Engineering FYI, July 2014

A new website that provides information on the earning potential of various engineering jobs is hoping to become a primary resource for those "looking for salary information, job searching, or career exploration in engineering careers." The website is Engineer Salary and can be found here Τ In conjunctions with the ACM MobiCom 2014, Maite Brandt-Pearce,... Continue Reading →

News & Events, July 2014

This week, Ford Motor Co. announced plans for a $1 million scholarship program to be named in honor of former CEO Alan Mulally, KS A '68. The Alan Mulally Leadership in Engineering Scholarship will "provide financial assistance to students pursuing degrees in automotive engineering." According to the article from the Associated Press, the new scholarship... Continue Reading →

TBP Laureates, Distinguished Alumni, & Other Leaders

Five members of Tau Beta Pi have been selected as 2014 Laureates. The Laureate program aims to "recognize gifted engineering students who have excelled in areas beyond their technical majors." You can read the press release here, or read about our 93 remarkable TBP Laureates. The class of 2014 Laureates includes: Bingxuan Dennis Chua -... Continue Reading →

Leaders in the News, July 2014

Daniel C. Stanzione, Ph.D., (SC A '91), has been named executive director of the Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC). The TACC "runs some of the world's largest computing and data systems, with thousands of users from hundreds of institutions investigating issues like gene sequencing, biofuel production, and weather and climate modeling." Dr. Stanzione has been... Continue Reading →

Association Awards & Scholars, July 2014

The largest class of Tau Beta Pi Scholars has been announced with a total of 242 scholarships awarded. This year the Association received 451 applications for the 2014-15 class of scholars. Read the press release for more information and find the list of TBP Scholars here. Images of all the Scholars will be published in... Continue Reading →

Jobs & Event Opportunities, July 2014

Universum has asked nearly 8,000 undergraduate engineering students "to identify the employers for which they most wanted to work. Students were allowed to choose up to five companies but required to identify only one." According to Forbes, STEM jobs currently account for more than ten percent of positions in the U.S., therefore engineers are in... Continue Reading →

Pushing Boundaries, June 2014

The mayor of Paducah, KY, Jeffrey R. Seay, Ph.D., P.E. (AL E '04), and an undergraduate chemical engineering student recently traveled to Gabon, Africa, to discuss economic development opportunities and potential research and collaboration between the University of Kentucky (UK) and Gabon. Dr. Seay is a an assistant professor at UK Paducah and explained how... Continue Reading →

Student-Athletes and Academic Recognition, June 2014

Three Tau Bates were recently selected for the 2014 Capital One Academic All-America Men’s Division I track and field/cross country teams. Click here for the All-America Division I men's track and field/cross country first, second, and third teams. Logan J. Renwick – IN G 2014, a recent graduate of Notre Dame with a degree in... Continue Reading →

Making News, June 2014

Mary Ann Bradshaw, MO B 2014, was recently selected for the 2014 Capital One Academic All-America Women’s Division II track and field/cross country third team. Click here for the All-America Division II women's track and field/cross country first, second, and third teams. Bradshaw is a recent graduate from Missouri University of Science & Technology with... Continue Reading →

Academic All-Americans & Kyoto Prize, June 2014

Three Tau Bates were recently selected for the 2014 Capital One Academic All-America Men’s Division III track and field/cross country teams. Click here for the All-America Division III men's track and field/cross country first, second, and third teams. Nathan J. Rosenbaum – OH I 2015, a junior mechanical engineering major from Ohio Northern University and... Continue Reading →

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