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  • Ex-engineer to plead guilty in Russian case (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)A former Westinghouse Electric Corp. nuclear engineer from Monroeville is scheduled to plead guilty in federal court later this month in a case in which he was charged with helping Russia's former atomic energy minister steal more than $9 million.


  • Metallurgical Engineer Licensure Examination Results (Philstar.com)The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announces that 29 out of 57 passed the Metallurgical engineer Licensure Examination given by the Board of Metallurgical engineering in Manila this August 2006.


  • City engineer says Cimarron bridge should have 6 lanes (Colorado Springs Gazette)The Cimarron Street bridge should be built to handle six lanes of traffic when it is replaced starting later this year, city engineer Cam McNair said.


  • BP without key corrosion engineer before spill (King County Journal)WASHINGTON ? By the time a massive oil-pipeline spill was discovered in March on Alaska's North Slope, the job of BP's senior corrosion engineer had been left unfilled for more than a year, according to an internal company audit.


  • Bhakra dam engineer's security upped after letter threat (New Kerala)Chandigarh, Sep 8: The security of a chief engineer at Nangal has been increased after a "threatening letter" was recieved demanding immediate release of water from Bhakra dam instead of the sluice gates being opened later and triggering floods.


  • City gives OK to new engineer (Edwardsville Intelligencer)Members of the Edwardsville city council voted to approve the appointment of Cynthia L. Watters as the city's new engineer.