News: Alumni
The Second Annual Science and Engineering Alumni Awards Celebration
Will be held in conjunction with the Spring 2010 Science and Engineering
Board of Advisors and Benefactors Reception on Thursday, April 8, 2010
Request for Nominations
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Deadline to submit nominations: January 30, 2010
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2009 Alumni Awards Celebration MAY 3, 2009
Sunday May 3, 2009
Audubon Tea Room
A NSBE President Goes to Washington
At Tulane University, Lisa P. Jackson served as vice president then president of her NSBE chapter and earned her bachelor’S degree, summa cum laude, in chemical engineering. In January, she was appointed by President Barack Obama as administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the first African-American to hold the position. Photo courtesy of the U.S. EPA.
Lisa P. Jackson, Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Alumnus Orbits Earth September 9, 2009
The Tulane Museum of Natural History received a grant of nearly $1.2 million from the National Science Foundation to redesign a leading computer program it developed to help researchers around the world catalog natural history collections. (Photo by Paula Burch-Celentano)
Selling the Perks of Science APRIL 7, 2009
Louisiana first lady Supriya Jindal wants to expose more of the state’S children to math- and science-based careers. On Friday (April 3) she charged engineers at the ninth annual Tulane Engineering Forum with the task of speaking up about the perks of working in science.
A Concrete Solution DECEMBER 18, 2008
“I want to see the best for the people of the New Orleans. I want people to be educated about all of the options they have when building,” says Tulane alumnus Patrick Ibert. (Photo by George Long)
Obama Names New Orleans Native to Lead EPA DECEMBER 15, 2008
– By Associated Press
Former New Orleans resident and Tulane University graduate Lisa Jackson is nominated Environmental Protection Agency administrator by President-elect Barack Obama.
Alumnus Sails Into Beijing Olympics AUGUST 22, 2008
John Dane III has waited a lifetime for his shot at the Olympics. At 58 and four decades after setting his goal, the Tulane civil engineering graduate finally got his chance to represent the United States at the 2008 Summer Olympics in China.
Louisiana's Better Half July 1, 2008
Her husband, Bobby, may be running the state, but Supriya Jindal brings her own record of accomplishment to the governor’S mansion.
This was her third child, so Supriya Jindal (E ’93, B ’96) figured she knew what she was doing when it came to having a baby.
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Marshall Scholar Shows He’S Got Heart MAY 23, 2008
Jason Mellad, who graduated from Tulane with a bachelor’S degree in cell and molecular biology, is pursuing a career as a researcher in cardiovascular medicine in England. (Photo by Paula Burch-Celentano)
Tulane Chemical Engineering Graduate is now Louisiana's First Lady
Supriya Jolly Jindal, who has two degrees from Tulane University, is the new first lady of Louisiana. Her husband, Bobby Jindal, was sworn in as governor of the Pelican state on Monday (Jan. 14).
Supriya Jindal, 35, received an engineering degree from Tulane in 1993 and an MBA in 1996. She has put her PhD on hold as well as a marketing job at a global chemical manufacturer to move with her husband from the New Orleans area to the governor’S mansion in Baton Rouge, La.
As a chemical engineer, she has worked at an herbicide plant run by Monsanto Co. and a job marketing chemical products for Albemarle Corp.
Her first date with Bobby Jindal was to a Carnival ball in New Orleans. They were married in 1997, less than a year later. The couple has three children: daughter Selia, 5, and sons Shaan, 3, and Slade, 17 months. Along with childproofing the governor’S mansion, Supriya Jindal has been at her husband’S side amidst the national and international media attention that has surrounded Gov. Bobby Jindal’S inauguration.
Coast Guard JANUARY 25, 2008
The “ding” of the elevator bell marks the start of another day working to save a precious little corner of the environment. Carlton Dufrechou (E ’78, ’93), executive director of the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation, uses the ride up to his 20th-floor office to center his thoughts around the hundreds of details that are going into the foundation’S efforts from revitalizing the lake to developing an ambitious program combining coastal restoration and hurricane storm protection.
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Tulane Chemical Engineering Graduates Brother/Sister Duo in Amazing Global Race DECEMBER 6, 2007
In an “Amazing Race” episode, brother/sister team Azaria Azene (center) and Hendekea Azene (right) in Amsterdam search among 2,500 bikes for two marked ones and then ride 5 miles to receive their next clue. (Photo by Robert Voets/CBS ©2007 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.)
Tulane Alumnus Thomas Lee Part of Aviation History OCTOBER 29, 2007
Showing off his certificate from the first Boeing 747 flight in 1970, Tulane alumnus Thomas Lee, left, is ready to fly on the Airbus 380 with his wife, Sally, center, and daughter, Briana, right. (Photo provided by Thomas Lee)
Chocolate Toothpaste Better than Fluoride, Researcher Says MAY 16, 2007
For a healthy smile brush between meals, floss regularly and eat plenty of chocolate? According to Tulane University doctoral candidate Arman Sadeghpour an extract of cocoa powder that occurs naturally in chocolates, teas, and other products might be an effective natural alternative to fluoride in toothpaste. In fact, his research revealed that the cocoa extract was even more effective than fluoride in fighting cavities.
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