News Briefs

Tech helps create research center

Tech will be a part of a new research center based in Minneapolis. The National Science Foundation is contributing a $15 million, five-year grant. Industry partners will contribute $6 million dollars and seven universities, including Tech, will contribute a combined $6 million. The center will study fluid-power technology. Fluid power is a $33 billion industry worldwide.

Aerospace honors faculty member

The School of Aerospace Engineering has renamed its Combustion Laboratory in honor of a long time faculty member. The Combustion Lab will now be known as the Ben T. Zinn Combustion Laboratory in honor of Dr. Ben Zinn, a Regent's professor and the David S. Lewis Jr. chair in the School of Aerospace.

Zinn started his career at Tech back in 1965 as an assistant professor. He is an expert in the dynamics of flow, combustion, propulsion, and energy conversion systems.

Zinn is currently researching low emissions combustors, research that is supported by the US Armed Forces, the Departments of Energy and Commerce, and the National Science Foundation.

Town hall discusses cyber crime

On June 6, the Cyber Security Industry Alliance and Tech will host a public town hall meeting to discuss the role of government in the protection of private information on the internet. The meeting starts at 11:30 a.m. at the GTRI conference center.