Ueda Receives NSF Grant
Dr. Jun Ueda received an National Science Foundation (NSF) grant from the Dynamical Systems (DS) program in the Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation (CMMI) for his research on nonuniformly quantized actuation in biological motion generation.
4 NRE Students Receive Financial Support to Pursue Degree
The Energy Department awarded nearly $5 million to undergraduate and graduate students pursuing nuclear engineering and science degrees. The awards include 37 undergraduate scholarships (1 from Georgia Tech) and 31 graduate-level fellowships (3 from Georgia Tech) for students studying at American colleges and universities.
4 NRE Students Receive Financial Support to Pursue Degree
The Energy Department awarded nearly $5 million to undergraduate and graduate students pursuing nuclear engineering and science degrees. The awards include 37 undergraduate scholarships (1 from Georgia Tech) and 31 graduate-level fellowships (3 from Georgia Tech) for students studying at American colleges and universities.
ME Team Wins 2014 Hetenyi Award
A paper whose authors include by Bhaskar Pant, Sukwon Choi, Eva Baumert, Brian Allen, Samuel Graham, Ken Gall, and Olivier Pierron, entitled, “MEMS-Based Nanomechanics: Influence of MEMS Design on Test Temperature,” published in Experimental Mechanics, 52(6), 607-618, 2012, has been selected to receive the Society for Experimental
Barnett, ME Alumnus and Professor Emeritus, Passes
Samuel C. Barnett, PhDME '62 and Professor Emeritus, died on June 19, 2013. He was a Professor at the George W. Woodruff School until he retired in 1980. Dr. Barnett is survived by his wife, Dorothy Willett Barnett; son and daughter-in-law, Daniel R. and Andria Barnett; grandson, Matthew Joseph Barnett; brothers, Dave Barnett, John Barnett; and sister, Marge Pennington.
In lieu of flowers, contribuations may be made to the Chattanooga Georgia Tech Scholarship Fund, PO Box, 1444, Ringgold, GA 30736.
MOOC Matters: Keeping Students Engaged
Are my students engaged? This is the burning question that can be challenging to answer when you’re teaching students face to face — let alone when they are squirreled away behind a computer screen halfway across the world.
That’s why a group of faculty members from Georgia Tech is looking into the issues related to keeping students engaged and involved in massive open online courses (MOOC).