The 2019 Bernard M. Gordon Prize for Innovation in Engineering and Technology Education was awarded this week. Three educators from Georgia Tech were awarded "for fusing problem-driven engineering education with learning-science principles to create a pioneering program that develops leaders in biomedical engineering." Among the three winners is associate professor of biomedical engineering Joseph Le... Continue Reading →
NCAA Silver Anniversary Award, Oregon Tech Profile, Georgia Tech President to Retire (Jan. 2019)
This month, six former student-athletes will receive the NCAA Silver Anniversary Award recognizing their collegiate and professional achievements. Among this year's recipients is Col. Tim M. Cullen, Ph.D. (CO Z '94) from the U.S. Air Force Academy. Dr. Cullen was a fencing student-athlete at Air Force, an NCAA All-American, and recipient of the 1994 NCAA... Continue Reading →
Tau Bate TV Contestant, Honeywell Project Management Position, & AI in Aviation (Jan. 2019)
Nika A. Sedghi, CA X '16, will appear as a contestant on "The Titan Games" on NBC (January 10, 2019). Click here to read an article about her from The Coast News Group. Sedghi works as a gas turbine mechanical engineer at Agilis Engineering. She graduated from San Diego State University with a degree in... Continue Reading →
Texas Epsilon Dodgeball, San Diego Engineers, & AI Director at USC (December 2018)
The Texas Epsilon Chapter of Tau Beta Pi, at the University of Houston, posted an image to its LinkedIn page of a group of members that recently placed 3rd in a dodgeball tournament on campus hosted by the Society of Asian Scientists and Engineers (SASE). Τ The 65th Annual Celebration of the San Diego Engineer's... Continue Reading →
The Engineer Comic in AL, Western Michigan Engineering Design Position, & University of Maryland
The Engineer Comic Don McMillan, PA A '81, is performing six shows at Stand Up Live in Huntsville, AL, from December 12-15. Tickets and more info are available here. Don recently performed at Tau Beta Pi's Convention in Denver, CO, and has also performed at the 2016 and 2014 Conventions. Celebrate the holidays with laughs!... Continue Reading →
Dean of UT Permian Basin, Soccer Academic All-Americans, & Holiday Lights Event (Dec. 2018)
Earlier this year, George A. Nnanna, Ph.D., P.E., (TX H '01), became the dean of the UT Permian Basin College of Engineering. Dr. Nnanna previously served as Director of Purdue Calumet Water Institute and was also head of the mechanical and civil engineering departments. Click here to read the news announcement for more details on... Continue Reading →
UAH Commencement Speaker, Nevada TSHF Chairman, & Student Speaker at UAB (Dec. 2018)
On Thursday, December 6, N. Jan Davis, Ph.D., P.E. (AL A '77), will deliver the commencement address in Propst Arena for the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) fall graduation ceremony. In addition, Dr. Davis will be awarded an Honorary Doctor of Science degree form UAH during the ceremonies. Dr. Davis is a former NASA... Continue Reading →
GivingTuesday, November Bulletin, & University of Kentucky Alumni (Nov. 2018)
Tau Beta Pi invites participation in #GivingTuesday today, a world-wide day of giving, celebrating the generosity of giving to nonprofit organizations. As a member, we hope you will take advantage of this opportunity to make an investment in the future of engineering before 2018 ends. You can give on our website, through our Facebook fundraiser,... Continue Reading →
Ohio Mu Initiates, Utah ARCS Scholar, & Boston Alumni Event (November 2018)
Wright State University professor and department chair Joseph C. Slater, Ph.D., P.E. (NY N '89), posted an image to Twitter of the new members of the Ohio Mu Chapter of Tau Beta Pi. The fall initiation took place on Friday, November 9. More than 20 initiates joined the Association at Ohio Mu this semester. See... Continue Reading →
Eminent Engineer Profile, Alumni Events, & Deep Learning Lecture (Nov. 2018)
Donna M. Auguste, CO B '80, was inducted into Tau Beta Pi as an eminent engineer by the CO Beta Chapter at CU Boulder during the 2018 TBP Convention. Auguste is a Ph.D. candidate in the ATLAS Institute at CU Boulder and was profiled in a news article. Her latest research coined "DataTip," promotes interest... Continue Reading →
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