The American Helicopter Society (AHS) International, The Vertical Flight Technical Society, recently announced the 2015 recipients of its prestigious awards program. The title of Honorary Fellow is granted to highly distinguished members "who have made exceptional leadership, innovative or other meritorious contributions that have significantly advanced AHS International and the vertical flight community during their... Continue Reading →
The Association: Its Members, Why Join, & Events
Read the article about the determination and persistence of Ellen L. Money, TN Z 2013. She is currently employed as a design civil engineer in Dam Safety Engineering at TVA, however just a few years ago she was five years out of high school and married with one child. She entered the 2+2 Program through... Continue Reading →
Tau Beta Pi Day Recap (3.14.15)
From local news coverage, Facebook/Twitter, and media submitted to Tau Beta Pi, it appears that there were more than 60 Tau Beta Pi Day events held this year to mark the once-in-a-lifetime Pi Day of 3.14.15 at 9:26.53. Below is a compilation of audio, images, and video that has already been published. More to follow... Continue Reading →
Happy Tau Beta Pi Day (3.14.15)
Enjoy your Pi Day, it is a once in a lifetime event (3.14.15 at 9:26.53)! Here is a video from Tau Beta Pi Headquarters with assistance from the Tennessee Alpha Chapter, at the University of Tennessee. ΤΒΠ
Early Tau Beta Pi Day Celebrations: Details & Images 2015
Some alumni and collegiate chapters of Tau Beta Pi have already commenced (Tau Beta) Pi Day celebrations. Click here for a full list of known activities. And see below for images and video from events that have already taken place. The Alabama Alpha Chapter of Tau Beta Pi, at Auburn University, hosted "Pi a Professor"... Continue Reading →
March Images of Tau Beta Pi
The attendees of the District 12 Conference in Colorado Springs, CO, pose together for a group picture. The Conference was hosted by the Colorado Zeta Chapter of Tau Beta Pi, at the United States Air Force Academy. Visit this website for more images of the activities that took place February 27-28, 2015. Τ The California... Continue Reading →
Alumni, Licensure, & Opportunities
Timothy M. Weise, CA M '94, serves as the mission manager of the Dawn Spacecraft engineering team at NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab (CA). The Dawn Spacecraft first explored the giant asteroid Vesta, now it entered orbit around the dwarf planet Ceres. Weise said Vesta and Ceres, were formed at the very beginning of the solar... Continue Reading →
Making News, March 2015
Dean L. Sicking, Ph.D. (TX D '80), helped revolutionize safety in auto racing and now he "is part of a competitive industry with designers trying to make safer football helmets." He recently presented his ideas and goals at a concussion summit in Birmingham, AL. Dr. Sicking's helmet is designed "to reduce concussions by 75 percent...... Continue Reading →
In the News, March 2015
U.S. News & World Report has published a sneak preview of the "2016 Best Graduate Schools rankings. U.S. News surveyed 215 schools granting doctoral degrees in engineering. In alphabetical order, here are the top 10 highest-ranked engineering schools:" California Institute of Technology, Carnegie Mellon University (PA), Georgia Institute of Technology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Purdue... Continue Reading →
Jobs, Recognition, TFA – March 2015
Oklahoma State University seeks a "tenure-track faculty at assistant or associate professor level" in the school of materials science & engineering. According to the posting from The Chronicle of Higher Education, "Applicants should have an earned PhD in MSE or a related field and should have research interests complementing thrusts in materials for energy, biological... Continue Reading →
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