Author: Peter Ehrhard
COER to host McCownGordon March 9
McCownGordon Construction will present “Communication in the Workplace,” at noon Wednesday, March 9, in Room 305 Norwood Hall. Students should bring their S&T ID with them to the event.
Read More »COER to host Rogers Group March 10
Rogers Group will present “Vertically Integrated Companies: How to Shine as a Candidate,” at noon Thursday, March 10, in Room 305 Norwood Hall. Students should bring their S&T ID with them to the event.
Read More »Register for the Teaching and Learning Technology Conference
Registration for the 2016 Teaching and Learning Technology Conference on March 17-18 is now open. This year’s theme is “Learning to Learn.” The opening keynote speaker will be Dr. Linda Nilson, founding director of the Office of Teaching Effectiveness and Innovation at Clemson University. Registration is available online, and attendance is free for all participants.
Read More »Norwood Hall could experience temperature variations tomorrow
Maintenance personnel and contractors will change out defective compressors on the first floor of Norwood Hall tomorrow (Thursday, March 3). This may result in a reduction of temperature for a short period of time during repairs. Facilities operations will try to keep the outage as short as possible. For more information, call facilities operations at 341-4252.
Read More »Bruening named Fulbright scholar
Dr. Michael Bruening, associate professor of history and political science, has been awarded a 2016-17 Fulbright U.S. Scholar Grant to France. The grant will allow him to conduct research during the fall 2016 semester in Paris, where he will be associated with the Centre Roland Mousnier for Early Modern History at the University of Paris-Sorbonne. Bruening also received a University of Missouri Research Board grant to help support his research in France.
Read More »Fogg named to ‘French History’ editorial board
Dr. Shannon Fogg, chair and associate professor of history and political science, was named to the editorial board of the journal French History. Published by Oxford University Press, the journal reaches over 3,000 institutions worldwide. During her five-year term, Fogg will be responsible for reviewing articles related to 20th-century French history, particularly those focused on the 1940s. Fogg has previously served on the editorial board of the journal French Historical Studies, published by Duke University Press.
Read More »Oerther earns AAEES award
Dr. Daniel B. Oerther, the John A. and Susan Mathes Chair of civil, architectural and environmental engineering, has earned the Superior Achievement Award from the American Academy of Environmental Engineers and Scientists (AAEES) for his work to improve water quality in the Ixcan region of Guatemala. The award will be presented April 14 at the academy’s annual Excellence in Environmental Engineering and Science celebration at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.
Read More »Faculty, alumni earn outstanding paper award
Dr. David C. Van Aken, Curators’ Teaching Professor of materials science and engineering, and Dr. Julia E. Medvedeva, associate professor of physics, received second place in the 2016 AIST Hunt-Kelly Outstanding Paper Award, presented by the Association for Iron and Steel Technology. They worked with alumni Krista R. Limmer, who earned a Ph.D. in materials […]
Read More »Long and Dagli recognized for expertise
Dr. Suzanna Long, interim chair and associate professor of engineering management and systems engineering, and Dr. Cihan Dagli, professor of engineering management and systems engineering, were recently named to onlineengineeringprograms.com’s list, “20 Systems Engineering Professors to Know,” for their achievements in advancing the field of systems engineering.
Read More »Crow to speak at University of Tennessee
Dr. Mariesa Crow, the Fred Finley Distinguished Professor of Electrical Engineering, will deliver a guest lecture at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville’s College of Engineering as part of its Distinguished Lecture Series. Crow will present “VRB Energy Storage Performance Characterization for Microgrid Applications.”
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