Media Mentions

DHE receives national recognition
May 22, 2012 | The Dartmouth

Dartmouth Humanitarian Engineering was recently recognized by Dell, Inc. on May 14 and the Environmental Protection Agency on May 12 for its work in Rwanda.

Formula Hybrid Racing
May 15, 2012 | WMUR

This year marked the 6th Formula Hybrid International Race in Loudon. The competition is the first of its kind for college students and was founded by Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth.

Student-Built Hybrids, EVs Compete In New Hampshire
May 7, 2012 | Wired

Student-built hybrids and EVs and took over the track for the sixth annual Formula Hybrid competition. This year, 36 teams from all over the world competed in the event, which was started by Dartmouth’s Thayer School of Engineering back in 2006.

Formula racers earn top finishes
May 4, 2012 | The Dartmouth

After four days of racing and testing, the Dartmouth Formula Racing Team walked away with several top finishes at the 2012 Formula Hybrid Competition at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, N.H.

Hybrid Car Races are a Bridge from Students to Carmakers
May 2, 2012 | New Hampshire Public Radio

Some of the world’s top engineering students converged at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway to race hybrid cars. The cars are student designed and built, and for some of those students, a good showing at Loudon is a ticket to ride.

Hybrid formula racing by engineering students at the NH Speedway next week
April 25, 2012 | Nashua Telegraph

Next week (Apr. 30-May4) will see the 6th annual competition. Thirty-six teams have registered, including one each from Canada, Taiwan, Spain and Brazil. Seven will compete in the electric-only category, which is new.

EDU-NOMICS
April 24, 2012 | BusinessNH Magazine

The NH College and University Council estimates that in 2009, the latest statewide impact report available, higher education institutions contributed $4.886 billion, or 8.14 percent, of the state’s gross domestic product...Thayer School of Engineering lists a dozen faculty and emeritus faculty who have started successful companies.

College sells 28 acres used for army research
April 19, 2012 | The Dartmouth

CRREL was originally built on land leased from the College for $1 per year, according to Thayer School of Engineering professor Mary Albert, a 30-year employee of the laboratory. Following the lease’s expiration in 2009, the U.S. Army and the College entered into negotiations to agree on a sale price.

Emeritus professor dies of illness at 101 years old
April 18, 2012 | The Dartmouth

Engineering professor emeritus Paul Etienne Queneau, a war veteran who held 36 U.S. patents in metallurgical and chemical engineering, died on March 31 at Kendal Retirement Community in Hanover after suffering from a case of the flu. Queneau was 101 years old.

Undergraduate wins $25,000 prize at Tuck competition
April 16, 2012 | The Dartmouth

At the Greener Ventures Entrepreneurship Contest at the Tuck School of Business, first-place finisher Alison Stace-Naughton ’11, who developed what was initially a prototype for an introductory engineering course into a practical tool to prevent tissue damage in endoscopic surgery, received a prize of $25,000.