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Borg Award recognizes Peh's research and outreach
June 21, 2007
Li-Shiuan Peh has been named the winner of the 2007 Anita Borg Early Career Award by the Committee on the Status of Women in Computing Research.
Incoming professor wins Burroughs Wellcome Career Award
June 21, 2007
Incoming engineering professor Celeste Nelson has been selected by the Burroughs Wellcome Fund to receive a Career Award at the Scientific Interface. The grants foster the early career development of researchers with backgrounds in the physical and computational sciences who address biological questions in their work and are dedicated to careers in academic research.
Engineering dean wins IEEE best paper award
June 21, 2007
Dean of Engineering H. Vincent Poor will receive the 2007 IEEE Guglielmo Marconi Best Paper Award, sponsored by Qualcomm, Inc. The annual award is given for an original paper in the field of wireless communications published in the IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, selected based upon its originality, utility, timeliness and clarity of presentation.
Hypersonics expert whisks students to the leading edge of aeronautics
June 21, 2007
If asking students to design an airplane doesn't seem challenging enough, how about a supersonic jet? No, how about a "global hyperliner," a vehicle that could carry a person out of the atmosphere and nearly halfway around the world in three hours?
Hal Stern '84 was keynote speaker at SOA conference
June 21, 2007
Hal Stern gave the introductory keynote address at the SOA World Conference on June 25 in New York City.
Engineering school honors top graduates and distinguished faculty
June 07, 2007
From outstanding research to dedicated service to the School of Engineering and Applied Science, members of this year's graduating class were recognized for their achievements and contributions at the engineering Class Day ceremony Monday, June 4.
Aleksandra Smiljanic *99 appointed Serbia's minister of telecommunications and information
June 06, 2007
Aleksandra Smiljanic was recently appointed Minister of Telecommunications and Information Society in the Government of Serbia. Born in Belgrade.
Princeton Engineering faculty recognized for outstanding teaching
June 06, 2007
Two engineering professors were among the four Princeton faculty members who received President's Awards for Distinguished Teaching at Commencement ceremonies June 5.
Joseph Kennedy '81 appointed to Ecast board of directors
June 06, 2007
Joseph Kennedy, CEO of Pandora, was appointed to Ecast's board of directors. Ecast is the largest broadband touch-screen media network in the United States, providing digital music to clubs and bars.
Michael D. Smith '83 named dean of arts and sciences at Harvard
June 06, 2007
In July, Michael D. Smith, associate dean of computer science and engineering at Harvard, will become Harvard's dean of the faculty of arts and sciences.