MotorTrend Magazine recently profiled research being done at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign related to a "nanotech cure for Lithium-Ion battery fires." A trio of researchers, including Dr. Scott R. White (MO B '86) and Nancy R. Sottos (DE A '86) "has proposed smearing a thin coating of nanospheres on either the anode or... Continue Reading →
Association Announcements & Challenge
Tau Beta Pi has announced the ratification of all six Constitution & Bylaws amendments approved by the 2012 Convention. Enough ballots were received from the collegiate chapters to ratify two of the amendments and the Tau Beta Pi Executive Council voted to approve the other four. Click here to read the notification letter. Τ The... Continue Reading →
Engineering FYI, April 2013
The Diamondback, the University of Maryland's independent student newspaper, profiled a recent MindSET activity session hosted by the Maryland Beta Chapter of Tau Beta Pi. Nearly 30 middle school students from nearby Nicholas Orem Middle School came to the University of Maryland (UM) J.M. Patterson woodshop for a bridge building module. The "workshop also included... Continue Reading →
Making News: Engineering Students & Professors
The Ohio State University College of Engineering recently honored the 16th Annual Distinguished Faculty Awards winners. Several of the 2012 awardees are Tau Beta Pi members. Below are a few that were selected: (see the full list) Dr. Lisa M. Abrams, P.E. (OH G '88), Chief Advisor OH Gamma - received the Charles E. MacQuigg... Continue Reading →
Honors & Recognition, April 2013
This week the American Academy of Arts and Sciences announced the election of 198 new members in a press release. "One of the nation's most prestigious honorary societies, the Academy is also a leading center for independent policy research. Members contribute to Academy publications and studies of science and technology policy, energy and global security,... Continue Reading →
Events & Announcements, April 2013
Earlier this month six engineers were inducted into the Missouri Science & Technology Academy of Electrical and Computer Engineers. "The academy is an advisory group to the Missouri S&T electrical and computer engineering department. Founded in 1980, the academy is a departmental advisory group composed of alumni and other electrical and computer engineers who have... Continue Reading →
Engineering News: On Campus, April 2013
The University of Kentucky College of Engineering recently hosted its annual Tau Beta Pi Awards Banquet. Vice President of the Kentucky Alpha Chapter of Tau Beta Pi at UK, Sean C. Karlage (KY A 2014), served as master of ceremonies. The keynote speaker was alumnus Steve A. Polston, KY B '70, a UK alumnus with... Continue Reading →
Making News, April 2013
The Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program has announced the 2013 Goldwater Scholars. (See the full list) There are 32 Tau Beta Pi members that are 2013 Goldwater Scholars, three that will soon be initiated into Tau Beta Pi, and another six that are eligible to join Tau Beta Pi this semester. Τ... Continue Reading →
Job Opportunities & Announcements
California State University, Los Angeles, is accepting applications for the position of Dean, College of Engineering, Computer Science & Technology. The application deadline is May 13, 2013, or until the position is filled. "The Dean is the Chief Academic, Fiscal, and Administrative Officer of the College, and is responsible for creating and sustaining an environment... Continue Reading →
Awards, Conferences, & Projects, April 2013
The Cornell University School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering has announced that T. Michael Duncan, Ph.D. (MI G '75), has been selected as the 2013 Tau Beta Pi Professor of the Year. With this year's selection Dr. Duncan is the first three-time winner of this prestigious award. Since its inception in 1965, the Tau Beta... Continue Reading →
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