Major General Harold J. Greene, a two-star Army general, was killed at a military academy this week near Kabul. Greene, NY G '80, "was an engineer who rose through the ranks as an expert in developing and fielding the Army's war materiel." Originally from Schenectady, NY, he served for 34 years in the U.S. Army... Continue Reading →
Scholarship & Honors, August 2014
Senior Corey D. Schaal, MS B 2015, is the recipient of a national scholarship from the Underground Construction Association of the Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration. "The scholarship was established to encourage undergraduate and graduate students to pursue careers in the fields of tunneling, underground construction and associated disciplines." Schaal accepted the award in... Continue Reading →
Announcements, Job Opportunities, & Events, August 2014
College Factual recently released a ranking of the "highest paying majors" from those with bachelor's degrees. "The salary data provided are all averages, and come from extensive survey data conducted by PayScale." According to the article from the USA Today, the top 10 is heavily populated with STEM degrees, including #1 - petroleum engineering; #2... Continue Reading →
On Campus, July 2014
Christian Brothers University (CBU) has appointed Siripong Malasri, Ph.D. (TX D '82), as Dean of the School of Engineering. Currently, Dr. Malasri is a professor of civil engineering at CBU, serves as the interim director of the Graduate Engineering Program, and Director of the Healthcare Packaging Consortium. He has been a faculty member at CBU... Continue Reading →
Profiles in Engineering, July 2014
The Washington Post recently profiled Thomas J. Burns, Ph.D. (OH G '86), as he was recently chosen as president and chief executive at ENSCO, a Virginia-based defense, transportation, aerospace and intelligence company. Dr. Burns has previously founded two companies, Object Video and Science Engineering and Technology (SET) Corp. Most recently he was a senior vice... Continue Reading →
Recognitions, July 2014
L. Robert "Larry" Smith, P.E. (NY H '66), was recently recognized with the NSPE Award, the "highest award given to an individual by the National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE). The award is "presented to an engineer who has made outstanding contributions to the engineering profession, the public welfare, and humankind." Larry was president of... Continue Reading →
In the News, July 2014
Professor Julia R. Weertman, D.Sc. (IL G '46), is the recipient of the 2014 John Fritz Medal "for her exceptional contributions to our understanding of failure in materials and for inspiring generations of young women to pursue careers in the science and engineering disciplines." She was recognized at the American Association of Engineering Societies (AAES)... Continue Reading →
Fellow, Scholars, & Profiles, July 2014
The University of Notre Dame has announced that John J. Uhran Jr., Ph.D., senior associate dean emeritus and professor emeritus, has been named a fellow of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE). According to the news release, Dr. Uhran, IN A '63, has focused his research on communication theory and systems and simulation techniques,... Continue Reading →
Campus News, July 2014
A group of engineering students and from Johns Hopkins University are developing a wound treatment system that consists of a "syringe-style device that contains two liquids... the device simultaneously injects the two liquids and a chemical reaction occurs (which) causes them to transform into a polyurethane foam that expands to fill the wound cavity, and... Continue Reading →
On the Move, July 2014
Lorenzo M. Smith, Ph.D. (MI Q '91), has been appointed dean of Sacramento State's College of Engineering and Computer Science, effective August 1. Currently, Dr. Smith is the associate dean and professor at the School of Engineering and Computer Science at Oakland University (MI). He earned his doctorate in engineering mechanics from Michigan State University.... Continue Reading →
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