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Aerospace Engineering's Future Cummings, Russell M., Ph.D., CO Z '77 & McMasters, John H., Ph.D. Summer 2004
The Aftermath - A Novel of Survival Florman, Samuel C., NY A '44, P.E. Summer 2002
The Age of Synthesis Hall, Carl W., OH G '48, P.E. Summer 1997
It's All a Matter of Altitude: Andes Adventure Huck, Robert C., OK A '00 Winter 2009
The Automobile: Cars in My Life -
40 Horsepower to 400
Delagrange, Arthur D., Ph.D., MA B '64 Fall 2001
The Automobile: From Horseless Carriage to Everyday Technology Delagrange, Arthur D., Ph.D., MA B '64 Spring 2001
The Balloonist and the Engineer Brown, Alan S. Summer 2007
The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Delagrange, Arthur D., Ph.D., MA B '64 Spring 2000
Being President vs Doing President Sample, Steven B., Ph.D., IL B '62 Summer 2003
Benjamin Franklin Lorenz, Bryen E., Ph.D., PA I '76 Fall 2011
Biosphere & Sustainability Ludwig, David F., & Iannuzzi, Timothy J. Summer 2011
Building and Maintaining an Effective Professional Network Fable, Scott E., CA T '96, & multiple Fall 2007
Challenges for Engineers Bechtel, Jr., Stephen D., P.E., IN A '46 Winter 2006
The Chesapeake & Ohio Canal Delagrange, Arthur D., Ph.D., MA B '64 Fall 1999
Climate Models & Their Critics Brown, Alan S. Winter 2010
Core Values Bently, Donald E., P.E., IA B '49 Summer 1999
Defining Engineer:
How to Do It, and Why It Matters
Davis, Michael, Ph.D. Fall 1996
Deluged by a Data Tsunami Bell, Trudy E. Winter 2012
Designing against Disease Bell, Trudy E. Winter 2010
Drafting a Patent Application Kelly, Patrick D., TX A '74 Fall 2002
An Engineer's Alphabet Petroski, Henry, Ph.D., P.E., NY X '63 Fall 2011
The Emerging Alternate Energy Consensus Brown, Alan S. Fall 2008
Engineers and Scientists: Similarities and Differences Petroski, Henry, Ph.D., P.E., NY X '63 Summer 2010
The Engineering Aspects of Music
Part 1 | Part 2
Delagrange, Arthur D., Ph.D., MA B '64 Winter 2003 - Part 1
Fall 2003 - Part 2
The Engineering Aspects of War
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3
Delagrange, Arthur D., Ph.D., MA B '64 Fall 2009 - Part 1
Spring 2010 - Part 2
Fall 2010 - Part 3
Engineering in the CIA Poteat, S. Eugene, SC G '57 Fall 1999
Engineering in the K-12 Classroom
A Revolution in Education
Brown, Alan S. Fall 2005
Engineering Passive Houses Bell, Trudy E. Summer 2011
Engineers Without Borders Brown, Alan S. Summer 2005
Ergonomics: What Is It White, Catherine M., C.P.E., MI G '99 Summer 2008
Espionage after the Cold War Poteat, S. Eugene, SC G '57 Winter 2001
Explaining Human Knowledge Williams, Daniel E., FL Z '95, P.E. Winter 2011
Exploring the universe from the stratosphere Bell, Trudy E. Fall 2010
Facing Facts about the Engineering Profession Florman, Samuel C., NY A '44, P.E. Fall 2007
Facing Manufacturing Challenges Havas, Donald W., NY N '67 Spring 2009
Fifty Years of Engineering Changes Greatbach, Wilson, P.E., NY N '50 Spring 2000
Fork in the Road: Choosing a Bright Future for Engineering Walesh, Stuart G., Ph.D., P.E., IN D '63 Spring 2008
Founding Father Bert, Raymond R., MA A '93 Winter 2002
Future of Engineering Futures Peterson, Michael L., IA A '89 Spring 2010
The Future Research University Ramo, Simon, Ph.D., UT A '33 Summer 1995
The Gathering Storm Brown, Alan S. Fall 2006
Genetic Engineering: A Challenge For Engineers Manning, Robert L., NY B '49 Spring 2002
Getting Your Ideas Adopted Denning, Peter J., Ph.D., NY X '64 Spring 2011
Globalization and Your Career Pan, Eric T.S., CA B '84 Spring 2005
Good Guys, Wiseguys Florman, Samuel C., NY A '44, P.E. Winter 2012
Growing up with Trains
One Engineer's Dream
Delagrange, Arthur D., Ph.D., MA B '64 Winter 2009
Hydrogen Economy Uhrig, Robert E., Ph.D., IA A '48, P.E. Spring 2004
Implementing the "Hydrogen Economy"
with Synfuels
Uhrig, Robert E., Ph.D., IA A '48, P.E. Summer 2007
Innovation in Domestic Steel Production Lorenz, Bryen E. , Ph.D., PA I '76 Fall 2000
Informational Interviews Fable, Scott E., CA T '96, & multiple Winter 2007
The Introspective Engineer Florman, Samuel C., NY A '44, P.E. Winter 1997
Jack Kilby Wins Nobel Polston, Martha S., TN A 79 Summer 2001
Landing the Right Job Offer Fable, Scott E., CA T '96, & multiple Spring 2009
LASERs at 50—From Death Rays to DVDs Brown, Alan S. Summer 2010
Looking Back Pierce, John R., Ph.D., CA B '33 Spring 1997
Making the R&D Connection:
A Perspective on the University Role
Prabhakar, Arati, Ph.D., TX B '79 Fall 1996
Making Your First Impression Count: Effective Resumes Fable, Scott E., CA T '96, & multiple Fall 2008
Material Differences Brown, Alan S. Summer 2008
Measurements at the Speed of Ultrasound Lynnworth, Lawrence C., NY E '58 Summer 2000
Medicine and Engineering Hordinsky, Jerry R., Ph.D., MN A '63 Winter 2001
Medicine and Engineering II Hordinsky, Jerry R., Ph.D., MN A '63 Fall 2001
Microprocessors Face Future Brown, Alan S. Spring 2011
Mingling To Succeed Fable, Scott E., CA T '96, & multiple Spring 2007
Mobility Paradigm for the 21st Century Dance, Francis J., MA Z '76 Summer 2000
A Model for Engineering Practice in the 21st Century Lewis, Jr., L. G., SC A '66, P.E. Summer 1999
Money and Glory Bell, Trudy E. Winter 2006
Morrill Act's Contribution to Engineering's Foundation Williams, Daniel E., FL Z '95, P.E. Spring 2009
My Profession & My Nation Florman, Samuel C., NY A '44, P.E. Summer 2005
Nanotechnology for Energy Bell, Trudy E. Summer 2009
New Generation NASA Robots Patterson, Erin B. Fall 2005
A Noble Profession Priory, Richard B., WV B '69 Winter 2000
Offshoring and Local Ethics of Engineering Cuello, Joel L., Ph.D., PA B '89 Spring 2006
A Patent Rights Problem Monahan, Edward J., Ph.D., P.E., NJ G '58 Spring 1999
Pulling Answers Out Of the Air Bell, Trudy E. Spring 2007
Quest for the Astronomical Unit Bell, Trudy E. Summer 2004
The Quiet Genius Bell, Trudy E. Spring 2006
Race Cars: Taking the Wheel Delagrange, Arthur D., Ph.D., MA B '64 Winter 2008
Removing Debris in Space Pearson, Jerome, OH H '61 Winter 2008
Risk Analysis of Nuclear Deterence Hellman, Martin E., Ph.D., NY E '66 Spring 2008
Second Look At Nuclear Power Brown, Alan S. Spring 2006
Signal Mirrors Murray, Jr., Malcolm G., NC G '52 Fall 2004
The Spanish Inquisition Greising, David Fall 1998
Struck by Lightning Bell, Trudy E. Winter 2005
Success and Failure: Two Faces of Design Petroski, Henry, Ph.D., P.E., NY X '63 Fall 2007
Suddenly, micromachines are everywhere Brown, Alan S. Summer 2006
Systemic Engineering Education Reform:
A Grand Challenge
Splitt, Frank G., Ph.D., IL A '52 Spring 2003
Taking Engineering By Storm Bell, Trudy E. Winter 2004
Taking Stock of University Patents Hsu, Richard C., CA B '89 Spring 1997
Tau Beta Pi Conquers Cold Fusion Thompson, Ray, et al. Fall 2000
Tau Beta Pi: The First Century Hild, Nancy B. Fall 1985
Tau Beta Pi: Nature vs. Nurture Hjelmstad, Keith D., CO D '78 Spring 2001
A Closer Look at
the T. Boone Pickens Energy Plan
Roan, Jr., Vernon P., Ph.D., P.E., FL A '58 &
Uhrig, Robert E., Ph.D., IA A '48, P.E.
Summer 2009
Teamwork, Leadership, and Growth:
Three Tales of Entrepreneurship
Hickling, Ronald M., CA E '80 Fall 1996
Techonomics Martin, H. Lee, Ph.D., TN A '78 Fall 2004
Testing Einstein Bell, Trudy E. Summer 2005
Time to Fly Solo? Walesh, Stuart G., Ph.D., P.E., IN D '63 Summer 2001
Toc, Alpha, Omega, Tic, Pi, Tic, Epsilon, Tic Demmler, Jr., Albert W., Ph.D., MI G '50 Spring 1979
Toward A New Global Ethic For Engineers Cuello, Joel L., Ph.D., PA B '89 Summer 2003
True Grit - Unearthly Dust Bell, Trudy E. Summer 2006
U.S. Competitiveness Flanagan, James L., Ph.D., MS A '48 Fall 2006
United States Engineering: Enabling the Nation's Capacity to Perform Bordogna, Joseph, PA D '55 Fall 2003
Untitled Leaders Peterson, Michael L., IA A '89 Spring 1997
The Urgency of Engineering Education Reform Wulf, William A., Ph.D. Fall 1998
Urgent Need For Change Wulf, William A., Ph.D. Spring 2004
Using Plug-in Hybrid Cars Uhrig, Robert E., Ph.D., IA A '48, P.E. Spring 2005
The Victorian Global Positioning System Bell, Trudy E. Spring 2002
The Victorian Space Program Bell, Trudy E. Spring 2003
Viewpoint: Offshoring Vinoski, James M., TN D '87 Fall 2006
Weekend Life on the Water Delagrange, Arthur D., Ph.D., MA B '64 Summer 2002
What Are Science & Math Test Scores Really Telling U.S.? Brown, Alan S. & Linda LaVine Winter 2007
What Engineering Shortage? Brown, Alan S. Summer 2009
Winter in Alaska Darrow, Margaret M., AK A '02 Winter 2005
World Trade Center Destruction Geshwindner, Jr, Louis F., Ph.D., P.E., NY G '67 &
Carter, Charles J., PA B '90
Winter 2002
World's Largest Industrial Fair Brown, Alan S. Winter 2008
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