Events

Upcoming Events

SOE Alumni Weekend Reception and Open House - May 19

Join your classmates and fellow Tufts engineers for a fun afternoon gathering during Alumni Weekend. Learn about what's been happening with the Center for Engineering Education and Outreach's Student Teacher Outreach Mentorship Program (STOMP).

Date: May 19, 2012
Time: 4:30-6:00 P.M.
Location:
Burden Lounge, Anderson Hall
200 College Avenue
Medford, MA 02155

Acoustics and Music Technology: Bringing Sound to Life - May 22, Los Angeles

Create your own musical instrument using an iPad and Lego NXT! Professor Chris Rogers will lead this interactive event and share the creative ways Tufts is teaching music technology and changing engineering education. Hosted by Brian McCarthy, A75, A07P, at the offices of Skadden, Arps and featuring musical performances from current students and members of the Tufts community.

Date: Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Time: 5:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Location:
Skadden Arps – Host Brian McCarthy A75, A07P
300 Grand Ave
Los Angeles | See Map

Acoustics and Music Technology: Bringing Sound to Life - May 23, San Francisco

Create your own musical instrument using an iPad and Lego NXT! Professor Chris Rogers will lead this interactive event and share the creative ways Tufts is teaching music technology and changing engineering education. Hosted at the offices of Charles Salter, E65, and featuring musical performances from current students and members of the Tufts community.

Date: Tuesday, May 23, 2012
Time: 5:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Location:
Charles Salter Associates – Host Charles Salter, E65
130 Sutter St #500
San Francisco | See Map

Past Events

Lyon & Bendheim Alumni Lecture - March 8
The Spring 2012 Lyon & Bendheim Alumni Lecture welcomed back Robert Sterne, E73, AG75, director at Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox. Robert Sterne is one of the leading patent attorneys in the United States in patent reexamination and concurrent patent litigation both in the federal courts and the United States International Trade Commission. He is recognized by his peers as a thought leader on board of director responsibility and best practices concerning intellectual property. He specializes in the area of intellectual property for cutting edge technologies in the electronics, computer, communications, biomedical and nanotech arenas, the monetization of patents, patent litigation and patent licensing. Mr. Sterne graduated from Tufts with a bachelor of science in Electrical Engineering in 1973 and a master of science in 1975. He also holds a law degree from the University of Maryland School of Law.

Tufts Engineering Alumni - Student Career Networking Night - February 27, 2012
More than 50 students joined us for our annual Engineering Alumni-Student Networking Night. Students from all classes and majors attended, and enjoyed meeting engineering alumni and hearing about alumni career experiences.

Lyon & Bendheim Alumni Lecture, Robin Liss, A06, Founder, Reviewed.com, Nov. 14, 2011
Robin Liss, A06, Publisher and President of Reviewed.com, delievered the fall 2011 Lyon & Bendheim Alumni Lecture. Reviewed.com is a network of technology review publications including: DigitalCameraInfo.com, TelevisionInfo.com, WasherDryerInfo.com, RefrigeratorInfo.com, CamcorderInfo.com, PrinterInfo.com, HeadphoneInfo.com, as well as international editions. The network reaches an average of one million monthly unique readers. In January 2011, Reviewed.com was acquired by USA TODAY. Liss is an Internet entrepreneur with a passion for educating consumers. Prior to acquisition, as founder she built Reviewed.com from a single camcorder review website into a group of content-driven consumer focused review websites. Central to Reviewed.com’s philosophy is a commitment to independent, ethical consumer products journalism. She appears frequently on CNN’s Reliable Sources to talk about technology journalism ethics. Liss has also been a expert guest on MSNBC, Fox News, CNBC and many local TV stations. She has been profiled in “CNN Sunday.” The Boston Globe, Christian Science Monitor and CBS Sunday Morning. She graduated magna cum laude in 2006 with a B.A. in Political Science from Tufts University. She currently resides in Cambridge, Mass.

Grand Opening of the Interdisciplinary Laboratory for Computation, Nov. 3, 2011
At the grand opening of the Interdisciplinary Laboratory for Computation, Joe Marks, V.P., Disney Research, delivered the keynote address about research at the Walt Disney Company. The space is a collaborative environment for computer science, electrical and computer engineering, and civil and environmental engineering researchers working in such areas as visualization, AI, signal processing, statistics, and machine learning.

Technology and the Law: IP, VC, and Beyond, Nov. 1, 2011
Engineering alumni listened to a panel discussion on technology and the law that explored entrepreneurship, intellectual capital, and the impact of governmental policies, practices, and gridlock on new innovation. The panel presentation featured facilitator Steve Wermiel (A72, A10P, Founding Member of Tufts Lawyers Association, Professor at the American University School of Law), and panelists Michael Loulakis (E76, E07P, President & CEO, Capital Project Strategies, LLC), and Robert Sterne (E73, AG75, Director, Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox PLLC).

Tufts Boston Engineering Alumni Event, Oct. 5, 2011
Professor Sergio Fantini, National Science Foundation CAREER Award winner, has developed a novel approach to spectral imaging of the human breast that shows promise for the detection, diagnosis, and monitoring of breast cancer. Professor Fio Omenetto’s laboratory has pioneered the use of silk as a material platform for photonics, optoelectronics and high-technology applications and is actively investigating novel applications that rely on this new technology base.

Light on the Hill Award, April 26, 2011
Thank you to everyone who celebrated at the Light on the Hill Award Ceremony. On April 26, 2011, Yannis Miaoulis, E83, AG86, EG87, E12P, director and president of the Museum of Science, Boston and former dean of the School of Engineering at Tufts, received the 2011 Light on the Hill Award—the highest honor bestowed upon a Tufts graduate by the Student Body. Tufts Community Union Senate President Samuel Wallis presented the award to Dr. Miaoulis who shared remarks on his career with the Tufts community.

Engineering Alumni-Student Networking Night, Feb. 15
Thank you to everyone who joined us for our annual engineering alumni and student networking night. Our students always enjoy the opportunity to practice their professional networking skills and to meet with alumni to hear about their varied career paths and life after Tufts.

Tufts Reception at the American Geophysical Union San Francisco Conference, Dec. 16
At this informal gathering presented in conjunction with the American Geophysical Union Conference in San Francisco, alumni met with the Dean of Engineering and networked with Tufts faculty, alumni, and others who are attended the AGU. Drinks and light hors d'oeuvres will be served. Welcome remarks were given by Linda Abriola, Dean of the Tufts School of Engineering and Antje Danielson, Director of Tufts Institute for the Environment.

Tufts Today and Tomorrow: Green Technology and Alternative Energy, Oct. 21
Thank you to those alumni who joined us for a cocktail networking reception followed by presentations on green technology and alternative energy. The Chairman of the Board of Trustees at Tufts, Jim Stern (E72), discussed the strategic direction of Tufts and Tufts Engineering. Mr. Stern also took general questions about Tufts. A presentation was given by Timothy Lannin (E11), a senior majoring in Mechanical Engineering. Timothy has taught a course in the Experimental College at Tufts entitled “Modeling Alternative Energy: Engineering for Non-engineers.” In addition, in a project sponsored by LEGO, Timothy built a model city made of LEGOs to explore renewable energy uses.

Lyon & Bendheim Lecture, Oct. 20
As part of the Lyon & Bendheim Alumni Lecture Series, Pamela McNamara, E81, President of U.S. Operations at Cambridge Consultants shared her experiences on how her time on the Hill influenced her exciting and successful career as a business leader.

Using LEGO Bricks to Re-Engineer STEM Learning
In this talk, Chris Rogers highlighted some of the work at Tufts' Center for Engineering Education and Outreach that has helped thousands of teachers on all continents bring engineering into the classroom. The Center combines research on how children (and their teachers) learn with engineering research in how to develop robotic systems that are easy to use yet very capable. This coupled with outreach efforts with teachers around the world has led to millions of students from kindergarten through college learning engineering with their hands.

Alumni Weekend Reception, May 22
Tufts School of Engineering hosted a special reception for engineering alumni on the Saturday of Alumni Weekend. Dean Linda Abriola opened the event with a presentation on recent events and developments at the school and following her remarks, guests explored the Visualization Wall and learned about the Tufts Engineering hybrid race car. Thank you to all alumni who were in attendance. It was great to see you there!

Engineering Alumni-Student Networking Night
Thank you to everyone who joined us for Tufts Engineering Alumni-Student Networking Night on Tuesday, March 2, 2010. Our students always enjoy the opportunity to practice their professional networking skills and meeting with alumni to hear about their varied career paths and life after Tufts.

Tufts Solar Decathlon Team: Building a Green Home
On Friday, Oct. 16, 2009, members of the Tufts community enjoyed a tour of the completed solar house – a collaborative project between Tufts University and Boston Architectural College as part of the 2009 Solar Decathlon Competition in Washington, D.C.

Following a catered reception, faculty, staff, students and other alumni were treated to an informal review of the project's design and development process by the project team. Vincent Manno, Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Associate Provost, shared his reflections on the Solar Decathlon experience, as did Ted Landsmark, BAC President, Bill Moomaw, Director of the Center for International Environment and Resource Policy at the Fletcher School, and Jeff Stein, Dean of the BAC School of Architecture and Dean.

Following the reception, guests participated in a guided tour of the Tufts Solar Decathlon team's completed "Curio House" on the Washington Mall. The crowd was excited and gave great feedback about the event, the team, the house, and Tufts! Many remarked on this impressive Tufts achievement and the wonderful new partnership with BAC.

For more information about the Curio House, go to http://www.livecurio.us.

Team Boston placed 15th overall in the competition. More information about how the team placed in the Solar Decathlon's 10 contests, visit the Team Boston page.

Brain Computer Interface: Communicating with Technology in the Future
On Wednesday, September 16th, 2009 the School of Engineering sponsored a Tufts alumni event entitled, "Brain-Computer Interface: Communicating with Technology in the Future." The event was hosted by Al Lee, E91, at the Fidelity Center for Applied Technology (FCAT) in Boston.

Attendees had the opportunity to take a guided tour of the offices of Fidelity's cutting-edge Center for Applied Technology. Current Tufts Engineering students, "The Nerd Girls" held a poster session at the event featuring their work on a solar car.

Welcome remarks were delivered by Tufts School of Engineering Associate Dean Eric Miller. Featured guest, Robert Jacob, Tufts University Professor of Computer Science, shared his recent work with next generation "reality-based user interfaces" and discussed the future of "brain-computer" interactions.