News & Events, Jan. 30, 2002, Vol. 35, No. 10
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A little “peace” Preserving in Clark Gym RIT’s heritage 2 Cupid aims his 3 All-star dining 2arrow at RIT 4 experience Volume 35, Number 10 January 30, 2003 www.rit.edu/NewsEvents News &Events www.rit.edu/news New lab leads RIT’s fuel-cell technology research Study helps raise An Advanced Fuel Cell membrane materials, nanotechnology, violence awareness Research Laboratory has been renewable approaches to hydrogen launched by RIT’s Kate generation, sustainable design and Results of a two-year study tracking RIT Gleason College of public policy,”says Donald Boyd, asso- students’ experiences and attitudes about Engineering and College of ciate provost for outreach programs. sexual and relationship violence show a Science. The lab, supported in Equipped with new, state-of-the-art statistically significant increase in part by a grant from the equipment including a proton- students’ awareness. university’s First in Class exchange membrane fuel-cell unit, the Initiative, is a center for indus- lab is also integral to undergraduate, try and government-funded graduate and professional-develop- applied research into fuel-cell ment fuel-cell research and studies. technology for automotive and “Work at RIT will be important in stationary power-generation the design of next-generation fuel-cell applications. applications for automotive and A cross-section of power industries as well as for small, researchers—indicative of the portable electronic devices,”says scope of fuel-cell technology— Ramesh Shah, research professor of will use the new lab, including Ramesh Shah, far left, and Satish Kandlikar, far right, discuss mechanical engineering and lab faculty and students from microchannel fuel-cell technology with mechanical engineering students director. mechanical engineering, electri- Christopher Wall (holding a microchannel device) and Brian Banazwski. Heat transfer and gas flow in the cal engineering, and industrial design of fuel-cell stacks is another LaVerne McQuiller Williams presented her and systems engineering in the College of Science and Technology. focus area for the lab, says Satish Kandlikar, “Fuel cell-related projects across the research findings about students’ experiences and Engineering; chemistry and physics in the professor of mechanical engineering. He attitudes about sexual and relationship violence. College of Science; and electrical engineer- university involve the development of heat- Continued on page 4 ing technology in the College of Applied transfer and gas-flow technology, polymer The study’s authors, Julie White, direc- tor of the Women’s Center, and Laverne McQuiller Williams, assistant professor of GCCIS names associate dean and LAC director criminal justice, unveiled their findings Jan. 21 during a Women’s Research Forum. As RIT’s newest college sets up in an excit- science and nanotechnology. These goals Surveys were conducted in spring 2000 ing new building, its leadership rolls out clearly link to the LAC.” and spring 2002 as part of the New IDEAS new positions. His new roles to Prevent Violence Against Women Dean Jorge both deal with project. Funded by the U.S. Department Díaz-Herrera, the LAC, a high- of Justice, the project aims to reduce B. Thomas technology facil- sexual and relationship violence among Golisano College ity that supports college-age students. of Computing First in Class, Following the initial survey, the project and Information and well suit launched campus-wide intervention Sciences, has Gaborski’s back- activities, distributed awareness posters named Roger ground and OUR RIGHT TO CONTINUE DREAMING . RIT’s Commission for Promoting Pluralism and formed awareness groups such as Men Gaborski associ- interests. Steeped sponsored this year’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day Against Violence Against Women and Staged ate dean for in areas such as celebration on Jan. 15. This year’s program Sex, a peer-theater troupe. graduate studies artificial intelli- featured a keynote address by race relations The results of the second survey rein- and research, gence, computer expert Naomi Tutu, above, daughter of South force the positive effect of awareness Roger Gaborski, standing, meets with graduate students in and director of vision, medical African Archbishop Desmond Tutu, and program campaigns and peer-to-peer education. the Laboratory for Applied Computing. the Laboratory imaging and coordinator for the Race Relations Institute at White and Williams, pleased with the for Applied Computing. The dean plans to neural networks, he will remain a faculty Fisk University. Tutu also met with students positive impact on the RIT community, announce a second associate dean in member in the computer science and during a round-table discussion to talk about coming months. Continued on page 3 race issues on campus. Continued on page 4 “Roger brings a mix of in-depth research and industry experience that will greatly contribute to our goals,”says Díaz- Herrera.“He is charged with investigating Campus Safety patrollers trained to use new defibrillators new graduate-study possibilities such as Ph.D. programs, and with fostering Campus Safety welcomed 2003 from heart attacks. employees will learn to use an AED.“This projects that will integrate areas of our with license for a new lease on The company says follows up CPR training we’ve conducted college as well as disciplines like imaging life—for cardiac-arrest victims. survival rates start at with our staff.” Thanks to the efforts of Sen. Jim 60 percent if the heart RIT has placed four of the six AEDs in Alesi, who obtained $15,000 receives an electric CS vehicles; one in the CS main office in through a legislative member shock during the first item, RIT now has defibrillators in four minutes of a Campus Safety vehicles. cardiac arrest.After 10 CS officers spent time over minutes, chances drop holiday break learning to use the to 1 percent. automatic external defibrillators Anyone can get (AEDs). The portable devices, AED training designed for quick access and easy through the Red use, can save lives often lost after Cross and, at RIT, the first 10 minutes of a cardiac through Campus arrest.“Having a defibrillator on Safety officers James site improves chances for survival Schofield and Kevin Photo credit: Ren Meinhart 40 percent or more,”says Bob Campus Safety officers Kevin de de la Sota, both certi- Craig, director of campus safety, la Sota, left, and James Schofield fied trainers. THE ULTIMATE SUPER BOWL PARTY . show how AEDs work. Sen. Jim Alesi, second from right, who secured funds First-year film student Greg Smith, center, whose team led the initiative to Explaining the ease for six AEDs, learns more about the life-saving watches Super Bowl XXXVII with friends in acquire AEDs for RIT patrol cars. of use, Schofield says,“The AED is full devices from Campus Safety’s Jim Bundy, far right, Clark Gym, Jan. 26. The event, hosted by “The RIT campus, with its thousands of proof in the way it reads the heart rhythm. James Schofield and Jody Nolan.Office Student Government, was the biggest Super students and daily use by hundreds of It makes the diagnosis, so it’s not up to the Bowl party in RIT history. Lambda Alpha faculty and visitors, is a perfect example of officer to decide to shock or not.”If the Grace Watson; and one at the RIT Inn & Upsilon fraternity, the Black Awareness an environment that can benefit from having heart rhythm is in shockable range, the Conference Center. Coordinating Committee, Greek Council, AEDs readily available,”says Alesi. AED relates status, verbally, and lights up “I hope we never have to use the AEDs, Residence Halls Association, NTID Student According to information from AED the appropriate button. but if we do, as first responders to a scene, Congress, OCASA, Global Union and the manufacturer Philips Electronics, a quar- With the patrol staff now fully trained, we’ll be able to help the victim much sooner P.E.R.D.A. Team also sponsored the event. ter of a million Americans die each year Craig says that all 40 Campus Safety with the device on hand,”says Craig. ■ 2 News &Events January 30, 2003 Rockers Our Lady Peace play Clark Gym Feb. 7 Renowned painter Popular Canadian rock public—are available at the RIT game speaks Jan. 30 band Our Lady Peace room and candy counter in the Student visits RIT at 8 p.m. on Alumni Union. Tickets can also be Renowned artist Janet Fish will give Friday, Feb. 7, in Clark purchased with a credit card by calling two informal talks about her paint- Gymnasium to 5-2239. ings on Thursday, perform and promote The concert is sponsored by the College Jan. 30. The their latest album, Activities Board. ■ “painterly realist,” Gravity,before launch- who is well known ing a European tour for her richly with Avril Lavigne in executed oil paint- early March. LaFalce to give ings and pastels of glass objects, Gravity marks Our Janet Fish Lady Peace’s creative Gannett lecture fruits and flowers, convergence with will speak at noon at the James E. Metallica producer Former U.S. congressman John LaFalce, Booth Building, room A172. Bob Rock and who represented western New York from At 7:30 p.m., Fish will lecture and POD/Nickelback 1975 to 2002, will visit RIT Thursday, offer a slide presentation of her mixer Randy Staub to Feb. 6, to give his talk, Globalization Up or work at the Memorial Art Gallery’s bring a simpler, more Globalization Down?: Reflections on the auditorium, 500 University Ave. aggressive sound. Washington Consensus, as part of the During the past Our Lady Peace brings their brand of rock to RIT’s Clark Gym Feb. 7. Caroline Werner Gannett Lecture Series. series will show, The Charcoal People,at year, Our Lady Peace and the MuchMusic Video Awards. The event will begin at 8 p.m.