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EWeek 2007 ENews #21 – February 20, 2007
IT'S ENGINEERS WEEK ! EWeek 2007, February 18-24, is co-chaired by the Society of Manufacturing Engineers and Tyco Electronics Corporation. Feel free to forward this letter or contents to other interested parties. Contents: 1. Academy Awards Timothy J. Berners-Lee will receive the prestigious Charles Stark Draper Prize, a $500,000 annual award that honors engineers whose accomplishments have significantly benefited society, "for developing the World Wide Web." Yuan-Cheng "Bert" Fung will receive the Fritz J. and Dolores H. Russ Prize, a $500,000 biennial award recognizing engineering achievement that significantly improves the human condition, "for the characterization and modeling of human tissue mechanics and function leading to prevention and mitigation of trauma." Harold S. Goldberg, Jerome E. Levy, and Arthur W. Winston of the Gordon Institute at Tufts University will share the Bernard M. Gordon Prize, a $500,000 award issued annually that recognizes innovation in engineering and technology education, "for the development of a multidisciplinary graduate program for engineering professionals who have the potential and the desire to be engineering leaders." Click here for the complete story. 2. Future City Finals and Hall of Fame 3. In Local News Polytechnic University, New York City, and the Metropolitan Engineering Societies Council hosted a celebration and dinner on February 15, at the Dibner Library Building of Polytechnic University, Brooklyn. The event featured the presentation of the Elmer A. Sperry Award to Dr. Victor Wouk; the presentation of the Polytechnic Alumni Association Distinguished Alumnus Citation to New York State Senator Frank Padavan '55; and the reading of the Mayor's Proclamation for Engineer's Week. Thousands of women are breaking ground in energy industry careers today, and more than 500 of them are members of the Women's Energy Network of Houston, Texas. WEN is an association for women professionals that provides networking opportunities for women in the energy industry and fosters career and leadership development. Stay tuned for more information (http://www.wenhouston.org) on WEN's 4th Annual "Young Women Energized 2007" for high school girls on November 5, 2007, to promote careers in energy. Contact Kim Randolph at kimberly.randolph@bp.com or click here. Girl Scout troops are using Engineers Week grants in a variety of ways. In St. Louis, Missouri, they'll be visiting the City Museum and Gateway Arch. In Eagle River, Arkansas, they're taking a trip to the children's museum. A troop in Winter Haven, Florida, will attend the Engineering Expo at the University of South Florida. ----------------------------------------- To submit content or comments, or to be added to our email distribution list, please e-mail eweek@nspe.org. All suggestions will be considered. Founded in 1951 by the National Society of Professional Engineers, Engineers Week (February 18-24, 2007) is celebrated annually by thousands of engineers, engineering students, teachers, and leaders in government and business. In 1988, the National Engineers Week consortium expanded its scope and now includes more than 100 engineering, scientific, and education societies and major corporations dedicated to enhancing the public understanding of the engineering profession and to promoting pre-college interest in math, science, and engineering as a career option. |
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