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His aggressive manner alienated a significant portion of the engineering faculty, his detractors say, citing a petition that circulated this year calling for his removal. In an e-mail sent to UConn faculty last week, Provost Peter J. Nicholls, who removed Faghri from his post as dean, wrote that it was a "difficult decision.". (Journal Inquirer, CT)
Unpar discusses road improvement Jun 11, 2006
The Civil Engineering Faculty of Parahyangan Catholic University (Unpar) will hold a seminar on Prospects and Challenges of Road Development in Indonesia on June 24. Taking place at the Savoy Homan Bidakara Hotel in Bandung, West Java, the seminar will feature several experts on road construction, including the director general of regional and spatial planning of the Public Works Ministry, A. Hermanto Dardak. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
A push for partnerships (Sally Sternbach) Jun 1, 2006
A 2005 Sigma Xi publication, "Doctors Without Orders," concluded that "growth in the number of science and engineering postdocs over the past decade (2.8 percent per year) has outstripped the rate of increase in the number of full-time science and engineering faculty positions (0.8 percent per year)...Most of the postdocs we surveyed will probably not become faculty members at a research university. Indeed, they will likely end up outside of academia altogether." Herein lays an opportunity for a... (Washington Times, DC)
Preliminary diversity survey results presented May 29, 2006
Engineering faculty comprise 12 percent of campus faculty but only 7 percent of respondents. By comparison, social sciences faculty make up 28 percent of faculty and represented 31 percent of respondents; humanities faculty make up 18 percent and comprised 30 percent of respondents; and arts faculty make up 12 percent and were 16 percent of respondents. (US Santa Cruz Currents, CA)
For The Future Hydrogen Economy, A Tiny, Self-powered Sensor May 25, 2006
Now, a team of more than a dozen University of Florida engineering faculty and graduate students has found a way to jump that hurdle: a tiny, inexpensive sensor device that can detect hydrogen leaks and sound the alarm by wireless communication. The cool part. (Science Daily)
Look for long-term solutions, authorities urged May 9, 2006
TAMAN SERI SERDANG residents want the authorities to clean the drain along Jalan UPM (near the Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) Engineering Faculty hostel) that has remained clogged for months. Notice the 'disappearing' drain as the grass grows out from it. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)
Renowned hydrologist David K. Todd dies at age 82 UCB, May. 03 May 4, 2006
He joined the civil engineering faculty at UC Berkeley in 1950 and divided his time between studying and teaching courses in hydrology and fluid mechanics until receiving his Ph. D. in hydrology from UC Berkeley in 1952. (University of California Newswire, CA)
John Herbert 'Herb' Tibbs joins Clemson class of 1939 Apr 29, 2006
Clemson mechanical engineering faculty voted unanimously in December to award Tibbs his degree. The family came from Georgia and Alabama and South Carolina for Wednesday's big day. (Herald Online, SC -- Local)
Cal cozies up to private donors Apr 25, 2006
" A. Richard Newton, the dean of Cal's College of Engineering, wants to create an endowment that would permanently supplement the salaries of all 224 engineering faculty. "If I had something north of $100 million, I could guarantee that the faculty at the best college of engineering at the best public university in the world would be paid at market forever," he said. "If I can find one person who'll do it, I'll honor them by naming our college after them," he said. "I'm not proud -- I'll accept... (San Francisco Chronicle)
University’s music department will celebrate Mozart in May Apr 19, 2006
Peter Nordquist, who is not only a member of the Chamber Choir but a computer science professor as well, had an opportunity to meet with engineering faculty from the Guanajuato University system. In their time together Nordquist and these engineering faculty members were able to discuss research regarding the prediction of the flow of rainwater runoff and the programming of new software to test the acoustical response in speakers. (Ashland Daily Tidings, OR)
Related: High-profile cases of mass or multiple murders in Canada Apr 10, 2006
Four members of engineering faculty at Concordia University in Montreal gunned down in 1992 by Valery Fabricant, a disgruntled colleague sentenced to life in prison with no parole for 25 years. Three people killed by wild machine-gun fire in 1984 when Canadian Forces Cpl. Denis Lortie invades Quebec legislature. (Globe and Mail)
Fixing Engineering's Gender Gap Mar 14, 2006
2% of tenured engineering faculty. Students felt that they had no one to turn to for help and guidance. (BusinessWeek)
Blimps Hit the Big Time Jan 28, 2006
Instead, the authorities shunted him into the more earth-bound civil engineering faculty at Lvovs Polytechnic National University. It was the first of many obstacles placed in his way. (Red Herring)
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