Jaclyn V. Solimine, MA Q 2017, has been named to the America East Track and Field All-Academic team. She is a mechanical engineering major at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. According to the news article, Solimine is the school's individual record holder in both the 3,000 and 5,000-meter races and took the America East crown... Continue Reading →
Howard West, Student Innovation Showcase, & UW Gift (March 2017)
USA Today reported on a new outpost "Howard West" on the Google campus in Mountain View, California. The outpost will offer computer science majors from Howard University (DC) the opportunity to "immerse themselves in coding instruction and tech culture." According to the article, between 25 and 30 upperclassmen from Howard will spend 12 weeks at... Continue Reading →
Outstanding Faculty, Crew All-American, & Tech Culture Workshop
A faculty duo from the J.B. Speed School of Engineering were recently recognized by the Louisville Chapter of the Kentucky Society of Professional Engineers with the Outstanding Achievement in Education award. According to the news announcement, the award "is presented to an individual or individuals within the academic community who has/have contributed outstanding service to... Continue Reading →
TBP Scholarships, Tau Beta Pi Day Video, Alumni Events (March 2017)
A reminder that the deadline to apply for a Tau Beta Pi Scholarship is 11:59 p.m. on Saturday, April 1, 2017. Visit the Scholarship web page for an info sheet and FAQs. Τ The Association has received many great images and reports from this year's Tau Beta Pi Day activities. The first compilation video has... Continue Reading →
MN Engineer of the Year, Scholar Athlete, & GA Engineer of the Year (March 2017)
Rachel E. Pichelmann, P.E. (IA A '09), was recently recognized as the Minnesota Federation of Engineering, Science, and Technology Societies Young Engineer of the Year during the organization's annual awards banquet. At the same event, she also received the Young Engineer Award for the Society of American Military Engineers. Pichelmann is a professional engineer and... Continue Reading →
Erie Canal Lecture, Images of TBP, & Endowed Professorships
The Syracuse University Libraries will host a talk by professor emeritus Samuel P. Clemence, Ph.D. (MO B '62), on Tuesday, March 28, at 5pm in the Peter Graham Scholarly Commons in Bird Library. Dr. Clemence's talk is entitled "The Engineering History of the Erie Canal." The lecture and reception are free and open to the... Continue Reading →
More Pie (Day), Gates Cambridge Scholar, & WVU Pi Day video
At least 100 Tau Beta Pi chapters, alumni and collegiate, participated in Pi Day activities on Tau Beta Pi Day (March 14). Many will host events throughout the month. The image above is from MD Beta during a community service event shoveling snow for the Snow Angels Program in Takoma Park. The MI Gamma chapter... Continue Reading →
Outstanding Senior, Tau Beta Pi Day Events, & Award of Excellence (March 2017)
Morgan K. Green, MS A 2017, has been selected by the Mississippi Engineering Society as Mississippi State University's Outstanding Senior. Green is majoring in mechanical engineering at the Bagley College of Engineering at MSU. She is an office assistant for Armstrong Transportation and a research assistant for MSU’s Center for Advanced Vehicular System (CAVS) where... Continue Reading →
Newly Installed Chapter, Student Body President, & WVU Celebrations (March 2017)
On March 4, in Rexburg, Idaho, the 253rd Chapter of Tau Beta Pi was installed at Brigham Young University-Idaho. A total of 38 undergraduate engineering students, 13 alumni, and one eminent engineer were also initiated. A full recap of the events will be available with pictures in the Summer 2017 issue of The Bent magazine.... Continue Reading →
New President, ASCE Fellows, & Smart Bandage Patent (March 2017)
Wright State University has publicly introduced Cheryl B. Schrader, Ph.D. (IN D '84), as the next president of the university. Currently, Dr. Schrader is chancellor of Missouri University of Science & Technology. She will begin her new position on July 1, 2017, and will become the first woman to lead the school in its 50-year... Continue Reading →
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