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This series features Tau Bates who have used their engineering background
to pursue fascinating experiences.

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Upcoming Talks (Date) Presenter Chapter Title Register
April 16, 2023
at 8pm ET
Gary Brown CA A '91 The Challenges Getting Silicon Into Customers' Hands click here

Previous Talks (Date) Presenter Chapter Title Video Link
March 12, 2023 Michael D. Dickey, Ph.D. GA Alpha '99 Liquid Metals for a Soft Future TBA
Feb. 19, 2023 Lila Abron, Ph.D., P.E. DC Alpha '68 Social Entrepreneurship in the Toilet Market view here
Jan. 8, 2023 Charles Keller, M.D. LA Beta '90 Re-imagining Pharma R&D view here
Nov. 20, 2022 AJ Metcalf, Ph.D. WI Gamma '10 The growing space sector and the the U.S. Space Force N/A
Oct. 16, 2022 Dennis D. Truax, Ph.D., P.E. MS Alpha '79 Designing a Sustainable Tomorrow view here
Sept. 18, 2022 Robert V. Sobczak PA Epsilon '92 Hydrology of the Big Cypress Swamp and Everglades using the Water Cycle Approach view here
June 12, 2022 Eddie M. Guerra, P.E. PR Alpha '08 Civil Engineers as Trendsetters: Influencing Societal Trends in Uncertain Times view here
May 15, 2022 Aditya Kunjapur, Ph.D. TX Alpha '10 How expanded building block chemistry can enable new frontiers for synthetic biology view here
April 20, 2022 Aprille J. Ericsson, Ph.D. DC Alpha '86 NASA... view here
March 20, 2022 David Kern CO Zeta '99 Flight Test 101: Safe, successful development of high-risk products N/A
Feb. 20, 2022 Julie Fogarty, Ph.D. TX Alpha '13 Engineering Impact in Drug Discovery and Development N/A
Jan. 9, 2022 Russell Werneth MD Beta '64 Hubble Space Telescope and its Tau Beta Pi Hubble Huggers view here
Sept. 26, 2021 Charles Kuehmann, Ph.D. AZ Beta '88 Engineering a Better Planet - and on our way to new ones! N/A
Aug. 22, 2021 Sebastian Ruf, Ph.D. CA Alpha '11 Engineering Meets Complexity: A Brief Tour through Interdisciplinary Modeling view here
July 25, 2021 John D. McDonald, P.E. IN Alpha '73 Grid Modernization: Technological Advancements Beyond Smart Grid view here
June 27, 2021 Janey Smith Camp, Ph.D., P.E. TN Gamma '02 The ASCE Report Card and the American Jobs Plan view here
May 23, 2021 Keith Comeaux, Ph.D. LA Alpha '89 Perseverance: The First Step to Bring Mars to Earth view here
April 25, 2021 Kira Mendez PA Alpha '83 Life in the Sandbox: a Journey across Disciplines, Sectors and Continents N/A
March 28, 2021 Jean W. Tom, Ph.D. MA Beta '84 Chemical Engineering and Innovation in Small Molecule Drug Development view here
Feb. 28, 2021 Jenna R. Jambeck, Ph.D. FL Alpha '96 Plastic Pollution from Sea to Source view here
Jan. 24, 2021 Robert W. Streeter, P.E. WY Alpha '11 Stories From the South Pole N/A

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