The National Academy of Engineering has announced the 2013 recipients of the Charles Stark Draper Prize, the Fritz J. and Dolores H. Russ Prize, and the Bernard M. Gordon Prize, respectively. Richard H. Frenkiel, MA D '63, was one of five to receive the Charles Stark Draper Prize — an annual award given to engineers... Continue Reading →
Announcements, January 2013
The University of Texas has announced a contribution from James Truchard, co-founder, president and CEO of National Instruments Corp., to the Cockrell School of Engineering "to help develop the Engineering Education and Research Center (EERC), which will house a new student-focused teaching lab." Dr. Gregory L. Fenves, dean of the Cockrell School (NY D '79),... Continue Reading →
Engineering Events & News, January 2013
This year's Engineers Week (EWeek) will take place from February 17-23. The annual event is promoted by the Engineers Week Foundation, is celebrated on U.S. engineering college campuses, and many corporations and government entities host events as well. Click here to learn about this year's theme of "Celebrate Awesome" and for details on national and... Continue Reading →
Leaders in Engineering, January 2013
Dr. Sarah A. Rajala, MI B '74, has been named dean of engineering at Iowa State University's College of Engineering. Dr. Rajala is currently the dean of engineering at Mississippi State University. She will begin her new position on April 1, 2013. Dr. Rajala is also a former president of the American Society for Engineering... Continue Reading →
Opportunities in Engineering
The Association of State Dam Safety Officials would like to publicize the 2013-14 Senior Undergraduate Scholarship program. The deadline to apply is March 31, 2013. Scholarships of up to $10,000 will be awarded for the 2013-14 school year. Successful recipients must be U.S. citizens and enrolled full-time at the senior level (during the 2013/2014 school... Continue Reading →
Announcements, News, & Gift Ideas
Earlier this month, electrical engineer Gerald M. Truszynski, NJ B '44, died at the age of 91. Truszynski began working at NASA in 1944 and "helped design instrumentation for the X-1, the aircraft in which pilot Check Yeager broke the sound barrier in 1947." While at NASA, he twice received the Distinguished Service Medal, NASA's... Continue Reading →
Difference Makers: Past, Present & Future
The co-creator of the modern bar code passed away this week at the age of 91. N. Joseph Woodland was a mechanical engineer in training at what is now Drexel University when he and Bernard Silver created the technology that led to the bar code. Read the obituary from The New York Times for details... Continue Reading →
Making News, December 2012
Faculty and students at the University of Maine's Advanced Structures and Composites Center are working to design "the first ever floating wind turbine" in the United States. Dr. Habib J. Dagher, OH Q '80, is the director of the Center and says that "we have the equivalent of 150 nuclear power plants worth of wind... Continue Reading →
On Campus, December 2012
A recent study from Yale University found that there is a bias towards hiring males in the STEM fields. An article from the Press-Enterprise (CA), profiles female STEM professionals, their experiences with bias, and their reactions to this latest research on STEM hiring bias. Dr. Sharon L. Walker, CA D '98, is an assistant professor... Continue Reading →
Engineering FYI, December 2012
This past weekend, the Jet Propulsion Lab (JPL) in La Cañada Flintridge, CA, hosted the 15th annual Invention Challenge. Twenty finalists competed by creating a device to launch a roll of toilet paper. The winner was determined by the team whose toilet paper roll left the longest tail. The creator and organizer of the event... Continue Reading →
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