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June 17, 2004 Vol. 14, No. 47
The "8 1/2 x 11 News" is published each week by the University Advancement Division. News of campus interest should be sent to one of the following editors:
Ed Delaney, 412-268-1609
(ed47@andrew.cmu.edu) 2001 Editions are available online. 2002 Editions are available online. 2003 Editions are available online. Previous editions are available online.
ROBOT HALL OF FAME TO ANNOUNCE NEW INDUCTEES The 2004 class of inductees into Carnegie Mellon's Robot Hall of Fame will be announced at 6:30 p.m. today (Thursday, June 17) at the Carnegie Science Center as part of the international press launch of 20th Century FOX's feature film "I, ROBOT," based on the novel by Isaac Asimov. FOX chose Pittsburgh as a launch-site for the film because of The Robot Hall of Fame, developed last year by Carnegie Mellon, and the significant research and development at the university's Robotics Institute. The film is scheduled for release in July. —The Robot Hall of Fame, conceived by former School of Computer Science Dean Jim Morris, was established to honor noteworthy robots, both real and fictional, and their creators in recognition of the increasing benefits robots are bringing to society. The first class inducted last year included NASA's Mars "Sojourner"; Unimate, the first industrial robot; R2-D2, the unforgettable droid from the Star Wars movie trilogy; and the evil HAL-9000 computer, featured in the movie "2001: A Space Odyssey." This year's inductees will be revealed after 6:30 p.m. today at www.cmu.edu. MOWRY TAKES HELM OF INTEL RESEARCH PITTSBURGH Associate Computer Science Professor Todd C. Mowry, an expert in computer architecture, compilers, operating systems, parallel processing and database performance, has been named head of Intel Research Pittsburgh, one of four labs Intel Corp. has founded near major universities to accelerate the development of new computing and communications technologies. He succeeds Mahadev Satyanarayanan, the Carnegie Group Professor of Computer Science, who has led the lab since its formal opening in February 2002. —"Intel Research Pittsburgh is already making a big impact on a number of areas of research since its founding just over two years ago," said David Tennenhouse, Intel vice president and director of research. Tennenhouse noted the lab's ongoing work in personal computing mobility, wide-area sensing and interactive search of complex data. For more on Mowry and Intel Resarch Pittsburgh, visit www.cmu.edu/cmnews/extra/040614_mowry.html. TICKETS FOR EMPLOYEE PICNIC AT KENNYWOOD GO ON SALE JUNE 28 This year's employee picnic at Kennywood Park, presented by Staff Council, is Saturday, July 10. Pavilions 8 and 9 will be reserved all day. Tickets will be on sale at the following times and locations:
Monday, June 28 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Wednesday, June 30 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Thursday, July 1 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Tuesday, July 6 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Tuesday, July 6 4:30 - 5:30 p.m.
Thursday, July 8 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. —Only employees presenting their own Carnegie Mellon ID may purchase one Employee Ride-All-Day ticket for $5 (valid only on July 10). Up to four additional Ride-All-Day tickets may be purchased for $12 each. Five additional Ride-All-Day tickets (limit) are $17 each. General admission tickets are $5. ANDY AWARD NOMINATIONS ARE DUE JULY 12 Nominations are being accepted for the 2004 Andy Awards, the university-wide staff recognition program that honors individual staff members and/or teams whose outstanding dedication and performance have had a significant impact on the university. Awards are given in five categories: dedication, innovation, enthusiasm, citizenship and culture. The deadline for nominations is July 12. Awards are open to all non-faculty university employees. Go to www.cmu.edu/andyawards/ for more information and nomination forms. NEWS BRIEFS —The June issue of Human Resources' "Employee Perspectives" included an incorrect contact phone number for HREM Training questions. If you need to contact Learning and Development about HREM Training, call 8-3458. —The American Institute of Architects Pennsylvania has announced the winners of its 2004 Design Awards Competition. The entry "Carnegie Mellon University--Doherty Hall Phase I" received a Citation of Merit award, which is given for projects illustrating a high level of design conceptualization and implementation. The eight-story, 100,000 square-foot addition to Doherty Hall, completed in October 2003, houses the Mellon College of Science Interdisciplinary Undergraduate Laboratories. PERSONAL MENTION —Computational biologist Russell Schwartz has received the National Science Foundation's Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award. The five-year grant recognizes and supports the early career-development activities of teacher-scholars who are most likely to become the academic leaders of the 21st century. Schwartz, an assistant professor of biological sciences at the Mellon College of Science, received the $838,000 award in support of his research on developing computational methods for modeling biological systems at the cellular scale. —The Tepper School's Duane Seppi, professor of financial economics, Burton Hollifield, associate professor of financial economics, and Michael Gallmeyer, assistant professor of finance, have been awarded a $20,000 Morgan Stanley Equity Microstructure Research Grant. The grant will be used to provide a new framework for understanding the role of public trading in the price discovery process for stocks, bonds and other long-dated securities. —Christine File, director of development for the College of Fine Arts (CFA), has been named director of development at Georgia Tech's College of Architecture. File has been with Carnegie Mellon for 11 years and has served CFA in several capacities. She became CFA's director of development in 1998. —The Council of International Schools has presented its new T. Michael Maybury Higher Education Award to Director of Admission Michael Steidel. The award honors an individual who has made significant contributions to international schools and who has exhibited a strong commitment to the promotion of international post-secondary education and global understanding. —Professor of Art James Duesing's paper "Team Teaching Animation Art and Technology," co-authored with Jessica Hodgins, associate professor in the Robotics Institute, has been selected for the 2004 SIGGRAPH International Conference on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques, Aug. 8 - 12, in Los Angeles. —Susanne Slavick, head of the School of Art, has been invited by the German Academic Exchange Service to participate in a fully funded program for administrators and senior faculty from the U.S. and Great Britain. The program involves a survey of arts education in Germany along with gallery, museum and art fair visitations in Bonn, Berlin, Cologne, Dresden and Karlsruhe. —The American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS) presented its 2004 Photogrammetric Award (Fairchild) to School of Computer Science Senior Systems Scientist J. Chris McGlone at its recent annual conference in Denver, Colo. McGlone's career in both industry and academe has been focused on the combination of photogrammetry and computer vision. He is a co-author of the textbook "Introduction to Modern Photogrammetry" and editor of the fifth edition of the Manual of Photogrammetry, the standard photogrammetric reference published by ASPRS. For additional information about ASPRS, visit www.asprs.org. CALENDAR HIGHLIGHTS —Wednesday, June 30: Book discussion. "Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? And Other Conversations About Race," by Beverly Daniel Tatum. 9 - 10:30 a.m. Free. Connan Room, University Center. Gloriana St. Clair, dean of university libraries, will lead the discussion, which is limited to 20 participants. Register at http://hr.web.cmu.edu/default.asp?sectopmID=664. —Monday, Aug. 2: Carnegie Mellon's 15th Annual Football Alumni Golf Outing at the Longue Vue Country Club, Verona, Pa. Buffet lunch at 11:30 a.m., followed by a "shotgun start" at 1 p.m. The limit is 120 golfers. Deadline to register is July 16. Further information: Coach Rich Lackner, 8-2216. |
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