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April 18, 2005 Vol. 76, no.13S
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| MSE professor Lutgard C. De Jonghe
graduated in chemical engineering in Antwerp, Belgium, after which
he joined the Nuclear Research Center in Mol, Belgium. Since 1978
he has been a faculty member at Berkeley and a senior scientist
at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. He has worked on gas-solid
reactions, ionic conductors, processing of advanced ceramics,
thin film solid oxide fuel cells, and lithium batteries.
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Professor
Minute with MSE professor Lutgard De Jonghe
If you had not decided
to go into engineering, what other career would you have today?
I was always fascinated with psychology and cognition, trying to understand
how the mind works. Then, there was playing the violin, or astronomy.
What do you like to do in your spare time?
Most of my spare time, if such exists, is consumed by fixing a seemingly
unending stream of car problems. I never fail to get troubled by the
discovery of some poor engineering solution that makes repair five times
more difficult than it should be.
To date, what has been the most memorable moment in your career
and why?
When I was a child, I experimented with a crystal radio set. Why this
worked was a complete mystery at the time, but I knew then I had to
find out. The rest is history.
What movie should every student see?
Of the more recent ones, "Hotel Rwanda" comes to mind. Hits
pretty hard. In the lighter genre, there are "State and Main,"
and "Happy, Texas." I also liked "Master and Commander"
a lot.
What CD are you listening to at the moment?
Currently, it's John Mayall's "Chicago Line."
Great sound and great lyrics. On the classical side, it ranges from
Boyce to Beethoven to Stravinsky, with Chuck Berry for balance. Of course,
George Antheil's "Ballet Mechanique" is a must.
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