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The original plaque that hung outside the RCA Electrical Engineering Laboratory has been framed and hung in the north side of the Olin Engineering lobby. Mr. Denton Clark, former RCA CEO and former university trustee was present for the ceramony to re-hang the plaque.
Teams will be corporately sponsored. Each team will have 4 to 8 drivers, a pit crew, catering, logistics and paddock team and supporters. The event will have family activities in a Junior Racer village for kids and adults who are still kids at heart.
Larry Buist, Stephanie Hopper and Ed Martin receive the President's Award for University Excellence.
President Honors COE Staff
Every year the President recognizes university faculty and staff who have gone above and beyond their day to day assignments. This year three members of the Dean's staff received this honor. Larry Buist has gone out of his way to help student design projects work and has even fixed score boards for the athletic department. Ed Martin effort repairing lab equipment and making new test fixtures has been outstanding. Stephanie Hopper has taken on the additional responsibility of Laser Safety Officer. The award process is a collaborative one, with nominations coming from the university’s provost, vice presidents and deans.
On August 24th, at the annual College of Engineering Welcome Back breakfast several faculty members and one outstanding staff member were acknowledged for their outstanding contributions to Florida Tech and the College of Engineering.
The 2007 Award Winners are:
(pictured with Dean Waite, far right, from left to right):
Faculty Excellence Award for Research, Dr. Richard Ford, Computer Sciences
Faculty Excellence Award for Service, Dr. Frederic Ham, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Outstanding Staffmember, Karen Brown, Computer Sciences
Walter M. Nunn Award for Excellence in Teaching, Professor Ralph Locurcio, Civil Engineering
Following in the long standing tradition of freshman students getting involved in projects that build a completed design, another robot competition was held this year. Freshman from the Introduction to Mechanical Engineering, MAE 1024 completed weeks of training in the Machine Shop and built a robot to compete in this year's "King of the Hill" design project. The goal of the project was to race to be the first robot to cover the red dot on the top of a pyramid. Some robots climbed the pyramid to sit on top. Other drove to it and had an extension which covered the top.
Run off races were held on Tuesday Dec 5 th, with the finalist competing in the F.W. Olin Lobby on Wednesday Dec 6 th.
Viewers cheered on the finalists who competed in several matches.
First Place
Team # 10:
John Novak, Team Leader
Matthew Barker
Jason Roberto
Brian Selby
2nd Place
Team #13:
Catherine Thiele, Team Leader
Craig Hendrickson
David Paauwe
Third Place:
A spatula…it is not just for flipping burgers and frying eggs
 The Tin Cup moves on....
In a surprising turn of events, athletics was able to snatch the Tin Cup at the Homecoming Golf Tournament Oct. 13th. Winning by less than 2 strokes, the trophy will be displayed in Athletics untill next year's re-match. Bill Jurgens (shown holding the cup) and Dean Waite both played for the cup. The event was fun and raised funds for both the golf team and Engineering student projects
The College of Engineering is already planning for a come back next year to bring the Tin Cup back where it belongs…in the Olin Engineering Building.
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 The college of Engineering hosted a Welcome Back breakfast on September 7th. This was a highlight of the new semester starting. Dr. Waite and Provost McCay were present to talk to the staff about the great things this coming year has in store for the College of Engineering. Dr. Waite presented four awards to outstanding staff members. Dr. Edward Kalajian received the Walter Nunn, Jr. Award for Excellence in Teaching. Dr. Carmo D'Cruz who has done outreach to the local high schools received the Faculty Excellence for Service Award. Because of her work with the students, Cheryl Mitravich received the Outstanding Staff Award. Based upon his research efforts Dr. Geoffrey Swain was awarded the Faculty Excellence for Research Award.
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 The Galaxy Society was on campus for a social and to learn about three student projects during the evening activities of "Art of Engineering". It was a great time to hear first hand what Florida Tech students invent. One student group presented AURORA, Aerial Unmanned Reconnaissance Operations and Research Aircraft. This project was a joint project between Electrical and Aerospace Engineering. The plane is powered by a ducted fan. It is designed to navigate a predetermined course, search and recognize targets and return to base.
EMMA, the electro-magnetic mobile artillery was another joint Electrical and Aerospace project. At the event the gun was fired through a watermelon. It is a credit to the late Dr. Nunn that his students have continued to work in his area of research.
In response to the devastating hurricane seasons a group of Electrical engineers set out to design a self contained traffic light. The goal was to have a 12 hour life. During actual testing "Green Light" had a 2.5 day battery life. The light is design to fit in a car trunk and be set-up by one person.
The evening ended in a lively round of educational Jeopardy.
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 Congratulations to the Chem-E-Car Team that took first place at the Southern Regional Conference (SRC) at Mississippi State University in Starkville, Miss., on March 11. Matthew Herdiech, Charmaine Flemming, Christine Flemming, Britney Pennington and Jimit Shah all competed for Florida Tech, defeating 15 other schools from the region.
The Chem-E-Car Competition consists of building a vehicle that can travel on its own and is powered by a chemical energy source. Then, the car must carry a bottle of water that can be anywhere from 0-500ml a given distance between 50 and 100 feet. The size of the container and the distance of travel are not known until the competition. Also, the team must present a poster about their car and be able to answer any questions that the judges might ask. The teams are judged upon their presentation of their vehicle and the performance of the vehicle.
The team had to travel a distance of 68 feet with a 250 ml bottle, and won by an amazingly small 1 inch, bringing home the first place honors. They will compete against 36 other teams from around the country this November at the 2006 AIChE Student National Conference in San Fransisco, Calif. We will keep you posted on how they do.
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Congratulations to the four College of Engineering students who were awarded scholarships from Boeing. Valerie Bastien, Elizabeth Diaz, Scott Leithem and Amit Patel each received a scholarship for $10,000. Ken Smith, Boeing Orbiter Engineering Fluids and Propulsion Integrated Team Manager was at Florida Institute of Technology to present the awards. In his comments Mr. Smith encouraged the students to pursue engineering, especially in this time of growth and the development of new technologies.
The scholarships are given based on academic standing and community involvement. Valerie Bastien is the president of SWE, helped plan campus E-week activities and is a member of Tau Beta Pi. She is pursuing a degree in Electrical Engineering. Elizabeth Diaz is active in the Society of Women Engineers and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Elizabeth is studying Mechanical Engineering. Scott Leithem is plans to graduate with a degree in Aerospace Engineering. He is a member of the AIAA , on the FIT bowling league, and a member of Phi Eta Sigma. Amit Patel is involved in the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Tau Beta Pi and was on the planning committee for campus E-week activities. He is majoring in Aerospace Engineering.
Three of the students are from Florida. Both Valerie and Elizabeth are from Melbourne and graduated from a local high school.The scholarship is an annual on-going scholarship sponsored by the Boeing Company
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