BlackboardFall 1998
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College Receives Whitaker Grant to Implement Biomedical Engineering Graduate...
Fall 1998
Dr. Michael H. Peters in the Department of Chemical Engineering has received a Special Opportunity Award from the Whitaker Foundation to "Establish a Permanent, Interdisciplinary Graduate Degree Program in Biomedical Engineering".
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IEEE Appoints Dr. Gupta to Editorial Post
Fall 1998
Professor Madhu Gupta of the Department of Electrical Engineering has been appointed Editor-in-chief of Microwave and Guided Wave Letters, a monthly IEEE journal which publishes research in the field of microwave technology.
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All Systems: GO FOR LAUNCH!
Fall 1998
Lift-off for the Challenger Learning Center at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering took place on November 6 with a ceremony at the College culminating with the signing of agreements between the College and the Challenger Center Headquarters, and with...
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Dean Chen named Honor Guest Professor at Tsinghua University in Beijing
Fall 1998
Dr. Ching-Jen Chen, Dean of the College and Professor of Mechanical Engineering, was named to an Honor Guest Professorship at Tsinghua University during his September visit to Beijing, China. Provost and Vice President Jiaqing Yang of Tsinghua...
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Steel Connections Sculpture
Fall 1998
Steel Connections, A Teaching Guide Steel Sculpture, was donated to the College's Civil Engineering Department by the Cives Steel Company of Thomasville, Georgia. The sculpture was first conceived by Prof. Duane Ellifritt of the University of Florida...
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Jacksonville Street Named for Dr. Thagard
Fall 1998
The City of Jacksonville renamed a two-block section of Fifth Street "Norman E. Thagard Blvd." in honor of Dr. Norman Thagard, Professor of Electrical Engineering and Director of College Relations at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering. The...
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Phase II Opens for Fall 1998 Semester
Fall 1998
In what may be a record for university construction in Florida, the College of Engineering's Phase II building opened for classes at the beginning of the Fall 98 semester on August 24, just 18 months after the groundbreaking in February 1997.
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Civil Scholar Receives Fellowship
Fall 1998
Rafal Wuttrich of Tczew, Poland was awarded a prestigious fellowship by the International Road Federation to complete his doctoral studies in Civil Engineering through the Department of Civil Engineering at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering in...
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Thagard Selected Grand Marshal for Springtime Tallahassee 1999
Fall 1998
Dr. Norman Thagard, Professor of Electrical Engineering and Director of College Relations, has been named Grand Marshall of the 1999 Springtime Tallahassee Grand Parade, to take place March 27, 1999.
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Sunrayce 99 Targets Tallahassee & The FAMU-FSU College of Engineering on its...
Fall 1998
Sunrayce 99, the national competition for engineering colleges solar car designs, has designated Tallahassee as a stop on its route from Washington to Orlando. The College of Engineering will host the participants during their stopover here.
