division. All First Team Academic All-District selections advance to the national Capital One Academic All-American ballot. There are seven Tau Beta Pi members that have been named to the... Continue Reading →
UC Santa Cruz Machine Learning Seminar, NM Tech Awards, & Chancellor Roe Profile (May 2018)
UC Santa Cruz is hosting a CPSRC Seminar Series: Real-Time Analytics and Scale-Out Machine Learning with FPGA Key-Value Store on Thursday, Mary 17. John W. Lockwood, Ph.D. (IL A '91), is the speaker and he is CEO of Algo-Logic Systems, Inc. Refreshments are at 3:30pm with the presentation beginning at 4pm. Dr. Lockwood has founded... Continue Reading →
SDSU Dean, Alumni Events, & Dartmouth Visiting Professorship
Bruce W. Berdanier, Ph.D., P.E. (SD A '80), has been named the next dean of the College of Engineering at South Dakota State University (SDSU) beginning July 2, 2018. Currently, Dr. Berdanier is the dean of the School of Engineering at Fairfield University (CT). Previously, Dr. Berdanier served as department head for civil and environmental... Continue Reading →
FIU Service Dog & ME Grad, Data Engineer Position, & URI Bioastronautics Researcher
History was made at this year's Florida International University (FIU) spring commencement. A service dog, Kali, was recognized by FIU's disability resource center with a certificate of completion. Kali's owner is graduate Tiffany Ascanio, FL Q 2018, who graduated with a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering. The image above was included in the news article... Continue Reading →
ODU Profile, Y-12 NSC Speaker, & Clarkson Grad Award (May 2018)
Humberto Arreguin Garcia, VA G 2018, was profiled by Old Dominion University ahead of his graduation with a B.S. in civil engineering. He maintained a 4.0 GPA earning his department's academic excellence award. Garcia also received the ODU Alumni Association Outstanding College Scholar award and will be the flag bearer for the College of Engineering... Continue Reading →
Academic All-District Baseball & Softball and Images of Tau Beta Pi (May 2018)
The College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) has announced the 2018 Google Cloud Academic All-District® Baseball teams, including Division I, II, III, and college division. All First Team Academic All-District selections advance to the national Capital One Academic All-American ballot. There are four Tau Beta Pi members, and two elected for membership, that have... Continue Reading →
SUNY Provost, Detroit Mercy Student-Athletes, & ASME Medal (May 2018)
SUNY The State University of New York has announced the appointment of Tod A. Laursen, Ph.D. (OR A '86), as senior vice chancellor and provost. Currently, Dr. Laursen is the founding president and leader of Khalifa University in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Click here to read the announcement for more information on Dr. Laursen... Continue Reading →
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