University student newspaper reports on the arduous path to becoming a tenured engineering professor.
http://www.dailytexanonline.com/top-stories/engineering-professors-balance-class-research-1.1787726
The road to engineering tenure requires publication in research journals, doctoral-student supervision and a solid teaching record, said Anthony Ambler, electrical engineering professor and chairman of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.. It also involves applying for research grants and other funding in the public and private sectors, which, after two or three years of start-up funding, becomes the only source of monetary support for faculty research.
