Carnegie Mellon University - Thistle Yearbook (Pittsburgh, PA)

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eta kappa mi department af B. Updike, R. Knepper, ). Ransil, D. Loop, C. DeSalvo, G. Rreakey american institute of electrica I engineers The student branches of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers and the Institute of Radio Engineers are combined under common student officers and have common activities. The main portion of their program consists of monthly technical meetings on a student level which are planned to help the members in their profession. A meeting typical of those held this year incorporated a talk on automatic train control by Mr. Baughman of the Union Switch and Signal and two related movies. Afterwards the meeting was transformed as usual into a social gathering with refreshments. Other projects during the year included a plant trip and the department picnic. J. Strauss, G. Breakey, G. Royer, T. Tepelidis, R. Lynch, J. Rarick A national electrical engineering honorary, Eta Kappa Nu is primarily a society which recognizes men in the profession of electrical engineering who have distinguished themselves in college or in practice. This year the organization continued to operate the faculty-student liaison committee within the department, and started several new projects. One of the pledge projects is the systematic classification and filing of vacuum tubes in the Electronics Laboratory. Eta Kappa Nu has undertaken the maintenance of the Senior Book, a directory of recent Electrical Engineering graduates from CIT. This project was started by the 1951 graduating class, and if sufficient interest is shown, it will become a permanent project. Copies will be given to each graduate and correction sheets sent to alumni. That maze is part of the main power panel in E.E. lab

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tuner icon society of civil engineering Those students pursuing a career in civil engineering are eligible for student membership in the American Society of Civil Engineers. The purpose of the society is to stimulate interest in the profession, to improve student-faculty relations, and to unite the civil engineering students in professional and social activities. These purposes are accomplished by inviting representatives of the engineering profession to discuss problems met in industry, by planning field trips which afford the members the opportunity to see the men of their profession at work, by holding such social events as smokers and picnics, and by participating in athletic events. In addition to these activities, the members publish a monthly magazine. The A.S.C.E. Contour Lines. In order to give the public an idea of what the students arc doing, the members of the A.S.C.E. sponsor an open house, in which they act as guides and display the exhibits they have prepared. These activities arc carried on under the leadership of John McElhenny, president of the student chapter. Last year and ever)' year since 1946 the group has received commendation from the national society in recognition of its outstanding accomplishments. P. Innocenti, K. Zeilfelder, E. Kerr, E. Santaella T. D’Agostino, ]. McElhenny Destructive test to determine compressive strength of concrete

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electrical engineering This year, as in the past, the Electrical Engineering Department is improving old courses and adding to keep abreast of new knowledge in the electrical engineering field. Dr. Tcarc also intends to continue his policy of teaching by effort, mistakes, and experience. The work of the department has been fully adapted and coordinated with the Carnegie Plan of Professional Education. Response of Physical Systems, a new course offered to seniors this year, studies the analysis systems, especially simple servomechanisms. Besides an excellent undergraduate program, extensive graduate research is being carried on, thirty-two students being engaged in various forms of research. Magnetic amplifiers, network and transmission line theory, electronic circuits, electrostatic precipitation, and servomechanisms arc subjects presently under investigation. BENJAMIN R. TEARE, Jr., Department Head So it's a test; who’s worried?' Oscilloscope takes a beating in AC machinery lab