Regents approve UGA graduate engineering degrees
The state Board of Regents approved new engineering Ph.D. and master's degrees for the University of Georgia on Tuesday, making UGA's engineering program an engineering school in everything but name.
Bio Box: Yahoo Inc. co-founder Jerry Yang
NAME: Jerry YangAGE: 43NET WORTH: $1.1 billion; holds 3.6 percent stake in Yahoo Inc.FAMILY HISTORY: Born in Taiwan, married to Akiko Yamazaki.EDUCATION: Bachelor's and master's degrees in electrical engineering, ...
National Academy of Engineering elects 66 members and 10 foreign associates
( National Academy of Sciences ) The National Academy of Engineering has elected 66 new members and 10 foreign associates, announced NAE President Charles M. Vest today. This brings the total US membership to 2,254 and the number of foreign associates to 206.
Board of Regents to vote on graduate engineering programs
The Board of Regents will vote Tuesday on two new graduate engineering programs to begin at the University in fall 2012. The new programs, a master’s and Ph.D. in engineering, will not have designated specializations but will lend themselves to a more “comprehensive engineering education,” according to the proposal in the Regents’ agenda. If passed, [...]
Business briefs for Feb.7, 2012
Over the next five years, LANL plans to award some $200 million in master task order agreements for general construction services, such as civil, architectural-structural, electrical, mechanical and piping.
ORNL's Zinkle elected to National Academy of Engineering
( DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory ) Steven J. Zinkle, a senior materials researcher at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering.
Ford CFO Lewis Booth and Global Product Chief Derrick Kuzak to Retire; Veteran Executives Named as Successors
DEARBORN, Mich., Feb. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --Lewis Booth, executive vice president and chief financial officer, has elected to retire effective April 1, after a 34-year careerDerrick Kuzak, group vice ...
Blue Mountain Labs Names Enrico DePaolis Vice President
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Blue Mountain Labs ( www.bluemountainlabs.com ) announces the appointment of Enrico DePaolis as Vice President.As Vice President, DePaolis will be heading Blue Mountain ...
Lee Felsenstein and Bob Zeidman Join Forces
CUPERTINO, CA-- - Zeidman Consulting and Fonly LLC have agreed to work together on intellectual property cases. Fonly and Zeidman will specialize in electronic hardware analysis and reverse engineering ...
Breker Verification Systems Closes Calendar Year 2011 With 150% Growth
FREMONT, CA-- - Breker Verification Systems, The SoC Verification Company, today announced that it closed calendar year 2011 with year-over-year growth of more than 150%, confirming its position as the ...