Arun N. Netravali, Ph.D. (TX G '69), has been named the 2017 Marconi Prize winner. Dr. Netravali is the former President of Bell Labs (now Nokia Bell Labs) and leader of pioneering work on video compression standards that served as the key base technology for MPEG 1, 2 and 4 and enabled a wide range... Continue Reading →
CUA Dean, WEPAN Awards, TBP Detroit Mercy (June 2017)
Earlier this month, John A. Judge, Ph.D., began serving as the dean of the School of Engineering at The Catholic University of America (DC). Dr. Judge was previously a professor and associate dean of the engineering school. He replaces Charles C. Nguyen, D.Sc. (DC B '82), who served as dean since 2001. Dr. Nguyen also... Continue Reading →
MindSET K-12, New Dean, & Student Engineers Blog (June 2017)
Rutgers University recently profiled the New Jersey Beta Chapter of Tau Beta Pi's work with the K-12 MindSET program. At the most recent session, concepts of energy, momentum, and optimizations were taught through the water bottle flip challenge. Fourth and fifth grade students from Woodbridge township participated in the activity. The program has been active... Continue Reading →
USA Today Ad, Alumni Events, & Grad Profile (June 2017)
Check out the online edition of the USA Today 2017 special edition U.S. Army Corps of Engineers publication. Tau Beta Pi has a full-page color add on page 61. You can also request a physical copy of the magazine from Tau Beta Pi Headquarters. Τ There are several alumni gatherings of Tau Beta Pi members... Continue Reading →
NNSS Distinguished Engineer & Women’s Academic All-Americans (June 2017)
Charles "Chip" Martin, Ph.D. (NC A '73), has been selected by the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS) as "Distinguished Engineer." This position signifies an exceptional role in the engineering community. He was honored "for formulating numerous projects that will posture the NNSS for a much expanded set of future missions." Dr. Martin is chief nuclear... Continue Reading →
At-Large Sports Academic All-Americans & 2017 NASA Candidate Class
Four Tau Bates were recently selected for the 2017 Capital One Academic All-America® Division III At-Large Men's teams. Click here for the All-America Division III first, second, and third at-large men's teams. Christopher P. Bradley – CA B 2017, a senior mechanical engineering major at Caltech and first team All-American; he is a member of... Continue Reading →
Images: New Bent Monument, Alumni Event, & LED Project (June 2017)
Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis associate professor and Indiana Zeta Chapter Chief Advisor Ken Yoshida, Ph.D. (CA E '89), sent an image of the recently constructed and placed Tau Beta Pi Bent monument on campus. It took more than 18 months of planning and work, but the IN Zeta chapter now has erected a Bent monument.... Continue Reading →
New Provost, Jobs, & New Dean (June 2017)
Jeffrey L. Duerk, Ph.D. (IN A '81), has been named the new executive vice president and provost at the University of Miami. He will start this position on July 1, 2017. Since 2012, Dr. Duerk has served as the dean of the School of Engineering at Case Western Reserve University. Dr. Duerk is one of... Continue Reading →
Student-Family Profile, UNLV Senior Design, & CMU President (June 2017)
Adam R. Klie, CA Y 2017, was recently profiled as a 2017 Outstanding Graduate from the University of California, San Diego (UCSD). He is graduating with a 4.0 GPA in bioengineering, the school leader in Div. II points scored and rebounds as a varsity basketball player, and being selected as the 2016-17 Academic All-American of... Continue Reading →
Penn State VP, TBP Professional Development, & Autonomous Car Research (June 2017)
William E. Sitzabee, Ph.D., P.E. (NC A '08), has been named the new associate vice president for facilities management and planning at Pennsylvania State University. He will begin his appointment on July 24. Currently, Dr. Sitzabee is the interim vice president for infrastructure, properties and planning at Cornell University (NY). According to the announcement, in... Continue Reading →
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