Jennifer Anttonen, a junior from Argyle, Texas, majoring in physics and creative writing, received a $15,000 Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship. Anttonen plans to pursue an advanced degree in physics and ultimately teach at a research university. For more, see https://www.cmu.edu/PR/releases05/050422_anttonen.html.
Alessandro Acquisti, assistant professor of information systems and public policy in the Heinz School, received the 2005 Award for Outstanding Research in Privacy Enhancing Technologies (PET) for his paper "Privacy in Electronic Commerce and the Economics of Immediate Gratification." This award is presented at the annual PET Workshop to researchers who made an outstanding contribution to the theory, design, implementation or deployment of privacy enhancing technology. For more, see https://www.cmu.edu/PR/releases05/050616_data.html.
William L. Alba has been tapped as the first director of the Science and Humanities Scholars Program, a joint effort of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences and the Mellon College of Science that allows students to develop an undergraduate program that builds on their interests and achievements in the humanities, natural sciences, mathematics or social sciences. For the past two years, Alba has been the associate dean of studies at Bard High School Early College in New York City, which allows high school students to complete two years of college while they earn their high school diploma. For more, visit https://www.cmu.edu/PR/releases05/050705_shs.html.
Associate Professor of Physics Roy Briere has been elected co-spokesperson for the CLEO Collaboration, a group of scientists from 22 universities that use an accelerator at Cornell University to conduct high-energy particle physics experiments. Briere will influence the direction of research at the laboratory, determine the allocation of running time and resources for experiments, and represent the collaboration in interactions with other institutions and its funding agencies. For more, visit https://www.cmu.edu/PR/releases05/050517_cleo.html.
Charlee Brodsky, professor and chair of the Communication Design Program in the School of Design, has received the Henry Hornbostel Teaching Award. Given annually to faculty in the College of Fine Arts (CFA) for excellence in education, the award is named for Hornbostel, the first dean of CFA and architect of the original campus buildings. For more, see https://www.cmu.edu/PR/releases05/050425_brodsky.html.
Decision science and environmental policy junior Isabella Cederquist received a $5,000 Morris K. Udall Scholarship, which honors college sophomores and juniors who exhibit outstanding potential and a commitment to pursuing careers related to the environment. For more, visit https://www.cmu.edu/PR/releases05/050422_cederquist.html.
Junior architecture student Gabriel Cuellar won first place in the New Visions Design Competition for Young Architects, hosted by Urban Edge Developers Ltd. of Dallas, Texas. The competition required participants to design innovative and sustainable modern houses and was intended to showcase the talents of young architects and architecture students throughout the United States. For more, see https://www.cmu.edu/PR/releases05/050712_architecture.html.
Seniors Carolyn Elliott and Kimberly Lackner received this year's Gretchen Lankford Award from the College of Humanities and Social Sciences. The scholarship, named for 1943 Margaret Morrison Carnegie College graduate Gretchen Lankford, is awarded annually to a student or students who plan to attend graduate school and pursue a career in education. Elliott, an English major, plans to earn a Ph.D. at the University of Pittsburgh. Lackner, a social history major, will pursue a graduate degree at Pitt's School of Education and plans to teach social studies. For more, see https://www.cmu.edu/PR/releases05/050510_lankford.html.
Timothy J. Haggerty has been named director of the Humanities Scholars Program, a rigorous, four-year interdisciplinary program open by invitation to H&SS applicants. Haggerty earned his master's and doctor's degrees in history from Carnegie Mellon, and since 2000 has been associate director of the university's Center for the Arts in Society. For more, see https://www.cmu.edu/PR/releases05/050707_haggerty.html.
Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences Brooke McCartney received the Basil O'Connor Starter Scholar Research Award from the March of Dimes. McCartney received the $150,000 award, which supports scientists embarking on their independent research careers, for her work on understanding signaling molecules used within cells to regulate processes during animal development and to maintain daily cell functions. For more, visit https://www.cmu.edu/PR/releases05/050708_mccartney.html.
Andrew Moore, professor of robotics and computer science, has been elected a Fellow of the American Association for Artificial Intelligence (AAAI). Moore was selected for "significant contributions to machine learning, data mining, and statistical AI, and for major roles in transferring these technologies to industry and government." He is one of only four fellows elected this year and joins 14 other past and present Carnegie Mellon faculty members who are fellows.
Colin O'Donohoe, a student in the Heinz School's Master of Arts Management (MAM) Program, received the Volunteer in the Arts Award from WQED and the Dominion Foundation in recognition of his volunteer work to create Pittsburgh's only Chinese orchestra, called the New Moon Orchestra. O'Donohoe has a strong background as a performer and conductor of world music. In addition to his work with the New Moon Orchestra, he translates original Chinese scores into Western scores so modern musicians can read them. For more, visit https://www.heinz.cmu.edu/whatsnew/2005/odonohoe.html.
Gregory S. Rohrer, the W.W. Mullins Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, has been appointed to head the Materials Science and Engineering Department. Rohrer joined the Carnegie Mellon faculty in 1990 after completing his Ph.D. at the University of Pennsylvania in 1989. For more, see https://www.cmu.edu/PR/releases05/050525_rohrer.html.
Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences Russell Schwartz was one of 58 young innovators to receive this year's Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) at the White House earlier this summer. Established in 1996, the PECASE program annually honors scientists and engineers who, early in their careers, have blended excellence in research with service to their communities. For more, see https://www.cmu.edu/PR/releases05/050613_schwartz.html.
Teddy Seidenfeld, the Herbert A. Simon Professor of Philosophy and Statistics, has been named a University Professor—the highest academic distinction faculty members at Carnegie Mellon can achieve. The title is awarded on the basis of national or international recognition for research, artistic and literary accomplishments, and other scholarly activities.
Junior Anita Shulka was one of 320 college sophomores and juniors nationwide to receive a Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship. The junior from Wakefield, R.I., received $7,500 to help her pursue a degree in chemical and biomedical engineering. She hopes to one day conduct research and teach. For more, see https://www.cmu.edu/PR/releases05/050422_shukla.html.
Mel Stephens, assistant professor of economics, has been awarded the Raymond John Wean Foundation Career Development Chair. The chair recognizes an outstanding young faculty member's research accomplishments and provides support to continue that excellence. For more, see .https://www.heinz.cmu.edu/whatsnew/2005/mstep.html
Assistant Professor of Biologial Sciences Nathan Urban and two international collaborators received $1 million from the Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP) to resolve how a particular cluster of neurons contributes to odor perception in the mouse brain. The HFSP awards grants to teams of scientists from different countries who wish to address questions that could not be answered by individual labs. For more, see https://www.cmu.edu/PR/releases05/050705_neuroscientist.html.
