The award-winning Engineering Futures (EF) program of Tau Beta Pi has openings for (volunteer) Engineering Futures Facilitators. If you are interested, you can send an email to the EF Coordinator. A few details about the volunteer position follow: Must be a Tau Beta Pi member Must have at least a bachelor's degree in engineering Serves... Continue Reading →
Recap: Events & People, October 2014
The press release for the 2014 Tau Beta Pi Convention is now available. The Convention minutes, business summary, and more images will be posted to the Association's website soon. Τ The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC) recently profiled Stephanie I. Fraley, Ph.D. (TN Z '06). Dr. Fraley joined the University of California, San Diego... Continue Reading →
On the Move, October 2014
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) has announced effective immediately that Lisa Su, Ph.D. (MA B '91), has been promoted to the roles of president and chief executive officer. Previously, Dr. Su was chief operating officer at AMD and joined the company in 2012 as senior vice president and general manager for global business units. AMD's chairman... Continue Reading →
On Campus, October 2014
The University of Florida (UF) has chosen W. Kent Fuchs, Ph.D. (NY D '77), as UF's 12th President-Elect. Dr. Fuchs has served since 2008 as the Provost at Cornell University. Previously, he was Dean of the Cornell College of Engineering (2002-08). Read the news announcement Dr. Fuchs has a bachelor's in engineering from Duke University... Continue Reading →
Engineering FYI, October 2014
Nobel Laureate Martin L. Perl, Ph.D. (NY Z '48), has passed away at the age of 87. He was awarded the 1995 Nobel Prize in Physics "for discovering a new subatomic particle (tau lepton), one of the building blocks of the universe." Dr. Perl was a professor emeritus at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory at... Continue Reading →
Scholars, Jobs, & Condolences, October 2014
The association for the professional advancement of women in transportation, WTS International, has announced the selection of the winners of seven scholarships for 2014. Each of the winners will be recognized at an awards banquet on May 15 during the 2014 WTS Annual Conference in Portland, Oregon. Two of the Scholars are Tau Bates. They... Continue Reading →
Making a Difference in Engineering, October 2014
The Wayne State University's College of Engineering has announced the program's largest gift ever from James A. Anderson, MI E '66, "to promote entrepreneurship in Detroit and to establish a revamped commercialization unit." Anderson is the president and CEO of Detroit-based Urban Science, an auto retail consulting firm. He received his bachelor's and master's degrees... Continue Reading →
Convention 2014: A Closer Look
The images that follow were taken by Raymond Thompson at the 2014 Tau Beta Pi Convention in Spokane, WA. These images provide a closer look at some of the highlights and important moments of the 109th Convention of Tau Beta Pi. Convention Arrangements Co-Chairs Madison M. Chambers, WA D 2015, (left) and Taylor J. Ellis,... Continue Reading →
Recognition & Events, October 2014
William E. (W.E.) Moerner, Ph.D. (MO G '75), is one of three to be awarded the 2014 Nobel Prize in Chemistry by The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. The three were cited "for the development of super-resolved fluorescence microscopy." Read the press release for more information on the "ground-breaking work (that) has brought optical microscopy... Continue Reading →
In the News, October 2014
The 109th Convention of Tau Beta Pi concluded this past Sunday in Spokane, WA. The Convention was a huge success and highlights will be shared here in the coming weeks. Below are a few images taken by Convention attendees. More images can be found by searching Twitter for "#TBPconv". Τ Τ Τ The Citizen-Times (NC)... Continue Reading →
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