Tau Beta Pi
The Engineering Honor Society
This series features Tau Bates who have used their engineering background to pursue fascinating experiences.
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See the schedule below to browse upcoming topics, register for a talk, and view recordings of previous talks.
Schedule
| Upcoming Talks | ||||
| Date | Presenter | Chapter | Title | Register |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 17, 2024 at 4 p.m. ET |
Michael L. Heil, Ph.D. | OH H '86 | Ensuring Flight Safety Through Aerospace Structural Design | click here |
| December, 2024 | No talk scheduled |
| Previous Talks | ||||
| Date | Presenter | Chapter | Title | Video Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 13, 2024 | Tad Hogg, Ph.D. | CA B '79 | Molecular Manufacturing and Microscopic Medical Robots | view here |
| September 8, 2024 | Brendan Chan, Ph.D. | MI B '03 | Advancements in Autonomous Technology and Active Safety in Road Vehicles | view here |
| June 9, 2024 | George S. Hamilton, MS, PE, F.NSPE | AL G '89 | Challenges & Solutions needed for Farming on the Moon | view here |
| May 19, 2024 | Dr. Kara M. Kockelman, Ph.D., P.E. | CA A '91 | Using AVs to Replace Buses & Complement Urban Rail Systems | view here |
| Apr. 14, 2024 | Paul Brierley | CO B '87 | Once an Engineer, Always an Engineer: How My Engineering Degree Led to AgTech and COVID Wastewater Testing | view here |
| Mar. 3, 2024 | Matt Eisenberg | NJ A '69 | Zero-Point Energy: An Unlimited Source of Energy & A Powerful Tool for Mitigating Global Warming | view here |
| Feb. 18, 2024 | David J. Nagel, Ph.D. | IN G '60 | The Status, Momentum and Potential of Low Energy Nuclear Reactions (LENR) | view here |
| Dec. 10, 2023 | Henry Louie | MI Z '02 | Ending Energy Poverty through Off-Grid Solar Power | view here |
| Nov. 12, 2023 | Paul Gross | MI G '83 | The Scientific Truth about Global Warming | view here |
| Oct. 8, 2023 | Abraham Atte | KS A '20 | Beyond the Skyline: Navigating the Challenges of Urban Mobility | view here |
| Sept. 10, 2023 | Roundtable Discussions | NV B '87 | Roundtable Discussions on how engineers will contribute to future technology | TBD |
| May 21, 2023 | Anita Gale | WA Alpha '73 | Space Is a Place — To Do Business | view here |
| April 16, 2023 | Gary Brown | CA Alpha '91 | The Challenges Getting Silicon Into Customers' Hands | view here |
| March 12, 2023 | Michael D. Dickey, Ph.D. | GA Alpha '99 | Liquid Metals for a Soft Future | view here |
| Feb. 19, 2023 | Lilia 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 |