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Two engineering faculty members have garnered
coveted National Science Foundation CAREER Awards, Ugur
Pasaogullari of Mechanical Engineering, and Bing Wang, of
Computer Science & Engineering. The School now boasts 18 NSF CAREER
recipients. Dr. Pasaogullari's CAREER research will involve polymer
electrolyte fuel cells (PEFCs), which now appear in some of the latest
electric vehicles and have applications in portable power. Dr.
Pasaogullari will seek to develop an understanding of the effects of
interfaces and surfaces on the transport phenomena and operation of
PEFCs. Dr. Wang's CAREER research will focus on the fault management of
wireless networks with the objective of assuring greater stability and
longer service life. Our growing dependence on Wi-Fi and other
convenient wireless networks reinforces the need for fault management
of these networks, which - compared with wired networks - are more
vulnerable to errors and failures.
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The Computer Science & Engineering Department
will host a Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program
beginning in summer '08. Under the National Science Foundation-funded
program, the department will host 10 undergraduate students from across
the country for eight weeks each summer through 2010. Under the
direction of associate professor and PI Chun-Hsi Huang,
the REU program will focus on research in BioGrid initiatives. REU
students will work closely with participating faculty and graduate
students on one of several exciting projects involving the application
of modern computing infrastructure and information technology to
research and practice in various life-science disciplines. Visit the REU website for details.
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Bahram
Javidi, Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor, was selected to
receive the Humboldt Research Award for Senior U.S. Scientists. The
award is Germany's highest research award for senior U.S. scientists
and scholars in all disciplines. It honors individuals whose
"fundamental discoveries, new theories, or insights" have had a
significant impact on their discipline and who hold promise for
continued cutting-edge achievements in the future. Dr. Javidi is
invited to spend up to one year collaborating with German researchers
in information optics and 3D imaging. Dr. Javidi will receive his award
certificate, signed by the president of the Humboldt Foundation, in
April.
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Professor-in-Residence Anthony DeMaria
(Electrical & Computer Engineering) was invited to serve on the
Optical Society of America's (OSA) Presidential Advisory Committee.
Among the committee's responsibilities is the generation of nominations
for OSA honorary memberships. Honorary members are individuals who have
made "unique, unparalleled contributions to the field of optics."
Recent awardees have included 1997 Nobel Prize in Physics award
co-recipients Claude Cohen-Tannoudgi, Steven Chu and William D.
Phillips as well as Herwig Kogelnik, who received the 2006 National
Medal of Technology Laureate.
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Undergraduate Chemical Engineering student
Firdaous Chalhaoui was selected to participate as a member of the
support staff for the Sustainable Biodiesel Summit in Kissimmee, FL
February 2-3. The summit is an annual conference to raise awareness of
sustainability and to facilitate the adoption of sustainable practices
in the biodiesel industry. Firdaous is working on an independent study
on biodiesel with Richard
Parnas, associate professor and director of the university's
Biofuel Consortium.
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These are truly exciting times at UConn! We are in
the midst of an impressive $2.3 billion campus revitalization that has
provided state-of-art facilities for teaching and research. The School
of Engineering is also poised to hire more than 25 faculty members this
year. We are seeking scholars with international stature and reputation
to grow our activities across all of our departments and
interdisciplinary programs. An innovative program funded by the State
of Connecticut and industry, the Eminent Faculty Initiative in
Sustainable Energy will enable solutions to pressing problems of global
proportions.
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Mun Y. Choi
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Storrs, CT 06269-2237 U.S.A.
Phone: (860) 486-2221
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