Mary Ann Bradshaw, MO B 2014, was recently selected for the 2014 Capital One Academic All-America Women’s Division II track and field/cross country third team. Click here for the All-America Division II women's track and field/cross country first, second, and third teams. Bradshaw is a recent graduate from Missouri University of Science & Technology with... Continue Reading →
Academic All-Americans & Kyoto Prize, June 2014
Three Tau Bates were recently selected for the 2014 Capital One Academic All-America Men’s Division III track and field/cross country teams. Click here for the All-America Division III men's track and field/cross country first, second, and third teams. Nathan J. Rosenbaum – OH I 2015, a junior mechanical engineering major from Ohio Northern University and... Continue Reading →
Awards, Competitions, & Events
The winning teams from the EcoCAR2: Plugging In to the Future finals were announced last week. First place went to the team from The Ohio State University (OSU). THE OSU team engineered a 2013 Chevrolet Malibu with "energy storage, electric drive and ethanol (E85) fueled engine technology." OSU graduate student Katherine M. Bovee, OH G... Continue Reading →
Events & Announcements, June 2014
The Tau Beta Pi Association is hosting a reception/social at the 121st ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition Monday June 16, from 6:30-8:30pm at the JW Marriott Indianapolis Downtown in the White River Ballroom B. The hotel is a landmark amid the five Marriott hotels connected to the Indiana Convention Center. We hope you can attend... Continue Reading →
Advancing Engineering, June 2014
Thomas P. Witelski, Ph.D. (NY I '91), has been named as the Associate Director of the Statistical and Applied Mathematical Sciences Institute (SAMSI), beginning July 1. Currently, Dr. Witelski is a professor of mathematics at Duke University "specializing in nonlinear partial differential equations and fluid dynamics." Before working at Duke, he was an NSF Postdoctoral... Continue Reading →
Tau Bates: All-Americans & New Members
Two Tau Bates were recently selected for the 2014 Capital One Academic All-America Men’s Division I At-Large second team. Click here for the All-America Division I men's at-large first, second, and third teams. Philip M. Albu – SD B 2014, a recent computer science & engineering graduate from South Dakota State University; he is a... Continue Reading →
Exceptional Athletes and Engineers
Two Tau Bates were recently selected for the 2014 Capital One Academic All-America Women’s Division III At-Large second team. Click here for the All-America Division III women's at-large first, second, and third teams. Madeline “Maddy” Wharton – MA B 2014, will graduate from MIT in June with a degree in biological engineering; named to second... Continue Reading →
Association News, June 2014
Sandia National Laboratories recently highlighted the New Mexico Small Business Assistance (NMSBA) program and a few of the recent success stories, including that of a data center swivel lift. The creator of the Data Center Transitions Inc., Bill Watts, needed help finding parts and trouble-shooting with motor related problems. Through NMSBA he was partnered with... Continue Reading →
Co-Op Honoree, Scholar Athlete, & Army Veteran
The American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Cooperative & Experiential Education Division (CEED) recently announced the 2014 CEED award winners. Howard Haotian Wang, PA L 2013, was recognized with the Co-op of the Year Award for his four co-op rotations with Lubrizol (OH). He graduated from the University of Pittsburgh in 2013 with a degree... Continue Reading →
Association Events & Honors, May 2014
On May 16, the Missouri Epsilon Chapter of Tau Beta Pi held its spring initiation. Eugene "Gene" F. Kranz was initiated as an eminent engineer. Kranz is a retired NASA Flight Director and manager who served during the Gemini and Apollo programs and "is best known for his role in directing the successful Mission Control... Continue Reading →
