September 2004
Friends of the College of Engineering,
This month we are taking the first step in creating the new permanent home for our Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society (CITRIS). The building you probably know as Davis Hall North is being demolished and construction will soon begin on the new CITRIS building that will serve as headquarters for this four-campus initiative. Please mark your calendar for our official groundbreaking on Oct. 29.
The academic year has started again and last week we welcomed 657 bright and eager new Berkeley engineering students to the College.
This issue of Lab Notes introduces a new video feature and this month we showcase Mechanical Engineering professor and department chair Al Pisano's air-monitoring sensor that could help stop the spread of airborne diseases. Be sure to watch his video clip about this promising new research. We are also introducing a "Cool Alum" section to Lab Notes that highlights Berkeley Engineers who are involved in interesting and innovative work world wide -- and not only in the engineering world. This month we feature a group of Berkeley Engineering special effects wizards, one of whom won an Academy Award for his work.
Finally, please plan to join us as we celebrate the recipients of this year's Distinguished Engineering Alumni Awards (DEAA): Wayne Clough (CE '69), president of the Georgia Institute of Technology; Floyd Kvamme (EECS '59), co-chair of the President's Committee of Advisors on Science and Technology and successful venture capitalist; Steve Wozniak (EECS '86), Apple co-founder and a Silicon Valley icon and philanthropist; and In Sik Rhee (EECS '93), our Outstanding Young Leader, the former CTO for America Online's ecommerce platform division. Seats are still available for this very special dinner Sept. 18 at www.coe.berkeley.edu/deaa/.
I hope you had a great summer. Go Bears!
/rich
A. Richard Newton
Dean, College of Engineering and
the Roy W. Carlson Professor of Engineering
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