- Faculty
of Engineering Bulletin for Monday, May 19, 2003
Speakers:
Tues.,
May 20,
1:30 pm, Becton 3rd-floor alcove.
Semiconductor Technology Seminar:
"Strained Silicon SOI MOSFETs for High
Performance
CMOS," Dr. Jeffrey Sleight, IBM Semiconductor
R & D Center, East Fishkill, NY.
Host: Prof. T.P. Ma.
Wed.,
May 21,
1:00 pm, Mason 107.
Solid State and Optics Seminar:
"Oxide Heterostructures," Prof. Charles
Ahn,
Applied Physics. Host: Prof. A. Douglas Stone.
Commencement:
Dean
Paul A. Fleury
requests
the pleasure of your company
and that of
your family and guests
at the
Engineering
Commencement Ceremony
Monday, May 26
2:30 pm
Davies Auditorium, Becton Center
Reception
and Refreshments
will follow in
the Engineering Student Center
JSME
Award for Prof. Khalil:
Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers (JSME) in
Shinjuku,
Tokyo, Japan, has honored Prof. Yehia Kahlil,
ChE, with
its "2003 International Award" for his
contributions as Technical
Track Leader on "Risk Assessment, Safety, and
Plant Evaluation"
at the 11th International Conference on Nuclear
Engineering (ICONE-11),
Tokyo, April 20-23. Prof. Khalil has 17 years of
industrial experience
in power plant operation, including as Engineering
Manager of the
Risk Assessment Department at the Millstone Nuclear
Power
Station, Dominion Nuclear Connecticut, Waterford,
CT. [Millstone
Station was acquired in 2001 by Dominion Energy of
Richmond, VA].
Congratulations:
Nathalie Tufenkji, graduate advisee of Prof.
Menachem Elimelech,
EnvE, has received the Canadian Federation of
University Women
(CFUW) 2003-04 Margaret McWilliams Pre-Doctoral
Award. The
CFUW works on raising the social, economic, and
legal status
of women and on improving education, the
environment, peace,
justice, and human rights.
Ph.D.
area examinations:
Huiming Bu: "Characterization of
Advanced Gate
Dielectrics on Si and SiC." Committee: Prof.
T.P. Ma,
Prof. Janet Pan, and Prof. Mark Reed.
May 12.
Weiwei Gao: "Structure
and Surface Chemistry of
Anatase TiO2 Supported Vanadia and Vanadium Doped
Anatase TiO2." Committee: Prof. Eric
Altman,
Prof. Gary Haller, Prof. Victor Henrich, and
Prof. Lisa Pfefferle.
May 12.
Agham-Bayan Posadas:
"Synthesis and Applications
of Multiferroic Materials and Multilayers."
Committee:
Prof. Charles Ahn, Prof. T.P. Ma,
and Prof. Jerry Woodall.
May 16.
Paul Schrader:
"Molecular and Genetic Modifications to
Enhance Production of Hydrogen Gas by
Photosynthetic
Bacteria." Committee: Prof. Roger Ely,
Prof. Menachem
Elimelech, and Prof. John Walz.
Thurs., May 22, 1:00 pm, Mason 107.
Who
won the 2003 Robot Challenge?
The winner was Jeffrey Warren '06 with his
robot, "Joe." Jeffrey
developed a winning combination: he came up with an
innovative
design, built "Joe" early and then he
practiced with his robot,
refining "Joe's" design and strategy
until he had himself a winner.
Congratulations!
Professor,
student to spend summer in Greece:
The Hellenic Studies Program of the Yale Council on
European Studies has awarded Prof. Yiorgos
Makris, EE,
a Stavros S. Niarchos Faculty Research Grant and
Haralampos Stratigopoulos '07, ENAS, a
Stavros S. Niarchos
Fellowship to compile a "Who-is-Who in High
Tech in Greece."
Heads
Friendship Force of Southern Connecticut:
Ms. Barbara Skolones, Administrative
Assistant in ChE,
is the president of Friendship Force of Southern
Connecticut,
affiliate of Friendship Force International. The
Southern
Connecticut Friendship Force meets every other
month in
Branford and develops friendships between Americans
and
from other countries (e.g., South Africa, Russia)
who go to
visit and stay in one another's homes. Visit Ms.
Skolones'
website at http://soctfriendshipforce.netfirms.com
No
Engineering Bulletin next week.
Below: 2003
ENGINEERING PRIZE WINNERS
GRADUATE
•
Henry
Prentiss Becton Prize is awarded to a Ph.D. candidate
for excellence in Engineering and Applied Science.
This prize was awarded to
Wenjuan
Zhu.
• Harding
Bliss Prize is awarded to the outstanding student
who has completed his or her Ph.D. thesis during the current
academic year and who has done most to further the intellectual
life of the department.
This prize was awarded to
Stefano
Russo.
UNDERGRADUATE
•
The Edward O. Lanphier Memorial Prize is awarded to
a Senior who has exhibited superior accomplishment and initiative
in research in a field related to electricity and its applications.
This prize was awarded to
Boting
Zhang ’03
of Jonathan
Edwards College.
•
The Donald Warren McCrosky Memorial Prize is
awarded to a Senior in Mechanical Engineering who is
deserving of greatest distinction for scholarly achievement
in fields related to mechanics and its applications.
This prize was awarded to
Prashant
Premkumar ’03 of
Jonathan Edwards College.
•
The Henry Prentiss Becton Prize is awarded to a
Senior in engineering for outstanding student performance.
This prize was awarded to
Aryesh
Mukherjee ’03
of Jonathan
Edwards College.
•
The Charles A. Walker Prize is awarded to a Senior for
outstanding scholarship in the field of chemical engineering.
This prize was awarded to Youjung
Byon ’03
of Ezra Stiles College
and to Mark
Marion ’03
of Silliman College.
•
The Harry A. Curtis Prize is awarded to a Senior who has
contributed most to the academic life of his or her class.
This prize was awarded to
Skye
Gruen ’03
of Berkeley College
and Isabelle
Chumfong ’03
of Jonathan Edwards College.
•
The Franz Tuteur Memorial Prize is awarded to a Senior
in Electrical Engineering who has presented the most outstanding
Senior project.
This prize was awarded to Konstantinos Rokas ’03 of Berkeley
College and to Eric
Stern ’03
of Berkeley College.
•
The Department of Applied Physics Prize is awarded to a
Senior in Applied Physics who has exhibited outstanding
achievement, insight, and originality in independent research.
This prize was awarded to
Ross
Dunkel ’03
of Jonathan
Edwards College.
•
The D. Allan Bromley Prize in Biomedical Engineering is
awarded to a Senior who has exhibited superior accomplishment
and scholarly achievement in Biomedical Engineering.
This prize was awarded to
Thomas
Leung ’03
of Berkeley College
and to Peter
Kops ’03
of Calhoun College.
•
The D. Allan Bromley Prize in Environmental Engineering
is awarded to a Senior who has exhibited superior accomplishment
and scholarly achievement in Environmental Engineering.
This prize was awarded to Jessica
Lawson ’03
of Berkeley College.
•
The L.C. Lichty and E.O. Waters Mechanical Engineering
Senior Award for High Scholarship and Original Research.
This prize was awarded to Michael
Murphy ’03
of Pierson College
and to Edward
Stewart ’03
of Pierson College.
At
Commencement,
the
Engineering Banner will be carried by
Aryesh
Mukherjee ’03
of Jonathan Edwards College,
winner of The Henry Prentiss Becton Prize.
Engineering
Junior Prizes
• The Belle and Carl Morse Junior Prize in Engineering
and Applied Science is awarded to an undergraduate
in Applied Physics, Biomedical Engineering, Chemical
Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Environmental Engineering,
or Mechanical Engineering who has completed his/her Junior
year and has demonstrated leadership to fellow students by
outstanding scholarship and participation in extra-curricular
activities within the department.
This prize was awarded to Kevin
Brower '04 of
Morse College
and to Kathryn
Johnson '04
of Pierson College.
• The Department of Chemical Engineering Junior Prize
is awarded to a Junior for outstanding scholarship in the
field of chemical engineering.
This prize was awarded to Kathleen
Baillie '04
of Silliman College.
End
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