Real World Engineering

New Officers to Lead National Civil Engineering Society (ThomasNet)
At the Annual Civil Engineering Conference, ACSE elected David G. Mongan, P.E., F.ASCE as ASCE president, to hold office until the fall of 2008, as well as D. Wayne Klotz, P.E., D.WRE, F.ASCE as ASCE president-elect. Lt. Gen. Henry J. Hatch, P.E., Hon. M.ASCE, was installed as an at-large director. ASCE also elected Reza Darvishian, P.E., F.ASCE to represent region 2, David M. Schnurbusch, P.E. …

Tanjung to Provide Engineering for Petronas’ Turkmenistan Gas Project (Rigzone)
Tanjung Offshore’s subsidiary, Tanjung Petroconsult Sdn Bhd has received a contract from Inai Offshore & Marine Engineering for the provision of engineering services for construction of gravity base structure, substructure and Topside for Turkmenistan Block 1 Gas Development Project, which is owned by Petronas Carigali (Turkmenistan) Sdn Bhd. The contract is valued at approximately Seven Million …

NSM System automates RAN performance engineering. (ThomasNet)
To improve efficiency of radio access network (RAN) engineering and troubleshooting, Actix Insight automatically identifies, collates, and diagnoses common RAN problems. It provides performance diagnostics and intelligently prioritizes that information for presentation via single user interface. Central engine forms scalable backbone for future Network Status Management (NSM) deployments. …

Purdue to boost engineering at schools (The Indianapolis Star)
Indiana leads the nation in the number of schools introducing engineering curriculum to middle and high school students, and its chief supporters want to keep the momentum going.

(AFX UK Focus) 2007-11-20 17:03 GMT: Helsinki shares end higher; Wartsila, Outotec lead engineering rebound (Interactive Investor)
HELSINKI (Thomson Financial) – Shares closed higher, led by Wartsila, Metso and Outotec as investors piled into engineering stocks after recent weakness.

Jacobs Engineering Gets $25M Deal (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Construction services provider Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. said Tuesday it received a contract worth up to $25 million from the U.S. Air Force.

Southeastern puts engineering on drawing board (Hammond Daily Star)
Southeastern Louisiana University is in the planning stages of developing an engineering technology degree program unlike any in the state. The current industrial technology program will be expanded and reorganized, offering more research and hands on training opportunities.

AMIMON Is Named Innovations 2008 Design & Engineering Award Honoree (Broadcast Newsroom)
DMN Newswire–2007-11-19–AMIMON Inc., an emerging leader in semiconductor technology for wireless transmission of high-definition (HD) video, today announced that it has been named an International CES Innovations 2008 Design and Engineering Awards Honoree in the enabling technologies category.

Southeastern puts engineering on drawing board (Hammond Daily Star)
Southeastern Louisiana University is in the planning stages of developing an engineering technology degree program unlike any in the state. The current industrial technology program will be expanded and reorganized, offering more research and hands on training opportunities.

Learn about Ceramic Engineering and Science Proceedings (Business Wire via Yahoo!7 Finance)
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c74574) has announced the addition of “Advanced Ceramic Coatings and Interfaces II: Ceramic Engineering and Science Proceedings, Volume 28, Issue 3″ to their offering.