On April 18, the annual College of Engineering Awards Banquet sponsored by the local Tau Beta Pi chapter at the University of Kentucky was held. A recap and list of all awards and recipients was published. Many of the awardees are Tau Bates, including: Engineering Alumni Association Senior Leadership Award: Joshua B. Feinn (KY A... Continue Reading →
Gibbs Brothers Medal, Central Jersey AC, & New JEE Editor
The National Academy of Sciences has announced that Jerome H. Milgram, Ph.D. (MA B '61), will receive the 2017 Gibbs Brothers Medal "for outstanding contributions in the field of naval architecture and marine engineering." Dr. Milgram is a professor at MIT and "has made countless contributions to naval architecture in areas such as theoretical hydromechanics,... Continue Reading →
Alumni Events, NY Rho Initiation, & Conference Summaries (April 2017)
There are several alumni gatherings of Tau Beta Pi members scheduled to take place in April, including two alumni chapter installations. The deadline to register to attend the Central Texas Alumni Chapter installation lunch has been extended to Wednesday, April 26. Please RSVP here. You can find the calendar with a list of all events... Continue Reading →
Stevens Profiles, Outstanding Student Organization, & Embry-Riddle Scholar Athlete (April 2017)
The Stevens Institute of Technology (NJ) has announced the three students that "have attained the highest academic achievement of this year's graduates." All three graduating seniors completed their studies with a perfect GPA of 4.0. Two of these students are Tau Beta Pi members of the New Jersey Alpha Chapter, including: Mark A. Liotta (NJ... Continue Reading →
Top Student Scholars, UNL Distinguished Teachers, & PostGrad Scholar (April 2017)
Boise State University (BSU) will recognize the annual Top Ten Scholars at a reception on Friday, April 21. The awards are presented by the Alumni Association. Students are nominated by their academic deans and subject to review by a selection committee based on academic coursework, research, presentations, and extracurricular community and campus service. Click here... Continue Reading →
Engineer Poet, USAFA Eminent Engineer, & Grand Challenge Honors Program
The Las Cruces Sun-News (NM) profiled New Mexico State University's College of Engineering Lakshmi N. Reddi, Ph.D. (KS G '82), who became dean in the summer of 2016. The article focuses on his two passions: language and engineering. According to the article, "he has more than 25 years of academic experience as an educator and... Continue Reading →
USF Initiation, TBP in Birmingham (AL), & SC Business HOF (April 2017)
On Saturday, April 8, the Florida Gamma Chapter of Tau Beta Pi, at the University of South Florida, hosted its spring initiation. The chapter initiated more than 35 new members, including 24 graduate students and an eminent engineer. At the initiation banquet the chapter gave out scholarships for most active initiate and outstanding chapter officers.... Continue Reading →
Materials Science Lectures, WVU Alumni Initiates, & AIMBE President-Elect
Alan I. Taub, Ph.D. (RI A '76), professor of engineering at the University of Michigan will present twice during the 25th A. Frank Golick Lecture in materials science and engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology. The theme is challenges facing today's materials scientist and on Thursday, April 20, Dr. Taub's lecture is titled... Continue Reading →
Goldwater Scholars, NASA Rover Challenge, & Service Award (April 2017)
The Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation recently announced the 2017-18 Goldwater Scholars. This year 240 scholarships were awarded to undergraduate sophomores and juniors based on academic merit in mathematics, science, and engineering. A total of 1,286 students were nominated by college and university faculty in the Unites States. Read the press release... Continue Reading →
DFA Joint-Project, Women Engineers, & Stony Brook Networking
Design for America (DFA) and the New York Rho Chapter of Tau Beta Pi put on a recent Arduino workshop at NYU Tandon MakerSpace. The goal of DFA projects is to fuse collaboration, leadership, and creativity. See more images @design4america, like the one above, of members from the NY Rho Chapter, at the NYU Tandon... Continue Reading →
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