On June 6-7, teams will converge on Marshall, MI, for the SAE International Supermileage Competition. Last year's winning team from Penn State Erie, The Behrend College (Penn State Behrend), is preparing to defend their title. With a team made up of current students, alumni, and faculty member Richard B. Englund, P.E. (WA B '74), the... Continue Reading →
In the News, May 2013
KOTV (OK) recently reported on the work of mechanical engineering students from the University of Tulsa. As part of their senior project the students created a "one-of-a-kind car (magic rider) designed so children, even without full control of their own bodies, can control something that moves" and a unique and safe slide. Click here to... Continue Reading →
Engineering: Education & Service
The Belleville News-Democrat (IL) recently profiled electrical engineer Gina R. Eberhart, IL E 2000. Currently, Eberhart is one of three female engineers working at Ameren. She earned her undergraduate degree in engineering from the University of Southern Illinois University at Carbondale and is interested in seeing more female engineers follow in her career path. "I... Continue Reading →
On the Move, May 2013
Penn State University recently announced that Dr. Nicholas P. Jones, MD A '80, has been named as executive vice president and provost. He will begin his new position on July 1. Currently, Dr. Jones is Dean of the Whiting School of Engineering at Johns Hopkins University. A position he has held since 2004. Read the... Continue Reading →
Engineering FYI, April 2013
The Diamondback, the University of Maryland's independent student newspaper, profiled a recent MindSET activity session hosted by the Maryland Beta Chapter of Tau Beta Pi. Nearly 30 middle school students from nearby Nicholas Orem Middle School came to the University of Maryland (UM) J.M. Patterson woodshop for a bridge building module. The "workshop also included... Continue Reading →
Awards, Conferences, & Projects, April 2013
The Cornell University School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering has announced that T. Michael Duncan, Ph.D. (MI G '75), has been selected as the 2013 Tau Beta Pi Professor of the Year. With this year's selection Dr. Duncan is the first three-time winner of this prestigious award. Since its inception in 1965, the Tau Beta... Continue Reading →
Tau Beta Pi Association News, March 2013
This week the Massachusetts Delta Chapter of Tau Beta Pi at Tufts University will host their spring initiation. Along with initiating several undergraduate engineering students, the MA Delta chapter will also induct Tufts Associate Dean of Engineering G. Kim Knox, P.E., as an eminent engineer. Adam Pardes, (MA D 2013) President of the MA Delta... Continue Reading →
Distinguished Engineers: Present, Future, & Past
The St. Louis Today is reporting that Gregg D. Scheller, MO A '79, has been named "as one of this year's recipients of the Missouri Honor Award for his distinguished service in engineering" by the University of Missouri College of Engineering. He earned his mechanical engineering degree from Mizzou in 1979. Scheller is currently founder... Continue Reading →
Engineering Education & Awards
The Tau Beta Pi K-12 MindSET program is having a fantastic 2013, so far! In the past six months, 650 K-12 students have participated in MindSET activity sessions. Successful MindSET projects are currently taking place at the University of Maryland (MD Beta), the University of Florida (FL Alpha), Florida International University (FL Theta), Georgia Tech... Continue Reading →
Competitions & Events, March 2013
The Illinois Institute of Technology has announced the ITT Build-It Competition: An Impromptu Design Competition, for teams of high school students "to design and build the best solution to an engineering problem." The first ever competition of its kind at ITT is sponsored by the Armour College of Engineering, the Illinois Beta Chapter of Tau... Continue Reading →
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