Thanh Do Ngoc, CA F '12, has been selected as one of eight Fellows for 2015-16 by the Mortar Board National Foundation. The Mortar Board "is the premier national honor society recognizing college seniors for outstanding achievement in scholarship, leadership, and service." Do Ngoc was cited for being a leader of many student organizations while... Continue Reading →
Engineering FYI, July 2015
The 2015 ISS R&D Conference is taking place this week (July 7-9) in Boston, MA. According to the website, the conference provides "the latest innovations, breakthroughs, and discoveries onboard the International Space Station" and is also a place for networking and education with industry leaders and those from academia. The two keynote speakers are Elon... Continue Reading →
Outstanding Advisor, Scholarship Deadline, & Interim Provost (July 2015)
Elizabeth "Beth" Stephan, Ph.D., (OH K '93), has been named the 2015 Tau Beta Pi Outstanding Advisor. Dr. Stephan is a senior lecturer in the general engineering program at Clemson University. She has more than 20 years of dedicated service to Tau Beta Pi. Currently, she is the chief advisor to the South Carolina Alpha... Continue Reading →
Jobs, Dean, & Top Employers (July 2015)
Here is a list of current job opportunities: 1. Staff Engineer/Technologist 5 at GE Transportation in Bangalore, India 2. Information Security Officer from Premier Staffing Partners in Knoxville, Tennessee 3. On-Site Application Engineer with Flowserve Corp. in New Brunswick, New Jersey 4. Program Manager (Chemical R&D) at Tyco in Marinette, Wisconsin 5. Software Maintenance Engineer... Continue Reading →
Making News, July 2015
Dennis A. Muilenburg, IA A '86, has been named the new CEO of Boeing. He will begin his new position today (July 1). Previously, he was vice chairman, president, and COO of The Boeing Company. Muilenburg joined the company in 1985 as an engineering intern. He has a bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering from Iowa... Continue Reading →
Exceptional Women in Engineering (June 2015)
The Capital One Academic All-America® Division I Track & Field and Cross Country teams have been announced. Rebecca A. Esselstein, CO Z 2015, was selected as the 2014-15 Academic All-American of the Year for Division I women's track & field and cross country. Read the award announcement from CoSIDA. She is a recent astronautical engineering... Continue Reading →
New CEO, Community Service, & Student-Athlete (June 2015)
ControlCam has announced the hiring of Frank S. Wilson, NH A '88, as its new CEO. According to the press release, Wilson has 25 years of experience in the aerospace & defense industry and has worked on numerous military airborne surveillance systems. Most recently he was senior vice president and general manager of the defense... Continue Reading →
Speech, Alumni Feedback, & On TV (June 2015)
Fred W. Haise Jr. (OK A '59), will speak at Clarkson University's Alumni Reunion Weekend this July. Haise was an Apollo 13 astronaut and is a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom. He is a past president of Northrop Grumman Technical Services. His keynote speech will take place at 11am on Saturday, July 11.... Continue Reading →
Beyond the Classroom: Student Recognitions (June 2015)
Two Tau Bates were recently selected for the 2014-15 Capital One Academic All-America® Division III men's track & field/cross country teams. Click here for the All-America Division III first, second, and third men's teams. Ethan P. Pacheck – NY L 2015, a recent chemical engineering graduate from the University of Rochester and third team All-American;... Continue Reading →
Laboratory & Student Engineering Leaders (June 2015)
Jill M. Hruby, IN A '81, has been named the next president and director of Sandia National Laboratories. According to the news release, Hrbuy will be the first woman to lead a national security laboratory, and the largest national lab, when she begins her new role on July 17, 2015. A Sandia staff member and... Continue Reading →
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