News Release
Three IEEE Members Recognized as EWeek New Faces
of Engineering
WASHINGTON (16 February 2006) —
Vanessa Koutroupas, a principal engineer at
General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems in
Bloomington, Minn., is the IEEE/IEEE-USA’s 2006
New Face of Engineering. One of 16 young
engineers recognized for this international
honor, her picture and bio appeared in a
full-page ad in USA Today on 15 February.
The Engineers Week (EWeek) New Faces of
Engineering program highlights the vitality,
diversity and rich contributions of engineers
under 30. Each engineering society’s top choice
must hold an engineering degree, be employed as
an engineer from two to five years, and have
worked with projects that significantly affect
public welfare or further professional
development and growth.
Within a year of completing her first
undergraduate degree at 20, Koutroupas joined
Lockheed Martin and earned a patent for software
used in reliability analysis, and co-published
LifeTests: Get the Biggest Bang for Your Buck in
several magazines. She now works as a key member
of the General Dynamics’ engineering team that
is designing an integrated computer system for
the U.S. Army Future Combat System. For more on
Koutroupas, go to
www.todaysengineer.org/2006/Feb/newfaces.asp.
Senior IEEE Member Dr. Yazhou Liu is the “New
Face” for the Chinese Institute of
Engineers-USA. Liu is a senior power conversion
system engineer for the Thales group in Seattle.
He is playing a key role in the power conversion
system for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, a family
of three highly fuel-efficient airplanes. At 30,
the Fushun, China native is one the IEEE’s
youngest senior members.
Timothy Swieter, who works as an electrical
engineer for Birket Engineering Inc. of Ocoee,
Fla., rounds out the IEEE’s honorees. He is
responsible for designing safe control systems
for major theme park rides such as “Revenge of
the Mummy, The Ride,” at Universal Studios
Orlando (Fla.); and “Fear Factor Live!” at
Universal Studios Hollywood. Swieter was
nominated by the National Society of
Professional Engineers (NSPE).
For more on all the 2006 New Faces honorees, go
to
www.eweek.org/site/Engineers/newfaces2006/index.shtml.
Koutroupas was selected by an ad hoc committee
of IEEE members including Kiki Ikossi of
Alexandria, Va.; Terry Malkinson of Calgary,
Alberta, Canada; and Lee Stogner of Taylors,
S.C. The committee’s other top choices were
Sophia Buckley, who works in Needham, Mass.; Dr.
Jonathan Fredrick (El Segundo, Calif.); Dr.
Tomas Palacios (Santa Barbara, Calif.); and
Mathew
Charles Rodrigue (Dedham, Mass.). Their bios are
available at
www.eweek.org/site/Engineers/newfaces2006/IEEE.shtml.
The New Faces of Engineering recognition program
is part of EWeek, a formal coalition of more
than 75 engineering, professional, and technical
societies and more than 50 corporations and
government agencies, including the IEEE. Founded
by NSPE in 1951, EWeek is dedicated to ensuring
a diverse and well-educated future engineering
workforce by increasing understanding of, and
interest in, engineering and technology careers
among young students, and by promoting
precollege literacy in math and science. EWeek
also raises public understanding and
appreciation of engineers’ contributions to
society. The Society of Women Engineers (SWE)
and Northrop Grumman Corp. are co-chairs for
2006. Visit www.eweek.org for more information.
IEEE-USA advances the public good and promotes
the careers and public policy interests of more
than 220,000 engineers, scientists and allied
professionals who are U.S. members of the IEEE.
IEEE-USA is part of the IEEE, the world's
largest technical professional society with
360,000 members in 150 countries. For more
information, go to
www.ieeeusa.org.
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Contact: Chris McManes
IEEE-USA Senior Public Relations Coordinator
Phone: + 1 202 530-8356
E-mail:
c.mcmanes@ieee.org
Last Update:
29 September 2011
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