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Deuchler Fellow No. 27Jasmine R. GaljourJasmine has receiveda civil engineeringdegree from theUniversity of Louisianaat Lafayette.H e r i m m e d i a t eplans include beginninggraduate workat the University ofTexas at Austin witha concentration inenvironmental engineering. Her specificinterest is in the treatment of contaminatedsoil, air, groundwater, or hazardous waste.She plans to deepen her knowledge throughresearch and coursework before becominginvolved in a more intensive, ground-breakingresearch project. Her goal is to earn aPh.D. in environmental engineering andbecome a professional civil engineer, eitherat a university or a private company. TauBeta Pi Record Scholar No. 91, Jasmine wasPresident of Tau Beta Pi’s Louisiana DeltaChapter, the Society of Women Engineers,and the Louisiana Engineering Society. Sheheld offices in Chi Epsilon and the ASCE.She organized and directed volunteer effortsto paint, clean, and landscape theengineering building and actively supporteda safer campus for all.Nagel Fellow No. 9David C. GomezTau Beta Pi NagelScholar No. 18, Davidis a graduate of thepetroleum engineeringprogram at theUniversity of Louisianaat Lafayette.His graduate workat his alma materwill focus on drillingengineering. Hisresearch and development will be on thetopic of using heavy foam as a drilling fluidin deep-water drilling. As petroleum drillingmoves to waters exceeding 1,000 feetin depth, there is increasing demand fortechnologies that are well-suited for hightemperature,low-formation fracture gradients,and especially high pressure. David’sresearch/development goal is to formulate adeep-water drilling fluid in the form of heavyfoam. An internship at Stone Energy solidifiedhis decision to become an operations /well-planning drilling engineer. He is a memberof Tau Beta Pi, Pi Epsilon Tau, LouisianaEngineering Society, Student Society ofPetroleum Engineers, Latin America StudentAssociation, and the American Societyof Petroleum Engineers.Anderson Fellow No. 2Michelle L. BashMichelle received herB.S.E.E. from OhioNorthern University.Her co-op work atAmerican ElectricPower became oneof her most formativeand challengingcollege experiences—troubleshootingequipment orschemes that were not working. Thesereal-world experiences tested both herengineering skills and her critical-thinkingabilities. During her schoolwork shediscovered another application for heranalytical skills; computer programming,which she adopted as a minor. She plans toattend Purdue University and pursue anM.S.E.E., with a concentration in powerelectronics, and doctoral studies. To prepareherself, she participated in a NASA-sponsoredsenior-design project that involvesan electronic system to power and control adisplay. President of the Ohio Iota Chapterof Tau Beta Pi, Michelle received the ECCSKingenberger scholarship two times. Shewas involved with Habitat for Humanityduring five successive years.Matthews Fellow No. 9Lisa J. LindquistLisa graduated fromthe civil engineeringprogram at OhioNorthern University.She will pursue anM.S.C.E. in the structuralengineering andmechanics disciplineat the Georgia Instituteof Technologywith expectation ofextending into a Ph.D. program. Her aimis to aid design of a reliable infrastructuresystem using available resources effectivelyin developing countries. She tailored herundergraduate education to complete aSpanish major, including study abroad inGunajuato, Mexico. Through organizationssuch as Engineers Without Borders, shehopes to gain practical international experience.As a senior, she helped the OhioDepartment of Transportation in designinga bridge to replace one that was functionallyobsolete. Her experiences solidifiedher interest in structural engineering. Hervolunteer activities included ONU Circle KClub, relay for life, and Habitat for Humanity.A member of Tau Beta Pi, Mortar Board,Phi Kappa Phi, and the ASCE, Lisa was onthe varsity track and field team throughoutcollege.Astronaut Fellow No. 6Justin L.R. LangloisJustin studied aerospaceengineeringat the United StatesNaval Academy,graduating at the topof his class. Duringhis senior year, he didresearch involvinga dynamic computermodel of a space powersystem consistingof a nuclear reactor and Stirling powerconverters. The reactor portion involvedworking with naval reactors in departmentof energy converters, and the Stirling powerconverters involved NASA. He is convincedthat nuclear energy is the next step requiredto increase the capability of space explorationand provide greater returns on spaceinvestments. In graduate school at theUniversity of Michigan, he would like tocontinue research in the dynamic modelingof space power or space-propulsion systemsfor the purpose of deep-space exploration.He hopes to become a Navy SEAL, wherehis technical background and leadership experiencescan be put to good use. A memberof Tau Beta Pi and Phi Kappa Phi, Justinserved as a regimental commander in chargeof approximately 2,000 midshipmen.Tau Beta Pi Fellow No. 734Tondra DeTondra earned bachelor’sdegrees in electricalengineeringand in mathematicsat the University ofNevada, Las Vegas.Her greatest interestlies in making theteaching and learningof science, technology,engineering,and math more effective and inclusive. Asan undergraduate, she undertook numerousextracurricular research activities,including NSF-funded summer work. Shetaught an honors freshman class as wellas ethnographic studies. She completed atwo-year summer internship performingstatistical analysis and survey research atBechtel-SAIC. In her doctoral program atthe University of California, Los Angeles,Tondra will study the design of learningtechnologies that aid learning amongunderrepresented groups in engineering.Advanced coursework will prepare her fora dissertation in web-based learning. Sheis a member of Tau Beta Pi, Phi KappaPhi, Phi Eta Sigma, the Society of WomenEngineers, and the Institute of Electricaland Electronics Engineers. She receivedan NSF fellowship.SUMMER 2006THE BENT OF TAU BETA PI33