Sylvia E. Acevedo, NM A '79, is the Interim CEO of the Girl Scouts of the USA and was recently profiled with a video on CNBC to encourage young girls to consider STEM careers. Acevedo earned her bachelor's degree in industrial engineering from New Mexico State University and received a master's degree in engineering from... Continue Reading →
Clemson Honors, Design Project, & Roller Coaster Competition
At a recent ceremony, several of the "best and brightest" students in the College of Engineering, Computing and Applied Sciences at Clemson University were honored. Several are Tau Beta Pi members, including: (Click here to see the full list of awards.) Ben H. Shumpert (SC A 2016) - Moorman Award (computer engineering) Joey R. Wilson... Continue Reading →
DFA Joint-Project, Women Engineers, & Stony Brook Networking
Design for America (DFA) and the New York Rho Chapter of Tau Beta Pi put on a recent Arduino workshop at NYU Tandon MakerSpace. The goal of DFA projects is to fuse collaboration, leadership, and creativity. See more images @design4america, like the one above, of members from the NY Rho Chapter, at the NYU Tandon... Continue Reading →
TBP Alumni Chapter Installations, Pi Day Video #2, & USA Science & Engineering Festival
In the month of April, there will be two Tau Beta Pi Alumni Chapter installations. On April 19, in Freehold, New Jersey, the Central Jersey Alumni Chapter will be installed during a dinner event. In addition, TBP Executive Councillor J.P. Blackford, DC G '95, will be on hand and the award-winning all girls FIRST Robotics... Continue Reading →
Alumnus promotes STEM, Alumni Events, & Engineering Women (March 2017)
An article from the Jackson Hole News & Guide (WY) highlighted a program that brought ten Jackson engineers to local elementary schools during Engineers Week 2017 to "open their eyes to the world of engineering." This is the second year that Brian T. Lenz, P.E (WY A '99), has participated in this program. This year... Continue Reading →
Intern Profile, Dean Opening, & NASA Astronaut Inspires (Feb. 2017)
Kaitlin H. Lostroscio, FL G 2016, was recently profiled by NASA as she completed her internship with the software, robotics and simulation division at Johnson Space Center (TX). She did well enough during her internship to be offered a graduate pathways position that began in January 2017. According to the article, she will do a... Continue Reading →
Girl Day 2017, Top Women in Tech, & Student Profile
DiscoverE is leading the charge for Girl Day or "Introduce a Girl to Engineering" day on Thursday, February 23. This year's focus is on role models and how they can "educate girls about how engineers change our world." A great example of what the engineering community is doing and can do is the "Girl Day... Continue Reading →
New President, UMBC EWeek, Museum Engineering Day (Feb. 2017)
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University has named P. Barry Butler, Ph.D. (IA B '79), as the sixth president beginning on March 13, 2017. Currently, Dr. Butler is executive vice president and Provost at the University of Iowa. In addition, he has held the position of Dean of Engineering at Iowa where he is also a full professor... Continue Reading →
GIS Hall of Fame, NASA Habitat Challenge, & UCF STEM Day
Mark Monmonier, Ph.D. (MD A '64), has been inducted into the GIS Hall of Fame at the Urban and Regional Information Systems Association (URISA) annual meeting in Toronto, Canada. Dr. Monmonier is a distinguished professor of Geography at Syracuse University. According to his URISA GIS Hall of Fame bio page, he is one of the... Continue Reading →
Convention Performances, Pumpkin Drop, & Computer Science Lecture
The Association was fortunate enough to have two awesome performances at this year's Convention. On Friday night, Only Won (Baldwin Chiu, P.E.) and Larissa Lam performed songs from their respective albums. On Saturday afternoon, comedian and engineer Don McMillan performed his "Engineer@Heart" show. See images of each performance below. ΤΒΠ ΤΒΠΤ On Friday, October 28,... Continue Reading →
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