MIAMI (April 25, 2009) - The Florida International University Board of Trustees today selected Mark B. Rosenberg as the university’s new president. Rosenberg succeeds Modesto A. Maidique, who has led the university for almost 23 years.
http://news.fiu.edu/?p=3444
Monday, April 27, 2009
Former Environmental Protection Agency administrator, and New Jersey Governor Christine Todd Whitman addresses cleaner carbon-free energy sources
Engineers know better than anyone the importance of sharing the load. From bridges to electric grids to telecommunications networks, a structure’s or system’s soundness hinges on its ability to spread the burden in the event that one link in the chain becomes compromised.
Today, this principle is being applied in our nation’s efforts to meet the daunting challenges facing our long-neglected energy infrastructure.
http://www.cec.fiu.edu/PDF/WhitmanFIUEngineeringOpEdApril-May2009.pdf
Today, this principle is being applied in our nation’s efforts to meet the daunting challenges facing our long-neglected energy infrastructure.
http://www.cec.fiu.edu/PDF/WhitmanFIUEngineeringOpEdApril-May2009.pdf
Brick by brick: College of Engineering and Computing building park to honor alumni and friends
Alumni from the FIU College of Engineering and Computing (CEC) can leave their permanent mark at the school. The construction of a brick path with the names of alumni, staff, supporters and students is scheduled to start within the next month at the school’s 38-acre campus, located on West Flager Street near University Park.
http://news.fiu.edu/?p=3044
http://news.fiu.edu/?p=3044
FIU’s Top Scholars from Across the Disciplines Honored
More than two dozen distinguished members of the FIU academic community - world-class scientists and researchers, authors, and scholars - were recognized for their accomplishments.
http://www.cec.fiu.edu/news/CEC_News_TopScholars.htm
http://www.cec.fiu.edu/news/CEC_News_TopScholars.htm
FIU Professors Win Prestigious National Science Foundation CAREER Awards
Dr. Girma Bitsuamlak, Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, won the award for his proposal of a groundbreaking project that will employ computer simulation to determine wind flow fields around buildings. He will receive a total of $400,219 for a five-year study.
http://www.cec.fiu.edu/news/CEC_News_GirmaNSF.htm
http://www.cec.fiu.edu/news/CEC_News_GirmaNSF.htm
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