PAVE wins design competition and “rookie of the year”

By On June 12, 2008 · In innovation, Keller Center

The Princeton Autonomous Vehicle Engineering team brought home some major awards from the 16th Annual Intelligent Ground Vehicle Competition.

Princeton came in first in the design competition, was named “rookie of the year,” and placed third overall among 47 teams, who were tasked with creating a robot capable of negotiating obstacles and […]

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SCVNGR captures first prize in business plan competition

By On March 4, 2008 · In innovation, Keller Center

Princeton Engineering freshman Seth Priebatsch’s scheme for a text-messaging scavenger hunt has won first prize in the Tigerlaunch Business Plan Competition. Priebatsch may be a freshman but he is by no means a greenhorn when it comes to starting businesses. His PostcardTech specializes in producing interactive postcards containing […]

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Report underscores importance of engineering in liberal arts education

By On December 14, 2007 · In Keller Center, School of Engineering and Applied Science

A new report from the Millennium Project at the University of Michigan offers a bold road map for the future of engineering. Among the report’s far-reaching recommendations: “the academic discipline of engineering (or, perhaps, more broadly, technology) should be included in the liberal arts canon undergirding a 21st-century […]

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Princeton team arrives in Victorville, pumped for the DARPA Urban Challenge national qualification event

By On October 26, 2007 · In innovation, Keller Center, School of Engineering and Applied Science

The Princeton Urban Grand Challenge team has arrived in Victorville, Calif., just in time for today’s opening ceremonies.

The Princeton team is the only undergraduate team among the 35 semifinalists in the event, which promises $3.5 million in prize money. Most teams participating in the qualification event have serious financial and technical […]

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Lee Iacocca on leadership: Frank Moss on inventing the future

By On September 25, 2007 · In Keller Center, Princeton Engineering alumni

Business maverick and philanthropist Lee Iaccoca’s new book on leadership is getting lots of attention.

Iacocca, who earned his master’s degree in mechanical engineering from Princeton in 1946, is known for his straight-talking, no-nonsense style. His 1984 autobiograpy has been called one of the most influential business books of the […]

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Princeton makes cut in Pentagon’s robotic car competition

By On May 14, 2007 · In innovation, Keller Center

Here is a CNET report on the latest breaking news in the Pentagon’s urban grand challenge:

“The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) said Friday that it has whittled down the contestants for its upcoming urban robot race from 89 to 53 teams via qualification events,” writes CNET’s Stefanie Olsen. […]

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