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Highlights from Dartmouth Student Blogger Isabel Burgess ’20, Engineering Major
September 10, 2019 | Dartmouth Admissions

Select posts from Dartmouth Admissions blogger Isabel Burgess ’20, engineering sciences major modified with studio art (architecture) with a minor in Spanish.

Roadside Emergency Warning Device Wins Thayer’s Jackson Award
September 5, 2019

Jaymie Wei '22, Brandyn Humberstone '22, and Julia Kern '19 won summer term’s Jackson Award for best overall performance in ENGS 21: Introduction to Engineering.

Dartmouth Engineering Professor One of Ten Finalists for 2019 edX Prize
August 27, 2019

Dartmouth engineering professor Petra Bonfert-Taylor, working with Rémi Sharrock from IMT, is one of ten finalists for the 2019 edX Prize for Exceptional Contributions in Online Teaching and Learning.

Dartmouth Works With Middle Schools to Enhance STEM Education
August 21, 2019 | Dartmouth News

Engineering professor Vicki May and education professor Michele Tine are leading a collaboration between Dartmouth, the Montshire Museum of Science, and area middle schools to create new STEM programs for students and teachers in rural NH and VT.

Dartmouth Engineering Researcher Receives Early Career Award
August 9, 2019

Evan Thomas, former post-doc and current engineering research scientist at Dartmouth, has been recognized by the American Geophysical Union with a "Basu United States Early Career Award for Research in Sun-Earth Systems Science."

Dartmouth Launches Major Conference on 3D Printing’s Future
August 7, 2019 | Dartmouth News

The two-day conference, held Aug. 12 and 13, brings together a wide range of representatives from academia, including chemistry, engineering and computer science, as well as those from the 3D printing industry.

Alumni Portrait: Jian Lu Th’93
August 6, 2019

Jian Lu earned his PhD at Thayer and is now president of LinkedIn China—after playing a key role at Apple Inc. on the team that developed QuickTime streaming. Jian credits Thayer's borderless approach to engineering with preparing him for multiple research and career transitions.

“Real and Rewarding”
July 31, 2019 | Dartmouth Development

Five Thayer students with Professor Doug Van Citters immerse themselves in a week of on-site, real-time engineering on a remote island in Alaska.

Staff Snapshot: Lee Schuette
July 29, 2019 | Dartmouth News

The operations manager of Thayer’s machine shop teaches “transferrable” skills.

Dartmouth Engineering Professor Fridon Shubitidze Awarded Georgia’s Medal of Honor
July 22, 2019

Professor Shubitidze, a member of the Georgian diaspora, was awarded the Medal of Honor by President Salome Zourabichvili for his contributions to science and technology.