Volume 48 – Number 29 Wednesday – June 2, 2004 TechTalk S ERVING T HE M I T C OMMUNITY Diplomas and campus set for the big day

About 2,205 undergraduates gift. The Rev. Robert M. Ran- and graduate students are sched- dolph, senior associate dean for uled to receive 1,114 bachelor’s students at MIT and an affiliate degrees, 1,161 master’s, 211 doc- minister at Harvard University’s torate and 10 Engineer degrees at Memorial Church, will deliver the MIT’s 138th Commencement on invocation. Friday, June 4 on Killian Court. Since becoming its 15th direc- Elias A. Zerhouni, direc- tor in May 2002, Zerhouni has ini- tor of the National Institutes of tiated a new research vision for Health, will deliver the principal the NIH, focusing the attention of address. President Charles M. the biomedical research commu- Vest will charge the graduates. nity on new pathways of discov- Other speakers include R. Erich ery, research teams for the future Caulfield, president of the Gradu- and reengineering the clinical ate Student Council, and Maria See COMMENCEMENT PHOTO / DONNA COVENEY Hidalgo, president of the Class of Rhododendrons in bloom are dressing up the campus for Friday’s Commencement exercises. 2004, who will present the class Page 7 Yeast tackles fibers linked to Alzheimer’s disease

David Cameron an MIT professor of biology and lead researcher on Whitehead Institute the project. “This is the first time that anyone has found anything that can catalytically take apart an amyloid fiber.” Although the fibers are not neces- Amyloid fibers—those clumps of plaque-like sarily the cause of Alzheimer’s, they are associated proteins that clog up the brains of Alzheimer’s with it and with many other neurological conditions. patients—have perplexed scientists with their The finding follows years of study on a yeast pro- robust structures. Researchers don’t yet have a way tein called Sup35, which helps cells translate genetic to assail these resilient molecules. Now a team from information into strings of amino acids, the building MIT and the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical blocks of protein molecules. Sometimes Sup35 sud- Research reports that yeast may succeed where sci- denly forms amyloid fibers similar to those found in entists have not. Alzheimer’s patients. In yeast, however, this doesn’t In a study published online this week in the kill the cell. Rather, it is part of the cell’s normal journal Science, the researchers describe a natural biology, changing the types of proteins that the cell biological process by which yeast cells dismantle makes—changes that can sometimes be beneficial. IMAGE COURTESY / SCIENCE MAGAZINE amyloid fibers. In the upper left image, amyloid fibers at first resist any attempt to dis- “These proteins are remarkably stable,” said See ALZHEIMER’S rupt their structure. However, a protein called Hsp104 breaks them apart Susan Lindquist, director of the Whitehead Institute, Page 3 until (bottom right) they have been completely dissolved. Faculty votes to take national leadership role on diversity

Arthur Jones and Denise Brehm also “urges the provost, academic Through the unanimously ulty Diversity, by school, depart- constant over the last five years, News Office deans, dean of graduate educa- adopted resolution, the faculty ment and laboratory, according to according to the report. tion and department heads to take also asks the provost to “provide terms of the resolution. The report also noted the fol- all necessary and sufficient steps guidance and direction as request- In a detailed explanation of the lowing application numbers and A bold step toward strengthen- to increase the percent of under- ed by the departments, including FPC report before the vote, Pro- selectivity (percentage admitted) ing the Institute’s diversity profile represented minority faculty by examples of best practices around fessor Rafael Bras, chair of the fac- for graduate students since 1999. was taken when the faculty com- roughly a factor of two within a the country, in order to achieve ulty, provided faculty and under- African-American—80 applied mitted “to taking a leadership posi- decade…” these goals.” graduate statistics over the years and 38 percent admitted in tion among our peer institutions The resolution urges the MIT Annual reports measuring the at MIT. 1999,198 applied and 40 percent in the recruiting and success of leadership to use identical meth- progress of the recruitment pro- For example, of the current admitted in 2000, 179 applied and underrepresented minority faculty ods to increase the percentage of cess—including the recruitment 6,228 graduate students, 113 are 31 percent admitted in 2001, 200 and graduate students.” underrepresented minority gradu- of women—are anticipated by the African-American, 153 Hispanic See DIVERSITY The resolution adopted by ate students by roughly a factor of faculty, the Faculty Policy Commit- and 16 Native American. Those the faculty at its May 19 meeting three within a decade. tee (FPC) and the Council on Fac- ratios have remained almost Page 2

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CORPORATE CULTURE PLAYS ROLE KILLIAN GOES TO KETTERLE CANCER RESEARCH HONORED A new project looks at the impact on supply chains Wolfgang Ketterle is selected as the next Killian Robert Langer receives the Kettering Prize for his of sudden disruptions such as terrorist attacks or Faculty Achievement Award winner. work on drug delivery systems for treating cancer. natural disasters. Page 4 Page 5 Page 2 HITTING MACADAM WITH ADAM AWARDS PAGES RANDOM DINNER GUESTS A student is making a cross-country bike trek to MIT Tech Talk lists the names of the many students, A graduate student invites 300 to dine with her. raise money for FDNY Widow’s and Children’s Fund. faculty and staff who received awards this year. Page 3 Page 4 Pages 8-16 PAGE 2 June 2, 2004 NEWS MIT Tech Talk

Team probes impact of FSILG panel terrorism on supply chain issues draft Ken Cottrill Nokia was able to recover quickly because part of its cor- A draft report from the Task Force on Frater- Center for Transportation and Logistics porate culture is to communicate bad news quickly through- nities, Sororities and Independent Living Groups, out the company. “When the tendency is to hide or delay which has been examining the challenges and oppor- negative information, the company concerned is generally tunities facing the FSILG community, has been sub- Why are some companies much better than others at slower to react when hit by the unexpected,” Sheffi said. mitted to President Charles M. Vest. The task force dealing with sudden supply chain disruptions? A research Resilient companies also are prepared organizationally was formed to frame recommendations for strength- project at MIT’s Center for Transportation and Logistics for supply chain interruptions. Part of the Nokia response ening and sustaining the FSILG system. is studying the impact of terrorism on supply chains and was to redesign its product so components from other The draft report is under review by the principal identifying what companies can do to be resilient when sources could be used. That required quickly calling stakeholders. A final report will be circulated to the disaster strikes. cross-functional teams of managers into action to make MIT community in the fall. Supply chains can be thrown into disarray for many the necessary changes. “I am very grateful to the task force for its dedi- reasons. A severe storm can delay urgently needed raw “Companies can use vulnerability maps to help them cation, preserverance and thoughtful recommenda- materials. A major dock strike can halt the movement of assess their level of exposure to sudden dislocations,” tions, which provide MIT with a pathway forward,” goods. Then there are low-probability, high-impact inci- Sheffi said. On such a grid, American Airlines has a rela- President Vest said of the draft report. dents such as an earthquake or terrorist attack. tively high vulnerability because the loss of a single aircraft Recommendations in the report included: Companies can learn to cope with crises like these and to a terrorist attack could have a catastrophic effect on its • Improve communications and working rela- minimize the disruption to their businesses. “Often the business. In comparison, McDonald’s is less exposed since tions among students, administration and alumni issue is cultural—making sure that damage control is built the closure of a single store or even group of stores would • Improve the financial health of the FSILGs and into the very fabric of the organization,” said Yossi Sheffi, not close the company’s network of 30,000-plus outlets. establish quality-of-life and infrastructure standards professor of civil and environmental engineering and engi- But the vulnerability map is changing. “The risks grow • Develop more effective recruiting practices neering systems and leader of the project. daily as global supply lines stretch, competition stiffens, • Develop effective roles and responsibilities for For example, a few years ago the production of comput- customers become more demanding and political instabil- all stakeholders er chips was halted by a fire at a large supplier. One major ity takes its toll around the world,” Sheffi said. Companies • Extend and more effectively manage the tran- customer, cell phone manufacturer Nokia, reacted quickly can become resilient by creating flexible supply chains and sition period and found alternative sources of the chips. Competitor ensuring that security is part of their corporate cultures. • Include FSILGs in long-term planning for cam- Ericsson was much slower to react and eventually exited The three-year project is funded by the Cambridge- pus housing. the cell phone business. MIT Institute.

NEWS YOU CAN USE Aero/astro honor society resurrected ROTC, chaplains offer reflection time Two seniors in the Department of Aeronautics community service projects in partnership with On Wednesday, June 2 at noon, the ROTC Oversight Commit- and Astronautics have reactivated the Institute’s other campus groups—as science advisors and tee and the Board of Chaplains will co-sponsor a time of prayer chapter of Sigma Gamma Tau, the national academ- support staff at the Science Expo, and as teach- and personal reflection in the MIT Chapel on behalf of those serv- ic honors society for students of aeronautics and ers and mentors for the Mars Society’s Boy ing in the armed forces, especially MIT graduates and officers astronautics. Anna Mracek and Timothee de Mier- Scout Space Exploration Day—according to commissioned through MIT’s ROTC units who are in Iraq and ry worked with Professor Paul Lagace to revive the Mracek, who will remain at MIT as a graduate Afghanistan. Materials intended to assist in personal prayer and MIT chapter of the 51-year-old honor society, which student next year. meditation will be provided. lapsed in the late 1990s. Students selected for membership must place Membership roster Fab Lab event offers laser art near the top of their class and must be likely to MIT members are seniors Douglas Allaire, Julie The MIT Center for Bits and Atoms’ Fab Lab and the South make significant advances in their profession. Arnold, David Broniatowski (graduate liaison offi- End Technology Center (SETC) will host a sidewalk sale on Fri- “As with any honors society, Sigma Gamma cer), Timothee de Mierry, Martin Jonikas, Anna day, June 5 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the entrances to SETC at 359 Tau membership does inspire respect from peo- Mracek (president) and Douglas Quattrochi; and Columbus Ave. and Tent City at 130 Dartmouth St. in Boston. ple in the field. As the chapter continues, the juniors Omar Bashir, Brett Bethke (treasurer), Arts and crafts created with computers, lasers and computer- opportunities for leadership and interaction with Thomas Coffee, Shuonan Dong, Finale Doshi, controlled cutting and milling machines will be on sale. Visitors the faculty will definitely be an asset to mem- Nicholas Hoff, Elizabeth Jordan (vice president), can sign up for future SETC/Fab Lab classes and have items per- bers,” said Mracek, president of the chapter. JoHanna Przybylowski, Emily Schwartz, and Regi- sonalized with scanned and inscribed laser images. “Additionally, we are working to build a bridge na Sullivan (secretary). The MIT Fab Lab is one of six Fab Labs supported by the between the undergraduate and graduate com- Sigma Gamma Tau was founded at Purdue Uni- National Science Foundation. For more information, see http:// munities to help seniors with the graduate appli- versity in 1953; today it has 50 collegiate chapters cba.mit.edu/projects/fablab. cation process.” and nearly 15,000 members. The SGT has already participated in two —Denise Brehm DIVERSITY Continued from Page 1 as required by the Committee on Undergraduate Program munity and by the renewed “welcome campaign” marked (CUP). CUP and the FPC have now voted in favor of estab- by the “You Are Welcome” signs recently distributed on applied and 24 percent admitted in 2002, and 201 applied lishing it as a permanent undergraduate degree program campus. and 29 percent admitted in 2003. in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering. Alternative leadership programs that take advantage of Hispanic—220 applied and 39 percent admitted in 1999; Schuster described it as a “small, high-quality program ROTC’s leadership development capacity, as agreed to by 227 applied and 36 percent admitted in 2000; 221 applied that combines the humanities and sciences.” the faculty eight years ago, now are flourishing on cam- and 36 percent admitted in 2001, 276 applied and 32 per- “It integrates archaeology, anthropology, geology and pus. cent admitted in 2002, and 338 applied and 30 percent materials science,” said Allen. “No other degree program Eight retiring faculty members were recognized for admitted in 2003. in the U.S. is comparable.” The faculty will vote on the pro- their service to the Institute: William L. Porter of architec- Native American—14 applied and 21 percent admitted posal at its September meeting. ture, Ronald M. Latanision of materials science and engi- in 1999, 14 applied and 50 percent admitted in 2000, 16 Chancellor Phillip Clay gave the annual report of the neering, Donald E. Troxel of electrical engineering and applied and 63 percent admitted in 2001, 27 applied and 26 ROTC Task Force regarding efforts to implement the computer science, Franklin M. Fisher of economics, Bruce percent admitted in 2002, and 56 applied and 34 percent 1996 faculty vote regarding the exclusion of lesbian, bisex- Mazlish of history, Judith J. Thomson of linguistics and admitted in 2003. ual, gay and transgendered persons from participation in philosophy, Cynthia G. Wolff of the Program in Writing and The proportion of underrepresented minorities on the the ROTC at MIT. While no shift in national policy has Humanistic Studies, and Daniel Kleppner of physics. MIT faculty is just under 5 percent. occurred and no appropriate court case been found to Recommended as ex officii members of the faculty for allow MIT participation in challenging the federal govern- next year were Jeffrey Meldman, associate dean in the Other business ment in that regard, several campus initiatives have seen Office of the Dean for Undergraduate Education; Robert A proposal for the establishment of an S.B. degree in success. Randolph, senior associate dean for students; Mary Rowe, archaeology and materials (course 3-C) was presented by MIT has become a more welcoming environment for special assistant to the president and ombudsperson; and professors Mark Schuster and Sam Allen. The program LBGT people, Clay said, as evidenced by greater atten- Alan White, senior associate dean at the Sloan School. was conducted as an experimental program for five years dance at campus-wide events to support the LBGT com-

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Denise Brehm rooms and into a social situation with grad ed in projects that serve underrepresent- MIT, which sprang from the 1998 report of News Office students from other departments, and ed groups such as international students the Task Force on Student Life and Learn- at the same time provide them access to or students with families. The committee ing. As part of its ongoing initiative, the administrators who can improve the grad hopes to provide seed funding to launch GSO is gathering input from graduate stu- Random dinner invitation from stranger school experience. projects that can obtain future funding dents through surveys and advisory com- could lead to rewarding social experience. “It’s important to give people the elsewhere for continuation. mittees to learn how to improve the gradu- Fortune cookie or MIT fact? opportunity to enjoy their time in graduate Morss’ $4,000 grant provided most ate student experience at MIT. This winter and spring, it became a school,” said Morss. “You can’t force them, of the funding for her dinners. Roughly A sampling of other Graduate Student fact when 300 randomly selected gradu- but you can provide the opportunity.” 25 students attended each (a 25 percent Life grants: ate students were invited to dinner by Judging from survey responses, most acceptance rate on her invitations) along • $850 for mathematics students to Alisa Morss, a graduate student in health of the diners appreciated the opportuni- with five or six administrators. With the dine out with faculty members. sciences and technology who received a ty—“It was a great event.” “Fun.” “I’m glad success of these first three random din- • $2,000 to support “Hidden Jewels Graduate Student Life grant to hold three I went.” “It was nice to meet new people.” ners, she hopes to find more permanent of Our Community,” a juried art show for Random Grad Student Dinners at the MIT “An inviting atmosphere.” “Should happen funding to establish the gatherings as an work by graduate students and spouses. Museum. more often.” MIT tradition. • $2,500 to the Sand Mandala project “I really firmly believe that graduate Morss invited a handful of administra- Each of the evenings had its own at Simmons Hall. school doesn’t have to be such a painful tors to each dinner, including Dean for theme with a speaker to encourage dis- • $1,000 for a babysitting exchange experience. It’s a really good time in your Graduate Students Isaac Colbert, whose cussion around that theme after the meal. among graduate student families, both on life. You’re in your twenties and you’re office sponsors the Graduate Student Life For instance, Stephen Immerman, senior and off campus. learning and discovering and getting to do grants program through allocation of the associate dean for student life and execu- • $3,000 to provide child care to stu- what you want to do much more than you graduate student life fee. The Graduate tive director of Enterprise Services, led a dents and their families so they can attend do in, say, an engineering job,” said Morss, Students Office (GSO) has awarded nearly discussion at the February dinner about meetings of organizations that have a who is a member of the Committee on Stu- 50 grants during the past two years. the types of businesses and services that direct impact on them. dent Life. 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ALZHEIMER’S Continued from Page 1 In the new study, Lindquist and post- are a subclass of amyloids. In yeast cells, level of Hsp104 that would, in turn, cre- doctoral researcher James Shorter isolat- Sup35 technically is a prion, although it ate amyloid fibers in Sup35, changing how Previous research in the Lindquist lab ed Sup35 and Hsp104. They saw that small is not toxic to the cell. Many researchers that protein functions and ultimately alter- described how a protein called Hsp104 amounts of Hsp104 catalyzed the forma- suspect that because prions have been so ing the cell’s biology. seemed to affect Sup35’s ability to form tion of amyloid fibers, but large levels of well conserved in yeast for hundreds of And because these changes could then amyloid fibers. When a yeast cell con- the protein actually caused the fibers to thousands of years, they must serve some be passed on to subsequent generations tained either high amounts of Hsp104 or dissolve. sort of evolutionary purpose, and that’s of cells, this would be an example of envi- none at all, amyloid fibers never formed. “Given their resilient structure, the fact where Hsp104 comes in. ronment guiding the evolutionary process, But when Hsp104 levels were small, the that a protein can take apart these amy- Hsp104 belongs to a class of proteins the scientists noted. fibers flourished. loids is remarkable,” Lindquist said. “It has that sometimes is influenced by environ- “This is speculation that hasn’t been While these types of relationships huge implications for our understanding mental factors. It is conceivable, Shorter demonstrated yet,” Shorter said. “For between chemicals aren’t unheard of, of the protein folding process in amyloid- explained, that a yeast cell in one type of obvious reasons it’s hard to prove any evo- the finding “was counterintuitive. Both related conditions.” environment can experience an abundance lutionary argument. But this paper is one high levels of Hsp104 and the absence of This research may also contribute to of Hsp104, which would then keep Sup35 indication that this might be the case.” Hsp104 caused the same effect. That cer- scientists’ understanding of evolution. Pri- from forming amyloid fibers in that cell. The work was supported by a Charles tainly made us want to figure out what was ons, those infectious proteins implicated But put that cell in a different environment A. Kind Trust postdoctoral fellowship and going on,” said Lindquist. in conditions such as mad cow disease, and the result may be a more moderate the National Institutes of Health. PAGE 4 June 2, 2004 PEOPLE MIT Tech Talk

Ketterle wins Killian Award Coast-to-coast bike Denise Brehm members is a very special recogni- News Office tion, because it comes from people I greatly admire and appreciate.” Win- ride benefits FDNY ning the Killian Award means “to be Professor Wolfgang Ketterle, one appreciated not just as a scientist, Denise Brehm of the first observers of a new state but as a colleague and member of News Office of matter called the Bose-Einstein the MIT community,” he said. condensate and creator of the first Ketterle is the John D. MacAr- thur Professor of Physics and a Adam will hit the macadam soon. atom laser, is MIT’s James R. Killian Adam Kaczmarek, a 19-year-old mechanical engineer- Jr. Faculty Achievement Award win- member of MIT’s Research Labora- tory for Electronics and the MIT- ing sophomore, will cycle from Los Angeles to New York ner for 2004-05. in a 41-day, 3,336-mile trip beginning Monday, June 7 to The physicist shared the Nobel Harvard Center for Ultracold Atoms. He earned the Ph.D. in physics from raise money for the Uniformed Firefighters Association Prize in physics in 2001 with two Widow’s and Children’s Fund. MIT alumni for their discovery of the University of Munich in 1986, came to MIT as a research associate Kaczmarek’s ride is an adjunct to the Fire Department Bose-Einstein condensation (BEC) of New York’s cross-country ride, which will run from in 1995. Ketterle went on to be the in 1990, joined the physics faculty in 1993 and was promoted to professor September to October, when Kaczmarek will be back in first scientist to realize an atom laser school. The ride will benefit the families of firefighters in 1997. Known also as an excep- in 1997. His current research is in atomic who die in the line of duty. Kaczmarek’s cousin, Christo- tional teacher and lecturer, he now pher Santora, was a FDNY firefighter who lost his life in has been named by his faculty col- physics and laser spectroscopy, par- ticularly laser cooling and trapping the terrorist attack on Sept. 11, 2001. leagues to hold the Killian title and “I’ve always wanted to do this, ride cross-country, but deliver a lecture on his work in of atoms to explore new aspects Wolfgang Ketterle of ultracold atomic matter. His I couldn’t go with Kyle last year. So I decided to go this spring 2005. The award was estab- summer and raise money for the firefighters,” said Kacz- lished in 1971 as a tribute to MIT’s research group focuses on the study excellence equaled only by [Edward and applications of quantum-degen- marek, referring to his Theta Chi fraternity brother Kyle 10th president; it recognizes extraor- M.] Purcell and [Richard] Feyn- Rattray, who made a similar east-west ride last year to dinary professional accomplishment erate gases and laser-like atomic man.” Added Langer: “Be sure the beams. He has made pioneering raise money for the American Cancer Society. by an MIT faculty member. lecture is scheduled for Kresge—it Peter Gregg, a Cornell University student whose “He is clearly one of the world’s contributions to sound, superfluidity is the only place large enough to and properties of multicomponent brother Andrew is an MIT Theta Chi member, and Kac- greatest scientists,” Professor hold the audience.” zmarek will follow the same route as the firefighters. The Robert Langer, chair of the Killian condensates. “I am surprised and honored,” Ketterle is a fellow of the Ameri- two cyclers will try to line up firehouses in which to sleep Award Committee, said of Ketterle said Ketterle, visibly moved by the on some nights. On other nights they’ll camp out using in making the announcement at the can Physical Society, the American tribute. “I came here today for my Academy of Arts and Sciences and equipment they’ll carry along. May 19 faculty meeting. hero and distinguished colleague, The MIT News Office will publish an ongoing log of “In the last decade no other facul- the Institute of Physics, as well as Dan Kleppner, who is retiring.” the equivalent European scientific the ride (June 7 to July 17) on its web site at http://web. ty member at MIT has risen so fast, “I have always been proud to mit.edu/newsoffice. People who want to follow along are done such significant scientific work, societies. In addition to the Nobel be at MIT, to be part of a wonder- Prize, which he won with Eric Cor- encouraged to do so. To make a donation in support of or will give as spellbinding a faculty ful community of excellent people,” the ride, Kaczmarek asks that you send a check to the lecture,” Langer said, reading from nell and Carl Wieman, he is winner Ketterle said after the meeting. “To of numerous other awards, includ- FDNY Cross-Country Bike Tour Foundation. See http:// the nomination letter. “His public receive this highest honor the MIT fdnycrosscountry.org for more information. lectures set a standard of expository ing the Order of Merit of the Federal faculty can bestow on one of its own Republic of Germany (2002).

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Merton C. Flemings, the Toyota Professor Emeri- IEEE transaction, journal or magazine. “Willsky’s thor- tertiary education to developing countries. tus in the Department of Materials Science and Engi- ough guide to MR methods, concept and applications is neering and director of the Lemelson-MIT Program, has expected to serve as a valuable reference work for years MIT is co-recipient of the Cambridge City Council’s been awarded an honorary doctorate by the Swiss Insti- to come,” his citation read. GoGreen Business Award in the large business category tute of Technology in Lausanne for “his role as pioneer for energy. Other recipients were the Harvard Green and for his exceptional scientific contributions in the Zeynep Çelik, a graduate student in architecture, Campus Initiative and Genzyme. MIT received the award field of solidification and foundry.” has won the Dedalus Foundation’s 2004 Dissertation for its Community Solar Power Initiative (see MIT Tech Fellowship Award, given annually to a student at an Talk, Oct. 30, 2002) and other efforts to promote energy David E. Pritchard, American university working on a Ph.D. dissertation efficiency and renewable energy. The solar power initia- the Cecil and Ida Green related to modern art and modernism. The award comes tive (http://solarpower.mit.edu), managed by Laxmi Rao Professor of Physics, has with a $20,000 stipend. Çelik’s dissertation is titled “The of Facilities, offers assistance and financial incentives for received the Optical Soci- Kinaesthetic Impulse: Space, Performance and the Body installing photovoltaic arrays on campus buildings as ety of America’s Max Born in German Architecture, 1880-1914.” well as homes and businesses of MIT affiliates in certain Award. The award, given communities. MIT also won the GoGreen award in 2001. annually to recognize out- Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld, a senior research scien- standing contributions to tist in the Sloan School, has received a Fulbright Senior Professor Nancy Leve- physical optics, theoretical Specialists grant in business administration at the Uni- son of the Department of or experimental, honors versity of Sydney’s Faculty of Economics and Business. Aeronautics and Astronau- Pritchard for his work in The Fulbright Senior Specialists Program offers two- to tics and the Engineering the “creative application of six-week grants to leading U.S. academics and profes- Systems Division has been light to new forms of spec- sionals to work at academic institutions in 140 countries. awarded the Outstanding troscopy, to manipulation “The traditional Fulbright Scholar Program offers Research Award by the and trapping of atoms, and grants ranging from two months to an academic year, Association for Comput- for pioneering the new and some academics and professionals find it difficult ing Machinery’s Special David E. Pritchard fields of atom optics and to be away overseas for that length of time,” said Patti Interest Group on Soft- atom interferometry.” McGill Peterson, executive director of the Council for ware Engineering (SIG- International Exchange of Scholars, the organization SOFT). Alex Wolf, chair Margaret Hiesinger, a graduate student in the that manages the Fulbright Scholar Program. of SIGSOFT, wrote that Program in Science, Technology and Society, has been Leveson’s “contributions named a Luce Scholar. The Henry Luce Foundation pro- The Women’s Commis- to the development of vides stipends and internships for 15 young Americans sion for Refugee Women software safety have had a to live and work in Asia each year. Established in 1974, and Children has hon- Nancy Leveson deep and lasting impact on the Luce program’s purpose is to increase awareness of ored Carol Makinson, software engineering.” Asia among future leaders in American society. executive director of the Center for International Two Broad Institute postdoctoral fellows, Brad Sean Safford, a doctoral candidate at the Sloan Studies, with a “Voices of Bernstein and Vamsi Mootha, have received Bur- School of Management and a research associate with Courage” award for her roughs Wellcome Fund Career Awards in the Biomedi- the Industrial Performance Center, won the 2005 Pondy “instrumental role in put- cal Sciences. Each will receive $500,000 over five years Award for the best paper based on a dissertation, con- ting reproductive health toward postdoctoral training and early years of faculty ferred by the organization and management theory divi- for refugees on the inter- service. sion of the Academy of Management. Safford’s paper is national agenda.” Makin- Bernstein, who is also a postdoctoral fellow at Har- titled “Why the Garden Club Couldn’t Save Youngstown: son, formerly program vard University, is developing genomic and proteomic Networks and Economic Divergence in the Rustbelt.” officer for Population at methods to identify chemical variations in histones. the Mellon Foundation, Mootha, an instructor in medicine at Harvard Medical Assistant Professor of History Christopher Capoz- chairs an NIH review School, uses genomics, proteomics and computation to zola is one of 15 new Carnegie Scholars. The scholars, Carol Makinson panel on grants for inter- decipher the cell’s instructions for making mitochondria. selected by the Carnegie Corp., receive research fund- national collaboration on ing of up to $100,000 each for a maximum of two years. research and training in the population field. Six members of the MIT community have been elect- Capozzola’s Carnegie project is titled “Uncle Sam Wants ed to the American Philosophical Society (APS). They You: Political Obligations in World War I America.” Richard Larson, professor of civil engineering and of are senior research scientist Timothy Berners-Lee of engineering systems, has won the Harold Larnder Prize, the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab, The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers which is financed through the Harold Larnder Memo- Institute Professor Noam Chomsky of linguistics, Pro- has named Alan S. Willsky, the Edwin Sibley Webster rial Trust of the Canadian Operational Research Society. fessor H. Robert Horvitz of biology, a Nobel laure- Professor of Electrical Engineering, as recipient of the The prize is awarded annually to an individual who has ate, and Professor JoAnne Stubbe of chemistry and IEEE Donald G. Fink Paper Award for his paper, “Mul- achieved international distinction in operational research. biology. Newly elected alumni are chemistry professors tiresolution [MR] Markov Models for Signal and Image Larson is also director of LINC (Learning International John I. Brauman (S.B. 1959), of Stanford University Processing.” The award is given to the most outstand- Networks Consortium), an international community of and Peter H. von Hippel (S.B. 1952, S.M., Ph.D.) of ing survey, review or tutorial paper published in any practitioners and scholars interested in bringing quality the University of Oregon. MIT Tech Talk PEOPLE June 2, 2004 PAGE 5 Langer award cites cancer work Robert Langer, the Germeshausen Pro- fessor of Chemical and Biomedical Engi- neering, has been awarded the Charles F. Kettering Prize, one of three awards given annually by the General Motors Cancer Research Foundation. The $250,000 prize recognizes the most outstanding recent PHOTO / DONNA COVENEY contribution to the diagnosis or treatment Faculty gathered at Gray House last week to celebrate faculty members who received promotions in 2003-04. Left to right: Gang Chen of of cancer. mechanical engineering, who was promoted to full professor; Saman Amarasinghe of electrical engineering and computer science (EECS), Langer was cited for his major contri- promoted to associate professor with tenure; President Charles M. Vest; and David Perreault of EECS, and Arindam Dutta of architecture, butions to the development of sustained- both promoted to associate professor without tenure. release drug delivery systems for the treatment of cancer. “I went into cancer research because I had always drawn a lot of satisfaction from helping people,” Langer said. “I wanted Faculty members awarded tenure to use my science and engineering back- ground in a way The Corporation’s Executive Commit- liam H. Green Jr. of chemical engineering; of political science; Helen Lee of writing that would help tee approved 16 faculty members for pro- Saman Amarasinghe, William Freeman and humanistic studies; Kristin Forbes and people live lon- motion to tenure on May 7. Individual pho- and Tommi Jaakkola of electrical engineer- Roberto Rigobon of the Sloan School of ger and healthi- tos and profiles, including any additional ing and computer science; Angela Belcher management; Angelika Amon of biology; er lives.” members of the faculty who receive tenure of materials science and engineering; Dan- H. Sebastian Seung of brain and cognitive L a n g e r ’ s before the end of the academic year, will iel Fox and Norvin Richards III of linguis- sciences (promoted to full professor with achievements appear in a fall issue of MIT Tech Talk. tics and philosophy; Thomas DeFrantz of tenure); and John M.W. Bush and Daniel have had a pro- Those who received tenure are Wil- music and theater arts; Edward Steinfeld A. Spielman of mathematics. found impact on the field of can- cer research. His accomplish- ments are also unique in that he Dibner Institute names Fellows for ’04-’05 entered the field The Dibner Institute for the History of Science and Tech- candidates Andrew Johnston, studying architectural history at Robert Langer with a Ph.D. in nology will welcome nine senior fellows, one senior research the University of California at Berkeley; Takashi Nishiyama of chemical engi- scholar, four postdoctoral fellows, four re-appointed postdoc- Ohio State University; and Chen-Pang Yeang of STS. neering when toral fellows, one science writer fellow, and seven graduate Second-year postdoctoral fellows are Peter Bokulich of the he teamed with cancer researcher Judah student fellows. University of Notre Dame; Claire Calcagno, who received her Folkman at Children’s Hospital in Boston The senior fellows are: Thomas Archibald, professor of Ph.D. in archaeology from Oxford University and has been a vis- in 1974. At that time, the scientific com- Mathematics at Acadia University; Sonja Brentjes, an indepen- iting scholar in STS; Dane Daniel of Indiana University; Gerard munity believed that only small molecules dent scholar; David Cahan, professor of history at the Univer- J. Fitzgerald of Carnegie Mellon University; and David Panta- could pass through a plastic delivery sys- sity of Nebraska; Giora Hon of the University of Haifa; Cesare lony, who received his Ph.D. from the University of Toronto. tem in a controlled manner. Maffioli of the Ecole Européenne in Luxembourg; Conevery The new science writer fellow is free-lance writer Seth Shul- In the 1970s, Langer went on to develop Valencius of Washington University in St. Louis; James Voelkel, man. polymer materials that allowed the large an independent scholar; and Sara Wermiel, a visiting scholar in Graduate student fellows are Alexander Brown, Peter Shul- molecules of a protein to pass through MIT’s Program in Science, Technology and Society (STS). man (S.B. 2001), Jenny Leigh Smith and Anya Zilberstein of membranes in a controlled manner to The senior research scholar is W. Ford Doolittle of Dalhou- STS; Luis Campos and Abena Dove Osseo-Asare of Harvard’s inhibit angiogenesis, the process by which sie University. Department of the History of Science; and Dr. Katrien Vander tumors recruit blood vessels. Blocking First-year postdoctoral fellows are: Kristine Harper, who Straeten, a student in Boston University’s Center for Philoso- angiogenesis is critical in fighting can- received her Ph.D. from Oregon State University; doctoral phy and History of Science. cer because the new blood vessels allow tumor cells to escape into the circulation and lodge in other organs. In addition, this discovery led to his work on biodegradable polymers that pharmaceutical companies later used for Booklet, timeline portray Vest presidency years treating men with advanced prostate can- cer. Langer’s subsequent research on bio- President Charles M. Vest will preside lenges and innovations that were most degradable polymers with Henry Brem over Institute Commencement exercises for meaningful to him and to MIT. He was of the Johns Hopkins University School the 14th and final time this Friday. To mark enthusiastic about the project, but empha- of Medicine led to new treatments for this occasion and to celebrate the dynamic sized that it should focus on MIT and not on patients with brain cancer. and innovative years of Vest’s leadership, his personal experiences. His introduction “In a general sense, I think the signifi- the News Office asked him to reflect in writ- to the essays sets the booklet’s thoughtful cance of our discovery is that it opened ing on the defining moments of the years tone. up the field of controlled drug delivery since 1990. “Serving as president of a major research systems, allowing for treatments with mol- The result is a booklet containing six university is not a sandbox ambition for ecules of varying sizes that could be deliv- essays written by Vest, along with an accor- any child—I remain frankly astonished at ered over a broad range of time—from dion-style timeline highlighting events in the road that led me here. I am also over- days to months,” Langer said. “Specific to research, education and community life at whelmed with the sense of how much I owe cancer research, I think it helped in three MIT during his tenure. It will be available to the insight, imagination, inspiration and areas: the angiogenesis field, the develop- for free to the MIT community on Com- judgment of the many, many gifted people ment of new treatments, and the introduc- mencement day. I have been lucky enough to work with at tion of local chemotherapies.” “The News Office staff has been privi- MIT,” he writes. “Receiving the Kettering Prize is an leged to observe and to report on President Vest’s essays reflect on the genesis of enormous honor for me,” Langer added. Vest’s leadership and accomplishments over MIT’s office in Washington, D.C.; the per- “I’m very proud that this award is a sym- the past 14 years,” said Arthur Jones, direc- sonal and professional challenges he and bol of recognition for the impact bio- tor of the News Office. “As individuals and his colleagues underwent following the medical engineering has had on the fight as a group, we have also carried MIT’s key Report on the Status of Women Faculty; against cancer. And I hope it inspires messages to outside media and the larger a behind-the-scenes view of OpenCourse- others to pursue a career in cancer world. We’re pleased to publish President Charles M. Vest Ware; the pursuit of the brain and cognitive research.” Vest’s reflections on MIT’s recent growth sciences as one of MIT’s major intellectual GM will present the prize to Langer and ongoing challenges. This is an opportunity for all of us to priorities; and two essays on building the most invigorating during an awards ceremony at the U.S. appreciate and better understand an important chapter in Insti- campus and campus life for MIT’s students, faculty and staff. Department of State on Wednesday, June tute history.” The timeline offers a snapshot of each year. To see a web- 9. The ceremony is part of the GMCRF The News Office booklet project began in April, when the based version of the timeline, go to http://web.mit.edu/ Annual Scientific Conference. Langer will News Office asked Vest to comment on some of the key chal- timeline. give a lecture describing his research. PAGE 6 June 2, 2004 COMMENCEMENT / TECH DAY MIT Tech Talk

Tech Day 2004 looks at Tech Night at Pops America’s passion: cars features MIT talent Automobiles—how they’re made, their • Daniel Roos (S.B. 1961, S.M., Ph.D.) problems and their effects on our lives— the Japan Steel Industry Professor, associate While Keith Lockhart is celebrating The program will also include Rob- are the focus of “Shifting Gears,” this year’s dean for engineering systems and co-direc- his 10th year as conductor of the Bos- ert Russell Bennett’s “The Four Free- Technology Day program for alumni on tor of the Engineering Systems Division ton Pops, Tech Night at Pops celebrates doms Symphony” performed with a Saturday, June 5 in Kresge Auditorium. • John B. Heywood (S.M. 1962, Ph.D.), its far greater longevity—107 years as film produced by Susan Dangel and “Cars are a prism through which you the Sun Jae Professor of Mechanical Engi- an annual tradition. On Thursday, June Dick Bartlett with text and narration can view many aspects of American life neering and director of the Center for 21st 3, Lockhart will lead the Pops in a con- by Charles Osgood; John Williams’ and culture, said Keith McKay (S.B. 1997), Century Energy and the Sloan Automotive cert that includes a guest appearance by “Hymn to New England”; a multiple head of the Technology Day Committee Laboratory Evan Ziporyn, MIT’s Kenan Sahin Dis- birthday tribute to Count Basie, Glenn and managing director of Village Software • Ralph A. Gakenheimer, professor of tinguished Professor of Music, who will Miller and Fats Waller; Irving Berlin’s in Boston. “Eighty to 100 years ago, the car urban studies and of civil and environmen- be the soloist in Artie Shaw’s “Concerto “There’s No Business Like Show Busi- was an elegant solution to a problem of the tal engineering for Clarinet.” ness”; “A Billy Joel Triptych”; selec- time. Now it’s still a solution, but there are • Joseph F. Coughlin, director of the Known for his expertise on the tions of works by Duke Ellington; and problems associated with it, and we need to New England University Transportation Balinese gamelan and as an innovative “Hot Honey Rag” from Kander and look at whether it’s still the right solution.” Centers Program (Region One), researcher composer for combined ensembles of Ebb’s “Chicago.” In a format change from recent Tech in the MIT Center for Transportation and gamelan and western instruments, Zipo- As tradition demands, the concert Days, the afternoon will feature a second Logistics and director of the MIT AgeLab ryn will swing to a piece originally com- will conclude with a singalong version panel discussion in Kresge rather than The afternoon program from 2:15 to posed for the Fred Astaire film, “Second of MIT’s alma mater, “In Praise of MIT.” breakout sessions in other locations. “We 5 p.m. will be moderated by Norman R. Chorus.” Ziporyn, has performed with The concert is sold out as tickets didn’t want to get too diffuse,” McKay said, Augustine, retired chairman and CEO of singer/songwriter Paul Simon, the Bang were purchased by this year’s gradu- adding that in previous years, some partici- Lockheed Martin Corp. Panelists will be: on a Can All-Stars and Steve Reich, also ates and alumni returning to campus for pants said that they were disappointed at • Ernest J. Moniz, professor of physics directs MIT’s Gamelan Galak Tika. reunions and Tech Week. being able to attend only one of the simul- and director of energy studies in the Labo- taneous afternoon sessions. ratory for Energy and the Environment The morning session in “Shifting Gears” • William Mitchell, professor of archi- will examine some of the challenges asso- tecture and head of the Program in Media ciated with the automobile, including Arts and Sciences mobility, environmental concerns, limited • Anne Asensio, executive director resources, impact on urban environments of advanced design with General Motors and issues facing an aging population. The Design afternoon session will invite participants to • Dean Kamen, president of DEKA think about solutions to these issues. Research and Development Corp., chair- The morning panel from 9 a.m. to noon, man of Segway LLC and founder of FIRST moderated by President Charles M. Vest, (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science will feature: and Technology).

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Seth Bisen-Hersh, who graduated in Hersh, who earned a master’s degree in 2001 with degrees in computer science music technology at New York Univer- and music, will perform his musical sity, also announced that his new musi- study of gay heterosexuality, “The Gayest cal satire about a drunken bum who’s Straight Man Alive,” weekends June 4-12 elected into public office, “The Spickner at Where Eagles Dare (347 W. 36th St., Spin,” has been accepted into the 2004 Professor Evan Ziporyn will perform Artie Shaw’s “Concerto for Clarinet” on June 3 New York). Show times are 10:30 p.m. on New York International Fringe Festival at the 107th Tech Night at the Pops. Fridays and 5 p.m. on Saturdays. Bisen- (Aug. 13-29).

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MIT Tech Talk COMMENCEMENT / TECH DAY June 2, 2004 PAGE 7 Graduating students look back on experiences As thousands of students prepare to receive their MIT degrees on Friday, Tech Talk spoke with four of them about what they learned at the Institute, how MIT changed them, and what they plan to do next. James Dai the academic path is not for me right now and that [I learned] that grad school is just a means to Vancouver, B.C. I have a long way to grow as a person… an end. The hard part is figuring out what I’m pas- Receiving the S.M. in media arts and sciences The best part about MIT? The opportunity sionate about. (thesis research on “intelligent” image retrieval to work with amazing people with very different Post-grad plans: I’ll work full time on Micro- for online communities) backgrounds, and the chance to do theater in such soft’s search engine as a program manager in an exciting environment. [Dai received the Laya Seattle and do theater in the city. Eventually I’ll The most important things I’ll take away from and Jerome B. Wiesner Award for achievement as get an M.F.A. in directing and try to do theater here are the relationships I formed. I learned that a performer, designer and videographer.] full time.

Becky Pferdehirt France Program was the most amazing experi- school. I’ve always been very interested in fash- Middleton, Wis. ence I’ve had here… ion, hair and the art of makeup, and think learning Receiving the S.B. in biology I’ve been very impressed with the foreign lan- about them would be a good life skill. guage program. In about two years I went from In spring 2005, I want to do a combination of The education has been wonderful, but with- knowing no French to being pretty fluent… traveling and community service. I’ve applied to out a doubt it’s the people here who have really MIT students love to hate MIT. My advice is the Mercy Ship Program, in which doctors stop made my MIT experience special. When I first to not be afraid to own up to the fact that you like at ports along the African coast to give free health came here, I was afraid people would be intro- it here. The key to being happy here? Have inter- care to people who wouldn’t otherwise have verted—only interested in their studies. I’ve ests and do things outside of just schoolwork, and access to it. I don’t have any medical experience, been so surprised. The people I’ve met here I’ve don’t be afraid to do things that aren’t typically but they need volunteers to help the doctors with no doubt I’ll be in contact with for the rest of my MIT. small tasks. If I don’t get into that program, I’ll life… Post-grad plans: I’m taking a year off before apply for something through Habitat for Human- The best part about MIT was being part of entering a Ph.D. program in biology at [the Uni- ity. Alpha Phi [sorority]. It was wonderful to have an versity of California at] Berkeley. This summer In the long term, I’m planning to continue in academic life, social life and community service. I’ll be bartending back in my hometown of Madi- academia. Some day I’d like to have my own lab Spending last summer in Paris through the MIT- son, Wis., then in the fall I hope to attend beauty doing cancer-related research.

Elena A. Smith everyone I encountered was eager to work togeth- good outlook on life. I think MIT has also shown Oak Brook, Ill. er to solve problem sets and, in general, to collab- me to keep the big picture in mind. If you focus orate to achieve great things. There are an incred- too much on the small stuff, it’s easy to get lost Receiving the S.B. in management ible number of amazing people here and with this or left behind. environment, it doesn’t suprise me that MIT can Post-grad plans: I’m taking the summer to The nicest surprise about MIT for me was the accomplish so much. travel abroad and then will be starting a career relative nonexistence of competition. Soon after At times, I feel a bit more cynical or pessi- in electrical engineering in the fall. I plan on grad classes began, I discovered that pretty much mistic, but most of the time, I still have a pretty school, but have made no definite plans yet.

Jesse Smithnofsky things like conflict resolution, setting priorities, reinforced everywhere you look at MIT and you Eighty-Four, Penn. and meeting deadlines. How else did they get have to stay on the ball to not judge people by first impressions. Receiving the S.B. in computer science and into this place? As it turned out, I was completely wrong about that. I’m in a fraternity, so I can use that one as an engineering I also thought that there would be a fairly example. I feel like a lot of people at MIT just strong sense of community at MIT. I don’t think assume that the fraternity guys are arrogant jerks. First of all, I loved MIT. I loved the chance that’s true either. People know their suitemates or Sadly, some of them are, but as a whole many of to meet absolutely incredible people, to take on maybe even the people from their dorm or living us are quite decent people. I’m guilty of some of amazing challenges (25 hours a week on subject group, but beyond that nobody knows anybody. these assumptions as well, but I recognize them 6.170, 10 hours a week as an officer in my frater- I’m guilty of it, too; my 10 best friends are all in and try not to let them affect my actions. nity, and 10 to 15 more in the pool for the swim my fraternity. Post-grad plans: I’m hoping to stay here next team), and to have fun all at the same time. I think I’ve grown up a lot. Unfortunately, I year for an M.Eng. After that I’ll probably end up Coming in, I suspected that, as a whole, MIT believe I’ve developed a lot of stereotypes about as a coder somewhere. I haven’t thought much people would be pretty good at life in general— people. The simple fact of the matter is that they’re beyond that. COMMENCEMENT Continued from Page 1 on the West Campus Plaza. Theatre; Rockwell Cage and Johnson Ath- Garage, West Garage Annex Lot or the East A special hooding ceremony for Ph.D. letics Center. Tickets are not required for Lot and have an urgent business need to research enterprise (see story below). recipients will take place on Thursday, June admission to these locations. park on campus on Commencement day. “Dr. Zerhouni is an innovative scientist 3 at 1 p.m. in the Johnson Athletics Center. The ceremony will also be webcast live. and administrator who has made signifi- Chancellor Phillip L. Clay will preside. The URL will be posted at http://web.mit. Plant sale cant contributions to the world,” said Vest. edu/commencement/2004/webcast. The MIT Community Service Fund “His is just a great American story. Arriv- Remote viewing will host its annual fund-raising sale of the ing on these shores as a young student Access to Killlian Court is permitted Parking restrictions plants displayed on the Commencement and now a distinguished scientist leading by either Commencement badge or ticket. West Garage, the West Garage Annex podium and surrounding stage at 4 p.m. our largest research establishment, he Security around Killian Court will be strict- Lot and the East Lot will be reserved for Proceeds from sales of the plants, which exemplifies the benefits of an open and ly controlled. Commencement guest parking and will be are made available by the Office of Confer- accessible research community.” Members of the community are invited closed to MIT parkers for the entire day. ence Services and Special Events, support Zerhouni came to the United States to watch the ceremonies on closed-circuit No visitor passes will be accepted. However, service to the local community by MIT from Algeria in 1975. After earning a medi- television in selected rooms in buildings those who require handicapped and medical staff and student volunteers. cal degree from the University of Algiers, 1, 2 and 4; rooms 6-120, 10-250, 16-160, 26- reserved parking spaces will be accommo- Complete Commencement information, he was accepted as a radiology resident at 100, 34-101, 56-114, E25-111, E51-145, and dated. Contact the Parking and Transpor- including the complete schedule, is available Johns Hopkins University School of Medi- E51-149; Kresge Auditorium; Kresge Little tation Office if you normally park at West at http://web.mit.edu/commencement/2004. cine, where he advanced to become chair- man of the Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, radiologist in chief, president of the Clinical Practice Associa- tion, executive vice dean and professor of NIH funds much research at MIT, Whitehead biomedical engineering. The National Institutes of Health, head- molecular structure, have never before • A body of work that suggests a new He singly and jointly holds eight patents ed by MIT Commencement speaker Elias been dismantled. Although amyloid fibers treatment for adult-onset diabetes. A for various computerized tomography and A. Zerhouni, are the federal focal point for are not necessarily the cause of Alzheim- research team at the Broad Institute of magnetic resonance imaging inventions. health research and have supported a wide er’s, they are associated with it and many MIT and Harvard has found a gene that range of research at MIT and the White- other neurological conditions. revs up the energy-producing ability of Commencement exercises head Institute for Biomedical Research. • Established a new research center muscle cells, which could lessen the harm- Vest will present the following degrees: The NIH, which is based in Bethesda, with an MIT researcher’s involvement— ful effects of the disease. bachelor of science; bachelor of science/ Md., is an agency of the U.S. Department The Woods Hole Center for Oceans and • A study on the effects of blocking a master of science; bachelor of science/ of Health and Human Services. Its mission Human Health—to study the distribution single mutated gene to treat many of the master of engineering; and advanced is to conduct and support research into of biological organisms that have poten- psychiatric and neurological disabilities degrees in the School of Science, the the causes, diagnosis, prevention and cure tial consequences for human health in the associated with a primary cause of mental Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and of human diseases, including those related temperate coastal ocean and its bays, har- retardation, fragile X syndrome. the Whitaker College of Health Sciences to environmental contaminants. bors and estuaries. • A report by MIT researchers that and Technology. Provost Robert A. Brown Recent NIH-funded projects at MIT and • Research showing that the lighten- identifies a potential new way to combat will award advanced degrees in the schools Whitehead include: ing-quick shifts our eyes make when tak- smallpox. of Architecture and Planning; Engineering; • A study that showed yeast cells’ abil- ing in a scene—long thought to be ran- For more information on these and and Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, ity to dismantle amyloid fibers, the clumps dom—occur in a specific order. This kind other research projects, go to the MIT and in the Sloan School of Management. of plaque-like proteins that clog the brains of information about the brain’s inner News Office web site at http://web.mit. Following the exercises, a reception of Alzheimer’s patients (see story on page workings may shed light on how the visual edu/newsoffice and click on “research” or will be held for graduates and their guests 1). The fibers, known for their resilient cortex processes cues from the eyes. “by topic.” PAGE 8 June 2, 2004 AWARDS MIT Tech Talk 2004 MIT Award Winners Special section Awards convocation

The following awards were Robert T. Ramsay Jr., house man- Professor Lee Gehrke, HST presented at the Institute Awards ager of MacGregor House Assistant Professor Jared Convocation on May 4. Some Curhan, Sloan School of awards announced at the convoca- Management tion appear elsewhere in this issue; Gordon Y Billard Award—for arts-related awards are on page 9, special service of outstanding Professor Asuman Ozdaglar, living group awards are on page merit performed for the Institute EECS 14, and the Patrick J. McGov- Vicky Sirianni, chief facilities offi- Dionisios Margetis, instructor in ern ’59 Entrepreneurship Award cer in Facilities mathematics is listed with the Sloan School of Professor David Kaiser, STS Management awards on page 12. Karen Nilsson, director of Hous- ing Shan-Yuan Ho G, EECS, San Francisco

Service Karl Taylor Compton Prize— for achievements in citizenship Goodwin Medal—for a graduate William L. Stewart Jr. and devotion to the welfare of student whose performance of Awards—for contributions by MIT teaching duties is “conspicuously an individual student or student effective over and above ordinary organization to extracurricular R. Erich Caulfield G, EECS, Baton excellence” activities and events during the Rouge, La. preceding year Emily Cofer ’04, mechanical engi- Brian C. Dean G, EECS, Cam- PHOTO / DONNA COVENEY bridge, Mass. David A. Berry G, biological engi- neering, Millis, Mass. Karl Taylor Compton Prize winners R. Erich Caulfield and Emily Cofer. neering, Mt. Kisco, N.Y. Rajeev Malhotra G, HST, Mur- rieta, Calif. William S. DelHagen G, EECS, John S.W. Kellett ’47 Award— Manhattan Beach, Calif. Association of MIT Alumnae Betsy Schumacker Award—for for a commitment to creating a (AMITA) Senior Academic a female undergraduate for excel- Peter T. Rye G, chemistry, Mer- more welcoming environment Everett Moore Baker Memo- Award—for senior women who lence in athletic competition rimack, N.H. at MIT, including but not limited rial Award for Excellence in have demonstrated academic Kathryn M. Duffy ’04, chemistry, Hans Tung G, management, Ran- to improving the experience of Undergraduate Teaching excellence through coursework Port Washington, Wis. chos Palos Verdes, Calif. lesbian, bisexual, gay, transgen- Professor Donald R. Sadoway of and related professional activities dered (LBGT) and questioning materials science and engi- at MIT Rose A. Grabowski ’05, manage- individuals ment, Andover, Mass. neering Irit Rappley ’04, BCS, Cam- Howard W. Johnson Award— Fahad H. Kajani ’05, manage- Benjamin R. Wagner ’05, EECS, Sarah A. Tabacco, instructor in bridge, Mass. for the male senior athlete of the Nashua, Mont. year ment, Richmond, Texas chemistry Sonya C. Tang ’04, chemistry, John R. Velasco ’05, political sci- Great Neck, N.Y. Nicholas R. Nestle ’04, EECS, ence, La Mesa, Calif. Education Bose Award for Excellence in Smyrna, Ga. Teaching Laya Wiesner Community Edward L. Horton Fellowship Professor Ian Hunter of mechani- Athletics Malcolm G. Kispert Award— Award—for a member or friend Award—for fostering fellowship cal engineering for the male and female senior of the MIT community for con- in the graduate student body Harold J. Pettegrove Award— scholar-athletes of the year for outstanding service to intra- spicuously effective service that Alexandre Debs G, economics, Arthur C. Smith Award—to murals Martha W. Buckley ’04, physics, reflects Mrs. Wiesner’s concerns Drummondville, Quebec Washington, D.C. for enhancing life at the Institute a faculty member for meaning- Kent A. Ross ’04, mathematics, and the world ful contributions and devotion to Tokyo Rory E. Foster ’04, mechanical undergraduate student life engineering, Madison, Wis. Maryanne Kirkbride, MIT Med- Frank E. Perkins Award—for ical’s clinical director for excellent advising for gradu- Professor Stephen M. Meyer of campus life ate students political science Associate Professor Peter So of mechanical engineering Priscilla King Gray Award for Women and minorities Public Service—for an under- graduate exceptionally commit- Irwin Sizer Award for the Albert G. Hill Prize—for minor- ted to public service at MIT and Most Significant Improvement ity juniors or seniors with high its surrounding communities in MIT Education academic standards and contin- Anne Kloimwieder ’04, biology, Associate Professor Caroline A. ued contributions to improving Dayton, Ohio Ross of materials science the quality of life for minorities and engineering at MIT Pius A. Uzamere ’04, EECS, New James N. Murphy Award—for Castle, Penn. an employee whose spirit and Graduate Student Council loyalty exemplify inspired and Teaching Award—for excel- Terrence Strader ’04, EECS, CIn- dedicated service, especially with lence in teaching a graduate-level cinnati, Ohio regard to students course, given each year to one professor or teaching assistant Gabrielle Abelard, program man- Laya W. Wiesner Award—for PHOTO / DONNA COVENEY ager for graduate residences from each school an undergraduate woman who Goodwin medalists Rajeev Malhotra (left) and Brian C. Dean. in Student Life Programs Professor William Porter, archi- has most enhanced MIT commu- tecture nity life Monique A. Johnson ’04, archi- tecture, Morrisville, N.C. Key to abbreviations

Ronald E. McNair Scholarship In the pages that follow, the names of some academic depart- Award—for black undergradu- ments and programs have been shortened to save space. A key to ates with strong academic perfor- abbreviations: mance and considerable contribu- tions to the minority community Aero/astro Aeronautics and astronautics Kasetta V. Coleman ’04, materi- BCS Brain and cognitive sciences als science and engineering, CEE Civil and environmental engineering Philadelphia CSAIL Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Nnennia L. Ejebe ’04, chemi- Laboratory cal engineering, Plymouth, Minn. DUSP Department of Urban Studies and Planning Christine P. Fleming ’04, EECS, EAPS Earth, atmospheric and planetary sciences Bronx, N.Y. EECS Electrical engineering and computer science Adrian E. Townsend ’04, aero/ HST Harvard/MIT Division of Health Sciences and astro, Rochester, N.Y. Technology

PHOTO / DONNA COVENEY Afiya A. Whisby ’04, architecture, STS Program in Science, Technology and Society Macon, Ga. UROP Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program Gordon Y Billard Award winners Karen Nilsson (left) and Victoria Sirianni. MIT Tech Talk AWARDS June 2, 2004 PAGE 9 Arts Awards Convocation Andrew Wong ’04, physics, Rancho Sante Fe, Calif. Sarah Poulsen ’04, BCS, Vienna, Va. Louis Sudler Prize in the Arts—to a senior who has Nao Jennifer Gamo ’05, BCS, Killara, Australia demonstrated excellence in music, theater, painting, sculp- ture, design, architecture or film Ragnar and Margaret Naess Awards—for exceptional Andrew P. McPherson ’04, music, Woodbury, Minn. talent and commitment to private performance study Eileen Huang ’05, chemistry, Hillsborough, N.J. Laya and Jerome B. Wiesner Award—to students, Yu Yasufuku G, mathematics organizations and/or living groups for achievement in the Reid Barton ’05, mathematics, Arlington, Mass. creative and performing arts Margaret Stringfellow ’04, aero/astro, Tacoma, Wash. James Dai G, media arts and sciences, Vancouver, B.C., for his involvement in theater and his work as a The Renaissance Vocal Sextet—Robert Bates ’04, Green- designer and videographer wich, Conn.; Benjamin Kendall ’06, aero/astro, Irving, Texas; Ben Maron ’06, EECS, Carmel, N.Y.; Charlene Daniel J. Paluska G, mechanical engineering, Somerville, Shih ’07, Shanghai, China; Weifang Sun ’04, EECS, Mass., for his “interest in creating communities of Newark, Del.; Jonathan Varsanik ’04, physics, Corap- and venues for artists whose work involves art and olis, Penn. engineering” Andrew J. Perelson ’04, EECS, Santa Fe, N.M., for his contributions to theater and dance at MIT Ragnar and Margaret Naess Certificates of Appre- ciation Christine Chiu ’06, chemical engineering, Hacienda Harold and Arlene Schnitzer Prize in the Visual Heights, Calif. Arts—for artistic talent and creative concepts based on a body of work and written personal statements Thomas Covert ’05, mathematics, Belmont, Mass. 1st prize: Coryn Kempster G, architecture, Brantford, Xiaoming Sherman Jia ’06, EECS, Roslyn Heights, N.Y. Ontario Jun Liu ’07, Edison, N.J. 2nd prize: Lisa M. Bidlingmeyer G, comparative media Jacqueline O’Connor ’06, aero/astro, South Windsor, studies, Frazer, Penn. Conn. 3rd prize: Neils J. Cosman ’04, mechanical engineering, Florent Segonne G, EECS, Cannes, France Belmont, Mass. Caitlin Smythe G, aero/astro, Culver City, Calif. PHOTO / DAN BERSAK Sunny Wicks ’07, Hattiesburg, Miss. Everingham Award winner Max Goldman in Dramashop’s production of “Company of Angels.” Joey Zhou ’06, EECS, Dallas Music and theater arts Brad and Dorothea Endicott Award—for distinguished Other Awards Epstein Award service and musical contribution to MIT’s program in Daniel Stein ’05, EECS, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., for world music Vera List Prize in Art and Writing—for exceptional distinguished service and musical contribution to the Caitlin Schein ’04, BCS, Bloomfield Township, Mich. expression on some aspect of contemporary art MIT Symphony Orchestra Edward S. Darna Awards—to graduating students who 1st prize: Cecilia Ramos ’05, architecture, Concord, have demonstrated excellence in theater arts Mass., for an essay titled “Mark Rothko’s The Black Gregory Tucker Memorial Prize—for ability in compo- Dan Liston ’04, management, Cambridge, Mass. and the White: In Pursuit of the Kantian Sublime” sition, performance, or music-historical studies and over- Melissa Cain ’04, mechanical engineering, Oklahoma City, 2nd prize: Tiffany Kanaga ’04, French and management all contributions to the music and theater arts section Okla. science, Greenville, Del., for “A Study of Seascape: Percy Liang G, EECS, Portland, Ore. Moving Beyond Pop Art” Ethan Fenn ’04, mathematics, Painted Post, N.Y. Joseph D. Everingham Award—for a single cre- Jeremy Baskin ’04, chemistry, Westmount, Quebec. ative outstanding performance or notable creative MIT Symphony Concerto Competition accomplishments in theater arts by a graduating Percy Liang G (S.B. 2004), EECS, Portland, Ore. senior Philip Loew Memorial Awards—for creative accom- Max Goldman ’04, mathematics, Wellesley, Mass. plishment in music List Foundation Fellowship in the Arts Lisa Messeri ’04, aero/astro, West Orange, N.J. Alexander Mekelburg ’04, mechanical engineering, Balti- Dang Vu ’05, biology, Jamaica Plain, Mass., for a music

more composition and performance project for a work to Thomas Coffee ’05, aero/astro, Torrance, Calif. be titled “The Poison Clan Suite: A Celebration of Mutant Culture.” Students honor Vests at awards convocation President Charles M. Vest and his wife Rebecca received a special tribute at the Insti- tute Awards Convocation on May 4 for their work on behalf of MIT students over the last 14 years. R. Erich Caulfield, president of the Gradu- ate Student Council, noted the many financial and physical improvements to MIT during President Vest’s tenure. But more important, Caulfield said, is “an investment which strikes at the very core of the Institute’s character is the one that has been made in people.” “By not only acknowledging, but embracing the observations made in the Study on Women Faculty in Science at MIT, President Vest has pushed the door open just a little farther for an entire generation of young women who might now find it a bit harder to believe that smart girls don’t do math and science,” he said. “When affirmative action was challenged, he ensured that MIT continued its proud tra- dition as a world leading institution by cham- pioning the right and need for institutions of higher learning to view diversity as a critical part of the educational experience,” said Pius Uzamere II, president of the Undergraduate Association. “Dr. Vest has served with a steadfast passion and led with honesty and integrity. He has taken MIT towards a new and brighter future, ensur- ing that the legacy that William Barton Rogers left the world near a century and a half ago will continue to live and grow,” Uzamere said. PHOTO / DONNA COVENEY Caulfield presented a bouquet of flowers to At the Institute Awards Convocation, President Charles M. Vest and Mrs. Rebecca Vest received a surprise tribute from student Mrs. Vest and MIT baseball caps to both Vests as “small tokens of our appreciation.” leaders. At right is Professor Paul Gray, president of the Institute from 1980-90. PAGE 10 June 2, 2004 AWARDS MIT Tech Talk Phi Beta Kappa

Sudha Rani Amarnath, Lansing, Max Goldman, Wellesley, Mass. and writing) Mich. (biology and chemical (mathematics) Joshua Seth Peters, Natchi- engineering) Aleksey Golovinskiy, Jersey City, toches, La. (EECS and math- Alexandr Andoni, Chisinau, Mol- N.J. (physics and mathemat- ematics) davia (EECS and mathemat- ics) David Christopher Poland, East ics) Paul Erik Gorbow, Stockholm, Providence, R.I. (physics) Joshua Paul Aronson, Cente- Sweden (mathematics) Raymond Raad, Brooklyn, N.Y. reach, N.Y. (biology) Jonathan Reed Harris, Purcell- (mathematics) Jason Michael Baron, Sarasota, ville, Va. (economics and Daniel Robert Ramage, Westfield, Fla. (biology) management) N.J. (EECS and mathemat- Jeremy Michael Baskin, West- Jessica Lyn Haurin, Columbus, ics) mount, Canada (chemistry) Ohio (EAPS) Rohit Navalgund Rao, Rochester, Martha Weaver Buckley, Wash- Daniel Steven Herman, Yorktown N.Y. (EECS and mathemat- ington, D.C. (physics and Heights, N.Y. (biology) ics) mathematics) Timmie Ting-Wei Hong, San Irit Rappley, Cambridge, Mass. Philip Johannes Butler, Lubbock, Diego (materials science and (BCS and philosophy and Texas (biology) physics) linguistics) Elisa Calimano, San Juan, Puerto John James Huss III, Atlanta Sonali Rudra, Sugar Land, Texas Rico (chemistry) (mathematics) (biology and chemical engi- neering) Georgiana Andreea Cepoiu, Izzat Nabil Jarudi, Westwood, Bucharest, Romania (eco- Mass. (BCS) Ashleigh Lynn Sanders, Fairfax, nomics) Va. (biology) PHOTO © / PAULA LERNER Mindy Ju, Charlottesville, Va. Chung Kit Chan, Brooklyn, N.Y. (biology) Leah M. Scharf, Sharon, Mass. Award winners in biology include (back row) Cynthia Lien (management and math- (biology) and Michael Wongchaowart, and (front row) Bob Yin and Rita Teresa Sora Kim, West Hartford, ematics) Monson. Conn. (biology) Lauren Michelle Schiff, Calaba- Jennifer Tenye Chang, Houston sas, Calif. (management) Aleksandra Korolova, Riga, Latvia (biology) (mathematics) Michael Douglas Seeman, Los Hogan Chen, College Point, N.Y. Altos, Calif. (EECS and phys- Timothy Robert Kreider, Moore- (economics and mathemat- ics) Biology stown, N.J. (mathematics) ics) David Gordon Seif, New Rochelle, Martin Vasilev Kurtev, Chicago David Rolin Cheng, Avondale, N.Y. (economics) (biology and BCS) All award recipients are ing promise for a career in Penn. (EECS) Andrew David Selbst, West seniors in biology unless other- biological research Yuk Yan Lam, Morganville, N.J. Robert Wen-Chieh Cherng, Whit- Orange, N.J. (EECS and wise noted. (physics) Peng Wu, Ames, Iowa tier, Calif. (physics and math- physics) Asinari Award—for outstand- ematics) Sarah Laszlo, Billings, Mont. Alp Simsek, Antalya, Turkey ing research in life sciences (BCS) Jonathan Dale Choi, Tulsa, Okla. (EECS and mathematics) Merck Award—for outstand- Cynthia Lien, Armonk, N.Y. (biology) Anne Eunhae Lee, Rockville, Md. ing research and academic Amanda Paige Smith, Rockport, (economics and mathemat- Michael Wongchaowart, Cha- performance in biophysical or Neelesh Lalji Chudasama, Watc- Maine (architecture) ics) grin Falls, Ohio bioinformatics sciences hung, N.J. (biology) Hyungbin Son, Youngin Kyung- Ioan Tudor Leu, Paunesti Vran- Melanie Cornejo ’05, Lima, John Stephen Danaher, Spring- gido, Korea (physics) cea, Romania (EECS) Peru field, Va. (EECS and math- Luria Prize—for outstanding Irene Seungwan Sonu, McLean, ematics) Matthew Richard Levy, Okemos, scholarship and research of Va. (biology) Mich. (economics) publication quality Gene M. Brown Award—for Arushi Manekha deFonseka, Jim Sukha, Kennesaw, Ga. (EECS a senior who has both an out- Wilmington, Del. (biology and Percy Shuo Liang, Portland, Ore. Rita Monson ’04, mathemat- and mathematics) standing academic record and chemical engineering) (EECS and mathematics) ics, Fredericton, N.B. has made important contribu- Jenny Ta, San Francisco, Calif. Jessie Qian Ding, Scarborough, Walton William Lin, Williamsburg, tions to the biology teaching (mechanical engineering) Canada (economics and Va. (EECS and mathematics) Whitehead Prize—for a stu- program management) Sonya Chin Tang, Great Neck, dent who has shown outstand- Nadya Mawjee, Markham, Cana- Bob Yin, Staten Island, N.Y. N.Y. (chemistry) Roy Kuniaki Esaki, Kapaa, Hawaii da (biology) (mechanical engineering) Aekkaratt Thitimon, Ladyao, Andrew Palmer McPherson, Chatujak Ban, Thailand Onsi Joe Fakhouri, Dasma, Woodbury, Minn. (music) (EECS) Kuwait (physics and math- Ankur Mukesh Mehta, Strouds- ematics) Michael Boonlieng Wongcha- burg, Penn. (physics) owart, Chagrin Falls, Ohio Ann Marie Elizabeth Faust, Derby, Michael John Mortonson, Green (biology) N.Y. (biology) Bay, Wis. (physics) Peng Wu, Ames, Iowa (chemistry Maksym Fedorchuk, Kiev, Enrique Andres Munoz Torres, and biology) Nuclear engineering Ukraine (mathematics) Santiago, Chile (EECS) Joseph Lih-Kang Yeh, Ellicott Ethan Michael Fenn, Painted Michelle Kyaw Nyein, Buffalo City, Md. (biology) PAI Outstanding Teaching Award—presented by the student Post, N.Y. (mathematics and Grove, Ill. (chemistry) chapter of the American Nuclear Society music) Bob Yin, Staten Island, N.Y. (biol- Aaron Joseph Parness, Dekalb, ogy) Professor Sidney Yip Michal Ganz, Amherst, Mass. Ill. (mechanical engineering (biology) Manson Benedict Fellowship—to a graduate student for excel- lence in academic performance and professional promise in nuclear engineering Paola Cappellaro G, Milano, Italy Engineering Systems Division Lorenzo Pagani G, Milano, Italy Peter Yarsky G, Munhall, Penn. Martin Fellowship for Sustainability Charles L. Miller Memorial Lecture Ali Mostashari G, engineering systems, Tehran Daniel Roos, the Japan Steel Industry Professor of Roy Axford Award—for academic achievement by a senior in Engineering in CEE and ESD, associate dean nuclear engineering for engineering systems and co-director of ESD Charles “Harrison” Smith Award Alexandra Awai ’04, Clovis, Calif. Aaron Raphel ’05, materials science and engineer- ESD Educational Excellence Award ing / LFM, Somerville, Mass. Irving Kaplan Award—for academic achievement by a junior in Frank L. Field III, senior research associate in nuclear engineering CTPID’s Materials Systems Laboratory, TPP Michael Stawicki ’05, Bow, N.H. Eric Pas Dissertation Prize Competition in senior research engineer, and ESD senior lec- Travel Behavior Research (honorable mention) turer Tomer Toledo, research associate (Ph.D. ’03), Bat- Outstanding Student Service Award—for exceptional ser- Yam, Israel. vices to the students, the department and the entire MIT com- Technology and Policy Program Faculty Appre- munity ciation Award Ben Parks G Integrative Graduate Education and Research David H. Marks, professor of CEE and engineer- Training Program grant ing systems and director of the Laboratory for Spencer Lewis G, ESD, Arlington, Mass. Energy and the Environment Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award Aleksandra Mozdzanowska G, aero/astro and ESD, Jiyun Zhao G, Shandong Province, China Cambridge, Mass. Brad Schuller G, Sylvania, Ohio MIT Tech Talk AWARDS June 2, 2004 PAGE 11 Student Life Programs Mathematics

Residential Life Simmons Hall, for its Sand Spring Comedy Event Undergraduate Leadership Jon A. Bucsela Prize in Mathemat- Mandala Award ics—for scholastic achievement, profes- sional promise and enthusiasm for math- Programs Afiya Whisby ’04, architec- Best ARCADE-supported ematics Graduate Residence Hall event ture, Macon, Ga. Legacy Award—for initiat- Event of the Year Award Maksym Fedorchuk ’04, Kiev, Ukraine ing a program or project that Tech Catholic Community, for will have a lasting influence Westgate, for its Cultural its Mardi Gras event Graduate Leadership on the residence community Exchange Through Award Charles and Holly Housman Awards Cooking class for Excellence in Teaching East Campus, for the Bad Graduate Program of the LaRuth McAfee G, chemical Ideas Competition Year award engineering, Ann Arbor, Frederic Latour G, L’Epiphanie, Canada Mich. Benjamin Stephens G, Del Mar, Calif. Outstanding Undergradu- MIT TechLink “Grace Under Fire” ate Residence Hall Gov- Awar d—for showing Outstanding Graduate ernment Award Undergraduate Program Charles W. and Jennifer C. Johnson strength in the face of adver- Treasurer Award Prize—to a graduate student in mathe- East Campus of the Year sity Arvind Govindarajan G, biolo- matics for an outstanding research paper Deepti Mehta ’04, mathemat- MIT Mystery Hunt gy, Quincy, Mass., of the accepted for publication in a major journal ics, Dar es Salaam, Tan- Outstanding Graduate Science and Engineering Alexei Oblomkov G, Moscow, for “Double Business Club zania Residence Hall Govern- Community Building Affine Hecke Algebras of Rank 1 and ment Award Award Affine Cubic Surfaces,” published in International Mathematics Research Eastgate Outstanding Undergradu- Outstanding Graduate Association of Taiwanese Notices Resident Tutor Award Students, for its Night- ate Treasurer Award Lauren Williams G, Palos Verdes Estates, market event Janice Lansita G, biological Residential Teamwork John Velasco ’05, political Calif., for “Enumeration of Totally engineering, New York Award science, La Mesa, Calif., Positive Grassmann Cells,” which will of the Undergraduate appear in Advances in Mathematics Family Housing Committee Best Example of Team- Association Outstanding Graduate work by an Organization Coordinator Award 2003 Career Fair directors Best Performing Arts Cort and Corey Johnson, for Student Activities Award their work in Eastgate Office Best Planned Event Casino Rueda, for its “Inter- Students for Labor Justice, national Flava” event Undergraduate Residence Best Large Event Fund for the “Got Fair Trade?” Physics Hall Event of the Year Committee supported event Award event Awardees are physics majors unless oth- ersise noted.

Joel Matthew Orloff Award—for out- Architecture standing scholarship in physics Michael J. Mortonson ’04, Green Bay, Marvin E. Goody Awards Alpha Rho Chi Medal—for a graduat- Rosemary D. Grimshaw Award Wis. ing student for service, leadership and Lydia Kallipoliti G, Thessaloniki, Greece Chris Muskopf G, St. Louis, Mo. promise of professional merit Maria Alexandra Sinisterra G, Bogota, Joel Matthew Orloff Award—for out- Colombia Andrew T. Marcus G, Suffern, N.Y. standing research in physics Permasteelisa Sustainable Architec- tural Design Award YukYan Lam ’04, Morganville, N.J. AIA Certificate of Merit Sarah A. Nowak,’04 Westport, Conn. William Everett Chamberlain Prize— Christine Lin ’04, Wilmington, Del. for achievement in design Timothy Morshead, Medford, Mass. Laia Massagué ’04, New York, N.Y. Stephanie Hsu ’04, Winter Park, Fla. Joel Matthew Orloff Award—for out- Sarah Seung Shin G, West Orange, N.J. standing service to the physics community AIA Medal—for the top-ranking gradu- SMArchS Prize ating M.Arch. student Stylianos Dritsas G, Athens, Greece Daniel R. Garcia ’04, Barrington, Ill. Outstanding Undergraduate Prize— Rebecca Luther, Boston for academic and design excellence Omar Saad G, Mexico City Laura A. Lopez ’04, Barrington, Ill. Rita Saad G, Byblos, Lebanon Joyce Wang ’04, Atherton, Calif. Robert Bradford Newman Medal for Jeremy Voorhees G, Troy, N.Y. Lisa Mroszczyk ’04, Danvers, Mass. Merit in Architectural Acoustics Malcolm Cotton Brown Award—to a senior of high academic standing in phys- Omar Saad G, Mexico City ics who plans to pursue graduate study in Special Recognition Award—a new Francis Ward Chandler Prize—for experimental physics award for outstanding service to the achievement in architectural design Nuclear engineering Sidney B. Karofsky ’37 Prize—for the department Zilong Chen ’04 (physics and EECS), Sin- Rori Dajao G, Portsmouth, Va. gapore outstanding M.Arch. student with one Robert Morgan G, Charlestown, S.C. Matthew Pierce G, Westerville, Ohio further year of study Marco Marraccini G, Richmond, Va. Philip Morse Memorial Award—for a senior of high academic standing in phys- ics who plans to pursue graduate study in physics Onsi Fakhouri ’04 (physics and mathemat- Brain and cognitive sciences ics), Dasma, Kuwait

All students are brain and cognitive Amy Pooler G, Wiscasset, Maine Kimberly Kempadoo ’05, Hillcrest, N.Y. sciences majors. Ned Sahin G, Boston Nathan Witthoft G, Philadelphia Honorable mention for excellent Angus MacDonald Awards—for excel- work in a particular subject lence in undergraduate teaching Walle J.H. Nauta Award—for out- Anna Holt ’05, Lenexa, Kan. Ben Balas G, Pittsburgh standing research in brain and cognitive Corey Harwell G, Louisville, Ky. sciences HST Honorable mention for outstanding Itamar Kahn G, Rehovot, Israel Michelle Machon ’04, Albion, R.I. academic record Serkan Oray G, Denver HST Student Leadership Award Irit Rappley ’04, Cambridge, Mass. Melanie Cornejo ’05, Lima, Peru Alex Rivest G, Arlington, Mass. David Ting G, HST, Pittsburgh Farhan Merali ’05, Toronto Richard Russell G, Oakland, Calif. Hans-Lukas Teuber Award—for out- Sidharth Puram ’05, Edina, Minn. standing academics in brain and cogni- Lara Rogers ’05, Puyallup, Wash. Irving M. London Teaching Award tive sciences Walle Nauta Award—for excellence in Richard N. Mitchell, associate director of graduate teaching Mariko Jameson ’04, Henderson, Nev. HST Outstanding Thesis Awards David Badre G, Jasper, Ga. Izzat Jarudi ’04, Westwood, Mass. David Freedman, Ph.D. 2002, New Brandon Farley G, Minneapolis Martin Kurtev ’04, Chicago Haven, Conn. Thomas A. McMahon Mentoring Sarah Laszlo ’04, Billings, Mon. Award Elizabeth Kensinger, Ph.D. 2003, Kansas BCS Awards—for continuing dedication Caitlin Schein ’04, Bloomfield Township, City Associate Professor Dennis Freeman of Mich. EECS to teaching Rebecca Saxe, Ph.D. 2003, Toronto Charlene Ellsworth G, Ballston Spa, N.Y. James Schummers, Ph.D. 2003, Balti- Josh McDermott G, Arlington, Va. Honorable mention for leadership in more the BCS Society Yuri Ostrovsky G, Swampscott, Mass. PAGE 12 June 2, 2004 AWARDS MIT Tech Talk Electrical engineering and computer science

All students are EECS majors ect Award—for the best 6.111 undergraduate laboratory project Duluth, Ga. Paul Youn G, St. Paul, Minn. unless otherwise indicated. laboratory project Glenn Tournier ’04, Cary, Ill.; 3rd prize: Jennifer Yu G, Chelms- Ali Shoeb G, Winchester, Mass. Spring term 2003—Adam Champy James Warren ’04, Raleigh, ford, Mass. Carlton E. Tucker Award—for ’04, Boston; Kevin Emery G, N.C.; and Eric Syu, G, Naper- teaching excellence Lighthouse Point, Fla.; and ville, Ill., for “Virtual Golf” William A. Martin Memorial Ernst A. Guillemin Award—for Thesis Prize—for best computer Matthew Notowidigo G, Colum- Sameera Ponda ’04 (aeronau- best electrical engineering mas- science master’s thesis bus, Ohio tics and astronautics), Coral ter’s thesis Springs, Fla., for “3-D Mill” Richard J. Caloggero Award— Andrew Hogue G, Upper Saddle for exceptional service to the 1st place: Ethan Crain G, Cam- River, N.J. Harold E. Hazen Award—for Fall term 2003—Philip Guo ’05, department Westlake Village, Penn., and bridge, Mass. teaching excellence Elizabeth Cooper, administrative 2nd place: Adam Granich- Ji Zhang ’05, Wynnewood, Department Special Recogni- Petro Boufounos G, Dionyssos, officer Unikowsky G, Montreal Penn., for “Infared Instant tion Awards Greece Messenger” 3rd place: Sourav Raj Dey G, Cambridge, Mass. Professors Frans Kaashoek, Frederick C. Hennie III Award—for Ruth and Joel Spira Award for teaching excellence Duane Boning and Srinivas Morris Joseph Levin Award— exceptional teaching Devadas for their contribu- Nathan Srebro G, Haifa, Israel for the best MasterWorks oral the- Assistant Professor Erik Demaine David A. Chanen Writing award tions to graduate student Edwin Olson G, Bloomington, sis presentation Waseem Bakr ’05, Abu Dhabi admissions, recruitment and Minn. Jung-Won Kim G, Seoul, Korea programs Junior Bose Award—for excel- Ali Shoeb G, Winchester, Mass. Nathan Ickes G, Ft. Collins, Colo., lence in teaching Robert A. Fano UROP George M. Sprowls Scholar- and Rodrigo Rodrigues G, Watcharapan Suwansantisuk G, Award—for the best electrical —for best computer Professor David Perreault Lisbon, Portugal, for their ship Award Uttaradot, Thailand engineering UROP project science Ph.D. thesis contributions to departmental Ashish Khisti G, Toronto Rob Speer ’06, Long Lake, N.Y. education Dina Katabi, Ph.D. 2003 Vijay Divi G, Troy, Mich. David Adler Memorial Thesis Manolis Kamvysselis, Ph.D. 2003 Prize—for the best electrical engi- Frank O’Sullivan G, Sneem, Ire- neering master’s thesis Jerome H. Saltzer (1961) Alex Snoeren, Ph.D. 2003 (honor- land Fund Prize—for excellence in able mention) 1st prize: Jonathan Sheffi G, Bos- Charles and Jennifer Johnson recitation teaching by a faculty ton Thesis Prize—for best computer member George C. Newton Undergrad- 2nd prize: Chen-Wen Huang G, science master’s thesis Northern Telecom/BNR Proj- uate Laboratory Prize—for best Professor Gerald L. Wilson

Public Service Center Sloan School The Public Service Center’s Fellowship Program Focus Fellows funds projects that provide sustainable community ben- All awardees are graduate students in management unless efit as well as educational value for the MIT students For projects that meet needs of community organiza- otherwise noted. involved. The fellowships are funded through a grant tions from the Lord Foundation and by Public Service Center Seley Award Yeu-Whai Kathy Lin ’06, political science and math- donors. Fellows each receive $4,000 for summer projects ematics, North Potomac, Md., for helping the Caroline Seaman, Nashotah, Wis. and may also apply for materials grants. Community Charter School of Cambridge to open Lauren Stewart, Bedford, Mass. its doors Kimberly Harrison ’07, mechanical engineering, Independent fellowships Brooklyn, N.Y., for an experimental educational Ford Award model for the Cambridge Community Arts Center Elizabeth Basha G, EECS, Woodland, Calif., for an Erin Sellman, Boston automated flood warning system for a Honduras community DuPont Award Andrea McCarty G, Comparative Media Studies, Student Leader Awards Cambridge, Mass., for a preservation and access Jeremy Kirsch, Huntington, N.Y. project for an African film archive in Burkhina Best New Service Project Faso Sidney-Pacific Outreach Committee, for its tax prep- Sherburne Award Monica Lewis ’05, aero/astro, Berwyn, Penn., for aration workshops for MIT students and Cam- Sara Weiss, Boston “Invent India,” a plan for student-community bridge residents. Their work also earned a com- development work at an Indian university mendation from the Cambridge City Council. Evan Freund G, DUSP, Washington, D.C., for a project Trust Fellows to preserve the environment and develop sustain- able tourism practices for Unawatuna, Sri Lanka Community Connection Award Tanguy Catlin James M. Smith G, architecture, for a design for a Parmesh Shahani G, humanities, for “Between the Thomas Stocky G (media arts and sciences), Glen Allen, school, orphanage and medical clinic in Haiti Lines: Negotiating South Asian LBGT Identity,” a Va. Neil Ruiz G, political science, Oxnard, Calif., and film and literature festival Todd Schwartz, Colorado Springs, Colo. Johanna Klein G, management, Lexington, Mass., Niraj Parekh, Somerville, Mass. for a project to encourage entrepreneurship in the Community Event Award Russell Kellner, Hollis, N.H. Philippines Relay for Life, organized by Kyle Rattray ’05, BCS, with Matthew Gattis ’07, Jupiter, Fla., and Chris- Petersen Fellows Vector Fellowships—to create positive change in stu- tine Graham ’07, Coral Springs, Fla. dents’ hometown communities Harris Rabin, Great Neck, N.Y. Saurabh Tandon, Delhi, India Monique Lowery ’06, management, Bronx, N.Y., for Living Service Award developing a computer science and peer teach- Phi Delta Theta, for service events including Toy Days ing program for a Harlem youth program Patrick J. McGovern ’59 Entrepreneurship Award David Bermejo ’07, EECS, Cicero, Ill., for “Transi- “Cross Campus Collaborations: Including the Design and tions,” a college preparation program for the Philanthropy Award teenagers at his largely Hispanic high school Concrete Launch of I Teams” Asia Price ’05, management, Providence, R.I., for a The Vagina Monologues Hans Tung, Ranchos Palos Verdes, Calif. literacy program for her city’s public libraries Othman Laraki, Casablanca, Morocco Service Leadership Award—for community service Omer Cedar, Somerville, Mass. Jina Kim ’06, materials science and engineering, for renewing the MIT chapter of Best Buddies

Biological Engineering Division

Biomedical Engineering Society Arbor, Mich. Ian W. Hunter, professor of mechanical Min Dong G, Biological Engineering Divi- / Johnson & Johnson Excellence Julie Tse ’06, chemical engineering, Santa engineering and biological engineer- sion, Beijing Award—for outstanding research in bio- Barbara, Calif. ing medical engineering Woon Teck Yap ’05, biology, Singapore Outstanding Graduate Resident Tutor Max Cohen ’05, physics, Seattle Koch Graduate Student Fellowship Award Sidharth Puram ’05, biology and brain and for Cancer Research and Biogen Idec Janice Lansita G, Biological Engineering cognitive sciences, Edina, Minn. Keenan Award—for innovation in under- Graduate Student Fellowship for graduate education Division, New York Amy Shi ’04, chemical engineering, Ann Industry Leadership MIT Tech Talk AWARDS June 2, 2004 PAGE 13

Chemistry

All students are chemistry majors unless otherwise noted.

CRC Press Freshman Chemistry Achievement Award—for academic achievement by a freshman in chemistry Joel Yuen, Mexico City

ACS Analytical Chemistry Award—for achieve- ment by a junior in analytical chemistry Torsak Luanphaisarnnont, Bangkok

Merck Index Award—for outstanding scholarship Elisa Calimano ’04, San Juan, Puerto Rico Michelle Nyein ’04, Buffalo Grove, Ill. Peng Wu ’04, Ames, Iowa

PHOTO / BERND WIDDIG American Institute of Chemists Foundation The MIT International Science and Technology Initiatives (MISTI) awarded six Sun Fellowships. Left to right: winners Erica Award—for outstanding achievement, ability, leader- Fuchs, Virginia Corless and Geoffrey Kigongo; Institute Professor Phillip Sharp; and winners Janice Lin, Akua Adu-Boahene ship and character and Kyoung-Hee Yu. Sonya Tang ’04, Great Neck, N.Y.

Chemistry Service Award—for significant service MISTI to the department Neal Mankad ’04, Williamsport, Penn. With the support of Anthony (S.B. 1973) and Rosina tive sciences with a minor in biomedical engineering Sun, the MIT International Science and Technology Initia- (MIT-France Program) tives (MISTI) established a fellowship program that sup- Geoffrey Kigongo ’06, New City, N.Y., linguistics and phi- Frederick D. Greene Teaching Award—for out- ports international research efforts by graduate and under- losophy (MIT-Germany Program) standing teaching graduate students. MISTI has sent more than 1,500 students to be interns in labs and offices in Europe and Asia. Kyoung-Hee Yu G, Seoul, Korea, industrial relations (MIT- Jeremy Baskin ’04, Westmont, Canada India Program) Neal Mankad ’04, Williamsport, Penn. Anthony and Rosina Sun Fellowships Virginia Corless ’05, Lowell, Mass., physics with a minor in Sonya Tang ’04, Great Neck, N.Y. Erica Fuchs G, Reading, Penn., Engineering Systems Divi- applied international studies (MIT-Italy Program) sion (MIT-China Program) Janice Lin ’06, Taiwan, management with concentrations Akua Adu-Boahene ’06, Accra, Ghana, brain and cogni- in finance and information technology (MIT-Japan Strem Prize—for excellence in undergraduate Program) research Neal Mankad ’04, Williamsport, Penn.

School of Engineering Chemistry Research Award Kathryn Duffy ’04, Port Washington, Wis. Jennifer Lee ’04, Moraga, Calif. Barry Goldwater Scholarship—for Henry Ford II Award—to a senior Assistant Professor David Perreault, students who plan to pursue careers engineering student who has main- EECS Neal Mankad ’04, Williamsport, Penn. in mathematics, the natural sciences, tained a cumulative average of 5.0 at or an engineering discipline that con- the end of his or her seventh term tributes to the technological advances and who has exceptional potential for Ruth and Joel Spira Awards for Alpha Chi Sigma Award—for achievement in of the United States leadership in engineering and society Distinguished Teaching research, scholarship, and service to the department Peter G. Miller ’05, chemical engi- Michelle Seitz ’04, materials science Associate Professor Kim Molvig, Jeremy Baskin ’04, Westmont, Canada neering, Atlanta and engineering, Phoenix, Ariz. nuclear engineering Kathy C. Lin ’05, civil engineering, Assistant Professor Erik Demaine, Naperville, Ill. EECS Junior Bose Award—to the out- Andrew J. Danford ’05, chemistry, standing contributor to education Assistant Professor Martin Culpepper, Omaha, Neb. on the School of Engineering faculty mechanical engineering Vivek Venkatachalam ’06, physics, who is being proposed for promotion Berkeley Heights, N.J. to associate professor without tenure

Center for International Studies

All awardees are graduate students unless otherwise indi- Cory Welt, political science, Arlington, Va. Nora Libertun de Duren, DUSP, Buenos Aires cated. Vanda Felbabova, political science, Belmont, Mass. Rachel Guisselquist, Political Science Department, Hono- Mellon-MIT Program on Forced Migration Energy, Technology and International Affairs Research Grants—for advanced doctoral students work- lulu, Hawaii Daniel Esser, research fellow in the Special Program for ing on any international aspect of energy, environment Zhan Guo, DUSP, Cambridge, Mass. Urban and Regional Studies, Lueneburg, Germany and international affairs Wenkai He, political science, Jiangsu Province, China Marcos Ancelovici, political science, Arlington, Mass. Llewelyn Hughes, political science, Cambridge, Mass. Travel Fellowship—for doctoral students in international Boaz Atzili, political science, Kibbutz Zikim, Israel Apiwat Ratanawaraha, DUSP, Chiangmai, Thailand studies who intend to present a paper on international James Patrick Boyd, political science, Madison, Va. affairs Sunil Tankha, DUSP, Calcutta, India Danny Breznitz, political science, Jerusalem Adam Ziegfeld, political science, Boston Daniel Metz, political science, Bethesda, Md. Dana Brown, political science, Brighton, Mass.

Chemical engineering

All award recipients are chemi- Sonali Rudra ’04, Sugar Land, uate student events Benjamin Wang G, Santa Monica, Brian Baynes G, Sewell, N.J. (fall cal engineering majors unless oth- Texas Calif. semester) Hal Alper G, Owings Mills, Md. erwise indicated. Andre Ditsch G, Alliance, Neb. Ryan Bennett G, Longwood, Fla. (spring semester) Undergraduate Special Ser- Theis Clarke G, Valparaiso, Ind. Edward W. Merrill Outstand- vice Award ing Teaching Assistant Award Robert T. Haslam Cup Malancha Gupta G, Flushing, N.Y. Outstanding Employee Award Sudha Amarnath ’04, Lansing, Cindy Chung ’04, Parsippany, Joel Moxley G, Richmond, Va. Saeeda Jaffar G, Dubai, United Mich. N.J. Arab Emirates Jane Rempel G, Milwaukee, Wis. Gwen Wilcox, administrative assistant Mark Styczynski G, Freehold, Roger de Friez Hunneman Graduate Student Special Ser- N.J. Outstanding Seminar Presen- Prize vice Awards—for planning grad- tation PAGE 14 June 2, 2004 AWARDS MIT Tech Talk Fraternities, sororities and independent living groups

Panhellenic New Members of the Year Phi Delta Theta Laura Dean, Epsilon Theta (S.B. 2000, Kenneth R. Wadleigh Award—for pro- M.Eng.)—for volunteerism with Epsi- moting faculty-student interaction and fos- Rachel Ellman ’07 (Alpha Chi Omega) lon Theta and FSILG Task Force tering positive faculty relations through Stephanie Yeh ’06, EECS, Buffalo Grove, IFC New Member Education Program scholarship and academic program inno- Ill. (Alpha Phi) Award vation and excellence Outstanding Resident Advisor of the Delta Upsilon Year Phi Delta Theta Panhellenic Chapter Education Award Ayanna Samuels G, aero/astro, Kingston, Kappa Alpha Theta Outstanding Alumni/ae of the Year Jamaica (Kappa Alpha Theta) D. Reid Weedon Jr. ’41 Alumni/ae Relations Award—to the FSILG that has Dan Geer (S.B. 1972), Theta Delta Chi— Honorable mention: for persistence in creating the FSILG promoted the greatest interaction between Panhellenic Campus Involvement Michael Pope G, nuclear engineering, members and alumni Award Cooperative Houston (Chi Phi) Phi Kappa Sigma Alpha Epsilon Phi David Latham (S.B. 1961), Delta Upsilon— for creativity in turning delinquent Michael Kalin, assistant sailing master members into contributors to a new (Beta Theta Pi) Fredrick G. Fassett Jr. Award—to the Panhellenic Commitment to Philan- computer room for the Delta Upsilon Sarah Culgin and Michael Saltsman (Tau chapter house Epsilon Phi) FSILG community undergraduate man thropy Award and women of the year Alpha Chi Omega Bryan Adams (S.B. 1999, M.Eng.), Phi Bryan Adams G, EECS, Gahanna, Ohio Sigma Kappa—for support and vol- (Theta Xi) Joshua Yardley ’04, management, Bangor, Maine (Zeta Psi) unteerism on behalf of the FSILG Charles Broderick G (Zeta Psi) Panhellenic Spirit and Participation community Victoria Davis ’04, aero/astro (Alpha Chi Award Yolanda Fan (S.B. 2002), Alpha Chi Omega) James R. Killian Jr. Award—for out- Sigma Kappa Omega—for persistence in reestab- lishing Alpha Chi Omega’s house cor- standing community service programs and poration and collaboration with other excellence in community relations IFC Chapter of the Year Award sorority house corporations Zeta Beta Tau

Mechanical engineering

All student awardees are Carl G. Sontheimer Prize—for Kristin Wolfe ’04, Pittsburgh Whitelaw Prize—for originality Thomas Sheridan Prize—for mechanical enginering majors creativity and innovation in design in design in “Design and Manufac- creativity in man-machine integra- unless otherwise noted. turing I” tion Christopher Khan ’04, Charlotte, Luis de Florez Award—for out- Mechanical Engineering N.C. standing ingenuity and creativity Mika Tomczak ’06, Maplewood, Matthew Carvey ’05, Bedford, Melissa Read ’04, St. Petersburg, N.J. Mass. Department Service Award Nicholas Powley ’04, Weston, Fla. Chandler Hatton ’06, Portland, Tim Suen ’05, University Heights, Mass. Jonathan Rohrs G, S. Deerfield, Ore. Ohio Melissa Read ’04, St. Petersburg, John C. and Elizabeth J. Chato Mass. Christina Laskowski ’05, Yardley, Fla. Award—for outstanding perfor- mance in bioengineering Penn. Wey-Juin Lin ’05, Los Altos Hills, Wunsch Foundation Silent Padmakar P. Lele Student Calif. Hoist and Crane Award—for Dawn Wendell ’04, Farmington, Award for Outstanding Under- outstanding performance in Conn. Joseph H. Keenan Award—for graduate Assistants “Design and Manufacturing II” outstanding graduate student in Peter Griffith Prize—for an out- Lynn Kamimoto ’05, Honolulu thermal sciences Ross Hatton ’05, Sudbury, Mass. standing experimental project International Design Competi- Ethan Crumlin ’05, Worcester, Youssef Marzouk G, Warson Courtney Browne ’04, Sugar Land, tion Awards Tina Shih ’04, Flushing, N.Y. Mass. Woods, Mo. Texas Roy Esaki ’04, Kapaa, Hawaii Dean Ljubicic ’06 (chemistry), Marissa Jacovich ’05, Middlebury, Mystic, Conn. Conn. Wunsch Foundation Silent Meredith Kamm Memorial Bryan Woodruff ’06, Dallas, Ore. Hoist and Crane Award—for Award—for an outstanding grad- Melissa Read ’04, St. Petersburg, Amp Inc. Award—for excellence Adam Kaczmarek ’06, Ballston outstanding project or thesis uate student Fla. in “Mechanics and Materials II” Lake, N.Y. Bryan Ruddy ’04, Lewes, Del. Alicia Hardy G, Philadelphia Mika Tomczak ’06, Maplewood, Samuel Felton ’06, Greenland, Padmakar P. Lele Student N.J. Erin Hult ’04, Carlisle, Mass. N.H. Award for Outstanding Thesis Michael Wolf ’06, Waukesha, Wis.

Aeronautics and astronautics

Andrew Morsa Prize—for ingenuity and and Allen D. Wu ’04, Southborough, Leaders for Manufacturing Prize—for James Means Award for Excellence in initiative applying computers to the field of Mass., for study of “The Basilisk: A students in “Experimental Projects II” Space Systems Engineering aeronautics and astronautics Versatile Robotic Air Cushion Vehicle” whose project deals with the interaction Philip N. Springmann ’04, Racine, Wis., between manufacturing and engineering Chinwe P. Nyenke ’04, Chicago, and Carl Engel ’07, Clear Lake, Wisc., and for analysis of low Earth orbit com- Shen Qu ’04, Duluth, Ga., for design- Adam Woodworth ’07, Plymouth, Miguel Macias ’04, South Gate, Calif., and munications satellite systems with ing a display evaluation procedure for Mass., to enter the 2005 International Melanie A. Miller ’04, Saline, Minn., subsequent publication in the 21st an advanced terrain warning system Micro Air Vehicle Competition. for exploring the reliability and cost AIAA International Communications Michael S. Fritts ’05, Batavia, N.Y., and reduction of using shear pins to con- Satellite Systems Conference and in trol rocket launches. the Journal of Spacecraft and Rock- Robert W. Grimes ’05, Los Alamitos, AIAA Undergraduate Advising Award Calif., for designing an autonomous ets airspeed control system Col. John E. Keesee United Technologies Corp. Prize—for outstanding achievement in designing, James Means Award for Excellence in Yvnge Raustein Award—for a student AIAA Undergraduate Teaching Award building and reporting on an undergradu- Flight Vehicle Engineering ate experimental project who best exemplifies the spirit of Yngve Professor Karen E. Willcox Charles T. Wesley ’04, Vernon Hills, Ill., for Raustein and to recognize significant Julie A. Arnold ’04, Guilford, Conn., and engineering analyses, systems testing achievement in Unified Engineering Paula Echeverri ’04, Bogota, Colom- and systems integration of the propul- Lauri O. Kauppila ’06, Espoo, Finland Apollo Award—for the best undergradu- bia, for developing a method for pro- sion system in the 16.82x “Phaeton” ate research project on humans in space tecting payloads during parachute quad-rotor aero capstone project or successful participation in a Course 16 drops David Shapiro Award—to pursue spe- design project Sigma Gamma Tau Society Graduate cial aeronautical projects that are student- Laura R. Messeri ’04, West Orange, initiated and/or to support foreign travel Admiral Luis De Florez Prize—for orig- Teaching Award N.J., and Dominic A. Rizzo ’04, inal thinking or ingenuity to enhance scientific/technical studies Menomonee Falls, Wisc., for a haptic Professor Dava J. Newman David A. Broniatowski ’04, Cleveland feedback glove for remote grasping Emily Schwartz ’05, Lawrence, Kan., and Heights, Ohio, to attend the Interna- Christopher J. Sequeira ’05, North Henry Webb Salisbury Award—for tional Space University summer pro- Richland Hills, Texas, for an appa- academic achievement gram Thomas Sheridan Award—for work in ratus to measure the propulsive effi- human-machine integration or coopera- ciency of a flapping wing Glenn P. Tournier ’04, Cary, Ill. Thomas M. Coffee ’05, Torrance, Calif., tion to study an integrated organizational Kathleen M. McCoy ’04, Portsmouth, and analytical tool for systems engi- Chinwe P. Nyenke ’04, Chicago, and Shen N.H., and Darlene A. Utter ’04 for Aero/Astro Teaching Assistantship neering Qu ’04, Duluth, Ga., for display evalu- their project on long-range visibility ation of an advanced terrain warning and driver braking reaction Award William K. Chen ’04 (EECS), Edina, Minn., system Jordan J. McRae ’05, Phoenix, Ariz., Farmey A. Joseph G, Hackett, Australia MIT Tech Talk AWARDS June 2, 2004 PAGE 15 IDEAS

The MIT IDEAS Competition, spon- Policy Program, Bridgewater, Mass. sored by the Public Service Center and Daniel Ramage ’04, computer science the Edgerton Center, encourages innova- and mathematics, Westfield, N.J. tions that benefit communities worldwide. Lists of winning team members do not Michael Yates ’04, economics, Dhahran, include those who are not from MIT. For Saudi Arabia more information, see http://web.mit. edu/ideas/www/spotlight.html. Sistema de Alerta Temprana—an automated early-warning system for floods for use in the Rio Aguan Basin Chlorination in Honduras—a system area in Honduras that automatically adjusts the chlorina- tion concentration of water to its flow Elizabeth Basha G, EECS, Woodland, rate to ensure safe drinking water for a Calif. village in Bonito Oriental, Honduras Emma Brunskill G, EECS, Seattle Will DelHagen G, EECS, Manhattan Vanessa Hsu Chen ’04, electrical engi- Beach, Calif. neering, San Jose, Costa Rica Marta Fernandez Suarez G, chemistry, Victor Grau-Serrat, a consultant from Oviedo, Spain Barcelona, Spain Jamie Fleischfresser ’05, environmen- tal engineering, Bainbridge Island, Speakeasy—a community-based tele- Wash. PHOTO / GRAHAM GORDON RAMSAY phone referral service that allows immi- Guy Hoffman G, media arts and scienc- Winners of Fiekowsky Awards given by the Experimental Study Group are Claudia Gold grants to connect with volunteer transla- es, Tel Aviv (left) and Suki Dorfman. tors and social services Ran Tao ’04, EECS, St. Paul, Minn. Tad Hirsch G, media arts and sciences, Boston Test Water Cheap—a device to allow Experimental Studies Group communities in developing regions to WearAnEye—a real-time, portable sys- test water quality frequently and cost- tem that uses computer vision technol- effectively Peter and Sharon Fiekowsky ESG strated sustained excellence in teaching at ogy to help blind or visually impaired Community Service Award—to under- ESG Juhi Chandalia G, physics, Cheshire, pedestrians cross streets graduates who have made an outstanding Conn. Daniel Zaharopol ’04, mathematics, Vestal Meg Aycinena G, EECS, San Mateo, contribution to the ESG community N.Y. Brittany Coulbert G, CEE, Seattle Calif. Susannah Dorfman ’05, EAPS and phys- Megan Dybvig ’04, chemistry, St. Louis, Philip Hou ’04, management, Los Ange- Sam Davies G, EECS, Tenafly, N.J. ics, Lebanon, N.J. Mo. les Michael Ross G, EECS, Somerville, Claudia Gold ’06, political science, Boca Rachel Elizabeth Dillon ’04, writing, Cran- Mass. Raton, Fla. ston, R.I. Parabolic Power—an improved design Professor Leslie Kaelbling of EECS Erica Lynn McEvoy ’04, mathematics and for a modular core unit that concentrates Professor Tomas Lozano-Perez of EECS physics, Chicago Todd Anderson ESG Teaching solar energy using a reflective parabolic Kevin Murphy, a postdoctoral associate Award—to seniors who have demon- trough for use in rural Lesotho in CSAIL Matthew Orosz G, Technology and

Ilona Karmel Writing Prizes Competition

Boit Manuscript Prize—drama da K. Sorenson ’04, CEE, Writing Science Fiction ’04, mathematics, Leomin- Honorable mention: Tanya Y. Townsend, Mont. ster, Mass. Cheng ’04, materials science 1st prize: Nancy Keuss ’04, phys- 1st prize: Scott Berdahl ’07, geol- and engineering, Los Altos ics, Plano, Texas ogy, Yukon Territory, Canada 3rd prize: Jessica Young ’06, writ- ing, Pleasantville, N.Y. Hills, Calif. 2nd prize: Amy Fisher ’05, BCS, Dewitt Wallace Prize for Scien- 2nd prize: Nancy Hua ’07, com- Manalalpan, N.J. tific Writing for the Public puter science, Pittsburgh Honorable mention: David Jack- son ’04, chemical engineer- Honorable mention: James Skel- Writing and Humanistic Prize 1st prize: Christine E. Casas ’04, ing, Spring, Texas ley ’04, computer science, for Engineering Writing Boit Manuscript Prize—essay biology, San Antonio, Texas Joplin, Mo. 2nd prize: Ingrid Lawhorn ’06, 1st prize: Monica Ho ’04, chemi- 2nd prize: Rachel Dillon ’04, writ- chemical engineering, Robert A. Boit Writing Prize— cal engineering, Columbus, ing, Cranston, R.I. short story Ohio; Cem Albayrak ’05, biol- Peachtree City, Ga. Robert A. Boit Writing Prize— Alex Khripin ’04, EECS ogy, Istanbul; Carly Saylor Honorable mention: Jolene Singh essay 1st prize: Anita Kris ’06, materi- ’04, EECS, Moon Township, ’05, biology als science and engineering, 1st prize: Anna Wexler ’07, BCS, Penn.; Edward Song ’05, Merced, Calif. Boit Manuscript Prize—fiction Fair Lawn, N.J. chemical engineering, Lake 2nd prize: Eric M. Mibuari ’06, 1st prize: Arthur Musah ’04, Ellen King Prize for Freshman 2nd prize: Emily Levesque ’06, Mary, Fla. aero/astro, Laare, Meru EECS, Ghana Writing physics and EAPS, East 2nd prize: Sean J. Leonard ’04, Kenya 2nd prize: Jean Young Choi ’06, Taunton, Mass. EECS, San Diego 1st prize for drama: Theresa 3rd prize: Melissa Latigo ’05, biol- writing, Brookline, Mass. 3rd prize: Theresa Shyr ’05, biol- Honorable mention: Stephen Lee Eugenio ’07, physics, Bothell, ogy, Addid Ababa, Ethiopia Honorable mention: Eun J. Lee Wash. ogy, Lafayette, La. ’05, biology, Pittsburgh; Krish Honorable mention: Bethany D. ’04, biology, Houston, Texas Honorable mention: Sarah A. (Ketul) Parikh ’05, EECS and 2nd prize for essay: Anicham Patten ’06, writing management, Dallas Kumarasamy ’07, mathemat- Laszlo ’04, BCS, Billings, ics, Edison, N.J. Mont. Boit Manuscript Prize—poetry Honorable mention for short story: S. Klein Prize for Scientific Vera List Prize for Visual Arts 1st prize: Aaron Parness ’04, and Technical Writing Scott Ostler ’07, Edmonds, Robert A. Boit Writing Prize— mechanical engineering and 1st prize: Cecilia Ramos ’05 archi- Wash. poetry 1st prize: Monica W. Ho ’04, creative writing, DeKalb, Ill. tecture, Concord, Mass. chemical engineering, Colum- 1st prize: Vladimir Fleurima ’05, 2nd prize: Tiffany Kanaga ’04, 2nd prize: Arthur Musah ’04, bus, Ohio EECS, Ghana EECS, Ocoee, Fla. french and management sci- 2nd prize: Eun J. Lee ’04, biology, 2nd prize: Michelle A. Nadermann ence, Greenville, Del. Honorable mention: Aman- Houston

Kelly-Douglas Fund

I. Austin Kelly III Essay Prize—for music, of Painted Post, N.Y., for “The Kelly-Douglas Traveling Fellowships in Marseille, France scholarly or critical essays in one of the Hebrides Overture, Fingal’s Cave and for Juniors Farhan I. Merali ’05, brain and cognitive humanities or some interdisciplinary com- the Poems of Ossian” Jennifer J. DeBoer ’05, mechanical engi- sciences, Toronto, for cross-cultural bination Mahni M. Ghorashi, ’05, literature and neering and music, Western Springs, research in Ndejje Village, Uganda Virginia L. Corless ’05, physics, Lowell, music, Knoxville, Tenn., for “Re-Mem- Ill., for research at the Bibliothèque du Sinae A. Vogel ’05, biology, Radcliff, Ky., Mass., for “Invisible Emotions: Mari- bering the Past: Memory and the Film in Paris for tropical disease research in Puerto Body in Toni Morrison’s ‘Beloved’” tal and Parental Relationships in Gaul Caroline A. Niziolek ’05, brain and cogni- Escondido, Mexico and England, 500-1000 A.D.” tive sciences, Parlin, N.J., for experi- Ethan M. Fenn ’04, mathematics and mental work at a language laboratory