The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) has named its president elect. Robert T. Simmons, P.E., will become the Society's 129th president in 2010. Read news release from ASME for more information Τ Lockheed Martin Corp., Moorestown (NJ), recently announced that it was awarding scholarships to two Rowan University engineering students. One of the students... Continue Reading →
Awards & Achievement, December 2009
AIChE has announced its 2009 Institute and Board of Directors' Awards. The award winners were honored in November at the AIChE Annual Meeting. Read press release Three of the winners are Tau Bates: Dr. Jeffrey J. Siirola, UT A '67, received the Lawrence B. Evans Award in Chemical Engineering Practice for lifetime achievement at Eastman... Continue Reading →
Engineering News & Opportunities, December 2009
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is announcing its scholarship opportunities for students in 2010. There are undergraduate scholarships available: Educational Partnership Program and the Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship Program. There are also graduate scholarships available. To be eligible students must be a U.S. citizen, have a 3.0 GPA, and be studying a... Continue Reading →
Awards, Service, & Opportunities, December 2009
This week the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced that it has awarded 64 staff members with the Departmental Bronze Medal. Read press release Three of the Bronze Medal recipients are Tau Beta Pi members: R. Joseph Kline, NC A '99 Steven P. Mates, CA Y '93 Dale P. Bentz, MD... Continue Reading →
Tau Beta Pi: Achievement, Service, & Meaningful Membership
The New Mexico State University Alumni Association will honor the fall 2009 class of Outstanding Seniors next week. Sandra Chavez, NM A 2009, has been selected to receive the Outstanding Senior award for NMSU's College of Engineering. She has been an officer in Tau Beta Pi, is captain of the Steel Bridge team, and is... Continue Reading →
In the News, November 2009, Part II
In an effort to honor "women who exemplify the best qualities of the people who have built and sustained Colorado," the Board of Directors of the Colorado Women's Hall of Fame has announced its 2010 inductees. Included in the ten inductees is Jill S. Tietjen, P.E. (VA A '76), who was the first female board... Continue Reading →
Gender Parity & Opportunities in Engineering
Recently, the Obama administration has recommitted itself to "women's advancement in the sciences." This year marks the 37th anniversary of Title IX and efforts continue toward understanding how a growing pool of women in research science continue to "leak out before obtaining tenured positions at colleges and universities." A recent advice column in The Chronicle... Continue Reading →
Tau Bates In the News, November 2009
This past weekend, the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) awarded nine industry leaders with the Society's College of Fellows award. Read news release The recognition includes lifelong membership and is awarded based on contributions to the field of manufacturing. Three of the nine Fellows are Tau Bates: David E. Cole, MI G '60 Albert Wavering... Continue Reading →
In the News, November 2009
An article published in the October 2009 issue of DISCOVER Magazine profiles Stanford University's Associate Professor Kwabena Boahen, Ph.D., (MD A '89). Boahen is working on "a new kind of computer... (based on the) organized chaos of the human brain." The key to this endeavor is small silicon wafers that make up the new neural... Continue Reading →
Engineering FYI: Chapter Related, November 2009
This weekend in Nashville, TN, at AIChE's National Student Conference, the 2009 Chem-E-Car Competition will also take place. The competition is in its 11th year and expects to field approximately 30 university entries. The event is open to the public and will begin at 2 p.m. at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel Convention Center. Read related... Continue Reading →
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