Thayer School News

2012 Formula Hybrid Competition: Final Score Breakdowns

2012-05-15T14:22:29+00:00

Wrap-up video and final scoring breakdowns for Dartmouth's 2012 Formula Hybrid Competition.

Student-Built Hybrids, EVs Compete In New Hampshire

2012-05-07T11:25:46+00:00

Student-built hybrids and EVs and took over the track for the sixth annual Formula Hybrid competition. This year, 36 teams from all over the world competed in the event, which was started by Dartmouth’s Thayer School of Engineering back in 2006.

2012 Formula Hybrid: Results and Awards

2012-05-04T09:07:01+00:00

A summary of the 2012 competition results provided by Formula Hybrid's official event bloggers.

Formula racers earn top finishes

2012-05-04T09:00:56+00:00

After four days of racing and testing, the Dartmouth Formula Racing Team walked away with several top finishes at the 2012 Formula Hybrid Competition at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, N.H.

VBrick Systems and Dartmouth to Stream Formula Hybrid Competition

2012-05-02T09:40:40+00:00

Enterprise IP video leader VBrick Systems and Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth are partnering to stream the Formula Hybrid Competition from the New Hampshire Motor Speedway. More than 30 colleges and universities are participating in this year’s competition.

Hybrid Car Races are a Bridge from Students to Carmakers

2012-05-02T08:44:17+00:00

Some of the world’s top engineering students converged at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway to race hybrid cars. The cars are student designed and built, and for some of those students, a good showing at Loudon is a ticket to ride.

College sells 28 acres used for army research

2012-04-19T16:30:42+00:00

CRREL was originally built on land leased from the College for $1 per year, according to Thayer School of Engineering professor Mary Albert, a 30-year employee of the laboratory. Following the lease’s expiration in 2009, the U.S. Army and the College entered into negotiations to agree on a sale price.

Emeritus professor dies of illness at 101 years old

2012-04-18T16:23:08+00:00

Engineering professor emeritus Paul Etienne Queneau, a war veteran who held 36 U.S. patents in metallurgical and chemical engineering, died on March 31 at Kendal Retirement Community in Hanover after suffering from a case of the flu. Queneau was 101 years old.

Undergraduate wins $25,000 prize at Tuck competition

2012-04-16T09:44:50+00:00

At the Greener Ventures Entrepreneurship Contest at the Tuck School of Business, first-place finisher Alison Stace-Naughton ’11, who developed what was initially a prototype for an introductory engineering course into a practical tool to prevent tissue damage in endoscopic surgery, received a prize of $25,000.

Dartmouth’s Pogue to chair NIH biomedical imaging review panel

2012-04-12T09:40:25+00:00

Brian Pogue, Professor of Engineering and Dean of Graduate Studies at Dartmouth (Hanover, NH), was recently named Chair of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)'s new grant review panel for Biomedical Imaging Technology.

Dartmouth’s Formula Hybrid gears up for a 6th year of competition

2012-04-10T10:41:59+00:00

Founded and run by Dartmouth, the 6th annual Formula Hybrid Competition will take place April 30 – May 3 at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

Professor of Engineering, Emeritus, Paul Queneau dies at the age of 101

2012-04-08T13:12:52+00:00

Professor of Engineering, Emeritus, Paul Queneau died on March 31st at the age of 101. A funeral is planned for May 19th at Kendal.

Student ventures take $20,000 in prizes

2012-04-06T14:49:01+00:00

Spiral-E Solutions, founded by Alison Stace-Naughton ’11, won the $3,000 second-place prize for its prototype of a medical device that helps keep the stomach in place during endoscopic surgery. She developed the first prototype in an undergraduate engineering class at Dartmouth.

Cold Regions Researchers And Engineers Gather In Fairlee

2012-04-06T12:44:18+00:00

Charlotte Albright spoke with Mary Albert, professor of engineering at Dartmouth and one of many researchers and engineers who gathered in Fairlee for a conference hosted by the Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory.

Dartmouth engineering professor appointed Chair of new NIH review panel

2012-04-04T14:04:12+00:00

Brian Pogue, Professor of Engineering and Dean of Graduate Studies at Dartmouth, was appointed Chair of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)’s new grant review panel for Biomedical Imaging Technology.

Dartmouth Jewish Sound Archive A Treasure Trove

2012-04-04T12:35:50+00:00

Alex Hartov and Lewis Glinert are two Dartmouth faculty members started the project 10 years ago. They spoke with VPR's Jane Lindholm about the scope and rarity of some of the recordings.

African student builds windmill to help family and villagers

2012-04-02T15:04:03+00:00

William Kamkwamba spoke on March 21 to students and faculty at Georgia Perimeter’s College’s Clarkston campus about his book The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind.

Magleby tapped to lead U.S. team

2012-03-30T14:57:29+00:00

After graduating from Dartmouth with a bachelor’s degree in engineering sciences, Alexander Magleby ’00 began coaching at Dartmouth in 2001 and has now been named head coach of USA Rugby’s national sevens team.

Student group named among best innovators

2012-03-29T13:45:57+00:00

Dartmouth Humanitarian Engineering’s hydropower project—which currently operates two sites in Rwanda—was recognized as a semifinalist in both the University of Washingon Global Social Entrepreneurship Competition and the Dell Social Innovation Challenge.

The life of a retired athlete: How seniors spend final terms

2012-03-26T10:50:00+00:00

Amber Bryant ’12 of the volleyball team said that although the seniors are done in the fall, they continue to play together for fun while mentoring the younger girls on the team...Although Bryant has more free time this spring, she will be spending most of it holed up in Thayer School of Engineering...