February 27, 2003

Vol. 13, No. 31

The "8 1/2 x 11 News" is published each week by the Department of Public Relations. News of campus interest should be sent to
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Brian D. Namey, a senior in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences (H&SS), has received a Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scholarship to attend graduate school overseas. The scholarship will pay for one year of study at a university in another country. Namey, an international relations and ethics, history and public policy major, has applied for admission to the University of Oxford in England, where he hopes to earn a master's degree in comparative social policy. After the master's degree, Namey plans to attend law school. Eventually, he wants to run for public office, and believes that study abroad will be great preparation for a political career. "I think the best public servants are public servants who have an international perspective," he says. He already has political experience as student body president and former vice president.

—Scott B. Kaufman, an H&SS senior, has been selected as a Gates Cambridge Scholar with the opportunity to study at Cambridge University on a full scholarship. Kaufman, who is pursuing a double major in cognitive psychology and human-computer interaction, was one of 41 Gates Cambridge Scholars selected in the United States and the first from Carnegie Mellon. One hundred people were accepted worldwide from 20,000 applicants. Kaufman also has been accepted into Yale University's doctoral program in psychology to study under renowned psychologist Robert J. Sternberg, the president of the American Psychological Association. Kaufman tentatively plans to spend a year at Cambridge and then hopes to go to Yale.

SEI ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF ITS FIRST STAFF RECOGNITION AWARDS

Suresh Konda, Jan Morgan Vargas and the CERT Analysis Center's Technical Analysis Team of Michael Collins, Marc Kellner, Suresh Konda and James McCurley received AJ Staff Recognition Awards at the Software Engineering Institute in mid-February. The AJ Awards are named in honor of Angel Jordan, former Carnegie Mellon provost and a founding father of the SEI.

—Konda earned the Innovation Award for his efforts in the SEI's Networked Systems Survivability Program. Vargas was presented with the Dedication Award for her work in the SEI's Program Integration Directorate. Collins, Kellner, Konda and McCurley received the Contribution Award.

—Stephen Cross, director and CEO of the SEI, presented Jordan with a special Director¹s Office Award for Excellence. Cross also announced that the SEI¹s main auditorium has been renamed the Jordan Auditorium in recognition of his contributions to the SEI and for his decisions in the best interest of the SEI and the university.

CARNEGIE MELLON ROBOTS TO AIR ON JEOPARDY FRIDAY, MARCH 7

Milibots, Grace and the Snake Robot‹autonomous robots built by Carnegie Mellon researchers‹will air on Jeopardy at 7 p.m., March 7, on WPXI-TV. The program will air segments on Carnegie Mellon and then incorporate the robots into clues for the show's contestants.

FACULTY SENATE STARTS ELECTRONIC BBOARD

The Faculty Senate has created an electronic bulletin board to facilitate discussion of the many important issues currently under consideration. It is hoped that the community, especially the Faculty Organization members, will use the bboard to express themselves and respond to the vast array of issues. The bboard is titled org.faculty-senate.inbox. To post to the bboard, send an email message to: post+org.faculty-senate.inbox@andrew.cmu.edu

OPEN HOUSE FOR MASTER OF SCIENCE IN ELECTRONIC COMMERCE

The Graduate School of Industrial Administration and the School of Computer Science will host an Open House for the Master of Science in Electronic Commerce full-time program from 6 - 9 p.m., Thursday, March 6, Posner Hall, Room 152. To attend, register on line at www.ecom.cmu.edu or call 412-268-4755.

PERSONAL MENTION

—GSIA political economist Allan H. Meltzer is the first recipient of the Irving Kristol Award from the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research (AEI). The Kristol Award, the AEI's highest award, was presented at the institute's annual dinner on Feb. 26 in Washington, D.C. Meltzer was honored for his "pioneering academic work in monetary policy, political theory and economic history, his many practical contributions to improved economic policy, and his unswerving devotion to individual liberty and government reform."

—haddeus B. Massalski, professor emeritus, Materials Science and Engineering, has won the 2003 Luigi Losana Gold Medal of the Associazione Italiana di Metallurgia. He will receive the award in Milan on Sept. 23. The award is given to an international researcher for distinguished contributions to the advancement of metals science and technology.

—Jane Bernstein, associate professor of English, has received a Fulbright Fellowship to lecture during the 2004 spring semester at Bar-Ilan University in Tel Aviv. She also recently received a 2003 Individual Artist Fellowship for literature from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, which includes a $5,000 award. Further information is posted at www.cmu.edu/PR/releases03/030224_bernstein.html

—James Duesing, associate professor of art, is exhibiting his animation, "Law of Averages" in "American Dream" at Ronald Feldman Gallery, New York City, Feb. 22-March 29.

—Robert Kraut, professor, Human Computer Interaction Institute (HCII), has been elected to the CHI Academy, an honorary group of individuals who have made substantial contributions to the field of human-computer interaction. Academy members are the principal leaders of the field, whose efforts have shaped the disciplines and led the research in human-computer interaction. He joins Sara Kiesler, HCII's other member of the academy. Further information: http://sigchi.org

—Janet Stocks, director of the Undergraduate Research Initiative, has been re-elected for a three-year term to the At Large Council of the Council on Undergraduate Research.

CALENDAR HIGHLIGHTS

—Friday, Feb. 28: Celebration of Black History Month. "Restoring African American Pride." Bev Smith. 4:30 p.m., Rangos Ballroom, University Center. Growing up in Pittsburgh, Smith knew that her goal was to effect positive change in the African American community through broadcast journalism. She can now be heard daily as a national commentator on "American Urban Radio Networks" and on "Night Talk." She appears regularly on the PBS show "To the Contrary" and is on the Internet with a regular column. The lecture is sponsored by the Office of the Dean of Student Affairs, Office of the President, Black Graduate Student Organization, Graduate Student Assembly, Activities Board and Carnegie Mellon Action Project.

—Friday, Feb. 28: Mechanical Engineering Seminar. "The Effect of Process Variables on Melt Pool Size and Residual Stress in Laser-Based Manufacturing Processes." Professor Jack L. Beuth, Department of Mechanical Engineering. 2:45 p.m., Scaife Hall 125.

—Friday, Feb. 28: The Center for Africanamerican Urban Studies and the Economy (CAUSE) presents "Tired of Being Seconds: Black Women Welfare Recipients and the Struggle Against Poverty in Post-World War II Philadelphia." Lisa Lowenstein, a CAUSE postdoctoral fellow for 2002-2003 and assistant professor of history, University of North Carolina - Greensboro. 3:30 p.m., refreshments; 4 - 5:30 p.m., lecture and discussion. H&SS Auditorium (Baker Hall A53). Further information: official.cmu-news, Feb. 25.

—Monday, March 3: University Lecture Series (rescheduled from snow day Feb. 17). "Molecular Scale Analysis of Bioadhesion for Improving Bioremediation and Energy Production." Bruce Logan, director, COE Environmental Institute and Kappe Professor, Environmental Engineering, Penn State University. 4:30 p.m., Adamson Wing, Baker Hall.

—Wednesday, March 19: Brown Bag workshop on how to prepare for your annual performance review. Noon to 1:30 p.m., McKenna room, UC. Please bring both your lunch and your questions. Cookies and soda will be provided. Register at www.cmu.edu/learning-programs. Click on the "Learning & Development" box and go to "Learning and Development programs." Jill Diskin, director of Human Resource Services, will lead the discussion.

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