Thayer School
Recent graduates may be interested to learn that a front, double-door has been cut into Room 106 this summer. This will permit the use by students and faculty of new, portable, modern visual-aid and design equipment, such as closed-circuit TV and computerized drafting and design machines. The availability of the video tape camera and screen will of great value in evaluating one's performance in public presentations of project or thesis results. The only other physical change at or near Thayer School is the new Tuck School dorm under construction just east of Tuck School. Jackson Construction Co., Phil Jackson '44 president, is the contractor.
This past summer Dean Myron Tribus and Professor of Engineering Paul Shannon presented their two-week course, "The Uses of Information Theory in Science and Engineering," to an enthusiastic class. Nick Costes '51 returned to Thayer from Huntsville, Ala., to take this course. He is with NASA there, assisting with the planning for space exploration, particularly the testing of the moon's surface. Nick, Paulette, and Constantine are expecting a fourth Costes shortly.
The Fourth Conference on Engineering Design and Design Education was held at Dartmouth on July 17 and 18. This conference, sponsored by the Commission on Engineering Education and the National Science Foundation, was organized and directed by Professor of Engineering Robert Dean. Bob is a member of the Commission's Committee on Authentic Design, and has been very active for a number of years in stimulating innovation and creativity in design education. He has introduced a two-term graduate course, "Internship in Engineering," in the professional engineering program at Thayer School. Among the papers presented at the Conference were: "Design Is No Accident" by Dean Myron Tribus; "An Experience with a Design-oriented Doctoral Thesis" by Andrew Porteaus, D.Eng. '67, and Associate Professor of Engineering Graham Wallis; and "The Role of Specification in Design" by Brian F. Walsh '66.
Despite earlier coverage in this magazine, it seems appropriate to call attention, with pride, to the four graduate degrees in Engineering and Engineering Science conferred at the Dartmouth College commencement this past June. Thomas Black and Andrew Porvteous were awarded the degree, Doctor of Engineering; they are the first candidates to receive this degree in the 99-year history of the Thayer School. We also proudly call attention to John Lo '65 and Donald Muzyka who received the Ph.D. degree in Engineering Science. These four men are to be congratulated for their fine work at Thayer. In June 1966, Mike Turner was awarded the first Ph.D. degree in the history of Thayer School. He has spent the past year teaching at University College, London. After a tour of Europe this past summer, Mike joined the DuPont Company where he will be in the Market Planning Group of the Development Department. He expects to do research, some teaching, and tackle real engineering problems.
Professor of Engineering George Colligan was appointed Associate Dean of Thayer School, as of July 1, 1967, with responsibility for academic affairs. Since George will continue his teaching and research, he will be a very busy person in this three-way activity. We all extend our congratulations and best wishes.
Three visiting Ford Foundation Fellows will join the faculty this fall. John G. Tryon, head of the Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Alaska, left Fairbanks just before the great flood last summer and arrived in Hanover with two canoes, looking for white water. John, who is a graduate of the University of Minnesota and received his Ph.D. from Cornell, will be a Visiting Professor. James Christensen, B.S., M.S., and Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, will be a Post-Doctoral Fellow concentrating on computer applications to processing, simulation, and design. Charles Wakstein comes from the Pennsylvania State University where he was Assistant Professor of Aerospace Engineering. Charles spent the previous five years in England. He is actively interested in Engineering Design Education. All three men will teach in ES-21, Introduction to Engineering, this fall.
The annual Thayer Alumni Reunion Luncheon in June found the following, with and without families, in attendance: Chuck Way '48, Tad Comstock '48, Vic Macomber'52, Rube Samuels '47, Lansing Reed '48, Ray Evans '50, Bill Mathews '48, Ray Ehrlich '48, Bob Keane '48, Roy Evans '47,Ken Ragland '58, Bob Tracy '49, and JackMcNamara '49. Please excuse any omissions and let us know about them. Rube Samuels claims the greatest move back; he and Dee were here in May, June, and also August for Alumni College. Associate Dean Jack Frankel spoke at the luncheon about Thayer School's present activities and future plans.
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