In the News

Scientific American

Thinning Arctic Ice Allows Plankton Bloom

Visiting Professor of Engineering Donald Perovich participated in an expedition through the Chukchi Sea off the coast of Alaska that found massive blooms of phytoplankton under the ice. The discovery upends the notion that the sea ice that forms in autumn ushers in a nearly lifeless season for the ocean below.</p>

Jun 11, 2012

The Boston Globe

College teams compete in hybrid challenge

The brainchild of research engineer and racing enthusiast Doug Fraser, who has taught at Dartmouth for three decades, the Formula Hybrid competition has grown, with 39 teams competing in 2012, featuring entrants from around the country and the world.

Jun 05, 2012

Valley News

Report: Grad Schools Slip on Job Help

Thayer has a network of 1,100 alums through the professional networking site LinkedIn, and also uses technology to overcome geographic challenges of attracting major employers to the rural campus in Hanover.

Jun 04, 2012

The Dartmouth

Profs. discuss future of climate change

Thayer School of Engineering professor Donald Perovich said that instead of focusing on predictions about when the last pieces of ice will melt, people should instead realize that the ice has already melted to a point where human activity is impacted.

Jun 04, 2012

Offshore-Technology.com

Polar E&P: the iceman cometh

There are major questions to be answered about the survivability of rigs, storage and transport in the Arctic. Nigel Ash talks to Erland Schulson of Dartmouth’s Thayer School of Engineering about the behaviour of ice and its impact on engineered structures.</p>

Jun 04, 2012

The Dartmouth

DHE receives national recognition

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.

May 22, 2012

WMUR

Formula Hybrid Racing

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.

May 21, 2012

Nashua Telegraph

Hybrid formula racing by engineering students at the NH Speedway next week

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.

May 16, 2012