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Monday,
September 25th
Woodland
Golf Club
Auburndale,
MA
The
College of Engineering is gearing up for its
5th Annual Excellence in Engineering Golf Classic
and Fundraiser and you are invited!
Join
fellow alumni and friends of the College of
Engineering for 18 holes at the beautiful Woodland
Golf Club in Auburndale, MA. Don't want to golf
because you've got problems with your swing?
That's okay! There will be a free workshop with
the resident golf pro where you can get tips
to improve your game.
Don't
golf at all? Perhaps you'd like to join us for
tennis instead. Or, if you'd like, you can attend
as a non-golfer and join us for dinner and our
silent auction!
The
tournament's proceeds will benefit the Excellence
in Engineering Fund, which is used to directly
support students through scholarships and summer
fellowships, book awards, and lends support
to student professional organizations to hold
panels and attend conferences, competitions
and seminars.
Sponsorship
Opportunities are available.
Can't
make it on the 25th? Please consider supporting
the College through a sponsorship or auction
item donation.
For
more information about available packages, the
day's events, and to register for this great
event, visit: www.ltsevent.com/bostonnorth/bueng
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A
Session
1: July 10-14
Session
2: July 17-21
U-Design
is a fun, exciting science and engineering program
for kids who are currently in grades 6 - 9.
This
is a challenging and creative program developed
and taught by an outstanding team of experienced
science and technology teachers, who specialize
in teaching engineering design to kids.
We
are offering two different workshops in July,
each built around a series of design projects
and science activities that involve very interesting
problems.
Visit
the U-Design
Website for more information
and to register your child today!
BU's
U-Design program is based on the DESIGNCAMP
program established by UMASS Lowell in 2000.
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REUNION
2006!
Not
the type to let a little wet weather get them
down, BU alumni gamely battled torrential
rain from May 12-14 in celebration of
Reunion
weekend 2006!
College
of Engineering alumni enjoyed a Welcome BBQ
on Friday afternoon, followed by breakfast
and a tour of the College on Saturday and
the Dean's Alumni Reception and Awards Dinner
on Saturday evening.
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ENG
Dean's BBQ
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| ENG Class of 1986
Alumni at the Dean's BBQ, Friday, May
12, 2006 |
Over
300 attendees joined the College at the Hyatt
on Memorial Drive in Cambridge for the Dean's
BBQ, welcoming the newest class of Engineering
graduates into the alumni community and kicking
off Reunion Weekend 2006.
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Breakfast
and College Tours
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| Alumni from the Class
of 1996 |
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| Steffen Kaldor, ENG
'96, wife LuAnn and son, Sebastian. |
Alumni
who braved the early morning rain enjoyed
a continental breakfast in the
Photonics
Center, followed by a presentation given by
Dean ad interim Solomon
Eisenberg
and a tour of the College of Engineering.
The
tour began at the Fraunhofer Institute at
15 St. Mary's Street and included stops at
the W. Bradford Ingalls Engineering Resource
Center and the new Life Science and
Engineering
Building.
Following
the tours, alumni were invited to attend a
special showing of the BU Experience
- a multimedia presentation highlighting Boston
University.
A
special thank you to Carlos Colosqui and Kyle
Lillis, who shared the labs in which they
work with our alumni.
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Dean's
Alumni Reception and Awards Dinner
On
Saturday evening, alums, students, faculty
and guests attended the Dean's Alumni Reception
and Awards dinner. This year, the College
of Engineering Distinguished Alumni Awards
honored five alumni who have made a significant
impact on their community, the engineering
profession, and their alma mater.
SERVICE
TO ALMA MATER
Patrick
Foley (ENG' 91, '94) and Kerry
Corrigan Foley (ENG '91)
are recognized for their tireless effort
at helping bring last year's BME Alumni Gala
to fruition. The event would not have been
nearly as successful without their enthusiasm
and dedication.
Both Patrick and Kerry
earned their degrees in Biomedical Engineering.
They serve on the BME Alumni Board, are regularly
involved with ENG and BME functions, and are
inaugural members of the College of Engineering's
Annual Fund Leadership Giving Society (AFLGS).
SERVICE
TO PROFESSION
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| Rose
and Hank Noel
Photo:
Matt Kalinowski |
Chris
Noel (ENG '82)
passed away in January of 2006 after
a life-long battle with Kearns-Sayre disease.
A well known entrepreneur in the telecommunications
field, Chris co-founded Equipe Corporation
and served as Vice President of Engineering.
Chris was also Director of Engineering at
Ascend Communications, which was eventually
purchased by Lucent technologies, and an employee
of both Cascade Communications and Batex Communications. A
holder of many patents, Chris was also an
inventor who enjoyed learning as much as teaching.
He is honored for his dedication and enthusiasm
for the engineering profession, and remembered
for his optimism and caring for others.
Chris' parents, Rose
and Hank Noel, accepted the award on his behalf.
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| Mick
Scully
Photo:Matt
Kalinowski |
Richard
"Mick" Scully (ENG '81)
Mick
has been on the forefront of networking technology
for over twenty years. He began his career
at BU as an employee of the Academic Computing
Center, and was integral to the efforts of
the Network and Systems Engineering Group,
which designed one of the nation's first academic
computing environments. Mick has held
positions at Proteon Inc., Wellfleet and Bay
Networks. In 1992, Mick left Bay to
found Appian Communication in Acton, MA.
In April 2005, after 32 years in Boston, Mick
accepted a position as Vice President of Product
Management for Cisco Systems in San Jose,
CA.
SERVICE
TO COMMUNITY
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Karen
Panetta
Photo:
Matt Kalinowski |
Karen
Panetta (ENG '85)
A
professor of electrical and computer engineering
at Tufts University, Karen also heads
Breaking Stigmas and Stereotypes of Women
in Engineering, a program more popularly
known as "Nerd Girls." The
program aims to break through stereotypes
of female engineers as "geeks" and
build confidence in young women interested
in engineering, while highlighting their diverse
backgrounds and skills. Karen is the
recipient of and NSF CAREER Award, is a NASA
Research Scientist Fellow, and an active member
of the College of Engineering Alumni Board
and member of the ENG Anuual Fund Leadership
Giving Society.
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CLASS
OF 2006 GIFT PROGRAM
Each year, graduating students are encouraged
to honor a professor or administrator's impact
on their life by making a donation to the
College of Engineering Annual Fund in their
name. Each professor or administrator so honored
receives a certificate of appreciation and
a personal note from the student. Congratulations
to this year's honorees!
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| Students and Faculty
Class Gift Honorees |
2006
Class Gift Honorees:
| Dr. Paul
Barbone |
Dr. Todd
Murray |
| Dr. Thomas Bifano |
Dr. Raymond Nagem |
| Dr. H. Steven Colburn |
Dr. James Perkins |
| Dr. Maghed El-Batanouny |
Dr. Alan Pisano |
| Dr. Gerald Fine |
Dr. Michael Ruane |
| Dr. William Hauser |
Dr. Anna Swan |
| Mrs. Ruthie Jean |
Dr. Joe Tien |
| Dr. Catherine Klapperich |
Dr. Selim Unlu |
| Dr. Min-Chang Lee |
Dr. Lucia Vaina |
| Dr. Kenneth
Lutchen |
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Reunion
is a time to come back to campus, see old
friends,
welcome
the graduating class into the alumni community
and see
what
has changed and what has stayed the same.
If
you could not make it this year, join
us in 2007 when the classes of 1957
and 1987 will be celebrating their 50-and
25-year reunion!
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| Dean
ad interim Solomon Eisenberg exits the
2006 ENG commencement ceremony on a Segway
to the theme from Star Wars. |
Despite
the weather, College of Engineering graduates
were in good spirits as they gathered at the
Track and Tennis Center to receive their diplomas
on Sunday, May 14th.
2006
commencement speaker was Dean Kamen, president
of DEKA Research & Development Corporation,
holds hundreds of patents for medical devices
and is perhaps best known as inventor of the
Segway personal transportation vehicle. He urged
graduates to use their education to improve
the lives of people around the world.
"We
need to be able to compete by having the best.
It's not a birthright.
Every generation has to earn it. If you don't,
you'll be looking at the world from a different
perspective. Whether you know it or not, and
most of our culture doesn't know it, this country
and this world is counting on you. These are
exciting times.”
Following
the awarding of the diplomas, Dean Eisenberg
and Dr. Kamen made a spectacular exit to the
theme from Star Wars aboard two waiting Segways.
You
can read more about the ceremony
and Kamen's remarks, HERE.
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| Dean Kamen |
BUToday
also interviewed
Dean
Kamen.
Read
the article and listen to the interview HERE.
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Graduate
Programs Jump Into
US
News' Top 50
 The
College of Engineering has risen in the ranks.
U.S. News & World Report has rated the College's
graduate programs at 42nd in the nation — a
jump of 10 places over last year's ranking.
The annual
report, “America's Best Graduate Schools 2007,”
also ranked the College for the strength of
its specializations. The Department of Biomedical
Engineering moved out of a tie with MIT into
seventh place alone, its third consecutive year
in the top 10.
“The
College of Engineering has been working to steadily
improve the educational experience of its students
and the quality of its research and faculty,
and this jump in the ranking validates these
efforts,” said Solomon R. Eisenberg, dean ad
interim of the College. “The quality of
our graduate students has been rising and external
funding that supports our faculty's research
is at record levels. This most recent ranking
is evidence that we are on the right track.”
Other
departments earned recognition, as well: In
computer engineering, the College tied with
Dartmouth at 52nd place; it ranked 51st for
electrical/electronics engineering, as well
as mechanical engineering.
“While
we don't place too much emphasis on the US News
rankings, they are nonetheless used by prospective
students when deciding which university to attend,”
said Eisenberg.
“Breaking
into the top 50 is especially welcome because
the printed edition of this ranking sold on
newsstands includes only the top 50 schools.”
Last
year, the College's graduate programs ranked
52nd in the survey. Boston University now joins
Harvard and MIT as the only Massachusetts engineering
programs in the US News top 50.
— Chhavi
Sachdev
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Senior
project “SmarTrash” heads to world finals
By
Chhavi Sachdev & Mike Seele
Imagine
“smart” trash cans in public parks that tell
employees when they need to be emptied — and
when they don't. The undergraduates in the Boston
University College of Engineering who imagined
and prototyped this concept have just made the
finals of the 7th annual Computer Society International
Design Competition (CSIDC).
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| Photo by
Kalman Zabarsky, BU Photo Services |
Students
Yaniv Ophir, Joseph D'Errico, Andrew Hagedorn
and Vyas Venkataraman will compete against teams
from China, Jordan, India, Poland and Romania.
Only two other teams from the U.S. will be at
the finals on July 2, in Washington D.C.
The
competition is aimed at encouraging computer-based
answers to real-world problems through innovation.
The
team, also known as Team X, surveyed park authorities
nationwide to determine potential interest in
a “smart” trash can that could tell park managers
whether or not it needs to be emptied. They
learned that the annual cost of trash collection
in a typical public park ranges well into six
figures and that interest in their idea was
high.
The
students devised SmarTrash, a system that rigs
a trash can lid with a planar sensor, an infrared
depth sensor and a small wireless device, or
mote, which communicates with a base station
through a mesh network. The whole system is
solar powered.
Read
the entire article HERE
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 Career
Development Office
BU
College of Engineering
Career Development Office
44 Cummington Street, Room 112
Boston, MA 02215
careers@bu.edu
617-353-5731
The
College of Engineering
Career
Development Office
is
for ALUMNI too!
All
resume review, job search, and consultation
services are available to you as an alumnus/a
of the College - in fact, there are job listings
specifically for alumni only! If you are
looking for a job, or simply some advice about
making a change, this is the place for you!
For
more information about how the Career Development
Office can assist you in reaching your goals,
contact them the number listed above!
LOOK
HERE for
links of interest-includes job postings!
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ENG
Outreach
Part
of the College of Engineering's mission is to
encourage a younger generation of interested
students to pursue a future in engineering.
To this end, the College hosts many competitions
throughout the year.
In
the past few months, the College has hosted
the FIRST Robotics Competition, the Junior Science
and Humanities Symposium (JSHS), and the 2006
Annual Design Competition.
FIRST
Robotics Competition
FIRST
(For Inspiration and Recognition of Science
and Technology) Robotics is an annual competition
that provides high school students with a hands-on
engineering experience by teaming up with adult
mentors, such as engineering students, to solve
an engineering design problem in an intense
and competitive way.
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| Teams use
their robots to try to score as many points
as possible within the time limit.
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Junior
Science and Humanitites Symposium
April
1, 2006
The
Junior Science and Humanities Symposium (JSHS)
is an annual event that provides high school
students who have done original research in
the sciences, mathematics, or engineering an
opportunity to present what they have done to
an audience of other students, high school teachers,
and professional scientists. The Symposium also
provides and opportunity for students to win
scholarships as well as to participate in the
National JSHS.
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| JSHS
Competition, Poster presentation, April
1, 2006. Students could also compete in
an oral presentation competition. |
2006 Design Competition
Each
year, the College of Engineering hosts a design
competition open to high school freshmen, sophomores
and juniors.
This
year, 67 teams of 126 students from 32 New England
schools competed for the prizes, some of which
included tuition scholarships to BU after graduation.
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| First
place winners Andrew McGlathery and James
Gaewsky, freshmen at Reading High School
in Massachusetts, won the biggest trophies
as well as tuition scholarships to Boston
University of $5,000 per year for four
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BOSTON
AREA ALUMNI EVENTS
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Duck
Tour
with
Boston
Alumni
June
17, 2006
Boston,
MA
2:30 PM
Cost: See below
Celebrate
Father's Day a day early by taking a Duck Tour
around Beantown with your fellow BU alumni.
Quack quack!
WHEN:
Saturday, June 17, 2006
TIME: Check-in at 2:30 p.m.
Boat leaves at 3:00 p.m.
Tour Length: Approximately 80 minutes
WHERE: Museum of Science
Science Park
Boston, MA 02114
COST:
$22 Adult
$16 Children Ages 3-11 years old
$20 Children ages 12-18, college students, seniors
and military
$5 Children under 3 years old
RSVP
as soon as possible, as tickets are limited,
to the Office of Alumni Relations by phone at
800-800-3466.
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SAVE
THE DATE!!
4th
Annual
Wine Tasting
Saturday
August 26, 2006
2:00-7:00pm
$25
per person
In
what has fast become a summer tradition, alumnus
Nick Lippis (ENG '84) is once again generous
enough to open his home in Chatham, MA to ENG
alumni and their guests for our 4th Annual Wine
Tasting.
Come
and enjoy a late summer afternoon with fellow
alumni and guests and sample delicious wines
and hors d'oeuvres while surrounded by the beauty
of Cape Cod.
A
registration page will be available at a later
date.
In
the meantime, if you would like to register
for this event please contact Jennifer Berger
at 617.358.2806 or bergerj@bu.edu
by August 18th.
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