Hi all!
We hope everyone’s first week of classes went well, and it was great seeing everyone at the ENG Block Party on Saturday.
We can’t wait to share what we have planned for our 50th year here at BU, so keep an eye on the Slack channel for event announcements and some logistical communications and follow us on Instagram or X to stay updated!
– Your E-Board
👋 Hello from your 2024-25 E-Board! We can’t wait to see everyone back on Comm Ave next month for the 50th year of Tau Beta Pi at BU. Before we get started, here's a quick introduction to each of us.
Evan Horvath (he/him/his), President
Hi everybody, my name’s Evan Horvath and I’m a rising senior in BME and Kilachand. I’m excited to do my job as President this year! I am a member of the Zaman lab where I work on the computational modeling of antimicrobial resistance spread in low and middle income communities. Outside of school I like to lift, play pickup soccer/basketball, cook, and hike. If you have any suggestions or questions, please feel free to reach out to me at evandh@bu.edu!
H. Zeynep Haciguzeller (she/her/hers), Vice President
Hey everyone! My name is Zeynep. I am a senior studying Biomedical Engineering. I am a Trustee Scholar and an international student from Istanbul, Turkey. I will be serving as the vice president of Tau Beta Pi’s MA Eta chapter this year! In BU, I am doing lab research, currently at a synthetic biology lab, and am also involved in Kilachand Honors College, Turkish Student Association, the DREAM Program, BU CHAARG, BMES, and SWE. In my spare time, I enjoy hanging out with my friends, working out, listening to music, and more. Looking forward to meeting everyone!! Feel free to reach out to me at hzeyneph@bu.edu if you have any questions, have comments/suggestions/event ideas, or would like to chat about research or engineering 🙂
Eddie Wei (he/him/his), Treasurer
Hi everyone, my name is Eddie, and I am a senior studying both electrical and biomedical engineering. I’m really excited and looking forward to serving as the treasurer for 2024-2025 Tau Beta PI - Boston University. You can typically find me at the BU Photonics building conducting photothermal research or grinding at Ingalls. Outside of school, I enjoy video games, tennis, watching YouTube, and exploring new places.
Cal Parise (he/him/his), Secretary
Hi! My name’s Cal Parise, and I’m a rising senior in BME with a minor in computer science. As Secretary of Tau Beta Pi MA Eta, I’ll be the one running things on our socials as well as making blog posts for our website. Outside of TBP, I work researching blood stem cell development in the Hagedorn Lab at BUMC. In my spare time, you can find me hiking, riding my bike, studying in SEL, or cheering on BU hockey. I can’t wait to meet everyone this fall - feel free to reach out any time via DM or at cparise@bu.edu!
Tyler Hart (he/him/his), Historian
Hi everyone, my name is Tyler Hart, and I'm a rising senior in mechanical engineering and a member of the Kilachand Honors College. I'm looking forward to fulfilling my role as historian this year! I conduct research in Prof. Duan's Nanoscale Energy-Fluids Transport Lab and will be pursuing a concentration in Nanotechnology this year. I am also interested in energy technologies and robotics. Outside of academics, I enjoy playing intramural sports (2-time champion btw), cooking with friends, and going to Sox games with Student9s tickets. Feel free to reach out at thart1@bu.edu!
As the Fall semester comes to a close, we would like to congratulate our newest members of the Massachusetts Eta chapter for completing both the Bent Ceremony and Initiation. Here are just a few of the wonderful bents that were presented this year:
We are looking forward to getting to know all of our members more next semester, and we wish everyone the best of luck with finals!
Thanks for visiting our blog! Today's post will feature the members of our 2021-22 E-Board. Keep reading to get to know Tau Beta Pi.
Starting off with our President, Harin Lee (he/him/his)!
Hey folks! My name’s Harin, and I’m a senior studying biomedical engineering. Some quick things about me: I really enjoy hiking/backpacking, playing volleyball, and chowing down burrito bowls at Chipotle. At BU, if I’m not doing research at the material robotics lab, you can probably find me cruising down Comm Ave on a blue bike or studying/eating at the GSU. I’ll also be serving as the president of Tau Beta Pi’s MA Eta chapter this year! Feel free to reach out to me (harinlee@bu.edu) if you have any questions or want to suggest any event ideas! Can’t wait to meet you all!
Next up, we have our Vice President, Dhvanil Nanshah (he/him/his)
Hi, my name is Dhvanil, and I am a senior studying BME. I look forward to fulfilling my role as vice president of BU’s Tau Beta Pi chapter by helping preserve our culture of excellence and through facilitating the growth of our organization! You can typically find me in a GSU conference room pulling an all-nighter, running around the medical campus, or half-asleep at numerous other meetings for organizations like EWB during the week. In my spare time, I enjoy watching movies, going on hikes, gaming, boxing and shooting hoops.
Meet our Secretary, Taylor Schissel (she/her/hers)
Hi everyone, thanks for checking out our website! My name is Taylor, and I am a senior studying biomedical engineering. I'm really interested in the intersection between BME and public health, so I'd love to hear if any of you are too. Outside of school, I love hiking, going to the beach, and drinking way too much coffee, and I'm involved in BU's Club Equestrian Team and Greek Life. I'm so excited to meet you all- reach out any time at tschisse@bu.edu!
Read on to learn more about our Treasurer, ShuLan Holmes-Farley (she/her/hers)
Hello, my name is ShuLan, and I am a senior studying mechanical engineering. I will be serving as TBP's Treasurer for this year, and I'm really excited to see everyone on campus! You can usually find me at one of my three favorite study spots: Ingalls, the Law building, or Hillel, but in my spare time I enjoy playing the piano and folding origami.
And last but not least, we have our Historian, Michael Aliberti (he/him/his)
Hello everyone, my name is Michael Aliberti and I am a senior in computer engineering. When I am not frantically scrambling to write code, I enjoy kayaking, cooking, and walking ten minutes out of the way to get coffee for a dollar cheaper at Dunkin. I am excited to meet everyone and make this an enjoyable year!
As always, if you have any questions for any member of our E-Board, don't hesitate to reach out via email at tbp@bu.edu. Have a wonderful day!
Our chapter's annual Bent Ceremony, where we ask our new members to create and show off a bent, was this weekend. So much creativity and ingenuity was shown by everyone! There were bents made out of baked goods, CAD bents, drawn bents, paper bents, macrame bents, Minecraft bents, and more. Members voted on their favorite bents of the day, and here are the winners:
First Place: ShuLan Holmes-Farley
Second Place: Gayatri Sundar Rajan
Third Place: Mackenzie Obenreder
Hello all! This is the 2020-2021 e-board of Tau Beta Pi. We are now in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, but that won't deter us from our goal to keep our Massachusetts Eta Chapter going with inducting new members, the Bent ceremony, and creating a supportive engineering community. Nice to meet you all!
Here are some personal introductions from our e-board:
Our President is Meghan Griffin (BME):
Hi, my name is Meghan, and I am a senior in biomedical engineering. I'm really excited to serve as the president of BU's Tau Beta Pi chapter this year! Around campus (when there isn't a pandemic), you can find me helping out with Dean's Host events, taking full advantage of my Ingalls printer quota, tutoring at the ERC, and ordering sugary beverages from Starbucks. In my spare time, I love to read, do yoga, and ride and show my Quarter Horse.
Our Vice-President is Sadie Allen (CE):
Hello, my name is Sadie and I am a senior studying computer engineering and mathematics. I love singing and making music and I am involved in Chordially Yours, one of BU's all-female a cappella groups. When I am at school I spend a lot of time running on the Esplanade and studying at Pavement, croissant in hand. I am so happy to be serving on E-Board for Tau Beta Pi this year!
Our Treasurer is Daniel Bradford (MechE):
Hey everyone, my name is Daniel and I am a senior studying Mechanical Engineering with a minor in Math. I will be serving as TBP’s Treasurer for the 2020-21 academic year! When I’m not in class, you can find me at FitRec training and competing with BU’s Men’s Swim Team, crushing plates in the West Campus dining hall, and consuming large quantities of Dunkin cold brew. My interests include aerospace, 3D printing, and long naps.
Our Historian is Ben Chan (CE):
Hi, my name is Ben Chan, and I’m a rising senior majoring in computer engineering. When I’m on campus, you can find me getting coffee at Starbucks, studying in photonics, or walking around the BU beach. In my spare time, I enjoy sailing and watching Netflix. I’m looking forward to serving on the E-board this year!
Our Secretary is Leen Arnaout (BME):
Hi all! I'm Leen, a senior in biomedical engineering with a minor in electrical engineering. I enjoy hiking, fiddling around with Arduinos, or conjecturing up new bioinformatics experiments. If I'm not playing Kendo (Japanese Fencing), I could be found hopping between Boston's many cafes, working towards my mission of visiting every single T and Commuter Rail stop in Massachusetts, or huddled up with my little cat, Beans. So excited to serve on the e-board for TBP this year!
Hey everyone!
Thank you to everyone who came out to our Welcome Back Ice Cream and Pizza Social last week. It was a huge success! Current members, make sure to keep on the look out for future events and free food over the course of the semester.
Now for some business...
Invitations are out and we are excited for our first meeting with the new class of students ready to be inducted this December. The first informational is Thursday, October 1st at 8 PM. Any current member who wants to stop by to mingle or grab some pizza is always welcome, and we'd love to see you! Stay tuned for more updates about Bent Ceremony's and Induction!
See everyone Thursday!
The Bent Ceremony will be taking place on November 13th at 8pm in PHO 906.
This event is mandatory. If you can't attend make sure to email tbp@bu.edu, and give your bent to someone else to present.
We look forward to seeing all of your creative Bents. Don't forget, there will be prizes!
We are gearing up to have induction this fall.
Our first event is the info session for those invited! It is Wednesday October 8th at 8 pm!
Hope to see you there!
Ratification of the new bylaws will be held tomorrow Friday, March 21 in CAS 116. Four new bylaws will be voted upon and the ballot sent to Head Quarters.
Elections for the 6 positions will also be held March 21.
The available positions:
President
Vice President
Recording Secretary
Corresponding Secretary
Treasurer
Historian
If you wish to run for any of these positions, please send an e-mail to tbp@bu.edu with the position you're interested in as well as a short speech you have prepared. Student's studying abroad are also welcome to run for any positions. Please send a short video or a speech to be read at the elections. Send these before the elections tomorrow!
District Conference
This year the district conference will be held at Boston University. It's a great opportunity to meet alumni and other Taubetes from the Northeast region! Come join us April 4 and 5 for networking, nice meals, and a good time. RSVP by sending an e-mail to tbp@bu.edu. We need a head count for food ordering.
