A 2016 Tau Beta Pi Record Scholar, Ana María Muñoz Solis (LA E 2017), has been profiled by the University of New Orleans (UNO). Muñoz Solis is a mechanical engineering senior with plans of obtaining a doctorate in biomedical engineering. She was born and raised in Honduras. She is president of local chapters of the... Continue Reading →
Convention News 2016
The 111th Convention of Tau Beta Pi took place October 6-8 in San Diego, California. The Association's press release will be published soon and the Convention minutes should be available in early November. The R.C. Matthews Outstanding Chapter award for 2015-16 went to DC Alpha at Howard University (image below/left). The R.H. Nagel Most Improved... Continue Reading →
NCAA Woman of the Year, Jobs, STEM Involvement (October 2016)
Margaret G. Guo, MA B 2016, was selected on Sunday, October 16, as the 2016 NCAA Woman of the Year. The award recognizes graduating female student-athletes who have distinguished themselves in athletics, academics, leadership, and community service. Guo is the first MIT student to receive this award. Guo graduated from MIT with dual degrees in... Continue Reading →
NJ Aviation Hall of Fame, Convention Images, & Webinar on Conveyors
Robert J. Cenker, P.E. (PA B '70), has been selected as a member of the Aviation Hall of Fame & Museum of New Jersey. He was recognized at an induction dinner in late September. He was one of three individuals recognized for "uniquely contributing to the advancement of human flight." Cenker flew aboard Space Shuttle... Continue Reading →
New VP, Alumni Events, & Bronze Cross Award (October 2016)
Rapid Micro Biosystems (MA), a provider of automated, non-destructive, rapid microbial detection, has announced the hiring of Ed J. Ognibene, Ph.D. (NY O '89), as vice president of product development. His Ph.D. and master's degrees are in mechanical engineering from MIT and his bachelor's from SUNY Stony Brook. Dr. Ognibene has more than 20 years... Continue Reading →
Visionaries in Technology, Alumni Events, & Wave Sensing Seminar
Jeanette M. Wing, Ph.D. (MA B '79), will present "Computational Thinking" on Friday, October 21, at Dartmouth College (NH) as part of the 2016 Visionaries in Technology series. Dr. Wing is corporate vice president of Microsoft Research and a consulting professor of computer science at Carnegie Mellon (PA), where she has twice served as the... Continue Reading →
Astronaut Scholarship, Nuclear Engr. Opening, & Sr. Project Manager (September 2016)
The Norman Transcript (OK) reports that Christine M. Greve, OK A 2017, has been selected as a recipient of the Astronaut Foundation Scholarship. Greve is a senior at the University of Oklahoma majoring in aerospace engineering with a Spanish minor. According to the article, this foundation was created by the Mercury 7 Astronauts and their... Continue Reading →
FL Service Commission, MIT Volunteers, & KSU Top Company
Governor Rick Scott has announced the appointment of Donald J. Polmann, Ph.D., P.E. (NY G '79), as the next member of the Florida Public Service Commission. Dr. Polmann has been a senior manager at Atkins, an international design and engineering firm. His engineering degrees include: a bachelor's from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, a master's from the... Continue Reading →
Aerospace Engineer, Dept. Chair Opening, & Alumni Events (Sept. 2016)
In anticipation of the Black Enterprise's TechConneXt Technology Summit: The Intersection of Innovation and Opportunity on October 10-11 in San Francisco, CA, Mary Spio, NY B '98, was profiled. She is an aerospace engineer and founder of Ceek VR Inc., a platform that brings social events to life through virtual reality. Spio earner her bachelor's... Continue Reading →
WVU Robotics Team, Grad Profile, & a Cyclotron
Over Labor Day weekend, NASA's Centennial Challenges concluded with the largest prize awarded in the five-year run of the Sample Return Robot Challenge and the team from West Virginia University (WVU) is the big winner. The WVU team took home first place for the third straight year and won $750,000. The goal of the Centennial... Continue Reading →
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