The 2016 Walter Byers Postgraduate Scholarship Program awarded its male and female recipients earlier this week. The $24,000 grant is awarded to recipients "recognized as combining the best elements of mind and body to achieve national distinction for their achievements and to be future leaders in their chosen field of career service." Both of this... Continue Reading →
Colorado Zeta Initiates, USA STEM Festival, & Senior Day (April 2016)
On Monday, April 18, the Colorado Zeta Chapter of Tau Beta Pi at the United States Air Force Academy hosted its spring 2016 initiation. Members of the local Pikes Peak Alumni Chapter were on hand to watch the ceremony and attend the dinner. Pikes Peak President Lt. Col. Kurt P. Rouser, OH H '11, took... Continue Reading →
Fulbright, Gates Cambridge, & NSF Awardees (April 2016)
Union College has announced two senior recipients of the Fulbright Fellowships. Theodor Di Pauli von Treuheim, NY M 2016, will perform biomedical research in Germany, specifically specializing in spine biomechanics. He will spend one academic year in Europe before entering medical school. Click here for the news announcement. Τ Pedro P. Vallejo-Ramirez, NY K 2016,... Continue Reading →
Lemelson-MIT Student Prize, Husky 100, & Senior CLASS Award (April 2016)
A trio of students from Columbia University are winners of the Lemelson-MIT Student Prize for an undergraduate team. Together they formed a startup, Kinnos Inc., with the goal of "empowering lifesavers to protect themselves and others, and to have confidence in their safety as they do their lifesaving work." Read the award page for more... Continue Reading →
TBP MindSET Program & 2016 USA STEM Festival
Six volunteers from the Florida Theta Chapter of Tau Beta Pi, at Florida International University, recently hosted three MindSET activity sessions for students at St. Brendan Elementary School in Miami, FL. Approximately, 45 elementary students built penny launchers, constructed marshmallow structures, and learned about circuits. FL Theta MindSET Chair Daniela S. Gil, FL Q 2017,... Continue Reading →
New Dean, Service Award, & ASEE Board (April 2016)
According to a news release, Cem Karacal, Ph.D. (OK G '89), has been recommended as the new dean of the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) School of Engineering. Dr. Karacal has served as interim dean since December 2015 and previously served as an engineering professor and associate dean. Dr. Karacal will replace Hasan Sevim, Ph.D.... Continue Reading →
Images of PiE Competion, TX Alpha Centennial, UCSD Triton Day
Pioneers in Engineering (PiE) is a non-profit robotics competition run by UC Berkeley engineering students and designed to encourage interest in science, math, and engineering among Bay Area high school students. The competition was founded and is strongly supported by the CA Alpha Chapter of Tau Beta Pi. The program was founded in 2008 and... Continue Reading →
Outstanding Young Alumna, New Faces, & IIE Scholar (April 2016)
The University of Florida (UF) has announced that the 2016 Outstanding Young Alumni award recipient is Jenn L. Gustetic, FL A '05, the assistant director for open innovation at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. In her role, Gustetic "organizes prizes and competitions to inspire innovation and collaboration within the scientific community."... Continue Reading →
Chapter Events: UC San Diego, UW-Madison, & Vanderbilt Univ.
On March 31, the University of California San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering hosted ECE Day to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the electrical and computer engineering department. Christopher R. Ellis, CA Y 2017, co-led the ECE Day planning committee, which included other members of the CA Psi Chapter of Tau Beta Pi. Irwin M.... Continue Reading →
Recognition of Service, Public Works Director, & Major Gift
This week, the University of Central Florida (UCF) recognized faculty and staff members for their milestone years of service to UCF during the Founders' Day ceremony. Several of those receiving recognition are Tau Beta Pi members, including: (Click here for the full list.) C. David Cooper, Ph.D., P.E. - (SC A '69) granted emeritus status,... Continue Reading →
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