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Carnegie Mellon is digging into one of the greatest challenges facing the world today. Energy. Granger Morgan, the director of the Wilton E. Scott Institute for Energy Innovation, outlined the work being done to establish the university as the “go to” place for energy-related research and education during a symposium that lauded the new initiative and described some of the current research at CMU. “One of the things CMU is really good at is going out and identifying real-world problems and then fi xing them,” said Morgan, the Thomas Lord Chair in Engineering. The four key concerns plaguing the industry are a need for better energy effi ciency; energy security; developing sources of energy that are clean, safe, photo by tiM kauLen affordable, secure and sustainable; and innovations s c o t t s c h e I b l e , a s s I s ta n t d I r e c t o r o f c a r e e r s e r v I c e s at t h e h e I n z c o l l e g e , w a s o n e o f t h e in technology and organizations, regulations, m a n y s ta f f c o u n c I l r epresentatIves w h o s c o o p e d I c e c r e a m at a r e c e n t s o c I a l f o r c m u s ta f f . economics and behaviors of people. s ta f f c o u n c I l g e n e r a l b o d y m e e t I n g s a r e o p e n t o a l l s ta f f m e m b e r s a n d a r e h e l d f r o m n o o n t o 1 p . m . o n t h e t h I r d t h u r s d ay s e a c h m o n t h . f o r m o r e InformatIon v I s I t w w w . c m u . e d u / s ta f f - c o u n c I l . c o n t I n u e d o n p a g e t h r e e

Open Enrollment for Benefi ts Begins Oct. 29 n Piper Staff take a shot at preventing the flu This year’s open enrollment period for and her team will present an overview of University Health Services is offering fl u vaccine clinics for students, faculty, staff, spouses benefi ts begins Monday, Oct. 29 and the choices for 2013 and answer questions. and partners. Human Resources will cover the cost for staff and faculty and the CMU runs through Monday, Nov. 12. Information also will be available at student insurance plan will cover the vaccine cost for students on the plan. For spouses/ During the two-week period, the annual Benefi ts & Fitness Fair from partners and students on other plans, the cost is $17 (payment by student account or check only; no cash, please). Carnegie Mellon employees will be able 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 7 in to select their options for 2013 using the Rangos Ballroom, UC. Representatives The remaining vaccine clinic dates are: Oct. 19: 9 a.m. - noon, University Center, Pake Room HR Connection website at www.cmu. from HR, benefi ts carriers and health Oct. 24: 9 a.m. - noon, Mellon Institute edu/hr/hr_systems/hrconnection/index. organizations will be in attendance to Oct. 30: 3-6 p.m., Hamburg Hall html. Employees can choose plans for answer questions. The fair also features Nov. 7: 10 a.m. -3 p.m., University Center, Health and Benefi ts Fair Nov. 15: 3-6 p.m., Tepper School of Business, Room 109 health, dental, vision, disability and life wellness screenings, fl u shots, raffl e Please bring your CMU ID card. insurance as well as prescriptions, health drawings and giveaways. care spending and dependent care spending accounts. Mark you Calendars To help inform the university Benefi ts Open Forum: Noon – 1 p.m., community about the options for 2013, Tuesday, Oct. 30, Rangos 1, UC Staff Council will host its annual Ben- efi ts Open Forum from noon to 1 p.m., Benefi ts & Fitness Fair: 11 a.m. – 4 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 30 in Rangos 1, University Wednesday, Nov. 7, Rangos, UC Center. Director of Benefi ts Mary Oler Food Drive: Oct. 29 – Nov. 9 o n e Q&A: Heidemann Balances Interests in Business & Art

n Heidi Opdyke explore, in particular. I always loved to where do you see the how is arts management changing? Kathryn Heidemann (HNZ’04) was learn about where I was program going in the The fi eld is continuing to blur the line of recently named to Pittsburgh’s 40 under living. I think that’s what next 25 years? how people experience the arts. 40 list. But for the director of the Master fed my utopian view of The world has changed, We’re seeing more people experiencing of Arts Management (MAM) Program, the role of the arts as a and social media has the arts without leaving their homes through 25 is the number of interest. tool for diplomacy and changed. The fi eld of mobile apps. They’re attending screenings With MAM celebrating its silver how we can create peace arts management has from remote locations, and they’re engag- anniversary this year, Heidemann sat and change through these responded as a result, ing before, during and after an experience. down with the Piper to discuss growing exchanges. and our program is at the With Carnegie Mellon being at the up abroad, the MAM Program and her forefront of developing center of innovation and technology we passion for arts management. did you ever consider the “new” best practice in want to make sure we understand how that being an artist? the fi eld. A patron now has market works and help the arts organiza- what made you interested in the arts? I didn’t want to be a multiple portals of entry tions understand those synergies. My goal I was always interested in the arts, but I practicing artist for my k at h r y n h e I d e m a n n to experience art now, and is to help students and alumni to think was always interested in the sciences. career. I love to still be engaged 24/7. It’s not outside the box and bring the arts manage- I started taking dance when I was play bass guitar in bands and take dance merely about just going to a performance ment fi eld to a more sustainable place. very little, and I picked it back up in classes, but I need to have that left brain/ or through a museum anymore. It’s my high school. My mom made me take right brain balance and also love analyz- goal that we are always relevant and that what brought you to pittsburgh? piano lessons starting when I was 8. ing budgets and we are ahead of the trends happening Grad school. I studied arts management What really made me interested in dissecting data. in the fi eld. Through the faculty and the and dance as an undergrad. I had never the arts and culture was living in places When I found the fi eld of arts alumni, we are very keyed into what is been here before, and I came for admitted where there were language barriers. My management, I thought, “Perfect, I can happening. students weekend and I fell in love with dad worked in the auto industry and we have both.” MAM alumni serve as our “army” CMU and Pittsburgh. I really got a sense lived in Australia, Venezuela, Germany and our eyes and ears in the fi eld. We of a thriving cultural scene here, and it and Detroit. Because there was so much how has MaM changed since you do regular curriculum reviews with our seemed like the perfect laboratory for diversity in my schools, we often looked were a student in the program? advisory board. So I ask myself where I school — it was small enough that it at the arts, culture, and local folklore to Ten years ago, it was fairly differ- see the fi eld going. I want to see us going was accessible and large enough that understand more about the communities ent. Back then there wasn’t quite the there fi rst because we’re training the next there were plenty of opportunities. where we were living. diversity of the student body. Thirty-fi ve generation of arts managers who need to I ended up staying and working for In Venezuela, there were some percent of our students are now inter- be prepared for the fi eld’s evolution — the Cultural Trust for eight years before Americans there, but there were also national, and we’re seeing a lot more or even better, be the ones inventing it. working at Carnegie Mellon in the School probably 30 other nationalities in my diversity of disciplines with students’ of Music and then the MAM Program. class. There was so much diversity that backgrounds balanced between the 40 Under 40 we all bonded in a lot of ways, and performing and visual arts. what makes pittsburgh a cultural exposed each other to our respective The curriculum has grown, with Each year 40 people under the age of destination? cultures. Both food and art were essen- more electives and classes being intro- 40 are recognized as being commit- It has anything you could want. It has the ted to shaping the Pittsburgh region tial “universal languages” that I loved to duced. Recently we added a new faculty big multimillion-dollar organizations such and making it a better place. This member to the program, and there are year there are seven people with as the Cultural Trust, the opera, the sym- lots of great synergies across the CMU connections on the list: phony but also plenty of wonderful midsize university. arts organizations. Nina Barbuto (A’06) The partnership between the What I really love are the small owner- Sonika Bhatnagar, (S’95) College of Fine Arts (CFA) and the operated entrepreneurial arts organizations Heinz College has certainly strength- Julie Butcher Pezzino, (HNZ’09) that have popped up. From quirky spaces in piper ened. Dan Martin, the dean of CFA, was Cory Cope, (A’03) Braddock to the Penn Avenue Arts District winner of a 2012 GoLd the MAM program director for 15 years Kathryn Heidemann, (HNZ’04) Staff and all of the arts organizations in Law- Cuppie award for eXCeLLenCe and still serves as the faculty chair. James Isler, (TPR’06) renceville — they create a really diverse 10/12 issue Now we also have some great Allison Sanders, (HNZ’04) cultural landscape. Pittsburgh’s affordabil- international exchange programs and ity has really helped foster those cultural p u b l i s h e r Online: 40under40pittsburgh.org Teresa Thomas a double degree program with the entrepreneurs. There’s a lot of collaboration University of Bologna in Italy. happening here. e d i T o r m a n a g i n g e d i T o r Bruce Gerson Heidi Opdyke

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T W o Q&A: Heidemann Balances Interests in Business & Art New Building To Inspire Collaboration

n Piper Staff While being a home for innovation, the Sherman and Joyce Bowie Scott Hall “All of this will create an will be a marvel in itself. environment where researchers Scott Hall, which will house the will be more comfortable to Wilton E. Scott Institute for Energy work more collaboratively, be Innovation, the Department of Biomedi- more creative, and hopefully cal Engineering and nanotechnology innovate more effectively.” efforts, will extend over Junction Hollow —Isaac Campbell in what is now a service area south of Hamerschlag Hall. By connecting to and Isaac Campbell is founding prin- between all of the surrounding buildings, cipal of Office 52, who is leading the the new facility will be just steps from building’s design team. Campbell spoke hundreds of CMU faculty, researchers during a Sept. 22 ceremonial ground- and staff. breaking for the building and said the The roof of the Claire and John exterior of the building will have irides- Bertucci wing of the building will extend cent glass that will reflect patterns from photo by ken andreyo

Henry Hornbostel’s classic Mall between different angles and at times will reflect I s a a c C a m p b e l l ( c e n t e r ) s h o w s a m o d e l o f c a m p u s t o S h e r m a n S c o t t (E’ 6 6 )

Hamerschlag and Wean halls and the the transformative nature of the science ( r i g h t ) a n d J o y c e B o w i e S c o t t (A’ 6 5 ) . pedestrian walkways. The glassy facade taking place inside. of Scott Hall will frame views of the The interior of the building, includ- together with a variety of public and time,” Campbell said. “All of this will Carnegie museums. Future plans include ing the Arthur C. Ruge Atrium where social spaces. create an environment where researchers a potential bridge spanning Junction Hol- visitors will be greeted, will be filled “Inside the building, researchers will be more comfortable to work more low to Craig Street, which could extend with daylight and have a network of will be working on some of the most collaboratively, be more creative, and future connections and university growth. shared research facilities woven challenging and pressing problems of our hopefully innovate more effectively.”

University Announces Innovative Scott Institute C o n t i n u e d f r o m p a g e o n e

“Addressing these issues will and an internal steering committee of • Ed Rubin, the Alumni Professor of Environmental Engineering and Science, require an interdisciplinary systems faculty. discussed clean coal. approach to research and development • Jeanne VanBriesen, director of the Center for Water Quality in Urban that focuses on the problems as they Grand Gifts Environmental Systems, discussed water and shale gas development. are; the education of a new generation The Scott Institute was made possible • Jay Whitacre, the Gerard G. Elia Career Development Professor, discussed of experts and leaders who understand by a lead gift from Sherman Scott low cost batteries. energy problems and how they can (E’66), president and founder of Delmar be resolved; and a public that can Systems, which develops mooring The talks and much more information is available on the institute website at participate in an informed way in systems for the offshore oil and gas www.cmu.edu/energy. ongoing public discourse about energy industry, and his wife, Joyce Bowie issues,” Morgan said. Scott (A’65), a trustee of the university. With the launch of the Scott The institute is named for Sherman’s Institute, the university has a way father, Wilton E. Scott. to seamlessly combine expertise in “By bringing together experts from technology, policy, integrated systems a range of disciplines, Carnegie Mellon and behavior and social science as they is the perfect place to help meet the relate to improving energy efficiency energy challenges of the future,” Scott $1.08B and developing new, clean, affordable said. “Energy is a precious resource, and 10/01/2012 and sustainable energy sources. Carnegie Mellon’s systems approach can It also will provide a “one stop” create solutions that ensure we produce point of entry to learn about CMU’s and use energy more efficiently.” energy-related activities, and use its resources to coordinate and promote Regional Partnership synergy among the wide array of At the symposium, Andy Gellman, energy-related research centers and associate director for the Scott Institute, individual faculty research efforts. discussed the university’s continued The Scott Institute will help to seed leadership in the National Energy opportunities as they arise and provide Technology Laboratory (NETL) contiguous space where people with Regional University Alliance (RUA). diverse backgrounds can interact with About 20 CMU faculty members from others working on energy issues. The multiple departments and colleges institute’s home, the Sherman and Joyce participate in the NETL-RUA, Bowie Scott Hall, will be built near researching areas such as air quality, Hamerschlag Hall. carbon capture, carbon sequestration, W E a r e m a k i n g a d i f f e r e n c e . C a r n e g i e M e l l o n h a s c r o s s e d t h e “Carnegie Mellon has now taken energy storage, fuel cells, hydrogen $ 1 b i l l i o n m i l e s t o n e o f o u r I n s p i r e I n n o v a t i o n c a m p a i g n . B u t w e a big step toward achieving these four separation and water. critical concerns,” Morgan said. The symposium concluded with a r e n o t d o n e y e t . T h a n k s i n p a r t t o t h e s u p p o r t o f t h e c m u The institute will be administered four presentations selected by electronic c a m p u s c o m m u n i t y , w e a r e e x p e r i e n c i n g t h e a m a z i n g i m p a c t t h e through the College of Engineering, but audience voting: c a m p a i g n h a s g e n e r at e d a c r o s s t h e e n t i r e u n i v e r s i t y . V i s i t c m u . e d u / it will be a university-wide organization • Baruch Fischhoff, the Howard Heinz c a m p a i g n f o r t h e l at e s t c a m p a i g n n e w s a n d p r o g r e s s , o r t o m a k e that reports to the provost and a group University Professor, discussed of deans. Additionally, there will be an how human behavior will affect the y o u r g i f t t o d a y . P r o g r e s s s i n c e A u g u s t 15, 2012: $7,277,963. external advisory board from industry energy future. T h r e e Particle Physics Cohon’s Cèilidh Address Large Hadron Collider Breakthroughs Reflects on CMU’s Values Excite CMU Physicists n Heidi Opdyke that you attended 50, 60 years ago, are the same values we celebrate today: n Jocelyn Duffy — so we don’t know the mass or prop- Among the most interesting interdisci- hard work; a commitment to real-world It was a stellar day for physicists when erties of the particles we are looking for. plinary stories that President Jared L. So the search continues.” Cohon has seen at Carnegie Mellon is a problem solving and making a differ- researchers at CERN’s Large Hadron ence in the world; and collaboration and Collider (LHC) announced that they The Mellon College of Science student who double majored in biology physicists are four of the many re- and bassoon. teamwork,” he said. found a particle with behavior consistent Those traits are making things with that of a Higgs boson. searchers working with the LHC who “She wasn’t a biology major who aren’t searching for evidence of a Higgs took music appreciation. She was a bas- happen outside of Carnegie Mellon. First theorized about 50 years ago, He shared that the university has been the Higgs boson was considered to be boson. Early in the construction of the soon major and all that that entails, prac- CMS experiment, CMU researchers ticing six hours a day,” he said during his working to help southwest Pennsylvania the missing piece of the Standard Model through its commitment to generating of particle physics — the framework under the leadership of Ferguson helped annual Cèilidh Weekend address. “And to construct the electronics for the CMS she was also a biology major, and that’s more spinoff companies. The university physicists use to explain and interpret all is now second in the country for the the matter and forces in the universe. It’s detector. Now they’re using the data what students are doing here. It creates a that comes from the LHC’s high-energy remarkable combination,” he said. number of startups per research dollar. thought to be the particle that gives mass “The impact on Pittsburgh has been to matter. particle collisions to try to find new He described many of the creative particles, like yet-to-be identified quarks ways that Carnegie Mellon people fabulous,” said Cohon who noted that CMU Physics professors Tom university research also has affected the Ferguson, Manfred Paulini, Jim Russ and supersymmetric particles. approach subjects they are passionate “The opening of the new energy about as he reflected on what he has seen region — from its focus on energy to and Helmut Vogel work on the collider’s recent advances in life sciences. Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) project. frontier at the Large Hadron Collider is at the university in the past 16 years. an exciting time for particle physics,” But, Cohon noted for the alumni in the Cohon spoke about training students When the announcement was made this to work in a global economy. Not only summer, Ferguson, Russ and Vogel were Russ said. “We’re actively searching for audience, that as much as things change, new phenomena with the expectation some things stay the same. does CMU have a presence around the at the CERN facility in Geneva, Switzer- world with campuses and programs, but land, that houses the LHC and Paulini that we will find evidence for a new “The same values that provided the class of particles.” had just left the facility and returned to organizing scaffold for the university C o n t i n u e d o n p a g e t w e l v e Pittsburgh. Paulini and Russ are looking at “It would be an understatement to data from the LHC to find something say it was the talk of the town. People outside of the Standard Model that has lined up outside of the main auditorium eluded physicists for ages — a dark A Curtain Call To Action hours in advance,” Vogel said. “This was matter particle. the biggest event at CERN, and certainly “We don’t know what dark matter one of the biggest in particle physics is. It doesn’t interact with regular mat- since the discovery of W and Z bosons ter. It could be a new form of particle 30 years ago.” that possibly could be created at the The CERN facility is touted as the LHC,” Paulini said. world’s largest particle physics laborato- A good deal of this research relies ry, where some 10,000 visiting scientists on the theory of supersymmetry, which and engineers representing 608 universi- proposes that all particles have a coun- ties and 113 nationalities come to work terpart that has the exact same mass and on their research aimed at answering quantum number but differ in spin by some of the most fundamental questions one-half unit. During the LHC’s high- of physics. energy collisions, new particles are cre- “You need this many people to ated. As the particles decay it is thought design, build and run the experiment. that the last and lightest supersymmetric You need this many people to check the particle left could be a dark matter par- ticle.

quality of the data and to reconstruct P hoto by Louis S tein In their research, Vogel and Fer- and analyze the data,” Paulini said. R o r y O ’ M a l l e y p e r f o r m s d u r i n g t h e “ 8 ” r e a d i n g . A l s o p i c t u r e d a r e S a w y e r guson are trying to identify new types “The LHC produces between 10 and 15 P i e r c e (A’ 1 5 ) ; C a m e r o n K n i g h t , a n a s s i s ta n t p r o f e s s o r o f a c t i n g ; a n d N ata l i e petabytes of data per year. It’s in these of quarks, the elementary particles that B a k e r -S h i r e r , a n a s s o c i at e p r o f e s s o r o f v o i c e . really huge sets of data where we hope make up matter. n Piper Staff to find the answers to some of our big- In addition to the scientific possi- bilities at the LHC, the CMU research- gest questions.” Theater recently took the form of a call to action at Carnegie Mellon. ers also are excited about the educa- “To recreate in the lab, however Alumnus Rory O’Malley (A’03) drove that curtain call to CMU last month briefly, conditions like those in the first tional opportunities. Currently three when he and several colleagues from Broadway Impact, a grassroots organization fraction of a second after the big bang postdoctoral researchers, five graduate of theater artists dedicated to supporting marriage equality, brought to campus a require facilities and equipment that can students and one undergraduate from special reading of “8,” a play chronicling the historic trial of Perry v. only be designed and built by large inter- CMU are working on projects with the Schwarzenegger (now Perry v. Brown). national collaborations,” Vogel added. LHC. The case, filed by the American Foundation for Equal Rights, sought to While the Higgs boson has grabbed Historically, the skills the students overturn California’s Proposition 8, a controversial ballot measure that stripped much of the attention, it only represents learn on these large projects make them the state’s gay and lesbian couples of the right to marry. a portion of the research happening at well prepared to address the challenges O’Malley, who was one of only 13 spectators allowed in the courtroom to wit- the LHC. of applied science. Russ says that in the ness the proceedings, said he hopes the play will inspire the CMU community to act. “Finding the Higgs was a long- past 30 years, he’s noticed that CMU “This is our duty and our calling as a generation,” said O’Malley, who was time milestone for the experiment. But students trained in high-energy particle nominated for a Tony Award for his role in “The Book of Mormon.” this was not the reason the LHC was physics are highly sought after by The reading, directed by John Wells Fellow Caleb Hammond (MFA’14), built,” Ferguson said. “We know that the employers. featured O’Malley and 19 School of Drama faculty and students. Faculty members current Standard Model is incomplete. “In the process of operating such included Barbara MacKenzie-Wood, Ingrid Sonnichsen, Natalie Baker-Shirer, There are many extensions to the present complex experiments we’ve created Cameron Knight, Dick Block, Jed Harris and Randy Kovitz. standard model, most of which predict a whole generation of highly trained Following the reading, O’Malley, Broadway Impact Executive Director Jenny the existence of new particles. We don’t experts in various technologies who will Kanelos and CMU LGBT resources coordinator Meg Evans led a discussion with know which theory is correct — if any be sought after not just in academia but the audience that focused on Broadway Impact and the ways individuals can in industry,” Vogel said. F o u r support marriage equality. Table Manners Etiquette Dinner Promotes Decorum for Tepper First-year Students n Cristina Rouvalis Ajit Bopalkar gingerly ate a few leaves of spinach with a fork in his left hand and a knife in his right. For the right- handed student at the Tepper School of Business, it wasn’t the most natural way to dine on salad. But as he learned that evening, it was the most polite way. Bopalkar, a freshman in business administration from Edison, N.J., was eager to absorb the fine points of formal dining during the Tepper School’s Eti- quette Dinner at the University Club in Pittsburgh. Course by elegant course, he and some 75 other freshmen, in suits and business attire, learned the table man- ners needed to make a good impression during a job interview or formal busi- ness dinner. The event is one of several oppor- tunities for Carnegie Mellon students to polish their skills. “It definitely was a very helpful guide,” Bopalkar said. “I would use P hoto by Chad Crowe ll (Chand l er g raphy) J o y c e S u n , W i l l a L u , M at t E l c h i k a n d O m a r E l -S a d a n y w e r e a m o n g t h e m o r e t h a n 7 0 f r e s h m e n w h o w e r e c o a c h e d o n what I learned during an interview.” t h e f i n e r p o i n t s o f d e c o r u m d u r i n g t h e T e p p e r S c h o o l ’ s a n n u a l E t i q u e t t e D i n n e r . The students received their lesson over a meal of chicken marsala, gold As the “etiquette coach” for the are served something they don’t like. tors as “doctor” or “professor,” rather brick salmon or vegetable napoleon. evening, Cofield guided the students “If you are in a restaurant, just than by first names. Under the ballroom’s crystal chande- through the meal. When excusing them- leave it alone,” Cofield said, adding that Dean Robert Dammon quipped that liers, they learned which of three forks selves, he advised students to fold their while it’s okay to ask the waiter for a there was a lot of pressure on the dean to use for dessert (the horizontal one on napkins and place them on the table — substitution, make sure not to cause a to have good etiquette during the annual top of the plate), whether to take their not the seat. distraction. In a private home, he ad- etiquette dinner. He reminded students jackets off mid-meal (only if the host As the waiters dished up bowls of vised guests to try everything so as not that good manners reflect “how you con- takes his off first) and how to eat soup minestrone soup, students were advised to offend the host. duct yourself and how you treat people (with small, outward strokes). to wait until everyone was served before Cofield urged students to resist in life.” “Every little detail matters,” said taking the first sip. ordering the most expensive entree on Sean Park, a sophomore business Rubab Jafry-O’Conner, associate “You follow the lead of the host,” the menu. administration major, helped organize director of the undergraduate business he said. “You are not there for the food,” the event with Chan. He said he learned administration program. Cofield warned students that the he reminded them. “You are there for a lot because he had missed last year’s Even napkin etiquette was exam- rules of etiquette vary by culture. For another business purpose.” dinner. ined in depth. example, while slurping soup is usually He also pointed out that etiquette “When I walked in, I wasn’t sure “First, you take the napkin and looked upon as gauche in Europe and extends beyond the table. why there were three forks and two place it on your lap — not around your the United States, it might be consid- “We want to introduce you to the spoons,” he said. “Now I know. It’s a neck,” said Milton Cofield, executive ered polite in some Asian cultures. whole concept that a proper kind of great learning experience.” director of the undergraduate business Danica Chan, a sophomore and behavior is very important for people to administration program and teaching emcee of the etiquette dinner, asked have any kind of success,” he said. He Cristina Rouvalis is a freelance writer professor of business management. Cofield what students should do if they urged students to address their instruc- based in Pittsburgh.

R u d m a n ’ s R u l e s

These Top 10 Dos and Don’ts come from Joseph Rudman, scientific project administrator in the Physics Department and adjunct English professor. Rudman, who earned his Doctor of Arts in English from CMU, has hosted hundreds of etiquette dinners for Student Affairs.

DO DO NOT Be on time. Talk with food in your mouth. Be clean, neat and properly dressed. Drink with food in your mouth. Smile and look your conversation partner in the eye. Have any utensil in your hand unless conveying food to your mouth. Conduct yourself as an actor on the stage. Bring phones or any other electronic device to the table. Speak in complete sentences with no verbal noise (e.g. like, ahm). Use hand gestures. Sit up straight (not stiff) and close to the table — Blow on your soup, slurp your soup or drink. both feet on the floor. Put your elbows or forearms on the table. Be careful — prevention is the key to spillage. Forget to say please and thank you — to your tablemates and In general, use utensils from the outside in. the waitstaff. Always err on the side of conservatism. Lick your fingers or touch your food. Take small bites of food into your mouth. Start eating until your tablemates are all served.

F i v e Congratulations to the Andy Award Nominees!

In addition to the Andy Awards on Oct. 16, Staff Council awarded 573 staff mem- electron microscopy and material characterization for Materials Science & Engi- bers with certificates for their years of service. During the ceremony, President Jared neering, was honored for 45 years of service to CMU. Another 540 staff members L. Cohon and Provost Mark S. Kamlet presented 33 staff members with framed will receive their certificates for their 5, 10, 15, 20 and 25 years of service. certificates recognizing their 30, 35 and 45 years of service. Noel Nuhfer, director of

Innovation

B r e n d a G r a h a m

Administrative Computing

T h e S c h o o l o f C o m p u t e r S c i e n c e ( s c s )

T h e E x c h a n g e T e a m ( F r o m l e f t t o r i g h t ; 1 s t r o w ) : J o s e p h K e r n ( c m u ’ 0 4 ) , F a c u l t y R e v i e w T e a m ( F r o m l e f t t o r i g h t ) : G a r y D i P i a z z a , D a v e M c M u r t r i e , S h l o m o B a l a s s , G a r r e t t K i n g ( h n z ’ 1 1 ) D a l e S h a n e f e l t a n d M i c h a e l N i k i t h s e r ( 2 n d r o w ) : L i n e t t e V o y t o v i c h , D o t F o o t e , G e o r g e C a n n , A t t i l a C s o k a i ( h n z ’ 0 9 ) , S u s a n A l e x a n d e r , C h u c k B a r t e l ( h n z ’ 9 5 ) , W i l l Z i c k e f o o s e ( h n z ’ 1 1 ) , D a v i d R i e l ( h n z ’ 1 1 ) , G r e t c h e n B e c k ( h s s ’ 8 4 ) , C r a i g M i r o n , D a v i d B a i s l e y a n d C h r i s N o l i n ( m c s ’ 8 5 ) . M i s s i n g : J o s h B y e r s , T o m D u g a s , A l e x L a n g , K y a t M a k , P a t t y R i e t h e r , S a r a S c i u l l i , K e v i n W e s t l i n g a n d L i s a Z i r n g i b l

E d M c A f o o s e

H e i n z C o l l e g e

L e f t : T h e S3 T e a m (F r o m l e f t t o r i g h t ; 1 s t r o w ): L i s a K r i e g , L i s a S a l s g i v e r , V i d ya K r i s h n a s w a m y , D a r l e e n L a B a r b e r a (2 n d r o w ): K a r e n G i a n n a n g e l i , J e n W a h l u n d , B r i a n H i l l , T o m V r a n a , a n d T h e i T u n e s U C o u r s e T e a m ( F r o m l e f t t o J o h n P a p i n c h a k (CIT’84, r i g h t ; 1 s t r o w ) : C a r r i e C h i s h o l m , D a n HNZ’90). M i s s i n g : P a r v i s J e n k i n s a n d S t e p h e n M . C h a b a s s o l ( 2 n d r o w ) : D o u s t i , E n r o l l m e n t A m a n d a B e r n e b u r g , J o h n P r z y b o r s k i ( c s ’ 1 4 ) S e r v i c e s a n d C o m p u t i n g a n d B r i a n P a r k e r S e r v i c e s

Commitment to Students University Citizenship Culture

M a x i n e L e f f a r d G r e t c h e n H u n t e r C i v i l & E n v i r o n m e n t a l H e i n z C o l l e g e E n g i n e e r i n g S o n y a B e l l L y n n e L a L o n e C h r i s t i n a C o w a n C h r i s H e r t z

U n i v e r s i t y P o l i c e T e p p e r S c h o o l I n s t i t u t e f o r M e c h a n i c a l E n g i n e e r i n g o f B u s i n e s s C o m p l e x E n g i n e e r e d

S y s t e m s

T h e M a r k e t i n g & M e d i a R e l at i o n s T e a m (F r o m l e f t t o r i g h t ; 1 s t r o w ) : V i c t o r i a B u s h m i r e , C a r r i e N a n c y M o n d a K a r e n O l a c k C h i s h o l m a n d H e i d i O p d y k e ( 2 n d r o w ) : A b b y T h e H e i n z C o l l e g e T e a m ( F r o m l e f t t o S i m m o n s , R o b e r t M e n d e l s o n , L a r a S t e i n e r a n d r i g h t ) : B a r b a r a L . P a c e l l a , D i a n a P. B a s t o M o d e r n L a n g u a g e s S c h o o l o f C o m p u t e r J e n n i f e r B o y e r . M i s s i n g : D. M u r r y E v a n s , ( h n z ’ 1 1 ) , A l l i s o n J . F r a n k o s k i ( I M ’ 9 6 ) a n d S c i e n c e C h r i s s S w a n e y , a n d K at e W a lt e r (h n z’ 1 1 ) R o b e r t a M . S e r b i n ( h n z ’ 1 3 )

S i x Community Contribution

T h e C u l i n A r t C a t e r i n g T e a m ( F r o m l e f t t o R e e n i e K i r b y W a r r e n “ C h u c k ” r i g h t ) : E r i n R o s e , P a m W i l s o n , K at i e G e n s a m e r , E l e c t r i c a l & C o m p u t e r T h e M e c h a n i c a l E n g i n e e r i n g T e a m ( F r o m l e f t W h i t t a k e r , R o b o t i c s K a t r i n a D i c o s i m o - S t u r g e s , C h e f A l d o t o r i g h t ) : J o h n F u l m e r , J i m D i l l i n g e r a n d E n g i n e e r i n g I n s t i t u t e R a m i r e z , J o h n R e p a s i , J a i m i e G e n s a m e r a n d E d w a r d R . W o j c i e c h o w s k i , J r . W a l t e r B r o w n

Dedication

J u d y A b r a m s L e e n a A r o r a (h n z’ 1 0 ) A n i t a C o n n e l ly L i s a D i c k t e r , C a r e e r B a r b a r a D o r n e y B i l l G a l l

C y e r t C e n t e r f o r S o f t w a r e E n g i n e e r - M a t e r i a l s S c i e n c e & P r o f e s s i o n a l C e n t e r f o r t h e N e u r a l C o m p u t e r S t o r e & E n g i n e e r i n g D e v e l o p m e n t C e n t e r B a s i s o f C o g n i t i o n E a r ly E d u c a t i o n i n g I n s t i t u t e

C y n t h i a L a m b R i c h L y o n s , C o p y E d M o r r i s T i m S a g e r J o n a t h a n S e w a l l S u s a n T a t e H i s e r u m a n o m p u t e r U n i v e r s i t y P r e s s C e n t e r s ( P o s t h u m o u s S o f t w a r e C h e m i s t r y H - C U n i v e r s i t y E n g i n e e r i n g I n s t i t u t e I n t e r a c t i o n I n s t i t u t e N o m i n a t i o n ) A d v a n c e m e n t

M a r i ly n W a l g o r a

C o m p u t e r S c i e n c e T h e I n f o r m at i o n S e c u r i t y O f f i c e (ISO) T e a m (F r o m l e f t t o

r i g h t ; 1 s t r o w ): C h r i s R i e s , V l a d G r i g o r e s c u a n d T h e o d o r e T h e A rt S t o r e T e a m (F r o m l e f t t o r i g h t ): A m y D a ly (CFA’89), P h a m (CIT’99, CIT’01) (2 n d r o w ): A l i c i a P o w e r s , W i a m Y o u n e s P e r ry A. B e c k a n d K at h e r i n e D e n U y l (HNZ’02), Y a s s e e n B o u r n e (HNZ’13), J o h n L e r c h e y , D o u g M a r k i e w i c z , M a r y A n n B l a i r a n d A l l i s o n M a c F a r l a n

G u y W i n n E n r o l l m e n t S e r v i c e s

T h e S p o n s o r e d P r o j e c t s A c c o u n t i n g T e a m (F r o m l e f t t o r i g h t ; 1 s t r o w ): A u t u m n D e P a l m a , S h a r o n M c C a n n a n d T e r i M c C o rt , T h e n y c T e p p e r S c h o o l o f B u s i n e s s T e a m ( F r o m l e f t t o (2 n d r o w ): A u d r e y P o rt i s , D a n S o z a , E r i c S e i f e rt , D av i d r i g h t ; 1 s t r o w ) : S o n d i P r o p s t e i n ( g s I A’ 7 8 ) ( 2 n d r o w ) : T h o m a s , R ya n Z e l e z n i k a n d J a n e t N o v e l l i D i f f y P a l j e v i c , S a b r i n a D z a f e r o v i c a n d D a v i d R a n k i n e S e v e n Trio of Programs Bring Alumni Back for Silver Anniversaries

n Piper Staff Twenty-five years is a milestone, and at CMU at least three programs are hitting it this year.

ROTC CMU’s Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps (NROTC) program produces well-trained and educated officers for the U.S. Navy. And some of these future officers receive scholarship funding that make a CMU education attainable. During Cèilidh Weekend alumni and current students celebrated the 25-year-old partnership with the Navy. Nicholas Allen (E’15) wants to serve on a submarine and study nuclear power. And he is grateful to be one of CMU’s 25 annual NROTC scholarship recipients. “I feel proud to be in the Naval ROTC program at CMU. This scholar- ship is one of the best things that has

ever happened to me,” Allen said. P hoto by T i m kau l en Allen, who also is on the universi- C o m m a n d e r M i c h a e l S a v a g e a u x o f t h e u s s P i t t s b u r g h t o s s e s t h e c o i n a t t h e b e g i n n i n g o f C a r n e g i e M e l l o n ’ s ty’s football team, chose CMU because g a m e a g a i n s t D e n i s o n U n i v e r s i t y . T h e T a r t a n s d e f e a t e d t h e B i g R e d 4 1 - 2 1 . it met the criteria he wanted in a college. And he found its location appealing, The mission of Naval ROTC is to ership in many campus organizations decorative arts at the Carnegie Museum too. develop the highest ideals of duty, honor including fraternities and sororities, clubs of Art; Michael Scotto (DC’04, ‘05), “Carnegie Mellon is one of the best and loyalty. and varsity sports. children’s book author and creator of an engineering schools in the world. It has It’s goal is to commission U.S. Navy The unit competes in nearly every iPad version of his picture book “Be a a Division III football program. And it and Marine Corps officers who readily intramural sport offered and sends teams Buddy, Not a Bully”; Regina Anderson has a Naval ROTC unit,” he explained. assume the highest responsibilities of to compete against other ROTC units in (DC’05), senior associate at Inde- “Also, Pittsburgh is the perfect city, and command, citizenship and government. drill, sports and track and field. pendent Sector in Washington, D.C.; Carnegie Mellon just felt right.” Allen is just one example of the During Cèilidh Weekend the David Pass (DC’09), Ph.D. candidate at Commissioned in December 1987, caliber of student involved in the Naval NROTC participated in the coin toss Brandeis University; and Luke Niebler the CMU Naval ROTC unit is one of ROTC program. for the football game and hosted a (DC’11), an English instructor at the 71 units across the nation. It is led by a The unit’s midshipmen are some of reception. As part of the celebration, Community College of Allegheny staff of six active-duty U.S. Navy and the most active and motivated students the commanding officer of the nuclear County. Marine Corps personnel. on campus, holding positions of lead- submarine USS Pittsburgh delivered a talk to the midshipmen. Master of Arts Management Literary and Cultural The Master of Arts Management Caring for Kuzak Studies Program (MAM) Program celebrated its quarter n Chriss Swaney The Literary and Cultural Studies Pro- century with a symposium during Cèi- gram in the Department of English has lidh Weekend. Carnegie Mellon’s Society of Automotive Engineering (SAE) Race Team rededi- worked to understand what messages Offered through a joint partnership cated its formula-one-style race car to honor injured Clairton Police Officer James in the media and literature mean in a between CMU’s H. John Heinz III Col- Kuzak Jr., who was shot three times responding to a home invasion last year. The cultural context. lege’s School of Public Policy & Man- CMU students also created a “Thank You” plaque for Kuzak, who donated The program, which offers master’s agement and its College of Fine Arts, automotive tools for maintenance of the race car. and doctoral degrees, celebrated its 25th the MAM Program is designed to create The event, “Driving Dedicated: Honoring Sacrifice,” was to raise awareness anniversary with two days of events at innovative leaders in the visual and for the veteran officer still recovering from his injuries and for his support of the the end of September. performing arts. The program combines SAE race team. “Since it was founded, our Liter- rigorous finance, marketing, technology ary & Cultural Studies Program, which and fundraising coursework with practi- combines scholarly interpretation of cal experience to prepare graduates to novels, plays, films and music with the excel in public, private or nonprofit arts study of the wider social conditions in environments. which art gets produced and interpreted, The MAM program boasts more has contributed in a vital way to the than 600 graduates who work for some Carnegie Mellon vision of interdisciplin- of the most prestigious arts institu- ary collaboration around critical issues tions in the United States and beyond, of society,” said Chris Neuwirth, head of including the Guggenheim Museum, the Department of English. The Kennedy Center for the Performing The graduates have entered a variety Arts, the Carnegie Museum of Art, The of fields. An alumni panel discussed how Metropolitan Opera, the Smithsonian, they use the ideas of cultural studies the National Endowment for the Arts, in their everyday work lives. Panelists the Edinburgh Festival (UK) and the included Carl Davenport (DC’07), for- Mori Art Museum (Japan). Many MAM P hoto by K en A ndreyo mer federal government consultant and alumni also have enjoyed successful A d a m B r e c h e r , a s e n i o r i n m e c h a n i c a l e n g i n e e r i n g a n d h e a d o f t h e s a e current manager at BNY Mellon; Rachel roles at organizations such as Google, r a c e t e a m , w a t c h e s a s J a m e s K u z a k J r . a d d s h i s n a m e t o t h e g r o u p ’ s Delphia (DC’03), assistant curator of eBay and Amazon, among others. r a c e c a r . E i g h t Kamlet Discusses Education on World Stage n Heidi Opdyke The future of learning will not be a “sage on a stage” but rather a more one- The future of education is not going to on-one approach. have a one-size-fits-all solution. In fact, “It’s going to be much more per- there is the potential for an explosion sonalized, much more adapted to the of opportunity. individual students,” Kamlet said during A panel of experts, including Mark a panel discussion. “But it’s going to Kamlet, provost and executive vice require a very different way of thinking president of Carnegie Mellon, discussed about how a teacher optimally func- what some of those changes might be at tions.” The question becomes how to the World Economic Forum’s “Annual move into that framework without too Meeting of New Champions” in Tianjin, much disruption. China. The panelists discussed how a menu Kamlet touched on Carnegie

of innovations can provide different re- of the W or l d Ec ono m i c F oru photos Courtesy Mellon’s groundbreaking research into sources to educators in a variety of situ- online learning and how university c m u P r o v o s t a n d E x e c u t i v e V i c e P r e s i d e n t M a r k K a m l e t , c e n t e r , d i s - ations, in which solutions can be tailored spinoff Carnegie Learning and CMU’s c u s s e d t h e f u t u r e o f e d u c a t i o n a t a r e c e n t W o r l d E c o n o m i c F o r u m e v e n t . to specific needs. Not everything can be Open Learning Initiative combine cog- done online, Kamlet said. nitive psychology, artificial intelligence education will include “a bunch of Department, was on a panel session “I think what one finds is that the and machine learning. But, he said, different approaches.” called “From Big Data to Big Deci- best approach is typically blended,” said it goes beyond simply posting online Gordon Brown, former prime min- sions;” Kamlet who noted that the future of lectures. ister of the United Kingdom, was on the panel and praised CMU. And Emma Brunskill, assistant profes- “It’s a great pleasure to be speak- sor of computer science, was on a panel ing alongside great thought leaders about “Imagineering Our Future.” for the universities of the future, from Singapore, from Carnegie Mellon in the The university also hosted an states, from India,” Brown said. He said IdeasLab called “Computing and Tech- that providing lifelong education and nology: A Springboard for the Human training is paramount for the health of Mind with Carnegie Mellon University” the economy. in which Jesse Schell, assistant professor CMU had a presence in additional of entertainment technology, discussed conference events: “The curiosity gap: how 21st century geniuses are made. Brunskill discussed Golan Levin, director of the Frank- “Optimizing online education,” Levin Ratchye STUDIO for Creative Inquiry discussed “Radically local: personal and associate professor of electronic fabrication and future economies,” and time-based art, was on a panel session Wing discussed “Computational think- called “Smart Art;” ing: it’s for everyone.” Videos from some of the sessions Jeannette Wing, the President’s are available online at www.weforum. Professor of Computer Science and head org/events/annual-meeting-new- G o l a n L e v i n , d i r e c t o r o f t h e F r a n k - R a t c h e y e s t u d I O f o r C r e a t i v e of the Computer Science champions-2012. I n q u i r y , d i s c u s s e s “ S m a r t A r t ” a t a W o r l d E c o n o m i c F o r u m e v e n t . Wynn Studies Evolution of Citizen Science n Shilo Rea Amateur scientists have long helped atmosphere, in which an English profes- Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant their own data and broadcast it, it creates researchers collect data. That relation- sor can research science and mathematics. disaster from 2011 and how the Internet new problems.” ship keeps changing thanks to crowd- “I can work with engineers, nuclear is making it possible to provide nearby When Safecast first started collect- sourcing. engineers, nuclear physicists and people residents with comprehensive readings ing and sharing radiation information, “The Internet is becoming a game studying risk and risk management,” he of radiation levels. they had to defend their practices, he changer in citizen science,” said James said. “It’s a place where there are truly “After the Fukushima accident, this said. Once they became more educated Wynn, an associate professor of English cross-disciplinary projects.” group called Safecast said that they were through fieldwork and designed new who is working on a book about citizen A recent Carnegie Mellon citizen not satisfied with how the government Geiger counters so that radiation mea- science. scientist project out of the CREATE Lab had been reporting data on radiation,” surements could be downloaded directly Wynn is looking at the ethical is- is the Nearby Nature GigaBlitz. The he said. “They went out, did their own to the Internet, they began to challenge sues raised by citizen science in his new global effort works to reveal extraordi- measurements and created a website to the government’s practices. The gov- book, which will focus on how citizens nary biodiversity of the ordinary settings put the information on.” ernment, in turn, has to defend their and scientists engage with each other. where people live, learn and work. Computers are allowing citizens to position and reinforce their authority and “The extent to which scientists A famous example of citizen sci- do science for themselves in a way that credibility. might exploit citizens and exploit the ence is the National Audubon Society’s has never happened before, he said. It is This will be Wynn’s second book. idea that citizens are participants in sci- Christmas Bird Count, which has hap- changing the gathering and visualization “Evolution by Numbers: The Origins ence has not been fully explored yet,” pened for more than 100 years. Over the of risk information by allowing for more of Mathematical Argument in Biology” he said. holidays, they asked local residents to detail. was released earlier this year. Wynn teaches courses on the rheto- count birds in specific areas and used the “Safecast is a perfect example — For more information on Wynn’s ric of science, rhetoric and public policy data to determine bird populations and they’re doing their own data gathering citizen science work, watch this video: and rhetoric and the public sphere. He migration patterns. and data representation,” Wynn said. http://youtu.be/xkYq3Mveeck. credits the university and the Dietrich Wynn, who has an interest in public “I’m also interested in how this changes College for creating an interdisciplinary policy and nuclear power, looked at the argument. When citizens begin to gather

N i n e Securing the Cloud Harvard Lures McCullough ISO Focuses on Safe Practices in October To Lead Research Enterprise

n Piper Staff n Melanie Linn Gutowski year’s National Cybersecurity Awareness Month events include instruction on using Carnegie Mellon faculty and administra- Carnegie Mellon President Jared L. “The cloud” is a hot topic lately, but what the Identity Finder tool to secure your tors are well known and highly sought Cohon called McCullough “an instru- does it mean, exactly? How do cloud computer and Security 101, a general after for their knowledge, expertise and mental part of the Carnegie Mellon computing services keep documents, overview of safe computing practices. collaborative problem-solving skills. The community for 22 years,” praising him photos and other data safe? Can univer- “We want to enable everyone in the latest example is Rick McCullough. for leading MCS to record enrollment sity data be stored using these types of campus community to get their academic, Following a national search, Harvard and increasing college-wide research services? administrative and research work done University selected McCullough as its initiatives as dean. Cohon commended These are questions the Information and done securely,” Blair said. next vice provost for research. Harvard McCullough for advancing CMU’s en- Security Office (ISO) aims to answer dur- For more information on National Provost Alan Garber said McCullough trepreneurial culture and for his essential ing its annual October observance of Na- Cybersecurity Awareness Month, visit will work “… to remove barriers to col- role in launching Greenlighting Startups. tional Cybersecurity Awareness Month. www.cmu.edu/iso/aware/ncsam/. laboration wherever they are found ….” Cohon said Provost and Executive “Cloud computing is a current trend McCullough joins Harvard after Vice President Mark S. Kamlet, Vice both in business and personal computing; Melanie Linn Gutowski is a documenta- more than two decades at Carnegie President and General Counsel Mary Jo whether it’s apps, storage or computing tion specialist for Computing Services. Mellon as a faculty member in the Dively and Chief Financial Officer Deb power, there are many options available in Chemistry Department, department head, Moon will oversee McCullough’s port- the cloud,” said Mary Ann Blair, director dean of the Mellon College of Science folio of responsibilities until a successor of Information Security. “We want to help Storage Service Now (MCS) and vice president for research. is named. people to use these services effectively Available and within the framework of university Box Cloud Storage, a new file policies and guidelines.” storage option from Computing Vice Provost for Computing Services Services, is now available for free Young Named Interim OSP Director and CIO Steve Huth emphasizes the to all university affiliates. With the Provost and Executive Vice President thanked her for her willingness to serve “teamwork” aspect of cloud computing. service, users can access up to 50 Mark S. Kamlet has announced that in this role. “Security in the cloud only works GB of files from any Web-enabled Lynn Young will serve as interim director Kamlet also announced that Patty when both the service providers and those device, share files with classmates of the Office of Sponsored Programs Clark, an attorney with years of ex- using the service keep security in mind,” or colleagues or use collaboration (OSP) while a search is conducted for a perience in contracts, was hired as a he says. “Security is everyone’s respon- tools to edit as a group. CMU Box successor to Susan Burkett, who retired contracts officer in September to fill one sibility; that’s why things like National accounts can be created by visiting as associate vice president for research of two existing vacancies in the OSP. He Cybersecurity Awareness Month are www.cmu.edu/computing/box/. Box in June. said efforts to fill the second vacancy are important.” is the newest of a number of file Young joined the OSP as a contracts in progress. In addition to presentations on storage options offered to university officer in 1998 and was promoted to A committee of faculty and staff is various cloud computing projects and affiliates. For a complete listing, contracts manager in 2002. In an email to being formed to seek a new OSP direc- the publication of recommended secu- visit www.cmu.edu/computing/ faculty and staff, Kamlet said Young “has tor. Carnegie Mellon has hired the firm rity practices for cloud computing, this accounts/afs-storage/storage/. been a mainstay of our operations” and of Isaacson Miller to assist in the search.

e w s r i e f s actively shaping his/her own education and CMU Speeding Pace Feinberg Awarded N B future career.” of Autism Research $2.25M by NIH The Cognitive Neuroscience Lab is helping Adam W. Feinberg, an assistant professor in Sciannameo Named CMU Named a Military to advance autism research by participating CMU’s departments of Biomedical Engineer- CFA Associate Dean Friendly School in the Autism Imaging Data Exchange, ing and Materials Science and Engineer- Franco Sciannameo, Carnegie Mellon has been named to G.I. a program in which more than 1,100 autism ing, was awarded a five-year, $2.25 million director and as- Jobs magazine’s Military Friendly Schools and control datasets from a group of 16 National Institutes of Health Director’s New sociate teaching list for 2013. The list honors the top 15 international research labs have just been Innovator Award to professor of the BXA percent of schools that are doing the most released. continue developing Intercollege Degree to embrace America’s military students and “This is a phenomenal collaboration that new biomaterials and Programs, has been ensure their success on campus. The list is will allow researchers unprecedented ac- cardiac tissue engi- named associate compiled from more than 12,000 VA- cess to a massive dataset, collected under neering strategies to dean for Interdisci- approved schools nationwide. See the list at careful conditions from a very large sample help repair the human plinary Initiatives in www.militaryfriendlyschools.com/ of individuals with autism, all of whom have heart following injury the College of Fine been carefully characterized in term of their and disease. Arts (CFA). In addition to serving as associ- SEI Leases Office Space behavioral profile,” said Marlene Behrmann, “I am extremely ate dean, Sciannameo will continue to teach at Bakery Square professor of psychology and director of the excited about this interdisciplinary courses in music, cinema Carnegie Mellon’s Software Engineering In- Cognitive Neuroscience Lab. award because it will allow me to continue and culture, and seminars dedicated to the stitute (SEI) recently signed a lease for about Behrmann wrote a blog post, “Connect- pursuing leading edge research designed works of Italo Calvino, Jorge Luis Borges 38,000 square feet in Bakery Square. ing Autistic Behavior to Brain Function,” for to help regenerate and repair heart muscle and Umberto Eco. The SEI joins Google, the UPMC Tech- the Huffington Post on her recent research and improve wound healing in a variety of “Franco has a distinguished history at nology Development Center, the University that found that autistic adults have unreliable biomedical arenas,” Feinberg said. Carnegie Mellon as a College of Fine Arts of Pittsburgh Department of Rehabilitation neural responses. The study, which was Distinguished Scholar in Multidisciplinary Science & Technology and the VA Human published as the cover story of the Sept. 20 Website Can Estimate Studies,” CFA Dean Dan Martin said. “His Engineering Research Laboratories in the issue of Neuron, connects, for the first time, experience with and understanding of the Your Real Estate Taxes LEED Platinum office building. autistic behavior to brain functions, offering a synergies among various areas of study will A new website created by Professor Robert Paul Nielsen, director and chief executive new area of research for scientists to focus be of great benefit to CFA going forward.” Strauss will allow Allegheny County, Pa., officer of the SEI, said in a press release that on in order to develop better measures for In his role within CFA, Sciannameo said taxpayers to estimate their 2013 and 2014 the additional space is part of preparations diagnosing those on the Autism Spectrum he hopes to “aggressively foster an inter- real estate tax payments within 2 to 3 per- for anticipated growth in the SEI’s software Disorder and designing more effective treat- disciplinary curriculum” that will address the cent. This will take most of the uncertainty engineering and cybersecurity programs. ments. relationship between arts, culture, society out of determining tax costs as a result of the In addition to its main office near CMU’s and politics. county’s court-ordered tax reassessments. Pittsburgh campus, the SEI has offices in “Such a curriculum,” he said, “will The website, www.propertytaxestimator. Arlington, Va., Los Angeles and Frankfurt, promote active engagement with the world net/, estimates tax payments for every tax- Germany. of ideas, stressing the role of the learner in able property — more than 550,000 —

T e n CMU Lights Up Primetime; Grad Joins Mid-season Lineup n Kelly Solman • Megan Hilty (A’04), “SMASH,” NBC • Gabriel Macht (A’94), “Suits,” USA Alumni Win Emmys Fresh from his Broadway stint in the Network Tony Award-winning “The Book of Two CMU alumni won Emmy Awards this year. • Joe Manganiello (A’04), True Blood, Alana Lorraine Billingsley (A’04) and Brian J. Stonestreet (A’88) both won for Mormon,” Carnegie Mellon alumnus HBO Outstanding Art Direction for Variety or Nonfiction Programming for their work on Josh Gad (A’03) is taking his talent to pri- • Michael McMillian (A’02), “True The 54th Annual Grammy Awards. metime in “1600 Penn,” a new mid-sea- Among this year’s talented nominees were five more alumni from the School of Blood,” HBO son comedy series premiering on NBC. Drama: • Katy Mixon (A’03), “Mike and The Gilchrists are just the average • Edward Castro, III (A’76, A’77) — Outstanding Costumes For A Series, Once Upon Molly,” CBS American family dealing with all the A Time, Hat Trick • Leslie Odom, Jr. (A’03), “SMASH,” everyday issues, like a grown kid who’s • Eugene Lee (A’62) — Outstanding Art Direction For Variety Or Nonfiction NBC forced to move back home, teenagers Programming, Saturday Night Live • Aaron Staton (A’04), “Mad Men,” who are smarter than their teachers and a • Edward L. Rubin (A’82) — Outstanding Art Direction for a Miniseries or Movie, AMC stepmom desperately trying to win over American Horror Story, Open House (Part 7) • Tamara Tunie (A’81), “Law and the kids. They’re loving, fun and a little • John S. Shaffner (A’76) — Outstanding Art Direction for a Multi-Camera Series, Order: SUV,” NBC Mike & Molly, Goin’ Fishin’, Valentine’s Piggyback, The Wedding crazy. In other words, just like everyone And keep an eye on the credits. else - with one exception: they live in the • Mark Worthington (A’91) — Outstanding Art Direction for a Miniseries or Movie, CMU has stars behind the scenes as well, American Horror Story, Open House (Part 7) White House. from set designers to producers, writers There’s never a dull moment in the To date, CMU alumni have received 94 Emmy Awards and numerous and directors. nominations. Gilchrist White House. Gad plays the Check your local listings for dates First Son, one of the administration’s and times. biggest liabilities but also the glue that holds this family together. T e l e v i s i o n p r o d u c t i o n d e s i g n e r s Gad is just one of the stars from J o e S t e w a r t ( A’ 7 7 ) a n d J o h n CMU’s School of Drama who are S h a f f n e r ( A’ 7 6 ) w o n a j o i n t lighting up primetime TV this fall. A l u m n i D i s t i n g u i s h e d A c h i e v e m e n t Check out: A w a r d t h i s y e a r a n d d e l i v e r e d • Matt Bomer (A’00), White Collar, a l e c t u r e c a l l e d “ T e l e v i s i o n b y USA Network. (Former classmate D e s i g n ” d u r i n g C e i l i d h W e e k e n d . Pablo Schreiber (A’00) joins him for S h a f f n e r w a s n o m i n a t e d t h i s y e a r an episode.) f o r a n E m m y . • Christian Borle (A’95), “SMASH,” NBC • Ted Danson (A’72), “CSI,” CBS • Cote de Pablo (A’00), “NCIS,” CBS • Demetrius Grosse (A’05), “Justified,” FX • Ian Harding (A’09), “Pretty Little

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in Allegheny County, said Strauss, a pro- The Gelfand Award is given annually to leadership role with this appointment.” to Carnegie Mellon computer scientists and fessor of economics and public policy at a member of the university community who Murphy said Whiteman orchestrated the library personnel, led by University Libraries’ the Heinz College. Anybody can enter a has combined sustained, effective commu- university’s 2008 Middle States re-accredi- Dean Gloriana St. Clair, to develop Olive, the property’s street address, school district and nity service with academic coursework and tation review “with precisely the right vision first archiving system for the preservation for municipality to see what the 2012, 2013 a deliberate process of student reflection to and bearing, explicitly using the accreditation executable content. and 2014 county, municipal and school real enhance the learning experience, teach so- platform to assist individuals throughout the The Olive concept came from the re- estate taxes will be. They also can review cial responsibility, and improve some aspect campus in refining strategic plans, better ar- search teams of Mahadev Satyanarayanan tables that show each of the 130 revenue of life in the community. ticulating outcomes and metrics, and adding (Satya) from Carnegie Mellon and Vasanth neutral municipal millages and 46 revenue transparency and clarity to our administrative (Vas) Bala of IBM Research, who explored neutral school district millages. The nomination deadline is Nov. 5. For and academic initiatives on many levels.” applying virtual machine technology invented more information about the awards and Murphy added that Whiteman has been by IBM in the late 1960s to current problems Nominations Now Open nomination process, go to www.cmu.edu/ recognized on a regional and national level of software configuration and distribution in for Education Awards celebration-of-education/. “for her expertise and commitment to the cloud computing. That research led to the highest ideals of our profession.” Whiteman realization that a global archive of curated Nominations are now being accepted for Campus Affairs Announces joined CMU in 2006. VM images that could be shared, searched, the Doherty Award, the Ryan Award, the New Appointments extended and executed via the Internet Academic Advising Award and the Gelfand would be a powerful catalyst for collabora- Award, which will be presented on April 30, Lorrie Safar has been named Director of Toys for Tots Kicks Off tion across space and time. 2013. Staffing & Development and Elizabeth Ann Nov. 16 (Beth) Whiteman has been promoted to The College of Engineering’s (CIT) Toys The Robert E. Doherty Award for Sus- Director of Accreditation and Strategic Initia- for Tots Drive, co-sponsored by the CIT Support CMU’s United tained Contributions to Excellence in Educa- tives for Campus Affairs. First-year Experience team and University Way Campaign tion is given to a member of the university “Lorrie has guided many of our joint pro- Police, will begin at noon, Friday, Nov. 16 in Carnegie Mellon’s 2012 United Way community who has made substantial and fessional development opportunities, while the Singleton Room of Roberts Engineering Campaign is under way and will continue sustained contributions serving as a critical and valued collaborator Hall. All donated toys must be unwrapped through Dec. 21. Help make this year a to excellence in education. with legal affairs, human resources, finance and new. success by going to www.cmu.edu/hr/ and others in and outside of the campus,” This year, the kickoff includes bagpipers, unitedway to donate. The William H. and Frances S. Ryan said Vice President for Campus Affairs singing barber shop quartets and a visit from Last year the university community raised Award for Meritorious Teaching is Michael Murphy. the grandson of famed Virginia O’Hanlon more than $180,000 for United Way and given annually to a full-time faculty member “The vision that we all share for the uni- — the inspiration behind one of the most the health and human service organizations who has demonstrated unusual devotion versity and for our students is founded upon famous lines in U.S. journalism, “Yes Virginia, United Way supports in our region. and effectiveness in teaching undergraduate our most treasured values, and Lorrie’s com- there is a Santa Claus.’’ To join the campaign effort or to share a or graduate students. mitment to ensuring our success through story about involvement with a United Way recruitment, training and professional best The Academic Advising Award CMU Awarded Grant To agency, contact Megan Worbs at mworbs@ practice is critical to those ends. I am very recognizes members of the university com- Preserve Executable Content andrew.cmu.edu. pleased to recognize Lorrie’s profound munity who have achieved excellence in The Institute of Museum and Library Servic- contributions and to formalize her important providing undergraduate academic advising. es has awarded a two-year, $497,756 grant E l e v e n Smart Signals Pilot Study on Traffi c Lights Reduces Pollution, Traffi c Clogs

n Ken Walters intelligence and traffi c theory, his team developed Cohon. “I’m proud of CMU’s team, which devel- technology to allow traffi c signals to communicate oped this fi rst-in-the-world technology, and am Traffi c is moving much easier in the East Liberty with one another and collaboratively adapt to actual equally proud of the partnership approach typical neighborhood of Pittsburgh and the air is a bit traffi c conditions in real time. of Pittsburgh that made this pilot possible.” cleaner, thanks to a Carnegie Mellon pilot study For the last nine months, the technology has The next step will be to expand the pilot to on traffi c signal controls. been used in a network of nine lights and has suc- demonstrate the technology on a bigger scale in The Scalable Urban TRAffi c Control cessfully enabled traffi c signals to quickly react to East Liberty. Eventually the technology may be (SURTRAC) is the latest project to be released changing conditions, reducing traffi c congestion deployed in other Pittsburgh neighborhoods. by CMU’s Traffi c21 research initiative. and the resulting extra vehicle emissions. Traffi c21 was launched in 2009 with funding Stephen Smith, director of the Intelligent “The reductions of 40 percent in vehicle wait from the Henry L. Hillman Foundation. Grants to Coordination and Logistics Laboratory (ICLL) of time, nearly 26 percent in travel time and 21 percent Traffi c21 from The Heinz Endowments’ Breathe the Robotics Institute, attacked the tough problem in projected vehicle emissions realized in this pilot Project and from the Richard King Mellon of daily congested road networks in urban centers. are remarkable,” said CMU President Jared L. Foundation provided the funding for the pilot. Combining concepts from the fi elds of artifi cial

Here’s how the system works:

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3. Schedule is communicated 1. Current traffi c conditions to neighboring traffi c are extracted from video Controller signals to indicate what camera streams. is coming.

2. System computes traffi c fl ow 4. Scheduling cycle is schedule that optimizes fl ow repeated every few at intersection and sends seconds. commands to the controller.

Cohon Refl ects on CMU’s Values Go Ahead, c o n t I n u e d f r o m p a g e f o u r “As expensive as Carnegie Mellon is, it’s worth a diverse international student population benefi ts it. It’s absolutely worth it. I have no doubt or quali- Brag a Little ... everyone on campus. fi cation in saying that to you and I have the data to “We see this as a positive thing. Not only for prove it. They even rank us on that.” There’s a lot to brag about. After all, we don’t those [international] students but also U.S. students. According to SmartMoney.com’s Sept. 25, just imagine the future, we create it. They interact in meaningful ways with students 2012, rankings that studied the returns on invest- During its more than 100-year history, from different places. Why do we care about this so ment for education, Carnegie Mellon ranked second Carnegie Mellon has been a birthplace of in- much? ... The day they walk out of here, wherever among private universities and 21st overall. novation. From small sparks of inspiration, these they work, whatever they are doing they’re going to Cohon said the university is working on big ideas have grown to shape the world. be part of a global economy that’s totally connected. addressing the expense of education not only at Explore and download a sample of these And if they’re not comfortable working across cul- Carnegie Mellon but for all educational institutions ideas from www.cmu.edu/brag/#. Have some- tures, not comfortable being in other countries, then by improving online learning resources. thing to share? Use #cmubrag on Twitter. they’re not going to be successful.” Cohon also addressed his own future plans. Cohon said current and future challenges and After the presidential transition on June 30, 2013, he opportunities for the university include the cost of will be taking up his faculty position in the College education and online learning. Over the past 30 of Engineering and will be teaching in the Civil and years, the cost of private education has gone up Environmental Engineering and the Engineering and by a factor of six, compared to a cost of living that Public Policy departments. has increased two and a half times. “I have more trepidation in going back to the The model education uses hasn’t changed much faculty than I had in becoming president. The stan- since Socrates — the so called “sage on a stage.” dards are high. I don’t want to be deadwood, I really “You can get more students in the room, but there’s want to make a contribution. The departments are a limit to that and there’s a loss in quality when the wonderful and they’ve been very welcoming to the class gets too big,” he said. idea of my coming back to teach.” T W e l v e