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November Pride of the Wolfpack Award Winners Announced
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November “Pride of the Wolfpack Award” winners
in the College of Engineering are Deborah Allgood, Daniel Green, Lynnell Naylor,
Lin Osborne, Gwendolyn Smith and Elizabeth Warren. Allgood, administrative manager
in the Edward P. Fitts Department of Industrial Engineering, successfully coordinated
and directed the department's move from Riddick Labs to Daniels Hall. Green,
director of information technology in the Department of Electrical and Computer
Engineering, has been invaluable in making arrangements for the department's
move to Engineering Building II. Naylor, processing agent in the Industrial
Extension Service (IES), goes above and beyond the call of duty in serving IES
and its clients. Osborne, systems analyst in Information Technology and Engineering
Computer Services, manages College of Engineering web and Linux services. Smith,
receptionist in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, handles
many different tasks with a cheerful attitude. Warren, graduate secretary in
the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, goes the extra mile
to help graduate students meet deadlines.
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Rhyne Receives Who's Who Honor
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http://www.csc.ncsu.edu:8080/news/news_item.php?id=315
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Moorefield Named Mulkey-Shelton Leadership Scholarship Recipient
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Robert (Robby) Odell Moorefield has been named the Mulkey-Shelton Leadership
Scholarship recipient for the 2005-06 academic year.
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Hassan Named Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
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Dr. Hassan A. Hassan, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at North Carolina State University, has been named Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA).
An Alexander Quarles Holladay Medal of Excellence recipient, Hassan was a member of the team that founded the NC State aerospace engineering program. He has received numerous teaching awards, including the Pi Tau Sigma-ASME Charles Russ Richards Memorial Award, the ASEE Western Electric Award and the R.J. Reynolds Award for Excellence in Teaching, Research and Extension. Other awards include Alcoa Foundation Distinguished Engineering award, Alumni Distinguished Graduate Professor, NASA Public Service Medal and AIAA Thermophysics Award. During his 43 years on the NC State faculty, he has made significant contributions in the fields of plasma dynamics; electrical propulsion; electric discharge and nuclear pumped lasers for space application; re-entry physics; Monte Carlo simulation of the Martian atmosphere; transition and turbulence; hybrid large-eddy/Reynolds-Averaged Navier-Stokes methods; supersonic combustion and atmospheric optical turbulence.
Hassan received his Ph.D. in aeronautical engineering from the University of Illinois in 1956. He joined the NC State faculty in 1962.
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Steer Selected as Lampe Professor at NC State
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North Carolina State University has selected Dr. Michael B. Steer as the Lampe Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, effective November 1, 2005. He is the first to hold the endowed professorship
established by the Ross W. Lampe family of Smithfield.
Steer is an internationally recognized researcher
in the field of high frequency microelectronics technology. He has received
numerous awards and recognition for his research, including the Alcoa
Foundation Distinguished Engineering Research Achievement Award in 2003, appointment
as Editor-In-Chief of the IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques
in 2003 and election as an IEEE Fellow in 1999. In the past five
years Steer has garnered more than $21 million in grants, including two MURI
awards given only to top researchers, and in the same period he has published
41 peer-reviewed journal articles, 89 refereed conference papers and four book
chapters and co-authored one book.
The Lampe family’s pledge to endow the professorship
is the second substantial gift from the family. In 1993 in memory of Dr.
J. Harold Lampe, dean of engineering from 1945 to 1962, they created the J.
Harold Lampe Engineering Excellence Fund, which is an endowment providing unrestricted
support for the College.
Steer earned his Ph.D. in electrical engineering
from the University of Queensland, Australia, in 1983 and joined the NC State
faculty that same year.
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Wilson Named INFORMS Fellow
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Dr. James R. Wilson, professor and head of industrial engineering at NC State University, has been named Fellow of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS).
INFORMS represents professionals in the fields of operations research and the management sciences and related fields such as information technology. The Fellow award recognizes members who have made significant contributions to the advancements in the related fields, as well as service to the professional field. Designation as a fellow is extremely limited, deeming this one of the highest honors in the operations research profession.
Wilson, who joined the NC State faculty in 1991, has been department head since 1999. He is a member of the NC State Academy of Outstanding Teachers and has been director of graduate programs in the department. His research interests include probabilistic and statistical issues in the design and analysis of large-scale simulation experiments and analysis of production systems. Wilson received his Ph.D. in industrial engineering from Purdue University in 1979.
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Parsons Named Fellow of the American Vacuum Society
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Dr. Gregory N. Parsons, professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering at North Carolina State University, has been named Fellow of the American Vacuum Society (AVS). Parsons was selected for his “significant contributions in plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition and atomic layer deposition.”
A 1996 National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Award recipient, Parsons is a specialist in chemical processing of electronic materials. His research interests include very low temperature plasma-enhanced chemical processes for formation of semiconducting thin films on plastics, carbon nanotube structures, atomic layer deposition, biomimetic molecular photovoltaics and molecular electronics.
Parsons received his Ph.D. in physics from NC State in 1990. He joined the NC State faculty in 1992.
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The College of Engineering at NC State Names Outstanding Alumni
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The College of Engineering at North Carolina State
University has named the Distinguished Engineering Alumnus award winners for
2005. The recipients are Herbert A. Fishel of Ann Arbor, Mich., Dr. John
Turner Whitted of Carnation, Wash., and Robert G. Wright of Raleigh.
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Cribbins Inducted into N.C. Transportation Hall of Fame
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Dr. Paul D. Cribbins, professor emeritus of civil engineering, was inducted into the N.C. Transportation Hall of Fame at a ceremony held November 1 in High Point. Cribbins was one of seven people selected for the honor. The N.C. Transportation Hall of Fame was established in 2004. Only 15 people have been inducted.
For more information,
go to www.ncthf.org/indexhome.htm.
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October Pride of the Wolfpack Award Winners Announced
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October “Pride of the Wolfpack Award” winners in the College of Engineering are Virginia “Ginny” Adams, Brenda Asbury, Alice Forgety, Cynthia Martin, Peter Nyberg, Pascale Toussaint. Adams, faculty secretary in the Department of Computer Science, keeps faculty on track to meet deadlines and handles a variety of tasks for the department. Asbury, contract manager in the College of Engineering Research Administration Office, is an excellent communicator and works well as a team player. Forgety, transfer adviser in the College of Engineering Academic Affairs office, works tirelessly to help students achieve and is never too busy to meet with a student. Martin, contract manager in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, has helped train new personnel to help the department run smoothly. Nyberg, web developer in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, has made many contributions to reviewing and restructuring the department's in-house processes. Toussaint, student services assistant in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, has worked to improve the graduate office interactions with students.
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Spontak Receives Award for Cooperative Research in Polymer Science and Engineering
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Dr. Richard J. Spontak, professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering and materials science and engineering, has been selected, along with Dr. Steven D. Smith of Procter & Gamble, to receive the 2006 American Chemical Society (ACS) Division of Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering (PMSE) Award for Cooperative Research in Polymer Science and Engineering.
Sponsored by the Eastman Kodak Company, the award recognizes and encourages cooperative research between industrial and academic or national laboratory scientists. The award will be presented at the spring 2006 ACS national meeting in Atlanta.
Spontak has been on the faculty at NC State since 1992. He has received the Alumni Outstanding Research Award, the Alcoa Foundation Engineering Research Achievement Award, the Sigma Xi Research Award, an Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellowship, the College of Engineering and Alumni Outstanding Teaching Awards, the George H. Blessis Outstanding Advising Award and an Alumni Distinguished Undergraduate Professorship. His areas of research interest are polymer morphology and phase stability; multifunctional and nanostructured polymers, blends and networks; and application of microscopy techniques to polymer science and engineering. He earned his doctorate from the University of California at Berkeley in 1988 in chemical engineering.
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Hodgson Receives R.J. Reynolds Award
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Dr. Thom J. Hodgson, Distinguished University Professor
of Industrial Engineering and the James T. Ryan Professor of Industrial Engineering
and Furniture Manufacturing, is the twenty-first recipient of the R.J. Reynolds
Tobacco Company Award for Excellence in Teaching, Research and Extension. Dr.
Nino A. Masnari, dean of the College of Engineering, presented Hodgson with
the award in a ceremony held at 3 p.m. Thursday, October 20, in 117 Witherspoon
Student Center at North Carolina State University. The presentation was
followed by Hodgson’s lecture, “Monkey with a Typewriter.”
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NC State Announces First Named Department
— IE Department Named for Edward P. Fitts
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North Carolina State University
has more to celebrate than its Achieve! Campaign kickoff today. As part of the
celebration, the College of Engineering has announced that it will name the
Department of Industrial Engineering in honor of a dedicated engineering alumnus,
Edward P. Fitts, of Exton, Pa. The Edward P. Fitts Department of Industrial
Engineering will be the first named academic department in the history of the
university.
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Antón Wins Women of Influence Award
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Dr. Annie Antón, associate professor of computer science, was recently awarded one of four Women of Influence awards at the 2005 Executive Women's Forum in Phoenix, Ariz. The awards are sponsored by CSO
(Chief Security Officer) Magazine. Antón will be featured along with the other winners in the December 2005 issue. The award highlights the accomplishments of women who have demonstrated innovation and made a positive difference in the security field.
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Franzon, Kuznetsov Garner Alcoa Foundation Engineering Research Awards
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The Alcoa Foundation Engineering Research Awards
for 2005 were presented to Dr. Paul D. Franzon, professor of electrical and
computer engineering and director of the Electronics Research Lab, and Dr. Andrey
V. Kuznetsov, associate professor of mechanical engineering, at the fall faculty
meeting for the College of Engineering at North Carolina State University. Franzon
received the Alcoa Foundation Distinguished Engineering Research Award, made
to a senior faculty member for research achievements over a period of at least
five years at NC State. Kuznetsov was awarded the Alcoa Foundation Engineering
Research Achievement Award, intended to recognize young faculty who have accomplished
outstanding research achievements during the preceding three years.
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Ma Receives DOE Early Career Primary Investigator Award
- from Department of Computer Science
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http://www.csc.ncsu.edu:8080/news/news_item.php?id=281.
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McCoy Receives Faculty Senior Scholarship Award
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The College of Engineering
at North Carolina State University announced the Faculty Senior Scholarship
Award for 2005-06 at the annual fall faculty meeting held September 7. Dr. Nino
A. Masnari, dean of the College of Engineering, presented the award to industrial
engineering major Jessica H. McCoy.
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