Two new engineering faculty members join Marshall University
Dr. Betsy Dulin and Dr. Andrew Nichols have joined the engineering faculty at the Weisberg Division of Engineering and Computer Science at the Marshall University College of Information Technology and Engineering (CITE). Their recruitment is part of the college's continuing effort to expand its educational and research programs, especially its undergraduate Bachelor of Science in Engineering program. Tony Szwilski, dean of CITE, stated that the college is building up its facilities and faculty simultaneously to "create a first-class engineering program at Marshall University." Dulin, a civil engineer, has rejoined the faculty as an engineering professor. Prior to joining CITE, Nichols was a civil engineering professor at the University of South Carolina.
EMCORE consolidates design centers
Leading provider of compound semiconductor-based components EMCORE Corporation has consolidated its North American fiber optics engineering and design centers into three main operational sites. The company's engineering facilities in Virginia, Illinois, and Northern California will be consolidated into three larger primary sites in Albuquerque, NM, Alhambra, CA, and Warminster, PA. This will help the company leverage its engineering, new product introduction, and customer service resources. It hopes to save an estimated $7 million annually as a result of the consolidation. Hong Hou, president and chief operating officer of EMCORE, stated that the consolidations will also provide greater synergy across product lines. EMCORE provides components and subsystems to the broadband, fiber optic, satellite, and terrestrial solar power markets.
Jacobs Engineering wins two contracts
Construction company Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc., has won two construction management contracts from San Diego-based Scripps Health valued at $17.4 million. The first, worth nearly $187 million, is a seven-year contract for structural upgrades to Scripps Memorial Hospital in La Jolla and related projects. The second is a $434 million contract for a new construction project for the Scripps Cardiovascular Institute that will take an estimated eight years to complete.
