2010 CENG Draft

I like sports…particularly football. GO COWBOYS! We’re gonna destroy the Vikings this weekend!... or so I hope. The Vikings, led by future hall of famer Brett Favre, make for a formidable opponent, but the Cowboys are definitely good enough to beat them. If for some reason we don’t win, it will be time to look ahead to next season. And one thing coaches do at times like this is start to scout players to pick in the upcoming draft. Specifically, players that will mix well with the structure of the team. Recently, UNT has acquired some serious talent in their “draft” so to speak, to add to some of the other star players that make up the already successful team that is the College of Engineering at UNT.

One of the most valuable additions is the hiring of Dr. Narendra B. Dahotre. Dr. Dahotre will be the new chair for the Department of Materials Science and Engineering. His credentials are quite impressive. Most notably, his over 30 years of experience working with lasers at the University of Tennessee. What I gathered is that Dr. Narendra identifies UNT’s potential for growth and success as key points in his decision to join the team. He will be welcomed with open arms I’m sure.

Other impressive personnel, who I liken to be veterans at UNT, include Katie Schniebs, an electrical engineering student who received a scholarship from none other than NASA! Her scholarship includes a $40,000 stipend to be distributed over a two year period, as well as a summer internship at NASA.

Lastly, for the purposes of this article at least, I would like to mention associate professor of computer science and engineering Rada Mihalcea, who was honored with the Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers. And yes, when we say Presidential, we’re talking about the head honcho, President Barrack Obama. Ms. Mihalcea will have the privilege of meeting the President on January 13th at the White House, where she will be recognized for her accomplishments.

So as you can see, UNT is swiftly signing some of the top free agents throughout the science and engineering world, only making the team stronger. At this rate, UNT should soon move up in the ranks of some of the top engineering universities in the nation. We shall see what is to come in the 2010 CENG draft.