Laurel Roennau died Thursday, August 14th, 2009. She was, among many other things, an aeronautical engineer who began work in the 1950s for McDonnell Douglas, firing test missiles. She obtained an National Science Foundation (NSF) award to study engineering schools in Europe. Returning to the U.S., Roennau worked on unmanned drones, eventually becoming the head [...]
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No limits: obituary for a famous engineer Laurel Roennau (from Santa Monica Dispatch)
August 14th, 2009 · No Comments
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Engineering professors at UT Austin balance class, research (Daily Texan Newspaper at UT Austin)
July 31st, 2009 · No Comments
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 [...]
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