Amanda Lynch, NY G 2015, was recently named to the 2014-15 Capital One Academic All-America® Women's Division III basketball first team. Lynch is a senior majoring in biomedical engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute where she is the first women's basketball player in school history to be named a National Academic All-America. She currently leads the... Continue Reading →
Engineers Week Events, February 2015
On Tuesday, February 24, from 8-9pm Teach For America will celebrate Engineers Week "by hearing from two engineering majors who took their skills to the classroom." Brandi A. Freeman, AL B 2011, is currently a high school chemistry teacher with the Bergenfield Board of Education in New Jersey. She will discuss her experiences teaching STEM... Continue Reading →
Collegiate Chapter Highlights & Images, February 2015
The Texas Alpha Chapter of Tau Beta Pi, at the University of Texas at Austin, is looking to make it four straight Engineer's Week (E-Week) titles. Hosted by the UT Student Engineering Council, this year's event pits more than 20 student organizations "in an all-out, Hunger Games style battle for the ultimate prize: the E-Week... Continue Reading →
Job Openings, Top Engineer, & Pi Day events
Here is a list of current job opportunities: 1. Test Engineer I at Gaming Laboratories International in Lakewood, New Jersey 2. RPS Project Lead with Cummins in Columbus, Indiana 3. Software Development Senior Engineer with Dell, Inc. in Santa Clara, California 4. Instructor, Computer Science & Engineering at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio 5.... Continue Reading →
Opportunities, Recognition, & STEM Education
The Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Virginia Tech invites applications for a full-time tenure-track position, which is part of a College of Engineering cluster hire initiative in the area of advanced manufacturing. Review of applications for the position of Assistant/Associate Professor will begin on March 6, 2015. A doctoral degree or equivalent in... Continue Reading →
Making News, February 2015
Jill S. Tietjen, P.E. (VA A '76), has been selected as the first chief executive officer of the National Women's Hall of Fame (NY). Tietjen has attended every Hall of Fame induction ceremony since 1994 and began serving on the board in 2009. She has been serving as President of the Board of Directors at... Continue Reading →
Announcements, February 2015
The Association has published the February issue of The Bulletin. In this issue, you will find a feature story on a K-12 STEM outreach program organized by the New Jersey Alpha Chapter at Stevens Institute of Technology. You can also find information regarding 2015 collegiate chapter anniversaries, dates for the 2015 TBP District Conferences, newly... Continue Reading →
Awards, Finalists, & Grants
The 29th Black Engineer of the Year (BEYA) STEM Conference took place February 5-7 in Washington, DC. The event honored "some of the best and brightest leaders in both industry and military." This year's conference was entitled "Exceeding Expectations Path to the Future." On Sunday at the final Awards Gala, many awards were given out.... Continue Reading →
On the Move, February 2015
UCLA has announced the selection of Jayathi Y. Murthy, Ph.D., as the next dean of UCLA's Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science. Currently, Dr. Murthy is chair and professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Texas at Austin. She will begin her new position on January 1, 2016, when she "succeeds Dean... Continue Reading →
Women in Engineering, February 2015
The American Association of University Women (AAUW) of New York State recognized Edith Clarke on their Facebook page today. Clarke was born February 10, 1883. She was the first woman to earn a master's degree in electrical engineering from MIT (1919); the first female professor of electrical engineering at the University of Texas (UT) at... Continue Reading →
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