New Mexico State University (NMSU) recently profiled Edward Pines, Ph.D. (NM A '79), for being named to the Board of Directors for Quality New Mexico. Dr. Pines is an associate professor of engineering and academic department head of industrial engineering at NMSU. Read the news article for more information on Quality New Mexico and for... Continue Reading →
On Campus, June 2014
J. Wesley Hines, Ph.D. (OH D '85), was recently awarded the 2014 Glenn Murphy Award by the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE). The annual award is "chosen by friends, colleagues, and former students of Murphy, the honoree must exhibit excellence in teaching, both in laboratories and classrooms; make significant contributions to literature in the... Continue Reading →
World Cup, Engineering, & Soccer
With the 2014 World Cup taking place in Brazil this summer, it is interesting to consider the engineering challenges associated with hosting the World Cup. In an article from The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), the 2022 World Cup scheduled to take place in Qatar is profiled along with the challenge of 45 degrees... Continue Reading →
Awards, Competitions, & Events
The winning teams from the EcoCAR2: Plugging In to the Future finals were announced last week. First place went to the team from The Ohio State University (OSU). THE OSU team engineered a 2013 Chevrolet Malibu with "energy storage, electric drive and ethanol (E85) fueled engine technology." OSU graduate student Katherine M. Bovee, OH G... Continue Reading →
Events & Announcements, June 2014
The Tau Beta Pi Association is hosting a reception/social at the 121st ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition Monday June 16, from 6:30-8:30pm at the JW Marriott Indianapolis Downtown in the White River Ballroom B. The hotel is a landmark amid the five Marriott hotels connected to the Indiana Convention Center. We hope you can attend... Continue Reading →
In the News, June 2014
At the 51st annual Rocky Mountain Bioengineering Symposium (RMBS), MD Arif Khan, WY A 2013, won the President's Award. "The President’s Award goes to the student presenter who most impresses the President of RMBS (currently Julian Thayer, Ph.D., of Ohio State University) over the course of the entire Symposium. RMBS includes participants from across the... Continue Reading →
New Positions & Recognitions, June 2014
The Mayor of Troy, NY, recently announced that Andrew J. Donovan, P.E. (NY M '87), has been selected as the new city engineer. He began his new duties this week overseeing the daily civil and structural engineering operations and the city's Code department. Previously, Donovan served as president of his own engineering practice and also... Continue Reading →
Tau Beta Pi News & Images, June 2014
At the recent Institute of Functional Medicine (IFM) Annual International Conference in San Francisco, CA, Randy L. Jirtle, Ph.D. (WI A '70), was presented with the 2014 Linus Pauling Award and gave a lecture on the "importance of epigenetics and nutrition in human health" to the nearly 1,500 attendees. Dr. Jirtle received the 20th Linus... Continue Reading →
Advancing Engineering, June 2014
Thomas P. Witelski, Ph.D. (NY I '91), has been named as the Associate Director of the Statistical and Applied Mathematical Sciences Institute (SAMSI), beginning July 1. Currently, Dr. Witelski is a professor of mathematics at Duke University "specializing in nonlinear partial differential equations and fluid dynamics." Before working at Duke, he was an NSF Postdoctoral... Continue Reading →
Tau Bates: All-Americans & New Members
Two Tau Bates were recently selected for the 2014 Capital One Academic All-America Men’s Division I At-Large second team. Click here for the All-America Division I men's at-large first, second, and third teams. Philip M. Albu – SD B 2014, a recent computer science & engineering graduate from South Dakota State University; he is a... Continue Reading →
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