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fall 2009 Headlines

Energy center may provide jolt to economy

Aerial Veiw of the Harmony Community

The goal is simple, but lofty - build an East coast version of Silicon Valley in the Harmony community in Osceola County.

That may take some time, but the first step will occur in January when Florida State University moves its Energy & Sustainability Center from Tallahassee into a temporary facility in Harmony's Florida Energy Research Park. FSU is moving the center to Harmony so it can test its research in new homes there and serve as an incubator for new energy and sustainability companie ... full story »»

 


FAMU-FSU College of Engineering Receives Diversity Award

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - At the ABET Commission Summit, October 28, 2009, in San Antonio, Texas, Dr. Ching-Jen Chen, Dean of the Florida A&M University - Florida State University College of Engineering, accepted the 2009 Claire L. Felbinger Award for Diversity, one of three 2009 recipients.

ABET Inc. announced the three 2009 Diversity Award winners on October 1, 2009, recognizing the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering for th ... full story »»

 


Engineering Students Earn Awards at 10th HBCU-UP National Research Conference

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Three undergraduate engineering students from the Florida A&M University-Florida State University (FAMU-FSU) College of Engineering won awards at the 10th annual Historically Black Colleges and Universities - Undergraduate Program (HBCU-UP) National Research Conference held in Washington DC from 10/29/2009 to 11/2/2009. Mr. Avery Martin, a second year mechanical engineering student, placed first in one of two oral 'Technology and Engineering' divisions for his presentation titled, "The Desi ... full story »»

 


Professor Receives the 2009 NATAS National Mettler-Toledo Award

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Dr. Rufina G. Alamo, a professor at the Chemical and Biomedical Engineering Department of the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering has been awarded the National 2009 Mettler-Toledo Award by the North American Thermal Analysis Society. This prestigious award was established in 1968 to recognize distinguished achievement in the field of thermal analysis, including but not restricted to thermogravimetry, differential thermal methods, an ... full story »»

 


ABET Announces 2009 Diversity Award Winners

The FAMU-FSU College of Engineering has been selected as one of three engineering programs in the United States to receive the 2009 Claire L. Felbinger Award for Diversity, awarded annually since 2005 by the Accreditation Board for Engineering Technology (ABET).

According to the ABET October 1st News Release, "ABET is the recognized accrediting body for college and university programs in applied science, computing, engineering, and technology.  ... full story »»

 


2009-10 Influenza (Flu) Season - Questions & Answers about the 2009-2010 Flu Season

What sort of flu season is expected this year?

Flu seasons are unpredictable in a number of ways, including the timing of the beginning, severity, and length of the flu season.

This flu season (2009-2010), there are more uncertainties than usual because of the emergence of a new 2009 H1N1 influenza virus (previously called "novel H1N1" or "swine flu") that has caused the first influenza pandemic (global out ... full story »»

 


FSU Profiles One of Our Own

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Gustavo Munoz chuckles when he says he chose The Florida State University because he wanted to study engineering and stay in Florida as far away from his Miami hometown as possible.

But then he starts describing his four projects as a research assistant, his poster presentations on different subjects at two professional conferences, his work in the Florida State National High Magnetic Field Laboratory and the civil engineering project that earned him a Mentored Research and Creative Endeavor ... full story »»

 


Engineering a Really Good Future

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According to the July 24, 2009 CNN Money Report article entitled, Most Lucrative College Degrees, an engineering degree is a good investment.

The CNN Money Report article drew on the results from a recent survey, conducted by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE), that tracks job offers to college graduates. The NACE survey revealed that 12 of the 15 top-earning degrees are ... full story »»

 


A Shorter Round-Trip Between Campuses

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Florida A&M University, Florida State University and StarMetro, the city of Tallahassee's transit service, have added new routes to the Seminole Express and Venom Express bus services beginning this Wednesday. Two separate buses will run the new routes, one new route between FAMU and the College of Engineering  ... full story »»

 


New Campus Building Unites Florida State Clean Energy Innovations, Comfortable Living

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Its form is inviting -- a red house on stilts with vaulted ceilings, reclaimed wood beams, angled windows and a contemporary decor. Yet despite its coziness, the house's purpose is nothing short of revolutionary: The solar-powered structure serves as a real-world testing facility for solar and hydrogen power, hydrogen combustion and other innovative clean-energy and design technologies devel ... full story »»

 


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