At this year's Tau Beta Pi Convention in Denver, CO, the Association will offer 35+ professional development sessions for attendees and members in the greater Denver area. This is the largest professional development session offering at a TBP Convention to date. You can read about the presenters and their sessions here. A tentative schedule will... Continue Reading →
May Bulletin Publication, Stanford Distinguished Speaker Series, Cal Fullerton Dean (May 2018)
The May issue of The Bulletin is now available. The issue includes highlights of the Association's participation at the 2018 USA Science & Engineering Festival. The issue also includes a list of this year's TBP Fellows, preview of 2017-18 Fellow reports, a recap of an alumni/collegiate TBPi Day event, important chapter operations information, student advisory... Continue Reading →
UC Santa Cruz Machine Learning Seminar, NM Tech Awards, & Chancellor Roe Profile (May 2018)
UC Santa Cruz is hosting a CPSRC Seminar Series: Real-Time Analytics and Scale-Out Machine Learning with FPGA Key-Value Store on Thursday, Mary 17. John W. Lockwood, Ph.D. (IL A '91), is the speaker and he is CEO of Algo-Logic Systems, Inc. Refreshments are at 3:30pm with the presentation beginning at 4pm. Dr. Lockwood has founded... Continue Reading →
SDSU Dean, Alumni Events, & Dartmouth Visiting Professorship
Bruce W. Berdanier, Ph.D., P.E. (SD A '80), has been named the next dean of the College of Engineering at South Dakota State University (SDSU) beginning July 2, 2018. Currently, Dr. Berdanier is the dean of the School of Engineering at Fairfield University (CT). Previously, Dr. Berdanier served as department head for civil and environmental... Continue Reading →
Distinguished Speaker, EC Council at GW, & UP Senior Honors (May 2018)
Jill S. Tietjen, P.E. (VA A '76), is president and CEO of Technically Speaking, Inc., an electrical engineer, and a top historian in the country on scientific and technical women. Tietjen has agreed to present two professional development sessions at Tau Beta Pi's 113th annual Convention this year in Denver, Colorado. Her topic is "Navigating... Continue Reading →
UPenn Commencement Speakers, Clemson Distinguished Service Award, & ISU Outstanding Seniors (April 2019)
The University of Pennsylvania has announced the scheduled speakers for the 2018 Engineering Commencement May 10-12. Both speakers for the undergraduate ceremony are Tau Bates. UPenn Professor of Practice Vanessa Z. Chan, Ph.D., (PA D '94), will speak. She is an entrepreneur, Angel Investor, educator, and working mom. She previously spent 13 years as a... Continue Reading →
UArk EE Presentation, TBP EC in DC, & Rockwell Panel at UWM (April 2018)
The University of Arkansas is advertising an event on Thursday, April 19, hosted by the Arkansas Alpha Chapter of Tau Beta Pi. UArk College of Engineering professor Jia Di, Ph.D., will present his research as an electrical engineer with discussion topics including, "Asynchronous Circuit Design" and "Extreme Environmental Conditions." According to the announcement, this free... Continue Reading →
Alumni Events, NY Omicron Initiation, & Outstanding Boise Seniors (April 2018)
Check out the upcoming alumni gatherings of Tau Beta Pi members in April. You can find the calendar with a list of all events here. A reminder that these events are open to all Tau Bates (alumni and student) from any chapter, unless otherwise stated. Find details below on upcoming events. Click here for a... Continue Reading →
Goldwater Scholars, UM Student Honors, & 2018 Convention Welcome Speaker (April 2018)
The Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation recently announced the 2018-19 Goldwater Scholars. This year 211 scholarships were awarded to undergraduate sophomores and juniors based on academic merit in mathematics, science, and engineering. A total of 1,280 students were nominated by college and university faculty in the Unites States. Read the press release... Continue Reading →
Seven District Conferences Weekend, USASE Festival, & Brown Univ. Brunch (April 2018)
On the weekend of April 6-8, there will be seven Tau Beta Pi District Conferences taking place across the country. There will be opportunities to meet TBP student members gathered in Brookings/South Dakota, Hartford/Connecticut, Miami/Florida, Mobile/Alabama, and South Bend/Indiana. Click here for details on events. We encourage you to join our chapter leaders as they... Continue Reading →
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