On Saturday, March 28, the 250th chapter of Tau Beta Pi will be installed at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis. The chapter will be known as Indiana Zeta and will be the 243rd active collegiate chapter of Tau Beta Pi. Executive Director Curt Gomulinski and President J.P. Blackford will be on hand to formally install the... Continue Reading →
Avionics Job & Academic Leaders Past & Present
ENSCO Avionics, Inc. is "seeking hardware engineers with experience in full life cycle development for Avionics DO254 Firmware and digital design systems." The company is located in Endicott, New York, and requires candidates to have a bachelor's degree in civil or electrical engineering with a minimum of one-year of experience. Click here to view the... Continue Reading →
Awards, Events, Research, March 2015
The American Helicopter Society (AHS) International, The Vertical Flight Technical Society, recently announced the 2015 recipients of its prestigious awards program. The title of Honorary Fellow is granted to highly distinguished members "who have made exceptional leadership, innovative or other meritorious contributions that have significantly advanced AHS International and the vertical flight community during their... Continue Reading →
On Campus, March 2015
A researcher at Northeastern University (MA) is leading the way for pioneering sub-aquatic Wi-Fi, which could lead to the first underwater smartphone or wireless router. A few years ago, Tommaso Melodia's lab became the first to send an underwater tweet. Now, with the support of a National Science Foundation grant, his research is "focusing on... Continue Reading →
Engineering Education, March 2015
The Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA) has announced that Brian M. Kent, Ph.D. (MI A '80), has joined as the senior scientist and science and technology leader for electromagnetic, radio frequency, and sensing systems. Dr. Kent "retired in June 2014 as CTO of the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) after a distinguished 37-year civilian engineering... Continue Reading →
The Association: Its Members, Why Join, & Events
Read the article about the determination and persistence of Ellen L. Money, TN Z 2013. She is currently employed as a design civil engineer in Dam Safety Engineering at TVA, however just a few years ago she was five years out of high school and married with one child. She entered the 2+2 Program through... Continue Reading →
Leaders in Engineering, March 2015
The University of Virginia (UVA) has announced the selection of Craig H. Benson, P.E., Ph.D., as the 13th dean of the UVA School of Engineering and Applied Science. Dr. Benson, PA A '85, is currently a distinguished professor and chair of the department of civil and environmental engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His appointment... Continue Reading →
Tau Beta Pi Day Recap (3.14.15)
From local news coverage, Facebook/Twitter, and media submitted to Tau Beta Pi, it appears that there were more than 60 Tau Beta Pi Day events held this year to mark the once-in-a-lifetime Pi Day of 3.14.15 at 9:26.53. Below is a compilation of audio, images, and video that has already been published. More to follow... Continue Reading →
Happy Tau Beta Pi Day (3.14.15)
Enjoy your Pi Day, it is a once in a lifetime event (3.14.15 at 9:26.53)! Here is a video from Tau Beta Pi Headquarters with assistance from the Tennessee Alpha Chapter, at the University of Tennessee. ΤΒΠ
Early Tau Beta Pi Day Celebrations: Details & Images 2015
Some alumni and collegiate chapters of Tau Beta Pi have already commenced (Tau Beta) Pi Day celebrations. Click here for a full list of known activities. And see below for images and video from events that have already taken place. The Alabama Alpha Chapter of Tau Beta Pi, at Auburn University, hosted "Pi a Professor"... Continue Reading →
