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July 15, 2004 Vol. 15, No. 2
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.
NEW HEAD OF SOFTWARE ENGINEEERING INSTITUTE APPOINTED U.S. Air Force Major General Paul D. Nielsen will become chief executive officer and director of the Software Engineering Institute (SEI), effective Aug. 1. He recently relinquished command of the Air Force Research Laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio, where he managed a science and technology annual budget of more than $3 billion. He also was the Air Force's chief technology officer, determining the Air Force's investment strategy for science and technology activities. — As CEO and director, Nielsen's responsibilities will include setting a technical and business strategy for the SEI, a federally funded research and development center sponsored by the U.S. Department of Defense and operated by Carnegie Mellon. "I'm really excited about this unique opportunity to be part of the Carnegie Mellon family and leading the SEI," Nielsen said. "Science and technology has been extremely important to me throughout my career and we find out more and more that software is at the heart of many military and commercial systems." — Nielsen succeeds Stephen E. Cross, who left in 2003 to become a vice president at Georgia Institute of Technology and director of the Georgia Tech Research Institute. Angel Jordan, university professor emeritus of electrical and computer engineering and founder of the SEI, has been the institute's interim director. — Further information: http://www.cmu.edu/PR/releases04/040712_nielsen.html SCHERVISH APPOINTED HEAD OF DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS Statistics Professor Mark Schervish has been named head of the Department of Statistics. "I have always been proud to be part of this department, and I look forward to contributing at a new level to one of the premier statistics departments in the world," Schervish said. — Schervish's research focuses on foundations of inference, spatial statistics and applications of statistics to the environment, engineering and finance. His research has included collaborations with roboticists on developing methods for robots to detect landmines and with civil engineers in determining the distribution and effects of contaminants in drinking water. He is the author of "Theory of Statistics" and co-author of "Rethinking the Foundations of Statistics" and "Probability and Statistics." — Schervish succeeds Statistics Professor Rob Kass, who led the department since 1995. Kass spearheaded several major initiatives, including a series of Bayesian statistics workshops that have cemented the university's reputation as a pioneer and leader in Bayesian statistics, and a program, supported by the National Science Foundation, to train students and post-doctoral fellows to conduct the type of multi-disciplinary research that makes Carnegie Mellon's Statistics Department distinctive. — Information: http://www.cmu.edu/PR/releases04/040713_schervish.html PITTSBURGH SYMPHONY CHAMBER ORCHESTRA TO PRESENT CAMPUS CONCERTS Under the direction of conductor Andrés Cárdenes, the Dorothy and Richard Starling and Alexander C. Speyer Professor of Music, the Pittsburgh Symphony Chamber Orchestra (PSCO) will perform two concerts at Carnegie Mellon and one at the Jewish Community Center in Squirrel Hill, July 22 - 24. — The Carnegie Mellon concerts are in the Kresge Recital Hall, College of Fine Arts. The first, at 7:30 p.m, Thursday, July 22, consists entirely of Mozart pieces. It will feature Cárdenes on viola with PSCO violinist Christopher Wu in Mozart's "Sinfonia Concertante." The second Carnegie Mellon concert is at 8 p.m., Friday, July 23. Tickets are $15 for the general public and $10 for students and Carnegie Mellon affiliates. — The third concert, at The Katz Performing Arts Center in the Jewish Community Center, is at 8 p.m., July 24. — In addition to Cárdenes, concerts include faculty members who are members of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra: Isaias Zelkowicz, David Premo, Jeffrey Turner, Cynthia Koldo DeAlmeida, Scott Bell, Michael Rusinek and Nancy Goeres. For tickets call 412-268-2383. Information: http://www.pittsburghsymphony.org. ENGINEERING STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN VINTAGE GRAND PRIX Carnegie Mellon engineering students will test their design prowess and driving skills in the second annual Caliguiri Collegiate Cup Race at this year's Vintage Grand Prix at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, July 17, in Schenley Park. Carnegie Mellon's student-built FormulaSAE class autocross vehicle will compete against teams from the University of Pittsburgh and The Pennsylvania State University in a collegiate race designed to test driving expertise, vehicle performance and engineering design. Teams will compete in a motorcross slalom race in front of Phipps Conservatory and then a speed run later in the day. — Carnegie Mellon team members include Christopher D'Eramo, Scott Israel, Drew Heutchy, Alex Long, Daniel Frey and Serge Gregory. Team coordinator is John Wiss, an adjunct professor in mechanical engineering. The race commemorates the late Pittsburgh Mayor Richard Caliguiri, who helped establish the Vintage Grand Prix event, held for the past 27 years in Schenley Park.
WOMEN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS STUDY ENGINEERING More than 120 female middle and high school students from the Pittsburgh area are participating in the Society of Women Engineers' 2004 "Engineering Your Future Program" on campus through July 21. In the program, students experience a variety of engineering disciplines by participating in hands-on experiments, including measuring physiological changes in the body via wearable computers, designing and building model bridges to withstand a variety of loads, and creating personal care products such as lip balm and bath fizzies to better understand chemical engineering concepts. NEWS BRIEFS Carnegie Mellon's Staff and Community Blood Drive will take place from 8 a.m. to 2:45 p.m., Tuesday, July 27, in Rangos 2 & 3. Contact Susan Stonick (SStonick@itxm.org) to schedule an appointment. However, an appointment is not necessary to participate. If you have an hour to spare, consider using the time to donate blood. The CFA Parking Lot will be closed for paving, weather permitting, beginning Tuesday, July 20 or Wednesday, July 21. The lot will be closed through Friday, July 23. Permit holders in the CFA lot should park in the East Campus Garage during this time. Parking permit information for 2004-2005 is now available. If you would like to apply for a parking permit, go to the parking Web site: http://bizservweb.pc.cc.cmu.edu/parking. The permit application deadline is 4 p.m., July 26. PERSONAL MENTION Jacobo Carrasquel, associate teaching professor in computer science, leaves for his new assignment at Carnegie Mellon in Qatar today (July 15). Carrasquel will teach and serve as director of the undergraduate computer science program. Jeannette M. Wing, professor of computer science and head of the Computer Science Department, has been named the President's Professor in the School of Computer Science (SCS). She succeeds SCS Dean Randal E. Bryant, who held the chair from the time it was established in 1997 until being named a University Professor in April 2004. The President's Chair was established as an endowed chair by Robert Mehrabian, Carnegie Mellon president from 1990 to 1997. CALENDAR Through July 24: "The Dead," a visual art installation by Mary M. Mazziotti that examines our relationship to death, remembrance and loss of identity. Future Tenant, 801 Liberty Ave. Noon - 8 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday. Future Tenant is a project of Carnegie Mellon and the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust. Aug. 4 - 6: North American Computing and Philosophy (CAP) Conference, Baker Hall A51 (Giant Eagle Auditorium) and A53 (H&SS Auditorium). Panels will address many aspects of the "computational turn" occurring within the discipline of philosophy. Featured topics include artificial intelligence and epistemology; new models of logic software; computer ethics; computing and world cultures; electronic resources; and the impact of distance learning. There is no registration fee for Carnegie Mellon faculty, staff and students. Campus IDs will be required. Further information: http://caae.phil.cmu.edu/CAAE/CAP |
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