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PAMS Researchers Are Laying the Foundation for Green Energy 8 Seeking Real Health Answers in a “Virtual Rat” 8 9 Into the Fold for a Clearer Picture of Parkinson’S SUMMER 2012 scopeA LOOK INSIDE THE COLLEGE OF PHYSICAL AND MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES GREEN ENERGY Researchers across the college are seeking better ways to use both traditional and renewable resources IN THIS ISSUE Toward Convergence Science 2 Green Energy 4 Virtual Rat 8 Into the Fold 9 scope PAMS Foundation PAMS Alumni & Friends Scope is published by the College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences. Board of Directors Advisory Board The college is made up of inter nationally recognized departments: Officers Officers Cathy Sigal, Chair Benton Satterfield, President Chemistry Leigh Wilkinson, Vice Chair Nancy Ridenhour, Vice President Marine, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences Anita Stallings, President Larry James, Secretary Mathematics Michelle Duggins, Secretary Robert Hill, Assistant Secretary Physics Kathy Hart, Treasurer Statistics Charles Leffler, Assistant Treasurer General Members Molecular & Structural Biochemistry Stephen Ashley General Members Damon Butler Dean Susan Atkinson Kim Deaner Daniel Solomon Tom Blinten Todd Fuller John Brocklebank Bob Jackson Managing Editor Charles Case Maggie LaPlante Anita Stallings Sheila Chickene Sherice Nivens Maureen Droessler Glenn Osmond Editor David Duncklee Er Ralston Steve Townsend Jonathan Earnhart Jean Richardson Kathy Harris Pam Pittman Robinson Contributing Writers Lawrence Ives Aimee Tattersall D’Lyn Ford Roger Liddle Joselyn Todd Ernie Hood Rob Lindberg Mike Trexler Bill Krueger Roy Martin Chip Wentz Star-Lena Quintana Ed Mathers Angela Spivey Alan Menius Randy Miller Design David Montgomery Zubigraphics Connie Moreadith Michael Peirson On the cover: Mitch Perry Elon Ison’s work with green catalysts Stephen Smeach is one of several PAMS research Cecil Smith projects that is helping to shape Phil Summa the future of energy production. Michael Thompson Photo by Roger Winstead. Bill Trent Barton White 13,500 copies of this public Ji Zhang document were printed at a cost Miriam Zietlow of $7,200.00 or $.53 per copy. Emeritus Richard Cook scope in this issue… SUMMER 2012 Dean’s message 2 Toward Convergence Science: The next incarnation of PAMS 4 College news 3 NC State announces creation of the College of Sciences 10 The forecast is bright for Logan Dawson’s future 12 On the road with CMAST 18 Blondin chosen as new head of Physics Research highlights 4 Back to Basics: PAMS researchers are laying the foundation for green energy 8 Seeking real health answers in a “virtual rat” 8 9 Into the fold for a clearer picture of Parkinson’s Honors 14 Montgomery, Gardner and Butler honored at annual PAMS Awards Dinner 16 Reynolds receives award for excellence in teaching 16 Wang keeps PAMS’ CAREER Award streak going strong 17 Notables 10 Alumni and development news 18 How to make a gift 20 Young alumni show their Wolfpack pride in ways big and small Just for fun 13 PAMS physicists help bring back the Bell Tower’s musical tradition 19 A celebration 125 years in the making 13 Toward Convergence Science: The next incarnation of PAMS “ Convergence is a new paradigm that can yield critical advances in a broad array of sectors, from health care to energy, food, climate, and water.” — The Third Revolution: The Convergence of the Life Sciences, Physical Sciences and Engineering ALL As you may have heard—or may H already have gleaned from the headline arc M by on the next page—Chancellor Woodson SCIENCES recently informed the Board of Trustees hoto of his intention to create a College of P Sciences at NC State University effective July 1, 2013. This new college will include the physical and chemical sciences, the mathematical and statis tical sciences, the earth-system sciences, and the biological sciences. The quote above from a 2011 white paper out of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology gives just one of a myriad of societal and scholarly justifications for making this shift to a more com- prehensive and “convergent” College of Sciences. Advances in medicine and biotechnology, as well as in other domains such as energy and environmen- ing discoveries that impact the human tal sustainability (an in-depth discussion condition. of some current PAMS projects in this Even with the long list of reasons area begins on page 4), depend on a why the time is right for us to make this rethinking of our traditional organizational transformational and historic shift in the structures and how we prepare the next structure of our academic sciences, such generation of scientists and engineers. decisions are never easy to make or Just as PAMS was created from execute within an institution of NC State’s the ground up in 1960 to better feed size and scope. I applaud Chancellor the disciplines that drove NC State’s Woodson and Provost Arden for their bold unprecedented growth in the post-World leadership and strong vision. War II era, the College of Sciences I look forward to taking this journey will be an entirely new assemblage of with you in the months and years to expertise from across the university. come. As always, we seek and appreciate This new entity is being designed to your input along the way. build synergies—in research, teaching, ommunications mentoring, outreach, administration, C infrastructure and more—that will make Sincerely, ersity V the university a destination for the best NI U OF and brightest scientific talent for decades to come and will provide that talent with ourtesy an environment to make groundbreak- Daniel L. Solomon, Dean C 2 ■ SUMMER 2012 | scope While many of the details will be community, Chancellor Woodson said: worked out in the coming months, the “This strategic move brings NC State NC State chancellor has made the primary directives in line with national best practices, align- quite clear. PAMS will be transitioned to a ing related science departments in one broader, more comprehensive College of college and allowing enhanced interdisci- ANNOUNCES Sciences. This college will include faculty plinary educational opportunities, improved and academic programs in the physical research collaboration and more efficient and chemical sciences, the mathematical support operations. Some of the most CR EATION OF and statistical sciences, the earth-system pressing scientific issues of today lie at the sciences, and the biological sciences. intersection of the mathematical, compu- THE The new College of Sciences will offi- tational, physical and biological sciences. cially debut July 1, 2013. Provost Arden has Bringing these disciplines together under a asked PAMS Dean Dan Solomon to serve single organizational umbrella is a trans- COLLEGE as the new college’s inaugural dean, and formative change that better positions Dean Solomon has accepted. NC State to advance these issues through OF multidisciplinary research, teaching and Looking Back: The Academic ­Science service.” Program Task Force SCIENCES This decision has its genesis in the Looking Forward: Next Steps Strategic Realignment Plan commissioned While this transition will provide incred- by the chancellor in January 2011. Led ible new opportunities for NC State stu- by Provost Arden and Vice Chancellor for dents and faculty, it is not one that can be In the midst of NC State’s Finance and Business Charles Leffler, the achieved overnight. To make the transition purpose of this initiative was to position a successful one requires careful coordi- 125th anniversary c elebration, NC State for greater strength, effective- nation of people and resources. Chancellor Randy Woodson ness and efficiency. These moves will be coordinated by a One of the chief recommendations College of Sciences Steering Committee. made a bold decision that will of this plan was to undertake a compre- To be chaired by the provost, co-chaired by hensive assessment of the university’s Senior Vice Provost for Strategic Initiatives better prepare the university academic sciences. While this assessment Duane Larick, and comprising the deans to meet the challenges of the was no small feat at a STEM institution of of NC State’s six science and engineering NC State’s size and scope, the Academic colleges, this committee is charged with next 125 years. Upon the Sciences Task Force—made up of faculty determining the most appropriate admin- representing all 10 colleges, the Graduate istrative structure for the new college and recommendation of Provost School and the Division of Undergraduate determining a process for identifying which Warwick Arden, the chan - Academic Programs—spent the next 12 faculty and academic programs will move months determining the best ways to en- to the new college. cellor announced to the hance the natural synergies among the sci- One of the earliest actions of the ence programs at NC State and to promote College of Sciences Steering Committee Board of Trustees at their interdisciplinary collaboration and research will be to determine the composition of April meeting that he had while reducing administrative overhead. implementation teams that will focus on After receiving campus-wide input on topics such as academic programs and authorized the creation the task force’s final report, Provost Arden personnel; budget and finance; student recommended to the chancellor the course support services; space, infrastructure and of a comprehensive of action that included the establishment shared resources; and development and College of Sciences. of a strong, comprehensive College of alumni relations. Sciences. While it will be a challenging year of In announcing his acceptance of transition, the future is very bright for STEM this recommendation to the campus disciplines at NC State. Chancellor Woodson’s announcement of the establishment ION of the College of Sciences: go.ncsu.edu/cos_announcement mat OR F N I Check back here throughout the year for updates on E the transition process: go.ncsu.edu/cos_updates ■ FOR MOR scope | SUMMERSUMMER 2012 3 How Green Is My Catalyst? BACK TO Assistant professor of chemistry Elon Ison and his research group work on making greener catalysts, those spunky compounds that facilitate chemical reactions.
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