The National Institute of Environmental Health Science published an article about a recent outreach event organized and conducted by the local chapters of the Institute of Civil Engineers and Puerto Rico Alpha Chapter of Tau Beta Pi conducting water quality education activities for the Puerto Rico Water Quality Monitoring Day at the University of Puerto... Continue Reading →
Engineering Profiles: Grads & Pioneer
As part of a series of Commencement 2016 profiles, Binghamton University profiled graduating mechanical engineering major Ami S. Bhavsar, NY T 2016. As an undergraduate, she served as president of the student chapter of Pi Tau Sigma, vice president of finance for the Mountainview College Council, and dances with the Binghamton Evolution Dance Company. Read... Continue Reading →
Tau Beta Pi Fellowships, IEEE Keynotes, & Innovation Showcase
Tau Beta Pi would like to congratulate the 24 Fellows that comprise the 83rd class of Tau Beta Pi Fellowships. Nineteen of this year's Fellows will receive a $10,000 stipend for the 2016-17 year of full-time graduate study. Read the press release to see the full list of this year's Fellows. Short bios will be... Continue Reading →
Academic All-District Baseball & Softball and America’s Greatest Makers Season 2
The College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) has announced the 2016 Capital One Academic All-District Teams for baseball, including Division I, II, III, and college (division). All First Team Academic All-District selections advance to the national Capital One Academic All-American ballot. There are seven Tau Beta Pi members that have been named to the... Continue Reading →
Chancellor’s Award, Bridge Naming, & 75th Anniversary
Katy E. Tierney, NY S 2016, is one of two graduating seniors from Alfred University to receive a 2016 State University of New York (SUNY) Chancellor's Award for Student Excellence. The Chancellor's award recognizes students who have best demonstrated the integration of academic excellence with accomplishments in other areas. Tierney is a ceramic engineering major... Continue Reading →
Alumni Mentors, NY U Initiation, & New Associates
The Michigan Gamma Chapter of Tau Beta Pi, at the University of Michigan, is looking for alumni of the University and chapter to participate in a mentoring program for current students. The initiative is called "TBP Student Success" and alumni are asked to complete this form, so that the chapter can "acquire the data necessary... Continue Reading →
Energy Presentation, Electronic Design Award, & Alumni Engagement
On Thursday, April 28, as part of the Energy Policy and Climate - Environmental Science and Policy Forum, Whitney G. Colella, Ph.D. (NJ D '97), will present "Hydrogen, Fuel Cell, and Electrochemical Technologies for Addressing Energy Challenges." The presentation will begin at 5pm at 1717 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC 20036 in room 204. Dr.... Continue Reading →
Leaders in Engineering (April 2016)
The Wall Street Journal recently profiled Elisabeth A. Malsch, Ph.D., P.E. (NY A '99), as an engineer whose "work encompasses both finding what goes wrong with structures and developing technologies to improve them." Dr. Malsch is vice president of Thornton Tomasetti and heads the advanced analytics group that focuses on forensic investigations and research and... Continue Reading →
Colorado Zeta Initiates, USA STEM Festival, & Senior Day (April 2016)
On Monday, April 18, the Colorado Zeta Chapter of Tau Beta Pi at the United States Air Force Academy hosted its spring 2016 initiation. Members of the local Pikes Peak Alumni Chapter were on hand to watch the ceremony and attend the dinner. Pikes Peak President Lt. Col. Kurt P. Rouser, OH H '11, took... Continue Reading →
TBP MindSET Program & 2016 USA STEM Festival
Six volunteers from the Florida Theta Chapter of Tau Beta Pi, at Florida International University, recently hosted three MindSET activity sessions for students at St. Brendan Elementary School in Miami, FL. Approximately, 45 elementary students built penny launchers, constructed marshmallow structures, and learned about circuits. FL Theta MindSET Chair Daniela S. Gil, FL Q 2017,... Continue Reading →
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