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Four LCD Pioneers Honored with $500,000 Draper Prize

Kent Harrington — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 12:30:42 +0000

In what is perhaps the pinnacle of Engineering Week, this year’s Charles Stark Draper Prize, one of the world’s preeminent awards for engineering achievement, was awarded to technology pioneers George H. Heilmeier, Wolfgang Helfrich and Martin Schadt, and T. Peter Brody for the development of the liquid crystal display – the LCD.

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Grad School or PE License: Which Is More Important?

Michelle Sasson — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 12:30:28 +0000

As a senior computer engineering major at The City College of New York, I’m faced with the question of whether graduate education is more, or less, important than a PE (professional engineer)—or are they equal? Most of my friends – and probably most undergrad engineering students – face this question.

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National Engineers Week: Giving Back

Kent Harrington — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:10:39 +0000

Since this year’s theme for National Engineers Week is 7 billion people, 7 billion dreams, 7 billion chances for engineers to turn dreams into reality, it seems like a just the right time to take a look at how Engineers Without Borders (EWB) is helping transform the world, one village and […] Related posts:

SBE’s 6th International Conference on Bioengineering and Nanotechnology

Michelle Sasson — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 19:45:26 +0000

This year's meeting, Bionanoscience and Bioengineering for Translational Medicine, will foster greater knowledge exchange and collaboration in the areas of bioengineering and nanotechnology – two interdisciplinary fields that cut across and integrate various areas in science, engineering, and medicine to create breakthroughs in biomedical research. Related posts:

Happy Engineers Week 2012!

admin — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 19:26:31 +0000

This week is the 61st National Engineers Week, a time to reflect on and celebrate the accomplishments of our profession, as well as a time to plan for its future through outreach and awareness campaigns. Related posts:

The Heart Beats Again?

ChenectedGuest — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:13:12 +0000

Researchers at the Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute in Los Angeles just peeled back some of the mystery shrouding the heart to prove the potential for stem cell use in repairing heart tissue after heart attacks. The small-scale randomized phase-one trial followed 31 patients who had recently had a myocardial infarction for more than two years. Related posts:

UMass ChemEs Invent Basic Tool Needed to Optimize Biofuel Production

Kent Harrington — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 16:06:41 +0000

During pyrolysis, when the intense temperatures inside a bioreactor break down wood, dismembering the large molecules, multiple reactions produce a cascade so complex that current computer models can’t track the chemical reactions taking place. Until now.

Paul Dauenhauer, assistant professor of chemical engineering at the University of Massachusetts, and other researchers have developed a new […] Related posts:

ICBE Co-Chair Ali Khademhosseini Aims to Regrow Human Organs

Derek Lapiska — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 12:10:05 +0000

This post is presented by SBE, the Society for Biological Engineering—a global organization of leading engineers and scientists dedicated to advancing the integration of biology with engineering.

Ali Khademhosseini is a multi-award winning researcher who is leading a diverse team with the lofty goal of engineering human cells to grow replacement […] Related posts:

February 23 Virtual Section Meeting: Job Search Resources

Gwen Barnhardt — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 18:00:04 +0000

Are you seeking a job? Are you getting ready to graduate? Do you want to learn how the job market has changed since you last were job hunting? Do you have a friend or colleague that is unemployed? If so, you’ll want to join our […] Related posts:

BP’s ‘Video 2030′ Reveals 20-Year Energy Trends

Kent Harrington — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 14:16:22 +0000

Obviously, the US plays a central part in BP’s recent 2030 Energy Outlook, but the big story is global prosperity: the growing pressure on global energy supplies by the increasing share of non-fossil fuels required to meet the needs of billions of people who aspire to a better life.

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