Links Between City Walkability And Air Pollution Exposure Revealed Nov 3, 2009
"Research has shown that exposure to air pollution adversely affects human health by triggering or exacerbating a number of health issues such as asthma and heart disease," said Marshall, a civil engineering faculty member in the University of Minnesota's Institute of Technology. "Likewise, physical inactivity is linked to an array of negative health effects including heart disease and diabetes. Neighborhood design can influence air pollution and walkability; more walkable neighborhoods may... (Science Daily)
UD, Central State given state designation Oct 31, 2009
Being awarded two centers of excellence in this area is the result of a tremendous amount of hard work on the parts of the University of Dayton Research Institute and our science and engineering faculty researchers, said Mickey McCabe, UD vice president for research, in a news release. E-mail mlehman@bizjournals. (Dayton Business Journal, OH)
Ghana Air Force launches Golden Jubilee anniversary Oct 25, 2009
He said the flying training school at Takoradi which had not been functioning for sometime now currently undertake courses for personnel from the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) and the Aeronautical Engineering Faculty of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) in Kumasi. Air Vice Marshal Samson-Oje said the service was battling with the retention of highly trained personnel, because of the premature separation of young and highly trained officers and personnel from all... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
William F. Schreiber, 84, MIT professor, founded ECRM Inc. Oct 13, 2009
In 1959, Dr. Schreiber accepted a position on the electrical engineering faculty at MIT. There, he found his niche, his wife said. Susie Wee, who now works at Hewlett-Packard in Palo Alto, Calif. (Boston Globe)
Dean envisions engineering program improvements Sep 9, 2009
In his 23 years as a Purdue College of Engineering faculty member, Farris advised 22 engineers who completed doctoral degrees in engineering, received his school s outstanding undergraduate teacher award in 2008 and helped increase fundraising for the school from $1 million to $3 million annually. After Farris became the head of aeronautics and astronautics department in 1998, undergraduate and graduate student enrollment more than doubled. (The Daily Targum, NJ)
UTSA wins grant to launch engineering center Sep 1, 2009
Rather, three separate teams headed by a member of the engineering faculty will handle different aspects of the program. Electrical and Computer Engineering Professor Sos Agaian will manage the imaging team. (San Antonio Business Journal, TX)
ERAU grad to call space station home Aug 25, 2009
"The College of Engineering faculty have valuable hands-on experience in the industry that they transmit to students in the classroom and through research projects," Stott said in a university news release. "At Embry-Riddle I also learned how to function as part of a team, one of the core skills NASA requires of astronaut candidates.". (Daytona Beach News Journal)
Iraqi academics visit OSU Aug 9, 2009
The Iraqi university representatives came to Oregon through the efforts of OSU engineering faculty and the Michael Scott Mater Foundation, which used a 27,000 grant from the Oregon Built Environment and Sustainable Technologies Center to attract more than 400,000 from a variety of other sources. The relationship between OSU and Iraqi campuses began a year ago, when OSU alumnus Josh Mater, then a captain in the U.S. Army, gathered engineering textbooks worth 10,000 to donate to the University of... (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Integrated optical trap holds particles for on-chip analysis Jul 3, 2009
Baskin Engineering faculty conduct industry-leading research that is improving the way the world does business, treats the environment, and nurtures humanity. . (EurekAlert!)
UH forms nanoengineer minor Jul 1, 2009
The four courses in the nanoengineering minor will be taught by Cullen College of Engineering faculty members, Litvinov said, and students will get hands-on experience with nanotech instrumentation and fabrication techniques. Reader Comments. (Houston Business Journal, TX)
Iraqis to learn about sustainable building Jun 19, 2009
Engineering faculty at OSU and the Michael Scott Mater Foundation used a 27,000 grant from the Oregon Built Environment and Sustainable Technologies Center (Oregon Best) to leverage more than 400,000 to support the project. The workshop is scheduled for August. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
Why Can't Guys Mentor Women? Jun 6, 2009
We've all heard reports that Americans lag behind in the hard sciences generallybut less reported is the fact that women rarely take on the quant-heavy jobs that do exist, or that tenured female science and engineering faculty are almost nonexistent. Then there are the other, real disadvantages talked about in the Fisman/NBER report. (Slate)
Jaya Supermarket collapse: Nearby residents to be evacuated (Update) May 30, 2009
Earlier, civil engineer Dr Arham Abdullah, senior lecturer at Universiti Teknologi Malaysias Civil Engineering Faculty, said the residents should be evacuated to create a safety buffer zone for further demolition works. He said the buffer zone should extend to a radius of twice the height of the building, according to British standards. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)
Sture named interim provost at CU-Boulder May 16, 2009
He joined the CU engineering faculty in 1980 after posts at Virginia Tech and at NASA, where he was a visiting scientist at the Marshall Space Flight Center s Space Sciences Laboratory. At CU-Boulder, he holds the Huber and Helen Croft Endowed Professor post in the department of civil, environmental and architectural engineering, and served as chair of that department from 1994 to 1998. (Denver Business Journal, CO)
For horses' safety, he thinks outside the hocks Apr 29, 2009
As a member of the mechanical engineering faculty at Colorado State University, he was helping a colleague with a bone-remodeling study. After it was explained to him how the tests would try to replicate the forces and stresses exerted on the hooves of horses as they hit a dirt racetrack, Peterson said, "OK, so what kind of standards do we have to meet?". (Boston Globe)
Head of Intel to speak at UM commencement Apr 8, 2009
After graduation, Barrett joined Stanford's Department of Materials Science and Engineering faculty until he went to Intel in 1974. Barrett sits on more than a dozen national and global boards in the areas of improving global competition and health information systems. (Missoulian, MT)
Donald Parsons: S&E Complex will benefit the highest bidders Apr 7, 2009
In his meeting with the Faculty Senate SEC committee, he bluntly opined that the University owes science and engineering faculty only an office - lab space is for purchase. As I remarked after the session to one engineer, I can imagine a set of mobile carts, much like those at the Foggy Bottom Metro stop, lined up outside the doors of the SEC, with the less contract-fortunate faculty earnestly conducting their research while students look on. (GW Hatchet, Washington DC)
First tri-continuous mesoporous Silica complex structure developed in Singapore Apr 6, 2009
D., who has been on the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Chemical Engineering faculty since 1992, and was among the youngest to be promoted to Professor in 2001. In 2008, Dr. Ying was recognized as one of "One Hundred Engineers of the Modern Era" by the American Institute of Chemical Engineers for her groundbreaking work on nanostructure manipulations, nanoporous materials and host matrices for quantum dots and wires. (EurekAlert!)
Jakarta needs planning supervision: Experts Mar 14, 2009
Another speaker, Manlian Ronald Simanjuntak of the UPH civil engineering faculty, said building conversions were often a sign of building failure too. "Basically, if we don't feel comfortable with a building, this is a sign of a building's failure," Manlian said. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- City)
The Economist Innovation Awards and Summit Mar 8, 2009
Yoichiro Matsumoto, Professor, Dean of Engineering Faculty, University of Tokyo. Ed McBride, Energy Correspondent, The Economist. (The Economist)
ANC to separate education? Mar 7, 2009
"One of the things we're still paying dearly for is that, if you look into all the former black universities... not a single one has an engineering faculty. "Because the education system at the time was talking to the system that was not ready to accept that a black person can be an engineer. " This had to be addressed so that the educational infrastructure generated sufficient engineering graduates in all disciplines. Addressing scarce skills Currently, it generated a surplus of social science... (iAfrica.com)
Carnegie Mellon engineers create mobile video service Mar 5, 2009
PITTSBURGHCarnegie Mellon University engineering faculty, Priya Narasimhan and Rajeev Gandhi, and their students have created a new, unique large-scale mobile wireless video service designed to enhance sports fans' experience at games. "YinzCam" is designed to help fans select and view live video feeds from unique camera angles throughout a sporting arena, according to Narasimhan, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering and director of the university's Mobility Research... (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
NTU Stabbing Leaves 1 Dead Mar 2, 2009
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Infosys' Murthy yearns for more science research in India Feb 19, 2009
A McKinsey study found that a typical Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) faculty was granted six-eight patents in a year as against 64 patents for Stanford engineering faculty and 102 for MIT engineering faculty in a year. "India filed for 365 patents in 2004 compared to 84,271 by the US, 35,350 by Japan and 5,938 by Taiwan," the study said. (Economic Times)
Program links Oregon State, Iraqi students Feb 15, 2009
Both universities plan to send representatives to an engineering faculty exchange seminar between the U.S. and Iraq at OSU in August. It was proposed by the College of Engineering and will focus on sustainable engineering and design, green building materials and renewable energy technologies. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
New data suggest 'jumping genes' play a significant role in gene regulatory networks Feb 15, 2009
Baskin Engineering faculty conduct industry-leading research that is improving the way the world does business, treats the environment, and nurtures humanity. Contacts: Mary Trigiani (831) 459-4495; Tim Stephens (831) 459-2495. (EurekAlert!)
