Malcolm Porterfield, NY G 2017, will advance to the Google Cloud Academic All-American ballot after being named to the 2018 Academic All-District Men's Track & Field/ Cross Country teams. Porterfield is a graduate student pursuing a Ph.D. and a thrower at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI). According to the news article, he participates in the hammer,... Continue Reading →
TBP Professional Development, USF Engineering Honors, & Traffic Engineer Opening (Mary 2018)
At this year's Tau Beta Pi Convention in Denver, CO, the Association will offer 35+ professional development sessions for attendees and members in the greater Denver area. This is the largest professional development session offering at a TBP Convention to date. You can read about the presenters and their sessions here. A tentative schedule will... Continue Reading →
Wyoming Eminent Engineer 2018, JHU Engineer Team, & TBP Spring Update Videos
The 2018 Wyoming Eminent Engineer has been awarded to Jay A. Puckett, Ph.D. (MO A '78), the director of the Durham School of Architectural Engineering & Construction at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. According to the announcement, the award honors someone who has provided significant service to the College of Engineering or the State of Wyoming... Continue Reading →
RPI Commencement Profile, UM Alumni Marshals, & SDSU Grad Standout (May 2018)
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) is publishing commencement 2018 profiles, including one for Laura E. Antoniello, NY G 2017, an engineering grad. As a sophomore, Antoniello was an electronic media, arts, & communication major when she attended an engineering job fair. This led her to discover the RPI industrial & management engineering program and earn the... Continue Reading →
Wind Industry Innovator, Nontraditional Student Profile, & Outstanding Alumni (May 2018)
In the 1970s, NASA and the National Science Foundation gave Joseph M. Savino, Ph.D. (IN A '52), the task of preparing a feasibility study on wind turbine technology as an alternative power-generating industry. The results "generated sufficient interest that led to the U.S. hosting a Wind Energy Workshop, which drew worldwide interest." According to the... Continue Reading →
May Bulletin Publication, Stanford Distinguished Speaker Series, Cal Fullerton Dean (May 2018)
The May issue of The Bulletin is now available. The issue includes highlights of the Association's participation at the 2018 USA Science & Engineering Festival. The issue also includes a list of this year's TBP Fellows, preview of 2017-18 Fellow reports, a recap of an alumni/collegiate TBPi Day event, important chapter operations information, student advisory... Continue Reading →
Outstanding Vandy Grads, Academic All-District At-Large Men’s Teams, & UArk Grad Image
Crystal M. Loehman, TN B 2018, received the 2018 Founder's Medal for the school of engineering at Vanderbilt University's commencement earlier this month. She graduated with a bachelor's in chemical engineering with minors in scientific computing, chemistry and communications of science and technology. This fall she will join Mars Petcare as a research and development... Continue Reading →
Academic All-District At-Large Women’s Teams, CSU Chico Leader, & Astronaut Scholar
The College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) has announced the 2018 Google Cloud Academic All-District® Women's At-Large teams, including Division I, II, III, and college division. All First Team Academic All-District selections advance to the national Capital One Academic All-American ballot. There are seven Tau Beta Pi members that have been named to the... Continue Reading →
UC Santa Cruz Machine Learning Seminar, NM Tech Awards, & Chancellor Roe Profile (May 2018)
UC Santa Cruz is hosting a CPSRC Seminar Series: Real-Time Analytics and Scale-Out Machine Learning with FPGA Key-Value Store on Thursday, Mary 17. John W. Lockwood, Ph.D. (IL A '91), is the speaker and he is CEO of Algo-Logic Systems, Inc. Refreshments are at 3:30pm with the presentation beginning at 4pm. Dr. Lockwood has founded... Continue Reading →
SDSU Dean, Alumni Events, & Dartmouth Visiting Professorship
Bruce W. Berdanier, Ph.D., P.E. (SD A '80), has been named the next dean of the College of Engineering at South Dakota State University (SDSU) beginning July 2, 2018. Currently, Dr. Berdanier is the dean of the School of Engineering at Fairfield University (CT). Previously, Dr. Berdanier served as department head for civil and environmental... Continue Reading →
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