Tarleton to offer new master's program in computer engineering Graduate students looking for a master of science program in computer engineering have a new option at Tarleton State University. Tarleton will welcome students in the fall for the first semester of a program offered by the Department of Engineering and Computer Science in the School of Engineering designed to prepare students for career advancement or for studies at the doctoral level. The computer engineering program is the first graduate degree for the Department of Engineering and Computer Science. It includes concentrations in state-of-the-art technology areas including distributed computing, advanced networking and cybersecurity, VLSI (very large scale integration) circuit design, machine learning, artificial intelligence and computer vision. ”This program is going to enhance the post-graduate opportunities in particular for computer science and electrical engineering students and broaden research capacity of the department,” said Dr. Denise Martinez, associate dean of the School of Engineering. “We look forward to getting started.”
Tarleton alum earns prestigious civil engineering award Allison Stamper, a 2016 Tarleton State University environmental engineering alumna, has been named the 2020 Edmund Friedman Young Engineer of the Year by the Fort Worth Branch of the American Society of Civil Engineers. The award recognizes young members of ASCE who exhibit outstanding contributions to the public welfare via civil engineering. Stamper has been working in civil/environmental engineering for four years. She’s with Peloton Land Solutions in the Fort Worth firm’s Hydraulics and Hydrology Group. She is a member of the Junior League of Fort Worth and volunteers with its Young Women’s Leadership Academy. She also volunteers at the Fort Worth ISD’s Breakthrough Fort Worth, which builds the confidence and academic skills necessary to succeed in academically rigorous high schools. She has been actively involved with ASCE, including serving as the Tarleton practitioner adviser mentoring the student chapter. Tarleton, founding member of The Texas A&M University System, provides a student-focused, value-driven education marked by academic innovation and a dedication to transform today's scholars into tomorrow's leaders. It offers degree programs to more than 13,000 students at Stephenville, Fort Worth, Waco, Midlothian, RELLIS Academic Alliance in Bryan, and online, emphasizing real-world learning experiences that
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College of Science & Technology Spring 2020 Newsletter
