Tau Beta Pi's 2014 Recruiting Fair will take place on Thursday, October 2, in Spokane, Washington. The Fair kicks-off the Association's annual Convention each year. For a list of companies, graduate schools, and non-profits that will be in attendance, visit this web page. All collegiate chapters of Tau Beta Pi are encouraged to submit a... Continue Reading →
2014 Innovators Under 35
MIT Technology Review recently announced the 35 Innovators Under 35 for 2014. According to the introduction and full list, the Innovators were nominated by the public or by MIT Technology Review's editors from roughly 500 nominees and judged on "the originality and impact, or potential impact, of their work." Each innovator is also classified in... Continue Reading →
Innovation, Design, & Research, August 2014
A team of researchers from Penn State University, lead by Vijaykrishnan Narayanan, Ph.D. (FL G '97), have received a $10 million Expeditions in Computing award from the National Science Foundation "to enhance the ability of computers to not only record imagery, but to actually understand what they are seeing - a concept that Narayanan calls... Continue Reading →
Making News, August 2014
Earlier this summer, the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) recognized 18 scientists and engineers with the prestigious Dr. Delores M. Etter Top Scienctist and Engineer of the Year Award. The annual award was established in 2006 by Delores M. Etter, Ph.D. (NM B '79), and is sponsored by the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for... Continue Reading →
Engineering FYI, August 2014
The August issue of Tau Beta Pi's publication, The Bulletin, is now available in DigiMag® format. This issue has information on the Association's Membership Award for collegiate chapters, a new District Director, networking with TBP alumni, Tau Beta Pi Day (3.14.15), and much more. This publication is only available online and contains clickable links to... Continue Reading →
ASEE Fellows 2014
The American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) has announced the 2014 class of newly elected Fellows. "The fellow grade of membership is conferred upon an active member of ASEE who has been a member for at least 10 years, in recognition of outstanding contributions to engineering or engineering technology education." There were 12 Fellows elected... Continue Reading →
On Campus, August 2014
Kim LaScola Needy, Ph.D. (PA L '84), has been appointed dean of the Graduate School and International Education at the University of Arkansas. Dr. Needy is the first female to lead the school since it was founded in 1927. Previously, she has been the head of the department of industrial engineering at UArkansas. Dr. Needy... Continue Reading →
Association News & Events
Summer has nearly melted away and many of our collegiate chapters will begin the new academic term towards the end of August. A healthy slate of alumni events/opportunities for Tau Beta Pi members is starting to take shape for August and September. All TBP alumni, and in most cases collegiate members, are welcome to attend... Continue Reading →
In the News, August 2014
Deji B. Badiru, Ph.D., P.E., has been named the 2015 National Public Service Award winner as selected by the U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command (AETC). Dr. Badiru, TN G '79, is currently the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) Dean, Graduate School of Engineering and Management, engineering professor, and head of systems... Continue Reading →
In Support of Engineering, August 2014
The Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas has announced a gift from the late T.W. "Tom" Whaley Jr., Ph.D. The gift will "create an endowment aimed at bringing more of Texas' best and brightest high school student to Austin," specifically providing assistance for 34 engineering students in the first year. Dr. Whaley,... Continue Reading →
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