WINTER 2001 Volume 1, Number 2 Synergy

Past, Present, Prospective A Conversation with Four Generations of Engineers Synergy The Magazine of the School of Engineering and Applied Science, The George Washington University CONTENTS Winter 2001

1 First Word Dean Timothy W. Tong

2 Reengineering From the Editor Engineering Education his second issue of Synergy is double in size and tackles some critical issues of transition in the field of engineering — and the constant adaption of engineer- 4 Headline News T ing education to step-up to the future. As you will read, SEAS is a leader in innovative approaches to education and is fast earning a reputation for responding 10 Gifts for the to the needs of students, the business community, and the nation. We continue to ask New Century for your input — write us, tell us how we’re doing, and what you’re doing.

16 Cover Story: Past, Present, Prospective A Conversation with Four Generations of Engineers

20 Alumni News

23 From the National Advisory Council

Winter 2001 • Volume 1 Number 2 Synergy is published by the School of Engineering and Applied Science, The George Washington University. 110 Tompkins Hall, 725 23rd Street, NW Washington, DC 20052. 202-994-6080 or www.seas.gwu.edu

Stephen J. Trachtenberg President of the University Timothy W. Tong, Ph.D. Dean Rachelle Heller, Ph.D. Associate Dean for Academic Affairs

Department Chairmen William Roper, Ph.D. Civil & Environmental Engineering Bhagirath Narahari, Ph.D. Computer Science Branimir R. Vojcic, Ph.D. Electrical & Computer Engineering Thomas A. Mazzuchi, D.Sc. Engineering Management & Systems Engineering Michael Myers, Ph.D. Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering

Emily R. Turk Editor Design Central, Inc. Design Gary Landsman Productions Principal Photography SEAS Graduation 2001, page 4. State of SEAS FIRST WORD WITH DEAN TIMOTHY W. TONG

In some quarters, it’s the first 100 days of an administration that tests the mettle of leadership. But true growth and change takes time – and a cast of thousands. I have never been more cognizant of the crucial value of partnership than now as I approach the first anniversary of my tenure as Dean. Much has been accom- plished with support from many people — the University and SEAS administration, faculty, alumni, and students.

In my first 100 days, I developed a strategic for SEAS. Corporations, government, alumni, plan for the school. One crucial goal was recruit- “We can continue professional organizations, and other academic ment of promising students and an increase of institutions are being engaged in collaborative freshman enrollment to 200. This past fall the our plan for programs. These partnerships are key to expand- freshman class numbered 155, up from just 111 the the future ing SEAS’ reach and reputation, enhancing previous year. At this pace, we may reach our goal — research, and providing students with unique by next fall — far ahead of expectations. You can to build an environ- educational experiences in the real world. Dr. Jim read more about the initiatives that are helping us Tegnelia, an alumnus and member of the National attract young people on page 2. We have worked ment that reflects Advisory Council, talks about one such partnership closely with the University in recruiting students with Sandia National Labs in his commentary on and have created innovative programs of our own the expeditious page 23. that are proving successful. This year’s class is These cooperative projects have attracted new bright, with an average SAT score of 1250. More growth and value support for research, as well, with funding now than one-third of the class are women. And once reaching more than $11 million, representing again, one-third of these students have selected of the engineering many diverse investigations by our faculty. computer science as their major. This is just the beginning of a renaissance for Even more impressive, I think, is the fact that profession in our SEAS. With your support, we can continue our one-third of this year’s entering class comes to plan for the future — to build an environment SEAS with a scholarship in hand. Increasing the society.” that reflects the expeditious growth and value of amount of money available for scholarships was the engineering profession in our society. another important goal — one that is fast becom- At this pivotal time in our nation’s history high ing reality. More than 60 were awarded, the result and Systems Engineering Department will be caliber technical expertise will be needed both to of generous contributions from alumni and friends moved several blocks away to 30,000 square feet protect and to expand our national infrastructure. of SEAS. of new space, which will house laboratories and SEAS stands ready to contribute human and intel- When I first entered the doors of Tompkins Hall, bring EMSE doctoral students on campus. The lectual capital to a united effort from the very it was clear that improving the infrastructure of the rooms vacated in Staughton Hall will be renovated heart of our nation’s capital. school was key to its development. We are bursting for use by other departments. at the seams of the nearly 50-year-old building. Among the most important accomplishments of By January 2002, the Engineering Management the last year has been the shaping of partnerships

Synergy 1 SEAS: Reengineering student accepted to the school — a perk that a larg- er school would not be able to offer potential fresh- Engineering Education men. By the time they arrive at GW, most students have already spoken with a dean and a professor. That kind of access helps build a sense of community, which Heller believes is the SEAS critical edge. says Shelly Heller, Associate Dean for Academic here is no such thing as status Entering students get to know each other, facul- Affairs. “And we are succeeding. Enrollment is on quo in engineering, or in engi- ty and administration at the annual freshman the rise,” she says, “and that’s in large measure neering education. GW’s School retreat — a bonding opportunity that takes place because of the faculty’s commitment. Like me, of Engineering and Applied each year in a rustic camp on the Chesapeake Bay. they understand the true value of SEAS — it’s a Science has adopted this princi- New students take a course that is organized with small school at a medium-size university in a large ple as its mission, and is reengi- a cross section of students from multiple disci- and powerful city.” neering engineering education plines. “And right away they are engaged in a Twith innovative programs to bring students to the course in their own discipline,” Heller explains. school —- and the school to students! Open Door to Access “This type of course is often delayed until prerequi- That innovation begins with a recruitment “You can get a good engineering education at many sites are taken. But we know that students want to strategy aimed at attracting the best and brightest universities,” says Heller, “but SEAS offers some- get a real feel for their chosen field at the begin- high school seniors. “We do make a strong effort thing that other schools simply can’t. That’s access. ning of their education, so we give it to them.” to attract and keep the most qualified students,” “We are smaller than many schools across the This kind of experience creates “buzz” among country,” she explains. “That is attractive to poten- students, and GW is getting a reputation for provid- tial students who want to feel they will get some ing challenging and creative engineering curriculum. “What’s the true individual attention. We have made a real effort to communicate with students and offer extraordinary Mix and Match value of SEAS? access to faculty, administration and other students.” There are other unique offerings that are making Both undergraduates and graduate students benefit the school more attractive to students, Heller adds. It’s a small school from this open-door environment. It has given Among these initiatives are the dual Bachelors of SEAS added insight into what students need and Art degrees now available in conjunction with GW’s at a medium-size want from their education. Columbian College of Arts and Sciences and Elliott Enticing first year students is a fine-tuned sys- School of International Affairs. Students can blend university in a large tem that integrates University recruitment efforts, computer science with an allied field such as graph- with SEAS’ own brand of recruitment that includes ic design, business, or economics. A traditional BS and powerful city.” personal calls from a faculty member to each in computer science is also available. Students can

2 Winter 2001 also earn a BA in applied science and technology. gy industry. “The businesses get better quali- Integrated degrees also join engineering with law fied, motivated professionals and we develop and medicine, allowing students to earn both a BS relationships for future corporate partners,” together with a JD or MD. says Dean Timothy Tong. The Walk on the Moon course, created through Tong has championed this type of partner- a grant from the National Science Foundation, was ship with private industry and the public sector originally designed to attract women to the engi- — the AOL collaboration to develop new inter- neering profession. The course offers students — active technology for the home was the brain- both male and female — the opportunity to work child of Dean Tong and Dr. Irwin Price, execu- in teams to solve design problems. tive dean, GW Virginia campus. Tong is follow- ing in a SEAS tradition that has included a Market Savvy long association with NASA, which provides SEAS is perhaps most recognized for the market- training for graduate and post-graduate stu- ing savvy it has used in responding to the needs of dents who have front-line experience in the the region’s working professionals looking to Business–to- aerospace industry (sees News, page 7 ). squeeze career advancement into their 40-hour The Dean is brokering new partnerships, plus work week. business as well. In recent talks with Saudia Arabia, Dr. Tom Mazzuchi, chair of Engineering Turkey, and Korea, he is bringing SEAS to an Management and Systems Engineering (EMSE), marketing is international audience. A study abroad pro- says, “GW has always been a place for both tradi- gram is just underway, with schools in London tional and nontraditional students. And SEAS has proving a boom and Paris — a unique offering for a school been successful at understanding the Washington with just 500 undergraduates. metro area as a fertile marketplace.” for both the school Now SEAS is taking on the long-distance The EMSE department leads the pack, having learning market with the development of its fashioned a collection of masters and certificate and the technology first internet-based course in Statistics to be programs that in 2000 attracted 400 people to its offered Summer 2002 (see News, page 9). off-campus graduate programs — half of its industry. “These initiatives are just the beginning of enrollment. It offers an accelerated masters pro- an ongoing evolutionary process,” says Dean gram in six locations as far away as Annapolis, To tap further into this market, Mazzuchi says, Tong. “At SEAS, we’ve adopted a philosophy of Maryland, where students can earn an MS or “We decided to take short-term programs to the education that reflects the true tenor of the MEM in 16 months of evening or weekend classes. workplace.” Certificates in four disciplines are offered engineering profession — anticipate, adapt, Accelerated Masters degrees are also offered by at four area businesses and a governmental agency. articulate, change. Engineers create products the department of Electrical and Computer “There are 200 students working on certificates,” says to enrich our lives and make them more effi- Engineering, which provides convenient course- Mazzuchi. “We have made it easy by taking professors cient and effective. We’re creating an education- work at the SEAS Virginia campus. The entire to them and scheduling the classes immediately after al environment at SEAS that will do the same.” Masters of Science in Telecommunications and the workday.” And he adds, “After earning their cer- Computers can be completed in 16 months rather tificates, a number of these students make the com- than in two years. It’s an intense format scheduled mitment to earn their masters at SEAS.” All five SEAS for weekends in which students meet on alternating departments offer certificates aimed at reaching the Fridays and Saturdays for a concentrated eight- working student. hour day. The program attracts many telecommu- This kind of business–to–business marketing is nications professionals from area businesses. proving a boom for both the school and the technolo-

Synergy 3 Headline news SEAS 2001 Graduation Keynoter looks back at nation’s first engineer

n a reflective look at GW’s namesake, SEAS commencement keynote speaker, renowned aerospace engineer Dr. Hans Mark, told graduates that in attitude and character, George Washington was really the nation’s first engineer. Washington “not only surveyed what was then called the frontier,” Mark said, “he thought what could be done with it.” That same temperament pushes engineers to create what has Inever been, he said. True to this temperament, Washington imag- ined a great nation. If he had been with the “imagine graduates that day, Mark added, “he would and remark, ‘This is exactly what I had in mind.’” Mark encouraged the graduates to practice implement their profession with Washington’s fervor and to “imagine and implement what has never been. what has never Believe me,” he added, “there is nothing more interesting or exciting to do than that.” been. Believe me, At the May 20 ceremonies, nearly 200 under- graduate and graduate degrees were conferred: there is nothing 75 BS degrees, 14 BA degrees, 22 Masters in Engineering Management, 82 Masters in Science, more interesting one Engineer degree, and 19 Doctor of Science degrees. or exciting to do Nathan D. Campeau took home the most honors as the recipient of the Distinguished than that.” Scholar Award for both academic achievement and school service, the Alfred Martin Freudenthal — Dr. Hans Mark Other Cruickshanks awardees, representing the Prize, the Norman Ames Memorial Award, and highest academic standing within their depart- the Benjamin C. Cruickshanks Award in civil ments, included: Cathy Abi-Khattar, applied science engineering. and technology; Bassam Abdulrahman Noaman,

4 Winter 2001 Other Cruickshanks awardees, representing the highest academic standing within their departments, included: Cathy Abi-Khatter, applied science and technology; Bassam Abdulrahman Noaman, computer engineering (who also received the Abdelfattaf Abdalla Prize); Jaime Nicole Panaia, computer science; Hanadi Al-Sheikh, computer science; Nini Khozeimeh, computer science; Jennifer Sri, computer science; Tarek Arikat, electrical engineering; Esayas Kebede, electrical engineering; Nikolaos Beratlis, mechanical engineering; and Rana Atie, systems analysis and engineering. Additional awards included: the George Ellowitz Award to Scott Levi; GW Alumni Association Award to Kristy McDonnell; Shelly and Steve Heller Prize for Women in Computer Science to Alison Alvarez; Philip Kaplan Prize in Electrical Engineering to Esayas Kebede; the Martin Mahler Prize to Benjamin Rupple and; the Tau Beta Pi Outstanding Nathan Campeau, most honored graduate, Sophomore Award to Pascale Doumit. with Dean Timothy Tong.

BME Receives Komen Grant

r. Zhenyu Guo, director of biomedical The development of the parametric ultra- engineering, received nearly $250,000 in sound imaging device is a collaboration between Dsupport from the Susan G. Komen Breast SEAS and GE Medical Systems, Inc. The device Cancer Foundation to investigate a more effective harnesses the acoustic signals backscattered from non-invasive tool for the early detection of breast the breast to distinguish microscopic differences in cancer. Today, suspicious results of a mammo- tissue. “Structural variations at microscopic level gram (breast x-ray) require a biopsy to determine produce unique backscattered signals,” Guo a breast malignancy. And nearly 80 percent of all explains. “These signals associate with the status breast biopsies turn out to be benign. Patients of breast masses — benign or malignant — as undergoing biopsy suffer from both physical and evidenced from our preliminary results.” The emotional trauma. A better pre-biopsy diagnostic device utilizes these signals to form images that can technique means reducing the number of patients be used to diagnose breast cancer non-invasively. with benign breast lesions who must undergo The device could become the next generation unnecessary diagnostic biopsy. Guo’s parametric breast cancer screening tool — more exact in ultrasound imaging and electrical impedance determining which suspicious masses require imaging tools will distinguish between benign and biopsy and better at detecting malignancies hidden Dr. Zhenyu Guo and his team of biomedical malignant breast lesions noninvasively and reduce deep in dense tissue that can be overlooked by engineers are developing a more effective the need of surgical and needle biopsy. mammography. breast cancer early detection tool.

Synergy 5 Headline news

SEAS Responds to Terror Attacks

taff and students of SEAS Institute for Crisis, Incident Support Team. His role there included requires a cross-disciplinary response system — Disaster and Risk Management (ICDRM) helping to minimize health risks for the rescuers. and we are not yet there in this country.” More Swere among the first to respond to the tragic Six doctoral students and four students in the funding may now be funneled into the problem attacks on the Pentagon and World Trade Center Institute’s masters program were also deployed to he adds, “but funneling money under fire may not on Tuesday, September 11. respond to the events, and provided the full gamut result in the best outcome.” Institute Co-Director Dr. Joseph Barbera, an of support and leadership to a number of federal Dr. Jack Harrald, co-director of the ICDRM with emergency medicine physician, oversaw GW and private agencies. Barbera, says the Institute has been developed with University Hospital’s Emergency Operations Plan Barbera, who for the last decade has led efforts representatives from the many disciplines needed and helped coordinate a city-wide medical disaster to increase the country’s ability to respond to mass to manage crisis preparedness and response. That response for victims of the Pentagon attack. By casualties, teaches a terrorism preparedness course template, says Barbera, should serve as the model Wednesday, Barbera was dispatched to New York at SEAS. He and many of his colleagues have often for local and national crisis response systems that City, where at the request of the U.S. Public Health been alone in advocating that greater resources be integrate risk analysis, information systems, med- Service’s Office of Emergency Preparedness, he channeled to emergency preparedness. While he ical response, and other expertise. assessed public health needs. He worked closely says more attention has been paid to the issue in Barbera, who lost many colleagues and friends with the Mayor’s Office of Emergency the last five years, he cautions that much more in the September 11 attacks, says, “People who Management, Fire Commissioner, Chief Medical needs to be done. “What we have been doing is analyze risk for a living have said that the attacks Examiner’s Office, and other agencies to help reasonable preparedness,” he says. “But there is were unpredictable, but not unexpected. Now we coordinate emergency operations. a wide gap between reasonable and adequate need to be certain that we look critically at the Barbera also spent a portion of the two weeks preparedness.” systems in place, and create sane public policy following the attacks at the Pentagon, as a medical There are single-discipline systems in place, to develop a more cohesive approach to this kind unit leader for the FEMA Urban Search & Rescue Barbera explains, “but all-hazards preparedness of tragedy.”

Cyberspace Policy Institute Names First Fellows

wo Washington region executives have of people for been named the first fellows of the Cyber- identification T space Policy Institute (CPI). John Bischoff, purposes. former vice president of finance and operations at Biometrics, America Online, and Michael Bruce, co-founder such as finger and chairman of Singleshop, Inc., will conduct imaging, is research in cyberspace policy. The fellowships revolutioniz- were made possible by the financial support pro- ing the identi- vided by a special gift to SEAS by GW trustee and fication and Virginia Governor-Elect Mark R. Warner. security industries and raising issues about public Aided by a full-time research assistant, safety and personal privacy. Bischoff and Bruce are addressing perplexing pol- The Institute is directed by Dr. C. Dianne icy problems related to computer and communi- Martin, professor of computer science, and was cations systems. Bruce is focusing his research on begun in 1993. CPI works with government and the impact of cyberspace on the global economy. private organizations to serve as a catalyst for Bischoff is exploring the growing field of bio- discussion among a multidisciplinary group of metrics technology, which is the use of properties professionals. CPI’s first fellows Michael Bruce (left) and John Bischoff.

6 Winter 2001 NOTABLES

MarsPort Nathan Campeau, BS, summa cum laude, civil engineering, 2001, and graduate student Design a in civil engineering, was named the SEAS Winner Dean’s Fellow for 2001, working on special projects for Dr. Timothy Tong. he four-person Dr. Shelly Heller, professor of computer team from SEAS’s science and associate dean for academic Joint Institute for T affairs, served as the Adam Chair Professor the Advancement of of Technology at the U.S. Military Academy Flight Sciences (JIAFS) during Spring 2001, and serves as co-editor beat out six other student of Computers & Education Journal. groups to win NASA’s David J. Nagel, research professor, was highly competitive 2001 one of five U.S. delegates to the World Micro Engineering Design Machine Summit in Freiburg, Germany, in May. Competition. The JIAFS Dr. Joseph N. Pelton, director of the acceler- team designed a storage ated masters program in telecommunications and facility called MarsPort computers, was installed in the Hall of Fame of Cryogenics and the Society of Satellite Professionals at their recent International Gala. Pelton was one of just a few Consumables Station individuals around the world so honored. (MCCS ). It produces and holds water, oxygen Robert C. Waters, professor of engineering management, was awarded the 2001 Sarchet and methane on the Award from the American Society for Engineering surface of Mars for use Education in honor of his contributions to the by astronauts, and to engineering management field. Dr. Waters was help launch the space- also the recipient of the Bernard R. Sarchet craft at the end of a Award of the American Society of Engineering Management (ASEM) for his leadership in future Mars mission. Pictured left to right are the SEAS winning Marsport Design advancing the field and ASEM. NASA plans to integrate Student Team: Alicia Dwyer, Corey Hernandez, Jill Hanna, the MCCS design into Paul Escalera and Professor Robert Tolson; and the Mars the infrastructure Odyssey vehicle that incorporates JIAFS student designs. planned for the Martian surface. The GW students competed against teams on a Delta II rocket from Cape Canaveral from Cornell University, EmbryRiddle Air Force Station. Odyssey reached Mars Aeronautical University, Georgia Institute of in October 2001. Graduate students Alicia Technology, the University of Tennessee-Knoxville, Dwyer, Jill Hanna, and Ben George have and the University of Wisconsin-Madison. been working on aerobraking simu- The team was awarded first place during a lations for Odyssey. Aerobraking May 2001 conference at the Kennedy Space occurs when a spacecraft dips into Center. The GW MarsPort Team included faculty the atmosphere to shed energy. co-supervisors Drs. Robert Tolson and Paul This places it in a lower orbit Cooper; and graduate students Corey Hernandez, where it can make its scientific Paul Escalera, Alicia Dwyer, and Jill Hanna. observations. The students are JIAFS students at NASA’s Langley Research investigating variations in aero- Center have also been deeply involved in the Mars braking, and Hanna’s approach 2001 Odyssey Mission, launched on April 7, 2001 will be tested during this Mars mission.

Synergy 7 Headline news

Two SEAS Teams Score Big Wins

team from the SEAS student chapter of the SHPE created the contest to demonstrate the Society of Hispanic Engineers (SHPE) won technical and business capabilities of its student Afirst place in a nationwide design contest chapter members to industry and potential with an innovative Greek laser beam entry. employers. Competing against dozens of chapter entries, Another winning SEAS student team from SEAS team design was ingenious, and exceeded the Department of Civil and Environmental the standards of the competition, which is to create Engineering captured first place in the regional a commercially marketable product that is a bene- contest and among the top 30 in the national fit to mankind and improves the quality of life. competition of the Steel Bridge Contest. The Greek laser beam uses a basic principle of The team beat both Howard University and geometry and two laser beams to accurately meas- Johns Hopkins in the regional event last April ure height, a common task in the construction and went on to the national competition held industry. The GW team, led by SEAS electrical this past summer. The GW team, led by Nathan engineering doctoral student Jose Hernandez with Campeau, BS, 2001 and graduate student in member Raquel Mendez, based their ingenious civil engineering, designed and fabricated the design upon an ancient method of measurement. model of a complex arched bridge — a 30- “In ancient cultures, shadows cast off a wall to piece assembly that is 23 feet long and weighs form a triangle on the ground were used to calcu- 150 pounds. Contestants are judged by their late height,” explains Hernandez. The team’s design and, in a timed competition, by how swift- miniature prototype device fits into a four by three- ly they can reconstruct their bridge. The SEAS Top: A greek laser design of SEAS Society of inch box and uses the same principle, substituting team assembled its bridge in seven minutes and Hispanic Engineers members Raquel Mendez a laser beam for the shadow. A jury of five industry 50 seconds. (second from left) and doctoral student Jose leaders thought the device was clever — and The contest is sponsored yearly by All Steel Hernandez (third from left) won first place in marketable — earning the team a $3,000 prize, Construction and the American Society of Civil the nationwide competition. Also pictured: and an IBM hand-held computer for each member. Engineers. Enrique Gomez of IBM (left) and (right) Raul Alvarado, SHPE President. Bottom: The SEAS Steel Bridge team assem- bled its 30 piece bridge in seven minutes to SEAS Overseas win the regional event. Winning team members are (left to right) Jeff Rakitt, Nick Parypinski, unique study abroad program is now In addition, three SEAS undergraduates will Tyler Wean, Rudulfo Guerra, Johann Aakre, underway for SEAS undergraduates, end- be studying in England this year in an agreement Marsha Fisher and Nathan Campeau. Aing months of negotiations by Shelly Heller, reached with Syracuse University and the City Associate Dean for Academic Affairs. This fall University of London. French student Melodie Borja de Mozota, a The London program is run by Syracuse in mechanical engineering student from the Ecole cooperation with the City University. Elliot Frost toward their degrees. “We are extremely pleased Superieure des Techniques Aeronautigues et de began his junior year at City University this past about these agreements,” says Heller. “And we are Construction Automobile (ESTACA) in Paris, is September, and will continue his studies in com- hoping to expand the program. We are now in dis- spending a semester at GW through a new puter engineering. Juniors Rachel Miller and Jeff cussion with schools in Beijing, China and Perth, exchange program. Melodie, who has a special Rakitt will spend their spring semesters at the City Australia. Living and learning abroad is a special interest in automotive engineering, sought out University of London completing course work in opportunity to be exposed to new ideas and cul- SEAS and is the first student to take advantage of civil engineering. tures,” she adds. “It is unusual for a small engi- the exchange program. SEAS students will also be Key in the negotiation process was reconciling neering school like SEAS to be able to offer a study able to study in Paris, according to the agreement. the different programs to ensure that, while abroad, abroad program, and it’s just one more way we are SEAS students would continue to earn credit enhancing the SEAS curriculum.”

8 Winter 2001 Surfing Statistics Introducing…New SEAS Faculty

has received a $100,000 grant Dr. Sameh from Washington University, was previously engi- from the Raymond John Wean Badie, assistant neering section supervisor with Johns Hopkins GW Foundation to create the professor, civil and University Aeronautical Science and Technology school’s first course offering in a distance-learn- environmental Group. She has performed significant research in ing format. The grant is being overseen by Dr. engineering, joins fluid dynamics. Tom Mazzuchi, chair of the department of engi- SEAS to lead the neering management and systems engineering, department in the Dr. Rajat Mittal, and Dr. William Lynch of GW’s Center for area of structural recently named Distance Learning. Together they are developing assistant professor, engineering. He Dr. Sameh Badie an online statistics course — a pre-requisite for received his Ph.D. mechanical and every engineering undergraduate in the nation, in Structures at the University of Nebraska, where aerospace engineer- and for many masters programs, as well. he taught until his GW appointment. ing, was previously “We selected statistics because it is so univer- Badie has been active in the design and build- with the University sally required — and because it is often so uni- ing of bridges throughout the U.S. and Canada, of Florida. Mittal versally relegated to the end of student’s wish and has conducted much research related to rein- received his Ph.D. Dr. Rajat Mittal lists,” says Mazzuchi, who teaches the course, forced and pre-stressed concrete bridges. at the University of but understands most student’s reluctance about Illinois, and completed a post-doctoral fellowship it. “It is a difficult course,” he adds. Dr. Tarek El- at the Center for Turbulence Research at Stanford. A distance-learning format that is easy to Ghazawi, newly His research interests are varied and include com- access on the Internet, is self-driven and can appointed associate putational fluid dynamics and modeling, and easily fit into a student’s busy schedule, is bound professor, electrical characteristics of microfluids. to be a popular choice. The course will also and computer engi- allow non-traditional students, such as those neering, joins SEAS Dr. Sead Muftic, studying abroad or those in summer study or from George Mason professor, computer co-op programs to take the course. University (GMU). science, will serve “It is just one more creative way that SEAS is El-Ghazawi, who as director of Dr. Tarek El-Ghazawi expanding access to its programs,” says Mazzchui, received his Ph.D. research for the “and just the beginning of the school’s distance- from New Mexico State University, previously Cyberspace Institute learning offerings.” served on the research faculty of SEAS from 1990 (CPI). Muftic has Says John Wean, a Foundation trustee, “We to 1997. He is the major developer of UPC, a com- had a varied career in academia and are pleased to support this initiative of SEAS into puter language, and will continue this research Dr. Sead Muftic the distance-learning arena — a growing and at SEAS. industry with spe- important educational field. We are encouraged cial expertise in computer security. He is founder that the creation of this statistics course will be a Dr. Marvine P. and CEO of SETECS Corporation and has taught catalyst in leading the school toward a significant Hamner joins at a number of universities, including Stockholm presence in distance learning.” SEAS as an assistant University, the Royal University of Technology, and The course, which will begin in summer 2002, professor, engineer- the University of Sarajevo. He earned his Ph.D. at will initially be a multi-media, self-learning ing management the Ohio State University. He previously served as experience, but will ultimately incorporate real- and systems engi- a visiting professor at SEAS, teaching courses in time interactive faculty support. neering. Hamner, Networks and E-commerce Security before his who received her recent appointment at CPI. doctorate in engi- Dr. Marvine P. Hamner neering and policy

Synergy 9 The Centuries Campaign

Gifts for the New Century CLARA L. CANNISTRA

he School of Engineering and Applied Science is fast approaching its ambitious goal in the University-wide Centuries Campaign. The University hopes to reach its goal of $500 million by 2003: TSEAS is committed to raising $20 million by that time. With more than $16 million raised — 81 percent of its goal — the school’s first major development effort is exceeding expectations. Since the cam- paign began in 1996, donors have estab- lished 26 endowed scholarships; 30 gifts to student projects, classroom, and curriculum enhancements; and 11 gifts of software, hardware, laboratory equipment, and bricks and mortar projects. The majority of dona- tions have come from the individual gifts of alumni and friends. Corporate in-kind gifts, estate gifts and outright donations from ESSENTIALS businesses complete the mix of donations DONOR to the campaign. Clara L. Cannistra, to memorialize husband Stephen

THE GIFT Funds to name “The Excellence in Engineering This issue of Synergy profiles one of Classroom,” in memory of Stephen A. Cannistra the campaign’s many donors, Clara L. KEYWORDS Respect, devotion, lasting legacy Cannistra — philanthropist and generous QUOTE friend of SEAS. “Engineers are indispensable to society.”

10 Winter 2001 “Most engineers go quietly about their work making our lives significantly better, yet few receive recognition and fewer still toot their own horns.” Dean Timothy Tong with donor Clara L. Cannistra, who is memorializing her husband Stephen with a gift to SEAS.

hen Stephen A. Cannistra crossed the After a short stint back home in Pittsburgh, the preeminent structural engineers in civil aviation, Mason Dixon line he was heading Cannistras traveled back to Birmingham where and as a man of integrity, courage, and intelligence. Wstraight toward his destiny. In 1950 the Stephen had accepted a position with the Ingalls Sadly, Stephen Cannistra died two and one-half Pittsburgh native, raised and educated in the north, Iron Works — traveling the country designing years ago. But Clara is keeping his memory alive moved south for a professional opportunity with bridges and highways during the boom years of the with a generous gift to SEAS, which honors her the Koppers Company in Birmingham, Alabama early 1950s. husband’s love for learning and Clara’s respect for — the very heart of Dixie. But instead of a clash But like many young couples of the time, the his chosen profession. of cultures, Cannistra found his future — and the Cannistras soon headed toward the nation’s capital “Most engineers go quietly about their work start of a new life. and public service. On the horizon lay Camelot making our lives significantly better,” says Clara, Fresh out of the army, where Captain Cannistra and the charismatic era of the Kennedys. It was an “yet few receive recognition and fewer still toot served in the corps of engineers, he came home to exciting time of growth in Washington, and in 1959 their own horns. But engineers are very talented Pittsburgh. But he soon found himself on his way Stephen began a 35-year, illustrious career with the people who make important contributions every south. It was there that he would find a new pro- Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). day. And GW seemed like a natural fit for me — fessional challenge. Most important, it was in Stephen was ambitious with a keen facility for a local university with an excellent school of engi- Alabama that Cannistra would discover his heart. learning — a Renaissance man with wide inter- neering,” she adds. Her generous gift will help Clara, a southern belle, both beautiful and ests. While hard at work at the FAA, he took grad- aspiring engineers pursue their dreams. bright, worked for a firm that supplied material to uate courses at GW’s School of Engineering and “Giving is part of the American way of life,” Koppers. Stephen and Clara met on the telephone, Applied Science, an experience he credited with explains Clara, matter-of-factly. “When you give in conversations filled with order numbers and accelerating an already meteoric career. In more anything away you lose nothing. It returns to you delivery schedules that never hinted at what lay than five decades as an engineer, Stephen amassed two-fold — in feelings of gratitude and of ahead. But when they both attended a dance some many honors. By the time he retired in 1993, he accomplishment.” time later, romance blossomed and marriage soon had earned a reputation as one of the nation’s followed in 1954.

Synergy 11 BENEFACTORS OF SEAS

SEAS is happy to acknowledge and thank benefactors to the Centuries Campaign who made a gift to the School between July 1, 2000 and June 30, 2001. They include businesses, foundations, alumni, friends (non-graduates), faculty, staff of SEAS, and individuals who have remembered SEAS in their Wills. Their gifts total nearly $2.8 million, and include pledges, payments on previous pledges, gifts in kind (equipment), outright gifts of cash, and estate gifts.

Gifts of Walcoff & Associates Kostas G. Alexakis Francis M. Cevasco, Jr. James Anthony Fisher $100,000 and more David I-Jaw Wang Faiz A. Al-Khayyal David Mark Chadwick John Alton Fitch, III SAOL, Inc. Thomas K. Allen Hai-Feng Chang Howard W. Flieger CASDE Corporation Gifts of James Aller Meena Alagu Chelliah Charles A. Fowler, III Anonymous $1,000 to $9,999 BP Amoco Foundation, Inc. Hung-Kuei Chen Lawrence D. Freeman * Frederick H. Kohloss Bernard B. Chew Davinder K. Anand Sean Patrick Coakley Michele Karyn Friedman Margaret G. Kohloss Cynthia P. Daniels Forrest W. Andrews, Jr. Terry Leo Collins N. Richard Friedman The Estate of Byron Butler Mizell Richard G. Daniels Adrienne N. Armstrong Compaq Computer Corporation Carolyn Jane Fritz Oracle Service Industries Ana Cristina Debevoise David R. Armstrong Robert Harry Compton Dennis G. Gallino PaperStreetMedia Dell Computer Corporation Ibrahim A. Ashie Gerald K. Cornelius William Francis Garrahan Trident Data Systems Dean S. Edmonds Foundation William M. Askins Loretta Cornelius Wilbur R. Garrett, Jr. The Raymond John Wean Martin A. Elf * AT&T Foundation Joseph John Crane Frederick J. Gauvreau Foundation Emilio A. Fernandez, Jr. Roland D. August Philip J. Crossfield William Victor Gaymon Jeffrey C. Hantgan Marshall Jacob Azrael William C. Curtis, Jr. General Dynamics Corporation Gifts of Elahe Hessamfar Glen H. Ballowe Mark Warren Cutlip General Motors Foundation, Inc. $10,000 to $99,999 Honeywell Foundation Jonathan F. Bard William A. Daniel General Public Utilities Corporation Adapco, Ltd Edward S. Keen Lawrence P. Barisciano William Reid Darrow Frederick George Gluck ARCS Foundation, Inc. Shaun Kim Kenneth Dale Barker Kevin B. Deasy Charles A. Good M. Mintu Bachann The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Wylie W. Barrow, Jr. Neilson T. Debevoise, Jr. Lynda J. Gordon Gary Bard Foundation John D. Bauersfeld Eugene Bernard Dec Richard D. Gordon Judy Bard William Baldwin Levin, Jr. C. Edwin Becraft Shejal Vipin Desai Rebecca Dorothy Grasser Walter J. Burmeister Patrick J. Martin John S. Beers Jon L. Desmond GTE Foundation Clara L. Cannistra Beverly Mohl Wade Douglas Belcher Sidney O. Dewberry James F. Hahn, Jr. Jon Bruce Halpern Nicolet Vascular, Inc. Norman B. Belecki Thomas P. Dillon, Jr. Harry A. Hamilton Betty Hekimian Humberto A. Olivero Vernon E. Benjamin Donald B. Dinger John B. Handy Norris C. Hekimian Phillips Petroleum Foundation, Inc. David W. Berg Arthur S. Distler Melvin R. Hansen Mark V. Hughes, III Spencer S. Prentiss Richard L. Bernard John E. Dodge Mark Lamon Hanson Jet Propulsion Lab Rosenthal Companies Howard Leonard Bernstein Andrea Trulson Dolph Dale D. Hapeman Mary O’Brien Jones Frank L. Salizzoni Keith Sherman Best Lawrence E. Earl Dwight F. Hastings The Estate of James A. Kelley Dolores S. Smith John H. Bickford Donald L. Eddins Robert C. Haven Livermore Software Technology Gilmore T. Spivey Herbert D. Black, Jr. Johnson Aimie Edosomwan Robert E. Hayes Corporation Orville Standifer, Jr. James F. Blose Edward Egloff Edward Anthony Heck Jacqueline Z. Morris StorageTek Foundation Donald L. Blount Timothy John Ehrsam Aran Hegarty Robert L. Morris Charles Kenneth Watt Garet A. Bornstein Greg C. Eichert John Hanson Heidema MSX International Adteam Division William Wrigley Jr. Company James Robert Bounds Howard Eisner + Stephen Allan Herrlein National Academy of Sciences Foundation David M. Bovet Energen Corporation Jorge Hidalgo Nortel Robert K. Boyd Joseph Orvis Erb Juan Francisco Hidalgo Nicholas G. Paleologos Gifts of J. Michael Brame William B. Esser Dorothy D. Hodges Robert Bosch Corporation $100 to $999 Taft H. Broome, Jr. John Richard Etherton Malcolm F. Hodges Science Applications International Ronald Craig Aasen Craig E. Brown Woodrow W. Everett, Jr. Craig A. Holberger Corporation Haregewoin Abay Thomas Michael Buchanan Exxon Mobil Foundation Richard H. Hollingsworth Sun Microsystems, Inc. Susan Lynn Abbott Scott Eric Bumgarner ExxonMobil Corporation John B. Holmblad Telogy Networks Robert B. Abel Cadence Design Systems, Inc. Pastor Farinas Tin Ki Chan Tin Powe Hoo Timothy W. Tong + Accenture Foundation, Inc. Francesco A. Calabrese Jerome P. Feldman Edmund C. Hughes Union Switch & Signal Bennet R. Ackerman Jorge Javier Calvo Christian Michael Fernholz Virginia’s Center for Innovative Jeanne V. Ackerman Patricia Balduman Calvo Charles W. Field, Jr. Deceased * Technology Ann Halstead Adams Mark S. Castellani Wayne J. Fischer Professors, faculty or staff+

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Van Trune Hulamm Robert M. Moore Richard Martin Soland Christine Gauch Anderson Harry J. Bracken, Jr. Cheryl S. Jobe Morrison & Foerster, LLP Ralph E. Spencer Coe M. Anderson, Sr. Leonard Braitman Johnson & Johnson Family of Steven Willard Moser John Anastas Sporidis Robert A. Anderson Mark David Braunstein Companies Thomas Frederick Mosher Raymond J. Stanekenas Robert A. Anderson, Sr. George Edward Breen Paul B. Johnson Frank Moy Donald P. Stein Stephen Bruce Andrews William F. Brittle, Jr. Thomas W. Johnson Thomas Edward Nadolny Barbara S. Sunday Raymond Kuoc-Leong Ao David H. Brooks Konstantinos Karayianis Mark Louis Nagel James Bryon Swecker Angela Y. Apintiloaiei Mary Sue Brooks Patricia Mary Keegan NCR Corporation Cynthia Rose Gautier Swim Carolyn Bernard Arena Alexander C. Brown, Jr. Edward Francis Keller Vishnu Waman Nerurkar Jasper A. Swim, II Lawrence J. Arena Laurence R. Brown Charles A. Kengla Jane D. Newell Peter Sypher Robert L. Armacost Margaret Rushbrook Brown James J. Kisenwether John Bernard Nienstedt Robert John Tarcza Donald William Armistead Merrill R. Brown John Arthur Klayman Alok C. Nigam Vytas A. Tarulis Gilbert D. Armour Ann Warren Bryan John Herbert Klote Malcolm Edward O’Hagan James A. Tegnelia Daniel Felix Arnaud William Littell Bryan Sasha R.P. Koff David Kenneth Owens Richard E. Tennent, Jr. Eugene L. Aronne Wayne H. Bryant Victor S. Korea James R. Owens Ivan Victor Thrane Robert Herman Aronstein Marvin A. Budoff William E. Kotwas Michael T. Payne Kwok Foo Tom Collins Arsem Leonard Jay Burdick Karl Hermann Krueger Robert L. Pegan Steven David Tompkins Omar Ezz-Eldin Atia Richard W. Burns Fee Woo Lee Jeffrey Gregg Peiffer TRW Foundation Frank Fisher Atwood John Robert Butler Ronald Joseph Lepkowski Barry G. Pifer Harry J. Tucker, Jr. Serena Maria Aunon Laura J. Byrd Alexander Levin Michael Gene Polak Charles Franklin Turner Karl B. Avellar Charles J. Camarda Delbert F. Lewis Charles Edward Polinger Robert Michael Turner Staci H. Bachman Clifford B. Campbell Robert Henry Lightsey Andrew Gregory Ponce Timothy Edward Udicious Abdoulaye Bah Donald H. Campbell John C. Linz Geneva Phillips Pope Peter Joseph Unanue Richard J. Baka George B. Campbell Lockheed Martin Corporation John David Pope Leonard Adolphus Van Lowe Charles A. Baker James A. Carelock, Jr. Foundation The Prudential Foundation Robert H. Van Sickler Baltimore Gas & Electric Company Ronald L. Carlberg William C. Lohnes Robert E. Pulfrey, Jr. Ronald C. Vansickle Sushil Kumar Baluja Thurston Page Carleton Omer M. Long Albert R. Purchase Leonard W. Varner, III Pickard F. Bargh Arnold A. Carlson, Jr. Henry J. Lorenzetti Qwest Communications Marguerite L. Varner J.E. Barnhill Paul M. Carter Robert J. Lynch Jr. International, Inc. Louis P. Wagman Elizabeth N. Barton Frances H. Cartin Robert Howard Lyon William D. Randolph Melvyn T. Wahlberg Richard E. Barton, Jr. Thomas J. Cartin Edward M. MacCutcheon M. Christine Reilly Timothy Allan Waire, Jr. Anthony S. Basile Arturo Y. Casanova Jean L. MacCutcheon Richard C. Reynolds Andrew M. Walker Robert C. Basinger, Jr. Dudley M. Cate Douglas E. MacDonald Debra Hoke Richardson Sean P. Walsh Earl J. Bass Gary Lawrence Cauthen Edward W. MacLaren, Jr. Robert Townsend Richardson Ivan W. Washburn Ray Harrison Bazil John Samuel Cavallini Margaret D. MacLaren Ilia I. Rios Robert C. Waters + John Bloomfield Beach Peter Angelo Cavallo James Bernard Mahoney Lincoln E. Roberts Cleveland F. Watkins Eric Jay Becker George R.C. Cavell Helen S. Manning Mitchell Seth Robinson Donald B. Weaver Margaret Tierney Beling Joseph V. Cesaitis John R. Manning George J. Rogers * Donald A. Weiss * Peter Adam Beling Pomsit Chakkaphak Joseph Peter Manzo, Jr. Wilfred A. Rohde Lin Weng Arthur E. Beller Charles E. Chambliss, III Thomas George Martin Alma M. Rohlfs Patricia Ann Wenner Samuel Duval Benn Robert F. Chandler Carlos E. Martinez Bernice Dora Rothstein John H. Whitney J. Louis Berger Kien Cheng Chang Joseph Robert Martini Philip Jennings Rush Horace A.F. Whitworth Bernard Bernstein Douglas M. Chapin George Masiuk Robert L. Rush Carl E. Wick Michael Beron Harvey R. Chaplin, Jr. George M. Mathews, III Joseph E. Russ Frank E. Williams, Jr. Cameron Craig Berry Robert Manion Chapman Ruth Mazurek Harry B. Rutemiller Roger M. Williams James William Binckley Steven B. Chase James Franklin McArthur Lawrence A. Sames Clifton R. Williamson William Lawrence Bird, Sr. Man-Ming Cheng Robert D. McCalley Antonio Aguilar Sanchez Gretchen Elizabeth Wilmouth Elmer H. Birdseye Warren Lynwood Chestnutt Paul J. McCeney Debra Price Sarvela Jeffrey P. Winbourne Anne H. Blacksten Alessandro Chierici Michael F. McGrath Jack A. Schaeffer Frank Wong H. Ric Blacksten Rose-Marie Chierici William R. McWhirter, Jr. Michael Schildcrout Lily Lieu Wong Jorge Blanco Donald L. Chu Eric S. Mendelsohn Douglas G. Schinke Pu-Chiang Wu Ronald H. Blizzard Evan Yu-Ling Chu Joseph Richard Miletta Arthur H. Schneyman John S. Zavadil Michael Lee Blumenthal Bo Hyung Chung Mark R. Miller Bernard S. Schuchner Steven E. Bollt Arthur Brodie Clark Peter R. Miller Anthony Joseph Scovazzo Gifts of Michael F. Bondy Craig J. Clark Edward F. Mitchell, Jr. Thomas Hugh Seymour $1 to $99 John Edward Boon, Jr. David Webster Clark Reginald S. Mitchell Richard J. Shimko Nana Apreh Ackah John R. Bortz Dewey Lee Clemmons, Jr. Charles T. Montgomery Howell B. Simmons Charles N. Adkins Amy M. Bossong Lewis C. Cohen Marcia Anne Montgomery Joseph Hugh Sinnott Ghazi Luaibi Al-kinani Mounir Salah Boudjemaa Franklin C. Moore Kenneth W. Smith William H. Alkire Dolores Maxine Bouland Deceased * Malcolm R. Moore Arthur Lee Smookler Allan Howard Anderson Heber D. Bouland Professors, faculty or staff+

Synergy 13 BENEFACTORS OF SEAS

Ronald David Colangelo Richard L. Eilbert, Sr. David Paul Gianettino Henry Jameson Holcombe James Joseph Knitis Joan Pamela Coleman Vicki Lynn Eisele Dennis M. Giblin John H. Holmes Edward M. Kocharian David C. Colony, Jr. Eric Seth Eisler Donald A. Giffhorn Rosalind Lee Hom Richard Gerard Kocinski William Bernard Compton, III Matthew Michael Ekdahl Samuel P. Ginder, Jr. Wai L. Hom Philip Crowell Koenig Thomas Zane Cooper Efremfon Frank Ekpo Jonathan Alvin Gloster William David Homick Matthew F. Koff Robert H. Corbitt Robert A. Elliott Patricia Pope Gluss Everson Jackson Hottel William L. Konick James L. Corder Rolland Victor Elliott Thomas J. Golab Michael John Houlihan Thomas Charles Korch Jorge A. Cortina Amr Abdelhamid Elsawy Reza Golampor Lawrence David Huebner Arthur E. Koski M. Joseph Costello John C. Elwood, Jr. David Golan James H. Hughen Irma R. Koski Andrew Gustav Cotterman Gholamreza Emami Edward Alan Gold Paul Kendrick Hughes, II David Alan Kotecki Clair A. Craig Philip Joseph Emmerman Jerry G. Gonick Joseph George Hugo Donald Joseph Kover Barrett Russell Crane Allan B. Ensign * Julio Gonzalez Peter S. Hui William E. Kozak Bradford James Crane Robert H. Erler Kristen Lucille Gooch James P. Hum, Jr. Katherine McCarthy Kraenzle Robbin P. Crane Eugene Erri Estinto Robert Lawrence Goodman John A. Hunter Robert Kramer Charles R. Crockett Donald Gene Evans John L. Goodwin John Henry Hurd, Jr. Richard A. Krasney George H. Cronin, II George Henry Evans Dustin Graves Jerean Camunez Hutchinson Jeffrey Lawrence Krichmar Lois Blankenship Crump John Joseph Faherty Randoph A. Graves, Jr. Wynne S. Hyatt Trina N. Krichmar Kevin J. Cummings Mostafa Abdel-Hamid Fahmy James Richard Greco Eve Thornberg Ignatius Craig Miller Kuhne Forrest C. Cunningham Behrooz Fakhari Michael Lawrence Green Hideo Ihara Richard L. Kujawa Robert A. Curtis John Sin-Wei Fang Paula Miller Green Ruth Ihara Hak J. Kwon Robert F. Custard Kaveh Farboud John C. Grimberg Luigi Iori Andrew Robert Lacher John David Cuthbertson Carl Burton Fausey Frederick J. Grozinger Neal H. Ishman Elizabeth Smith Lacher Norman Czajkowski John T. Fearnow, Jr. Robert Bruce Grupp Zora Iskenderian Nicholas Theodore Lagen Curtis Howard Dalton Michael G. Fekete, Jr. Matthew Phillip Grzech Charles E. Jackson, Jr. Leonel Laguarda David Lawrence Daly Martin A. Felker Arnold E Guevara Leon Frederick Jackson Christine Lange Nolan K. Danchik John Michael Ferriter Maliha Dayyeh Haddad Douglas Armstrong Jamieson Robert George Lange Charles Osei Dankwah Lowell E. Finch Richard A. Haefs * Robert M. Jimeson Billy R. Lanier Allen R. Davidson, Jr. Carol M. Fineblum Gregg Don Hagedorn James D. Jogerst Robert Henry Laning Harold F. Davidson Solomon S. Fineblum Paul M. Haldeman, Jr. Matthew Ernst Johnson Charles Richard Lasko John C. Davies, III Steven A. Fischer John William Hale Robert B. Johnson Albert K. Lee Rudolph M. Decatur, Jr. Ariel Todio Fister Dean Edward Hall Harry New Jones David Lee Joseph M. Delpino John Richard Flanagan John T. Hall Maris Juberts Hyok Lee Robert Louis Dennig Fred S. Flatow Harriet W. Hanlon Henry David Kahn Kathryn Owen Leedy Larry A. Denyer Audrey R. Flieger Robert F. Hanlon Jerry Kaminetzky Thomas Force Leedy James L. Deprospero Earl C. Flowers James P. Hansen Lawrence J. Kastner, Jr. Howard Louis Leikin Luis Descaire Eugene G. Flurie John Henry Harrington, III Robert M. Kautz Joseph Robert Lentini, III Richard Dettmering Kenneth H. Folse Ann Elizabeth Harrison Howard Eric Kea John A. LeReche, Sr. Thomas Gilbert Dewald V. Stuart Foote, Jr. Harvey R. Harrison Kevin C. Keating Thomas W. Lesniakowski Alfredo Diaz Larry Elwood Forbes Lloyd Rogers Harrison Orron E. Kee Robert Scott Leszczynski Harry A. Dickerson Van Patten Toll Foster David C. Haupt Warren E. Keene Alan M. Letow Louis Joseph DiMento Henry W. Franklin, Jr. Earnest Lyle Heatwole, Jr. Alan Gilbert Keller Frank John Levandoski Thomas R. Dobyns Henry James Franks, Jr. Curtis Alan Heckelman June E. Keller Abraham Leventhal Arthur B. Dodd, Jr. Kara Morley Frech John C. Held Robert J. Keltie S.S. Levine Alan S. Dorenfeld Ernest R. Freeman James Douglas Henderson Robert E. Kemelhor Marshall A. Levitan Michael Oren Doron James T. Freeman Robert James Hendriks William J. Kenis Harry Lawson Light Leonard Vincent Dorrian J. Luis Frenk Gary Edward Hendrzak Linda June Kennedy Tian Siu Lim William W. Dorsey Inger Pincus Friedman Deborah Ture Henry Evelyn S. Kerper * Gee C. Lin Trudy Connor Doss Frede F. Froehlich, Sr. Clarice F. Hens Matthew J. Kerper James G. Lin Gordon Barker Dove David A. Frommer Russell James Hens Wendell L. Keyes William A. Lintner Robert J. Doyle Jack A. Frost Francis L. Hermach Simon H. Kfoury Edward G. Lippitt, Jr. Roger W. Doyon Willie N. Fuller Lee P. Herndon Ludie M. Kidd William F. List Romain Jean Duchez John J. Gabriel Herbert G. Herrmann, III Yong Sung Kim Cynthia J. Little Carroll G. Dudley Michael J. Gage Norman J. Hess John J. Kinloch David T. Lokerson Richard P. Dunbar Mary B. Garner William James Hill Gerald E. Kissel Donald C. Lokerson Anthony F.D. Durham James Patrick Gary, Sr. Robert L. Hinebaugh John Peter Kissinger, Jr. Francis John Lowe Anthony Durso Richard Bernard Geiger Stephen H. Hines Burton R. Klein Paul Michael Lowell Cesar Eduardo Edery Kenneth E. Geisinger Joyce Ann Hires Vincent Allen Kline Henry Eugene Lubean Guy Henry Edwards Andrea Dale Gelenter I. Jerry Hlass John R. Kling Jerry L. Edwards GE Fund David Lawrence Hobson William Robert Klocko Deceased * Dennis Lee Egan Kenneth Foster Gerard, Jr. Peter Hoch Suzanne Marie Knight Professors, faculty or staff+

14 Winter 2001 BENEFACTORS OF SEAS

Lorin Michael Lund William M. Morris Ivatury Sanyasi Raju Leon H. Sibul Ado Valge Brian Ban Luu James N. Moss Anne Hawkins Ramsey G. Wayne Singley Dennis Peter Van Derlaske Cornelia Conrad Lynn Motorola Foundation Harold Kalman Rappoport James A. Sinsabaugh Mary Lou Hunn Van Derlaske Dana C. Lynn John E. Moye Cordell S. Ratner Anthony D. Skufca Howard J. Vandersluis, Jr. Kenneth E. Lyons Ellen Elaine Moyer Carl Glenn Ray Ann Cynthia Smith Stanley J. Vest William John MacCormack Daniel R. Mulville Raytheon Company Nina Duncanson Smith Philip Robert Viars Jason Gary Mader Kevin Martin Murray William L. Reed, Jr. Rosanne C. Anderson Smith Jonathan Lorenzo G. Villanos John C. Magnuson Paul Richard Mussey Paul Anthony Regeon Arnold L. Snyder, Jr. Virginia Electric & Power Company Winston W. Mah Charles Robert Naegeli William Dennis Reid Andrew Kiyung Sohn Philip Vitale Sam S. Mahatan Shahram Nakhostin Eliahoo M. Reuben Bojana Sosic Oscar von Bredow Robert L. Malinowski Michael Chester Natrella Arlene V. Reynolds Bruno Lawrence Sova Charles M. Waespy Kalisankar Mallik James C. Neely Robert W. Rhodes Donald William Soyka Charles E. Walden Jan Anthony Manning Stephen K. Neely Steven Duane Rich Ned A. Spencer Edward F. Walker, Jr. Philip John Mansour Edward D. Newell James C. Richards Don M. Spillman Robert Lawrence Walker Sandy J. Marenberg Chau Thuong Nguyen Alfred W. Richmond Karen S. Spindel Michael Ambrose Wallace Donald L. Margolies Luong Van Nguyen Karl Joseph Rickert Ronald Spitalney Donald J. Waltman, Jr. Ronald Clifford Marland Wesley G. Nichols Mark Thomas Rickert Dharapuram Narasingarao Srinath Kuo-Ping Wang Victor D. Marone Richard S. Nickell Vincent William Rider Dianne Carol St. Jean Tiffani Renee Warren James L. Martin Robert E. Niederstrasser Maurice E. Ringenbach George Mathew Starken Phillip L. Watkins Christos L. Maskaleris Jose Manuel Nieves Vincent Carmen Ritts Jerome H. Steffel Daria Darden Webb Eva Chris H. Maskaleris Bernard Aloysius Nolan John W. Roberts, Jr. Christopher L. Steffens Martin Herman Weik Ronald Kenneth Massaro Richard David Norman Carmen Palomera Rockwell Edwin O. Stengard Claude M. Weil John Cannon Matheson, Jr. Mohammad Ali M. Nourbakhsh Peter Gordon Rockwell M. R. Stogsdill Jerry Weintraub Floyd F. Mathews, Jr. Thomas Joseph O’Connor Edward C. Rodgers Frank William Strasburger Raymond Howard Weir, Jr. Arlon S. Matsunaga Harlan J. Oelke Charles C. Rogers, Jr. Aubrey J. Stringer Peter Weiss John S. Matusik Martha S. Ong Lillian H. Rohrer Alfred Stroh, Jr. Wallace H. Weiss Marco A. Mayor Philip Yoon-Lim Ong Michael W. Rohrer Gregory Freeman Sullivan Clarence Harry Weissenstein Elizabeth H. May-Salazar John J. Onufrak William Rudolph Rorer Kenneth F. Sullivan Ulysses Weldon John Patrick Mazz Andrew E. Orebaugh Samuel B. Rothberg Maureen R. Supple Richard H. Welles James W. McAllister Mary Ellen Orsino Mark Alan Rothenberg Melvin Webb Sutphin Bradley Steven Welliver Carl P. McCall W. Thomas Packard Dennis William Rowe Stephen J. Sutton Raymond Douglas Whipple Donald W. McChesney William Gosnell Paine, Jr. Beverly C. Rudman Roger Larry Swanson Donald Gene White Robert C. McClenon Richard E. Park Richard S. Rudman Melvin Ernest Sword Harry D. White, Jr. Charles R. McClinton Yong Chin Park Gregory Alan Russell Richard C. Szymanski Kyle Everette White Richard D. McConnell Susan Caroline Partyka William D. Rust, Jr. Lloyd Huong Tang Melvin S. Whitt McCormick & Company, Inc. Thomas Arthur Pearson Thomas R. Rutherford Steven Chhor Tang Derek Arnold Widmayer Stewart W. McCormick PEC Solution Inc. Kenneth W. Rutland Beverley E. Taylor John B. Williams Gerald M. McDonald Kimberley Kane Pellegrini William Edgar Salazar Harry William Taylor Frank G. Wilson James Robert McGillicuddy William A. Percival Bernice Ellen Samuels James Albert Taylor Robert A. Wise Patricia S. McGovern Ronald Eugene Perison Leo Darrell Sanford James Scott Taylor Peter Walker Witherell William F. McGovern Alfonso Petrobono Sidharth Sankar Anita C. Terauds Michael Joseph Wojcik Gerald T. McKindles John C. Pfeifer Steven Frank Schiller John J. Terauds August Richard Wolz Turner S. McLaurin Maritza G. Piedrahita Martin S. Schletter Roy L. Terwilliger Ronald F. Wonisch James L. McVoy Maurice William Pitt Paul E. Schmid Paul R. Teter Josef Arnold Wonsever Nader Mehravari Brenda A. Platt Graham R. Schofield Malcolm Vincent Thaden, Jr. Barry Edward Wood Robert J. Melvin George Brand Pleat Jack H. Schofield * Edgar A. Thibault Franklin Wood Gabino W. Mendoza Abraham S. Pollack Bernard C. Schuler Gerald L. Thomas Edward Hennen Wright Janice M. Menker Michael Kamano Ponton Erich J. Schulz George Richard Thompson Sheila S. Xu Herbert Meyerson Raymond S. Potter Christian Schumacher Chandrashekhar M. Tipnis Ali Yazdi Stephen Paul Miceli Stephen Roy Pratt Michael Howard Schwartz Hung Duong Tran Lee D. Yelshin Haaren Albert Miklofsky Barry Lee Price John Deal Scott, Jr. Toan Quoc Tran Yan-Ching Yih Fred Mintz Ihor Myroslav Procinsky Jakob Williams Seelig Elizabeth H. Trively Kenneth O. Young Douglas N. Mitten John Henry Pruden, III Alfred L. Seivold Martin C. Trively Alan Joseph Zampella Carl R. Mockler William S. Prusch Adlai Stephen Shawareb Patrick Francis Truitt John Hannes Moffett Lawrence Robert Pryluck Timothy David Sheckler T.J. Tsai Julia Mogavero Andre Alois Pugin Victoria Farinas Sheckler Steven Tsakos Deceased * Louis N. Mogavero * Kenneth Putkovich Logan Clay Shelman William M. Tucker Professors, faculty or staff+ Michael Edward Monaco George W. Pynn Francis W. Shepherd Frances T. Ackley John A. Moreno Ronald K. Quesenberry Margaret Elizabeth Shoults United Technologies Corporation James S. Moretz Remedios A. Quiroz Linda Jean Sibert Douglas B. Uthus

Synergy 15 Past, Present, Prospective A CONVERSATION with FOUR GENERATIONS of ENGINEERS

his past fall, Dean Timothy Tong and four alumni of the School of Engineering and Applied Science met to discuss the transformation of the engineering field. Representing far-ranging experiences, each offered a unique perspective on the past, present and future of their shared profession. Here are excerpts from their conversation.

TTHE PANEL John R. Manning, Esq., BS, engineering 1957; JD 1961, Linda Jones Nichols, D.Sc 1996, operations research; is a retired division director for the National Aeronautics and Space MS 1984, operations research, is a lead analyst for Mitretek System’s Administration, and is today an attorney and intellectual property Center for Information Systems. consultant. Fariba Nazemi, BS 1981, electrical engineering; MS 1983, Issa Khozeimeh, B.S.E.E. 1966; M.S.E.E.1973; D.Eng 1984, engineering management; applied scientist, systems engineering electrical engineering; D.Sc 1993, engineering management, is Manager, management, 2001, is a senior systems engineer manager for TEAM Utilities Services at Washington Dulles International Airport and teaches (Technology Automation and Management Corporation). at area universities, including SEAS.

Pictured left to right Fariba Nazemi, Issa Khozeimeh, Linda Nichols, and John Manning — four generations of SEAS alumni.

16 Winter 2001 Nichols: Even further, the Internet “I’d name another has had a critical, positive impact on the economy. And it’s created a more intelligent invention as the public aware of engineering innovations most life- because every day we utilize this sophisti- cated technology — kids, adults, all of us.

altering of the Manning: I agree that electronics have revolutionized our lives. But I’d name last half-century another invention as the most life-altering of the last half-century — the transistor. — the transistor.” Without the transistor, we would have none of today’s electronic equipment. I was — John Manning active in the early days of the development of the transistor and its patent application. Tong: Welcome. Thanks so much for being Still, I don’t think we can ignore other with us today. This will be a brainstorming ses- innovations such as chemical advances and sion — we will take a look at the past and ahead new materials, which have dramatically at the future. First, let’s take a look back. What affected our lives. do you think is the single most important engi- Khozeimeh: It all leads back to neering innovation of the last 50 years? electrical devices. Without those no other Khozeimeh: The PC — and our ability technology would have emerged. to have personal access to technology that once Manning: Linda mentioned eco- occupied an entire room, and now sits in the nomics earlier. That is really the linchpin for palms of our hands. it all. It drives invention, public desire and Nazemi: Absolutely, the personal computer need for products and people’s ability to pay has revolutionized our lives. When I attended for these products. And the source of prod- school at GW as an undergraduate in the late uct innovation is always consumer need. 1970s, the only way to have access to a computer Someone somewhere asks, “Why don’t we was in the middle of the night and with a key put a handle on that cup to reduce the heat punch card. There were long lines and longer transferred to our hands. And then the mug waits to use the computer. But beyond the com- is created and the public clamors to buy. puter, I have to say that the Internet is the real Tong: When the economy is strong, it technology equalizer. It provides access to infor- fuels innovation. Or does development con- mation that was once only available through tinue despite a slowdown in consumer con- hours of tedious research in a library. fidence? Tong: The Internet has dramatically altered Nichols: Basic development is ongoing. the way you do your job — the way you access Engineers somewhere are creating new and better information. ways to do most everything — it simply moves more slowly to the marketplace when the economy is weaker.

Synergy 17 Tong: What about the engineering educational experience — how do you “...we will see think that has changed? enormous leaps Manning: I have heard engineers who were educated in the 1930s and 1940s in the medical say that the education they received was tantamount to what electricians receive application today. The availability of information and access to virtually endless information of engineering — resources raise the level of what it takes to be successful. especially in genetic Khozeimeh: Yes, that is the most engineering...” dramatic difference. I can recall sitting for hours in the library taking notes on 3” — Linda Nichols by 5” cards. Now you can sit at home in a comfortable chair and the world is accessible to you — even four and five-year Nazemi: Yes, we may be too preoccupied olds are savvy about gathering information! with instant response and instant information. Real communications may suffer, I’m afraid. “...you can sit Nazemi: Also, there’s the fact that education is packaged in a way to be convenient. That is a Tong: Linda, you said earlier that people have at home in a tremendous benefit, as well. Teleconferencing, a better understanding about engineering. But, do multiple locations, video — all of it brings you what you think the public has misconceptions about the comfortable chair you want, where you want it, when you want it. profession? and the world Nichols: Add online courses to that list. Khozeimeh: Yes. But we can change that. I teach an online statistics course. And while it’s We have to start in middle school to expose stu- is accessible a challenge, being able to work one-on-one with dents to engineering. There are programs for kids students is a fantastic advantage I didn’t have as young as ninth grade that encourage an interest to you — even as a student. in science and engineering. I’ve judged student projects and some of them have been amazing. Tong: This gives students real access to four and five-year Mentoring students is the best way to market the instructors. Is there a downside to it? field. olds are savvy Nichols: There is now a milieu of instanta- Nichols: I don’t think people know what neous responses that has been created by the engineers do. Issa is right — we have to reach about gathering Internet — in the classroom, the office, even students early. in our personal lives. It forces you to keep lines information!” of communications open. Khozeimeh: I think confusion comes from the term engineer. It is used in so many contexts, — Issa Khozeimeh from locomotive drivers to building maintenance supervisors. No wonder the public is confused.

18 Winter 2001 Tong: If we’re successful in marketing engi- Khozeimeh: These things will be devel- “...analyzing neering to students, what would you tell them oped as long as we are willing to pay for them. about it as a career choice? But I think transportation will be revolutionized situations and — private citizens in space will be commonplace. Nichols: I’d tell them that the true advan- tage of engineering is its versatility. If you have Nazemi: I see much change in the work- finding solutions a strong foundation in almost any field, you can place — everything from robots to increased —it’s the translate it into engineering. I came from liberal telecommuting. Most of us will be working from arts as an applied math major. I really liked the our homes. essence of fact that my classmates came from so many back- Khozeimeh: That may be true. But I am grounds. That’s impressive. afraid that we will lose a great deal — all of that engineering...” Nazemi: Engineering is a creative field — human contact “around the water cooler” that I think the public overlooks that. The sky is the sparks creativity and serendipitous invention. —Fariba Nazemi limit in engineering — there are all kinds of possibilities. Tong: It’s difficult not to talk about September 11. What role will engineers play Tong: What innovations do you think this new to create a safer nation? generation of engineers will develop? Nazemi: There will be some ingen- Nichols: I think we will see enormous leaps ious security and surveillance advances that in the medical application of engineering — will result. especially in genetic engineering, which is a bit frightening. Khozeimeh: Structural engineers are already studying how to better protect Manning: Yes, medical technology is boom- our buildings. ing — everything from capsule-sized cameras that are swallowed to view the small bowel, to Nazemi: That epitomizes the profes- readily available body parts made of phenomenal sion, I think. We are in the business of ana- new materials. This will revolutionize health care. lyzing situations and finding solutions — it’s the essence of engineering and probably Tong: Telemedicine is already increasing why each of us chose it for our careers. access to health care, improving diagnosis and bringing more specialized care to more people. I think this is where much will happen in the next several decades. Of course, there is a price to be paid for this technology.

Synergy 19 Alumni news

Bridging the Generation Gap

t is ironic that in the beginning of our undergraduate experience is fresh and they are careers — when we need help to establish “It’s our newest just now facing the challenges of beginning a ourselves —we overlook a vital resource: career, as well as balancing their professional and the Engineering Alumni Association (EAA). graduates who personal lives. So many of us don’t take advantage of the can truly benefit Plans are underway to repeat a successful Ipotential of this organization until later in our networking panel held earlier this year in which professional lives, when we are well established. poten- undergraduates had the opportunity to share their Yet it’s our newest graduates who can truly benefit from the resumes with young and older alumni representing from the potential career connections that an tial career regional businesses. Last year nearly 100 people alumni association can bring — it’s the ultimate participated in the event. We hope to expand this networking opportunity for younger men and connections program, which is planned for 2002 to coincide women engineers. These are also the people who with Career Week. We also hope more younger can bring vitality and energy to the association — that an alumni alumni will get involved — it is an opportunity for new ideas and unique perspectives that will help networking, not just for students, but for graduates us become more relevant and more attractive to association can as well. We want to encourage younger alumni to all SEAS graduates. serve as judges for local high school science fairs in That’s why we are making a special effort to bring.” March 2002, and hope all alumni will tell us how attract young alumni to the EAA. We have enlisted they are doing so that we can share it with readers the help of recent SEAS graduate Kristy of Synergy. McDonnell, BS, 1999, civil engineering, masters It begins with a social event to be held later this To learn more about any of these activities, in engineering management, 2001. McDonnell is year in Washington — a good way to see old please feel free to contact Jason Miller, EAA-Alumni a member of the board of the EAA — one of just friends and meet new ones. House Coordinator, at [email protected], a few younger alumni in a leadership position. But other initiatives will provide more than or call Jason at 202-994-3987 (1-800-ALUMNI-7). But both the Board and I want to remedy this entertainment. The University-wide program that generation gap. matches undergraduates with mentor alumni gives Mike Whitley McDonnell — who served for two years as graduates a chance to test their leadership, teach- BS, Mechanical Engineering, 1986 SEAS Presidential Administrative Fellow — is ing, and management skills. SEAS has not been a President, Engineering Alumni Association working with us to fashion a number of activities very active partner in this program, but we believe that will meet the unique needs of younger alumni. younger alumni would make ideal mentors. Their

20 Winter 2001 TRANSITIONS

Sonia Al-Assar (nee Schmitt), BS, Engineering Management, 1995, was promoted to Senior Principal TCP/IP Architect with Cable & Wireless, where she designs wide-area net- works (WANs) for global enterprises. She was married in December 2000 and is completing EAA Honors Its Own her dissertation in Marketing of Technology. his past spring, the EAA honored alumni for their distinguished Darnell Bennett, BS, electrical engineering 2000, recently received a National Science service to the School of Engineering and Applied Science. Foundation Fellowship, and is currently studying TRoma Malkani, who earned her Masters in electrical engi- for a master’s in electrical engineering at SEAS. neering at SEAS and completed course work for a D.Sc. in computer Esayas Kebede, BS, electrical engineering, science, and Walter Burmeister, who received his MEA from SEAS, 2001, was awarded a National Science were recipients of the EAA Alumni Achievement Award. The honorees Foundation Fellowship. were recognized for their outstanding career accomplishments — as Michael Mansouri, MS, operations well as their commitment to advancing the engineering profession. research, 1977, is chairman and CEO of iPass Malkani is president of Information Systems and Networks Inc., a data communications and information Corporation (ISN), a telecommunications and systems integration systems industry in Redwood Shores, California. Roma Malkani firm she founded in 1980. By 1990, it was the largest woman-owned, He recently appeared on a special business federal government contractor. Today, ISN is the Washington area’s feature aired on ABC News. Mansouri’s largest minority-owned business with work in both the governmental company has been selected by NetStar Group Australia to supply corporate access global and private sectors in 30 locations nationwide. Malkani was among roaming services to its corporate customers the first members of the SEAS National Advisory Council and has in Australia. served on the Northern Virginia GW campus advisory board. Kristy McDonnell, BS, 1999, MS, 2001, Burmeister, a current member of the SEAS National Advisory was recently named an energy engineer for Council, is president of World Access, an international telecommunica- PACE Global Energy Services, in Fairfax, tions company. He joined World Access after it merged with FacilCom Virginia. International (FCI), the company he founded in 1995. FCI was just Douglas Sheppard, BS, 1989, Computer one of a number of highly successful telecommunication businesses Engineering, recently started a technical Burmeister has founded in more than 30 years in the industry. consulting firm in San Francisco, California He has also served as chair of the SEAS National Advisory Council. (http://douglasandcompany.com).

Walter Burmeister Randy T. Sultzer, MEM, 1992, has joined the staff of the Director of Space Policy within the Office of the U.S. Secretary of Defense, where he is responsible for developing, reviewing and coordinating U.S. national and defense space policies and positions.

Sergio Yanes, MS, 2001, engineering man- agement, was awarded a Fulbright Binational Business Grant and is completing an internship in Monterrey, Mexico for Cementos Mexicanos doing business development for their Synergy welcomes your news. CxNetworks group. He is studying at the You may email updates for Transitions to Lee Williams at Insituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores [email protected]; fax to 202.994.2684; or mail to GWU-SEAS, de Monterrey, where he is studying international Tompkins Hall, Room 210, 725 23rd St., NW, Washington, DC 20052. business and international management.

Synergy 21 UP & COMING Alumni news

• February 17-23, 2002 National Engineering Week • March 1-2, 2002 National Advisory Council Meeting • March 26, 2002 Alumni Achievement Awards • March 2002 EAA Networking Event for Alumni and Students • April 12-13, 2002 Be a Judge for Mid Altantic 2002 Student Future Engineers Conference Hosted by GW JAFS he Engineering Alumni Association (EAA) Board of Directors • May 17, 2002 has participated in judging projects at annual high school SEAS Commencement T science fairs across the Washington metropolitan area for a • May 18, 2002 number of years. Participation as a judge is voluntary and open to Distinguished Alumni Awards all SEAS alumni. The fairs are generally held on Saturday mornings in the early spring, and most Washington-area fairs have recently • October 10-13, 2002 been held on the same weekend. The EAA coordinates SEAS alumni Alumni Weekend who are willing to judge science fair projects as representatives of the University. It invites alumni of any class year to join it in spring 2002. You can help “show the flag” for GW and SEAS, give students insight from practicing engineers, and see what and how current students are studying. To register your interest, please email IN MEMORIAM [email protected] or call Jason Miller at Alumni House at (202) 994-3987. • The School of Engineering and Applied Science is deeply saddened by the death of John Sammartino, B.S, electrical engineering, 1986. John was among those who lost their lives in the terror attacks of September 11, 2001. Before his death John was an engineer with XonTech Inc. in Rosslyn, Virginia. Sign On • SEAS is very sad to report the death of Donald A. Weiss, a member of the National There are nearly 14,000 alumni of the School of Engineering and Applied Advisory Council Science — just 10 percent of them are now registered with the School’s and alumnus of listserve — its email communications network. the class of 1958. Visit us online at www.gwu.edu/alumni/listserve/subscribe.cfm to register At the time of his and become part of this front-line information system. News, activities and death this past calls to action are blast emailed to all alumni who subscribe. Sign on and spring, Don was managing partner help build the list. for AVM Financial Group in Chicago. For more information about the EAA, contact: Jason Miller, EAA-Alumni House Coordinator [email protected]/ phone: 202-994-3987 • 1-800-ALUMNI-7 Visit the Website: www.alumni.gwu.edu

22 Winter 2001 From the National Advisory Council JIM TEGNELIA, MEA,1975

am happy to have this chance to speak to SEAS alumni and members National Advisory of the NAC — my gratitude to NAC President Gary Bard for inviting Council Members me to share my thoughts. I’ve been a member of the Council for several years and today, Michael Azizi, President, Azitex Trading Corp. I serve on its Industry Committee. The NAC membership represents Mintu Bachann, Former CIO and COO, a wide spectrum of people who confer with the Dean on new directions in Equidity I Gary Bard, Retired, CEO, advanced education. We help Aydin Corporation Gurminder Bedi, VP, to answer a crucial question: North American Truck, what capabilities should SEAS Ford Motor Company “...what capabilities Walt Burmeister, President, graduates possess to make World Access them attractive to prospective Michael Caglarcan, Former CEO, should graduates Headlight.com employers and successful Chung-Lung Chang, President, engineers? The Council can Johnson Safety, Inc. possess to make David H. Dastvar, VP, help open doors of opportunity Dasc Corporation for SEAS, as well. More than Ray Everett-Church, Esq., them attractive Managing Member, PrivacyClue.com ever before in its history, it is Dr. Jim Goodrich, President, helping build mutually benefi- Goodrich Enterprises, Inc. to prospective Randy Graves, D.Sc., Director, cial partnerships between the Eurotech, Ltd. school and industry. Jon Halpern, Former VP, employers Modernization, Millar Elevator Service Co. This year as the Vice Al Herskowitz, Retired, Sector VP, President for DOD Programs Global Affairs, SAIC and successful Elahe Hessamfar, Former Chief of Sandia National Technology Officer, Laboratories, I played host Dun & Bradstreet engineers?” John Holmblad, Exec. VP, to Dean Tong and Professors Diveo Broadband Networks, Inc. Mazzuchi, Myers, Mark Hughes, Sector VP, and Deputy Manager, SAIC Singpurwalla and Zaghloul. I was happy to reintroduce Tim Tong to the lab Lou Hutchinson, CEO, Crunchy Technologies, Inc. where he worked some years ago and to discuss future collaboration between Pradman Kaul, President & CEO, Sandia and the school. Hughes Network Systems, Inc. Shaun Kim, VP, Engineering, Sandia is a national laboratory of the U.S. Department of Energy and has William Wrigley Jr. Co. been involved in issues of the nation’s defense and energy infrastructure for Jim Lafond, Managing Partner, Washington Area, PricewaterhouseCoopers more than 50 years. There are a number of areas of intersection between the

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Synergy 23 continued National Advisory Council

Lab’s work and the school that may National Advisory figure in a future partnership: micro- Council Members electronics and microsystems activities; modeling and simulation, including Bill Levin, Deputy Director, Instrumentation & Control Division, risk assessment; and analysis of aging Naval Reactors aircraft. We touched on these and other Michael Mansouri, Chairman & CEO, iPass, Inc. issues during Dr. Tong’s visit, and we Dr. Pat Martin, President & CEO, StorageTek look forward to further discussions Fariba Nazemi, Sr. Systems Engineering leading to cooperative research and Manager, TEAM John O’Brien, VP, Technical Services, education programs with SEAS. Storage Computer Corp. Sandia is in the business of national Dr. Malcolm O’Hagan, President, National Electrical Manufacturers Association security — a field that is crucial in Nick Paleologos, Partner & President, today’s environment. It has a long his- Miller & Long Concrete Construction Co. Mikal Pedersen, President, tory of relationships with academia — Mika Systems, Inc. each year we invite Deans from schools Rich Reich, Senior VP & CIO, Lifeline Systems Inc. across the country to visit and provide Herbert Schantz, President, small grants to universities, as well as HFS Associates Intnl. David Stefan, Former VP, sponsor joint research activities. We Sales, Efficient Networks, Inc. offer internships to science and engi- Murray Stein, Professor & Engineering Consultant, CEE, SEAS/GW neering students, understanding that Dr. Jim Tegnelia VP, DOD Programs, nothing is more meaningful than Sandia National Labs Pete Velde, Esq., President, hands-on experience in helping young Richard W. Velde & Associates adults make critical career decisions. David Wang, Chair, Paperloop.com; Retired, Exec. VP & Dir., That’s why the NAC is so important International Paper to SEAS and its students — we can Dr. Charles Watt, Chairman of the Board, Scientific Research Corp. offer access to the broad engineering Don Weiss, Managing Partner,* AVM Financial Group community so students can sample the Shariar Zaimi, CEO, real world of engineering while com- Engineering Design Group, Inc. Kurt Zetzsche, President, pleting their education. And we can Cascade Steel Rolling Mills, Inc. help to develop relevant educational

experiences that ultimately benefit the *Deceased Top: Alison Alvarez, recipient of the Shelly and profession as well. Steve Heller Prize for women in computer science, I want to encourage other NAC is congratulated by Gary Bard and Dean Tong, at the fall NAC meeting, which brought together members and SEAS alumni to think donors, alumni and students. about how their businesses can play a role in developing a top-notch curricu- Middle: Gathered at the recent NAC meeting are Council members who have given generously to lum for SEAS students. I am sure you the SEAS Century Campaign: (seated left to right) will find the investment more than David Wang, Jon Halpern, Murray Stein and Bill worthwhile. Levin; and (standing left to right) Mintu Bachann, Gary Bard, Dean Tim Tong, Randy Graves, John Holmblad and Mark Hughes. Bottom: Gary Bard and Dean Tim Tong congratulate SEAS 2001 graduate Nathan Campeau, Dean’s Fellow and Class of 2001 most honored graduate.

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