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11 [VOLUME LXXXVI NUMBER 25 PASADENA, CALIFORNIA FRIDAY 26 APRIL 19851 New Frontiers by Ketan Shah Albert Hibbs, one of the stars The space station will not be a of the TACIT production of The spinning station, so osteoparosis, Madwoman of Chaillot, spoke the weakening of bones due to Wednesday on space projects that calcium loss, will be a problem. NASA has in mind for the next 15 The Soviet Union has provided years. medical data of their Cosmonaut 0> In the Y Noon Update,. Dr. who was in space for nine months, ~ Hibbs, a member of the technical and who consequently developed <3 staff of the Technology and Space brittle bones. Mickey Mouse ~ Program Development Group at beware! Mice will be sent for ex '" IPL, spoke in terms of three dif- periments in centrifuges at Ihg, Ig, ~ ferent time frames: near, mid- and 5g and 109. -§. long-term. In the long range, beyond 2000, I In the near term, that is, now, there are plans afoot for passenger THE THIRD COMING OF ROBERT SCHEER: MONDAY IN WINNETT LOUNGE. TIMES REPORTER ROBERT SCHEER SPOKE IPL is operating the shuttle radar travel on the space shuttle, an set which enables scientists to com- asteroid rendezvous, a manned sta WITH STUDENTS ABOUT HIS RECENT TALKS AT CALTECH bine data gathered in a wide swath. tion on the moon, and a manned The result is as if a single giant flight to Mars. For the immediate radar had done the job. future, a flight to Saturn armed The most spectacular outcome, with a probe for Titan is a from a popular point of view, has .possibility. been the radar set's discovery of A lunar station could be a fuel river beds beneath the sands of factory if ice is found on the Moon. NSF Unloads Boffo Bux southern Sudan. Ifthere is no water, the production In the mid-term, NASA is of oxygen only would still be working on an imaging spec- desirable: oxygen comprises 50% Four Caltech faculty members, Caltech faculty members in 1983, and joined the Caltech trometer. The old Landsat could of moon rocks. This would be a twO of them also alumni, are designated as Presidential Young faculty this year. handle 4 different bandwidths of great help since a large percentage among the 200 scientists and Investigators are Scott D. Emr, Dr. Rosakis is applying ultra- light photography, while the new of the weight ofan Earth-launched engineers nationwide recently nam- assistant professor of biology; E. high speed photography to study Landsat can work with 12 chan- vehicle is fuel (nearly 80% for a ed by the U.S. Office of Science Sterl Phinney, assistant professor the development and spread of nels. An Earth orbiting system geosynchronous orbit). Space and Technology Policy as reci- oftheoretical astrophysics; Ares 1. potentially destructive cracks in could handle 256 channels. vehicles could have their fuel tanks pients of Presidential Young In- Rosakis, assistant professor of such materials as structural steels. There are also the radiometers topped offup in space, given such vestigator Awards for 1985. Each aeronautics and applied mechanics; These fissures have been that return weekly data on a factory. Unfortunately, the has been awarded a base grant of and W. Hugh Woodin, professor implicated in such disasters as the temperatures ofthe Earth's surface glamour oflunar projects has fad- $25,000 annually for the next five of mathematics. collapse of bridges, airline ac- and the moisture levels of soil. ed and the Congress isn't interested years to support his research. cidents, and damage to nuclear The topography experiment in funding them. The National Science Founda- Dr. Emr is working with yeast reactor cores. His experiments aim (Topex) project has had its budget A manned mission to Mars is tion will also extend additional as a model system to determine at aiding the design of large-scale put offuntil 1987. The Topex pro- attracting support. Many see it as funds of up to $37,500 annually to how protein molecules are targeted structures that are less vulnerable ject is to measure the current struc- an excellent opportunity for the match contributions from industry, and delivered to specific compart- to catastrophic failure. Dr. Rosakis tures of the oceans. USA and USSR to cooperate in the bringing the possible total award to ments in cells. Malfunctions in this earned his PhD at Brown Univer- Three orbiting platforms will be peaceful use of space. Both coun- $100,000 each year. delivery and transport system sity in 1982, the year he joined the needed for the imaging spec- tries can not only spread the costs, The awards "provide characterize a number of genetic Caltech faculty. trometer, radiometer, and Topex. but reap political dividends as well cooperative research support for disorders, including many affecting Dr. Woodin does research in No hard designs have been made (have they seen 2010 yet?) the nation's most outstanding and humans. Dr. Ernr received his PhD mathematicallogic and set theory, yet, but standard modules made for It would take 8-10 months each promising young science and from Harvard in 1981 and joined with an emphasis on the study of a space station will probably be way on an Earth-Mars trip, and the engineering faculty," according to the Caltech faculty in 1983. infinities and their application to used in order to economize. The space travelers would have to wait the NSF, which administers the Dr. Phinney is developing other branches of math. Dr. space station project is the biggest about 18 months for the Earth and awards. The program aids outstan- theories that examine black holes Woodin received his BS from one currently underway for NASA. Mars to realign for the return ding young PhD's who might as the power source ofquasars. He Caltech in 1977 and his PhD from It should be in "Interim Opera- journey. But Dr. Hibbs said that otherwise pursue non-teaching received his BS from Caltech in the University of California in tional Capability"-ready for NASA wasn't short of one-way 1985. volunteers. by Morgan Gopmk well herself but has gone out ofher Both as Blacker House PreSIdent III Caltech Nobellaureaie William bachelor of engineering physics Last week, on April 17th, over way to help others, as a teaching 1983/84 and as Chairman of the A. Fowler will receive the Sulli from Ohio State. He became a pro dinner a! the Athenaeum, Tammy assistant w~o drew recognition ~or IHC in 1984/85, Richard displayed vant Medal of Ohio State Univer fessor of physics in 1946 and in Choy, Richard Murray and Behzad her commItment and leadershIp, a remarkable ability to extract the sity, his alma mater, at the univer 1970 was named the first Institute Sadeghi were presented with this and informally by going out of her essence ofcontroversies and to lead sity's graduation ceremonies on Professor of Physics, the highest year's Noland Leadership Awards. way to help weaker students. She the way to workable compromises. May 24. The Sullivant Medal- honor the Institute bestows upon its Each ofthem received a check for served on the Educational Policies Always open to new ideas and will the highest faculty or alumni award faculty. He became Institute Pro $1,500 (as well as a boxed pen and Committee and helped to produce ing to listen to unconventional opi at Ohio State-carries with it a fessor of Physics, Emeritus, in pencil set with which to endorse it). the TQFR. In Lloyd House, she nions, Richard's tenure as IHC $5,000 prize. 1982. The Noland. Leadership Awards was e~ected as a. member of the Chairman was characterized by Fowler, Institute Professor of His other achievements include are made available each year by the Athletic team dunng her freshman frank and fair open discussion. Physics, Emeritus, was co-winner membership in the National AmetekCorporation in honor ofits year, was chosen as a UCC, and Richard also served as one of the of the 1983 Nobel Prize in Physics Academy of Sciences, NASA's president, Mr. Robert L. Noland, is now House Secretary. Last sum- student members on the search for experimental and theoretical Apollo Achievement Award, and who graduated from Caltech in mer, while holding a SURF, she committee to find a new Dean of work which explained how the Eddington Medal of the Royal 1941. also served as a counselor for the Undergraduate Students. chemical elements form in stars. Astronomical Society, London. He As explained in an after dinner SSSSP program. In athletics, Tam Dr. Fowler has been at Caltech will also be awarded an honorary speecy by Ametek Vice President, my has excelled not simply through Behzad Sadeghi, a senior in since 1933, when he entered as a doctorate from Arizona State Al Schaff, these awards are intend- her performance and the example Mathematics, was chosen for the graduate student after receiving his University on May 17. ed to encourage and reward the she sets, but also in leading others Noland Leadership Award becuase development ofleadership qualities to fulfill their capabilities. The ofhis courageous leadership in re amongst the scientists and prime of this is her central role in examining student institutions and engineers who, they hope, will one establishing a Caltech Women's encouraging reform. In 1983/84, Conserve Daylight! day be heads of industry. Ametek Tennis Team. She demonstratqd Behzad provided the stimulus for wishes to recognize not only those her own ability and courage by let a campus-wide debate on "rota Daylight Savings Time starts Sunday at 2:00 am. Or is that 3:00 am? who take charge in leading others tering on the men's team, establish tion" and led to significant Anyway-you shift your clocks forward one hour then, so 2:00 am but also those who inspire and en- ed the need for a women's team by reforms.