The award-winning Engineering Futures (EF) program of Tau Beta Pi has openings for (volunteer) Engineering Futures Facilitators. If you are interested, you can send an email to the EF Coordinator. A few details about the volunteer position follow: Must be a Tau Beta Pi member Must have at least a bachelor's degree in engineering Serves... Continue Reading →
Recap: Events & People, October 2014
The press release for the 2014 Tau Beta Pi Convention is now available. The Convention minutes, business summary, and more images will be posted to the Association's website soon. Τ The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC) recently profiled Stephanie I. Fraley, Ph.D. (TN Z '06). Dr. Fraley joined the University of California, San Diego... Continue Reading →
Engineering FYI, October 2014
Nobel Laureate Martin L. Perl, Ph.D. (NY Z '48), has passed away at the age of 87. He was awarded the 1995 Nobel Prize in Physics "for discovering a new subatomic particle (tau lepton), one of the building blocks of the universe." Dr. Perl was a professor emeritus at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory at... Continue Reading →
Making a Difference in Engineering, October 2014
The Wayne State University's College of Engineering has announced the program's largest gift ever from James A. Anderson, MI E '66, "to promote entrepreneurship in Detroit and to establish a revamped commercialization unit." Anderson is the president and CEO of Detroit-based Urban Science, an auto retail consulting firm. He received his bachelor's and master's degrees... Continue Reading →
Convention 2014: A Closer Look
The images that follow were taken by Raymond Thompson at the 2014 Tau Beta Pi Convention in Spokane, WA. These images provide a closer look at some of the highlights and important moments of the 109th Convention of Tau Beta Pi. Convention Arrangements Co-Chairs Madison M. Chambers, WA D 2015, (left) and Taylor J. Ellis,... Continue Reading →
Recognition & Events, October 2014
William E. (W.E.) Moerner, Ph.D. (MO G '75), is one of three to be awarded the 2014 Nobel Prize in Chemistry by The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. The three were cited "for the development of super-resolved fluorescence microscopy." Read the press release for more information on the "ground-breaking work (that) has brought optical microscopy... Continue Reading →
In the News, October 2014
The 109th Convention of Tau Beta Pi concluded this past Sunday in Spokane, WA. The Convention was a huge success and highlights will be shared here in the coming weeks. Below are a few images taken by Convention attendees. More images can be found by searching Twitter for "#TBPconv". Τ Τ Τ The Citizen-Times (NC)... Continue Reading →
In the News, September 2014
Fortune has announced their annual list of "The Most Powerful Women in Business" 2014. According to the announcement, "nearly half of the women on the list run huge companies - a record." Another recent article highlights the top women in the 2014 Fortune Most Powerful Women list for having degrees and backgrounds in STEM disciplines.... Continue Reading →
Making News, September 2014
The MacArthur Foundation has announced the 21 recipients of the 2014 MacArthur Fellowships. "Those who think creativity is dying should examine the life's work of these extraordinary innovators who work in diverse fields and in different ways to improve our lives and better our world," said Cecilia Conrad, Vice President, MacArthur Fellows Program. "Together, they... Continue Reading →
Events & Images of Tau Beta Pi, September 2014
The College of Engineering at Valparaiso University recently shared an image from 1963 of then University president O.P. Kretzmann standing next to the Bent monument. The monument was unveiled as part of the induction ceremony of the Indiana Delta Chapter of Tau Beta Pi at Valparaiso on March 23, 1963. Thanks for sharing @ValpoCoE Τ... Continue Reading →
The Official Blog of Tau Beta Pi 