An article from The Daytona Beach News-Journal discusses the ongoing shortage of female engineers in the workplace. Several engineering leaders in education and the profession are interviewed about the issue. Maj Mirmirani, Ph.D. (CA I '67), dean of the engineering program at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, believes that "the lack of females in... Continue Reading →
Engineering News, October 2012
Yesterday, Carnegie Mellon University hosted the 2012 Induction Ceremony for the Robot Hall of Fame. Trib Total Media reported on this year's class of inductees that were "elected for the first time by popular vote." Votes were cast by 17,000 fans worldwide for this year's class, which included Pixar's WALL-E, the iRobot PackBot, BIG DOG,... Continue Reading →
Engineering FYI
MIT News recently profiled a new field called interfacial engineering, which "combines the study of mechanical forces, physical texture and materials chemistry to generate novel solutions to a host of problems." Head of MIT's Department of Mechanical Engineering, Dr. Mary C. Boyce (VA B '81), says "to be a mechanical engineer today is to work... Continue Reading →
Making News, October 2012
Purdue University announced plans this week to hire "more than 100 new engineering professors and boost engineering enrollment by 10 percent over the next five years" in the College of Engineering. Tim D. Sands, Ph.D. (CA A '80), is acting president at Purdue and said that the decision was made to cope with the growing... Continue Reading →
Collegiate Chapter Doings & Events
The Texas Eta chapter of Tau Beta Pi at the University of Texas at Arlington will be volunteering to clean up a park at the Parker Cemetery in Hurst, TX. The event on Saturday, October 13, will be preceded by a Bent polishing and followed by a cookout social. For more details, click here Τ... Continue Reading →
Newsmakers, October 2012
The New Jersey Beta chapter of Tau Beta Pi, at Rutgers University, recently hosted a MindSET activity session on rocketry with the Woodbridge Middle School. Twelve students from the school that plan on competing in the annual New Jersey Future City Contest participated in the hands-on activity session that focused on the science of rockets... Continue Reading →
Announcements & Events, October 2012
Tau Beta Pi's push to reconnect alumni with the Association is taking hold across the country. There are at least five alumni gatherings scheduled for October and November of this year. For details on times and locations and to RSVP, visit the TBP alumni web page. Here is a list of upcoming events: (See the... Continue Reading →
In the News, October 2012
The Daily Titan, the student newspaper at California State University, Fullerton, recently profiled senior civil engineering student Tyler M. Hainey, CA C 2013. Hainey excels in the classroom with a 3.82 GPA, was named an Academic All-American hockey player in Division II, and is a founding father of the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity. In addition... Continue Reading →
Announcements & Events, Septemeber 2012
Wayne State University has announced the 2012 Forest E. Brammer Endowed Lecture to take place on Friday, October 19, in the College of Engineering's Marvin I. Danto Engineering Development Center. Dr. William J. Kaiser, CA E '77, will give this year's lecture titled "Wireless Health: New Technology and a New Industry." Dr. Kaiser is currently... Continue Reading →
On the Move, September 2012
Late last week, the University of Tulsa announced that Dr. James R. Sorem, P.E. (KS A '80), has been appointed dean of the College of Engineering and Natural Sciences (ENS). Dr. Sorem has been the ENS college's interim dean since February 2012. Read the news announcement Sorem earned his bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees in... Continue Reading →
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