The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) has selected 10 outstanding students as the New Faces of Civil Engineering - College Edition. Click here for the list of young engineering leaders with short bios. Four are Tau Bates, including: Ali N. Boddy - (FL Z 2015) civil engineering major at Florida Institute of Technology Morgan... Continue Reading →
On the Move, January 2015
The Winston Churchill Foundation has been notifying the 2015-16 Churchill Scholars. Several universities have published news releases concerning students that will begin studying in England in the fall of 2015. There are a total of 14 U.S. Churchill Scholars and at least three are Tau Beta Pi members. They are: Sophie E. Miller - (CA... Continue Reading →
Innovation, January 2015
For the past two years, Matthew R. Eatherton, Ph.D., P.E. (MO A '97), has been developing a structural building component called a self-centering beam (SCB). "This self-centering beam would serve several purposes: protect lives, limit or eliminate structural repair costs, and reduce business downtime due to earthquakes." Dr. Eatherton is an assistant professor of civil... Continue Reading →
Newsmakers, January 2015
Harold B. Noyes, UT G '81, will be the first speaker as part of the ECE Seminar Series at Boise State University (BSU). Noyes is currently a senior (hardware) architect for automata processor technology development at Micron Technology, Inc., and will speak Friday, January 23 at noon in ENGR 103 at BSU. His designs include... Continue Reading →
Making News, January 2015
Here is a list of current job opportunities: 1. Systems Engineer at Infosys in Sunnyvale, California 2. Engineering Software Developer with CB&I in Chicago, Illinois 3. Sr. Process/Production Engineer - Food with Martin Management, Inc. in Tulsa, Oklahoma 4. Electrical Engineer with Light Corp. in Grand Haven, Michigan 5. 3G Optimization Engineer with Ericsson (posted... Continue Reading →
Scholarships, Chapters, & Initiation Events
The Association is now accepting applications for the 2015-16 academic year Scholarship Program. Tau Beta Pi members that will be undergraduate students in 2015-16 are eligible to apply. The Scholarships awards are $2,000 each for full-year of study and $1,000 each for partial or one semester. This year the Association anticipates awarding about 250 scholarships.... Continue Reading →
Leaders In Engineering, January 2015
The National Academy of Engineering will award the 2015 Charles Stark Draper Prize for Engineering to Isamu Akasaki, M. George Craford, Russell D. Dupuis, Ph.D. (IL A '70), Nick Holonyak Jr., Ph.D. (IL A '50), and Shuji Nakamura "for the invention, development, and commercialization of materials and processes for light-emitting diodes (LEDs)." The annual award... Continue Reading →
Openings, Fellowships, & Internships, January 2015
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is looking for applications from honor society students as part of a "cyber career campaign." Available positions include special agent, computer scientist, information technology forensic examiner, and cyber internship. These positions will include activities "from investigating and preventing sophisticated technical threats worldwide, to thwarting illegal cyber activities that threaten... Continue Reading →
In the News, January 2015
The 2015 Bernard M. Gordon Prize for Innovation in Engineering and Technology Education has been awarded to Michael B. Silevitch, Ph. D. (MA E '65), and Simon Pitts "for developing an innovative method to provide graduate engineers with the necessary personal skills to become effective engineering leaders." The Gordon Prize is awarded by the National... Continue Reading →
Engineering FYI, January 2015
Weston & Sampson has an opening for a highway engineer in Rocky Hill, Connecticut. A bachelor's degree in civil engineering is required for this position and a master's degree in civil engineering is "a plus." Read more about the position here and visit the company's career web page to apply and see other job openings.... Continue Reading →
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