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Now even ID cards at Carnegie Mellon will be smart. Starting in July, the university will be issuing new identifi cation cards to faculty and staff as part of the Port Authority’s (PAT) conversion to electronic fare collection, a more effi cient way to measure ridership and track its most popular routes among institutional customers. Students will receive their new SMART ID cards in September. Instead of showing a CMU ID card Photo by tim Kaulen to the bus driver, users will be able to a n d r e S r o d r i g u e z , w h o e a r n e d h i S p h . d . i n m e C h a n i C a L e n g i n e e r i n g i n d e C e m b e r , b r o u g h t h i S 3 - y e a r - o L d S o n , tap IDs on the farebox, which will d a v i d , t o C ommenCement . “ h e w a S a n inSpiration t o m e t o w o r k h a r d a n d m a x i m i z e m y produCtivity w h e n i w a S detect the chip ID number located i n S C h o o L S o t h at at h o m e i C o u L d p L a y w i t h h i m , ” r o d r i g u e z S a i d . “ i a m h o p i n g t h at i n 2 0 y e a r S , w e C a n r e t u r n inside of the cards. t o C m u f o r h i S g r a d u at i o n w i t h h i m w e a r i n g a b i g g e r g o w n . ” S e e m o r e C ommenCement C o v e r a g e o n p a g e S i x . C o n t i n u e d o n p a g e t h r e e Persistence Pays Off Fulbright Awards Staff Member Earns Degree After Decade of Study

n Heidi Opdyke Spanish because he needed some help with Lundeen earned an associate’s degree in international education projects. applied science in 1989. She spent time It took classmates a while to realize that So, she started taking one or two a working for different universities includ- Marilú Lundeen wasn’t the teacher but semester, and then kept going. ing the University of Pittsburgh and the rather a fellow student. She joined the INI in 2008. Her University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. “The students received me well current supervisor, Dena Haritos Tsamitis, Universities run in her family. Her after their initial surprise,” she said. also encouraged her to continue her studies. two daughters, who came to see their “And then they treated me like any of “Both of my bosses were wonderful,” mother receive her diploma, work at their other classmates.” she said. the University of Pennsylvania and the Lundeen, an administrative coor- Prior to earning her CMU degree, C o n t i n u e d o n p a g e S e v e n dinator at the Information Networking Institute (INI), is not only a May graduate with a bachelor’s degree in Hispanic Studies and an additional major in Euro- Photo by Ken andreyo pean studies, she’s also a grandmother. S i x r e C e n t C m u g r a d u at e S She started taking classes in 2003 a n d a r i S i n g S o p h o m o r e w i L L while working as the coordinator of partiCipate i n r e S e a r C h , Latin American Activities for the late S t u d y a n d t e a C h i n g o n t h r e e Paul Goodman at the Tepper School of C o n t i n e n t S t h r o u g h f u L b r i g h t Business. p r o g r a m S t h i S y e a r . r e a d m o r e He encouraged Lundeen, a native o n pa g e e i g h t . Portuguese speaker, to take classes in O n e Six Degrees of Francis Bacon Researchers Work To Trace How Early Modern Figures Interacted

n Shilo Rea people to click on this historical network Imagine if Sir Francis Bacon had been to see who’s connected, re-creating the social network: then and now this whole world and then raising even able to “friend” William Shakespeare We’ve lived networked lives more questions about how an idea, say, on Facebook. The famous scientist for hundreds of years. New religious toleration, or the circulation of CMU research mines the and researcher’s interactions with the TWITTER playwright would have created a digital blood, got from person A to person B, original “social media.” EMAIL imprint for all to see, giving their other why it took this route and not that route, SKYPE and so on.” INSTAGRAM networked friends and peers insights into CELL PHONE TODAY’S NETWORK their relationship. Warren added, “Francis Bacon FACEBOOK It also may have left behind may not have ‘liked’ or commented on a Facebook post by Shakespeare, but evidence of one of the largest questions YOUTUBE in all of English literature: Did Bacon re-assembling the early modern social TEXT MESSAGE

network gets us a long way toward un- BOOK or someone else write some of MANUSCRIPT derstanding what he or anyone else could EARLY MODERN Shakespeare’s plays? CONVERSATION have known, jokes and references they ERA NETWORK To precisely trace the infl uence SERMON THEATRE and ideas of Bacon, Shakespeare, Isaac would have understood, sensitive infor- Newton and more than 6,000 others mation they might have encountered.” LETTER from the early modern period, 16th – The project, which has support from 19th centuries, researchers at Carnegie a Google Faculty Research Award, uses Mellon have created the Six Degrees of data mining to develop the visual social CONVERSATION LETTER Francis Bacon project. The living project network. Crawling through sources to will allow scholars and students from create an initial list of 6,000 people from around the world to reassemble the era’s the period, the project already has inves- networked culture. It pulls together cen- tigated more than 19 million potential turies of books, articles, documents and connections. Bacon” will allow students interested manuscripts that have been scattered and To make the massive re-creation to the people who appear most in the in cultural studies, history, philosophy, divided in order to understand the role work, Warren is tapping into CMU’s De- network,” Warren said. design, network analysis and computer of linked connections in spreading ideas partment of Statistics expertise. Cosma To get the project to its current point science to collaboratively solve problems and knowledge. Shalizi, associate professor of statistics, of visualizing this 6,000-person world, tied to the early modern period’s social “Dense accounts exist of small Mike Finegold, visiting assistant profes- the CMU team worked with Georgetown network. groups and communities, giving us par- sor of statistics, and Ph.D. student Law- University’s Daniel Shore, a Milton “Students who use Facebook, tial views of the early modern network, rence Wang are developing algorithms to expert whose current research focuses Twitter and Instagram understand social but this is the fi rst attempt to bring it networks, but this is a kind of problem together in one place, in a visual way,” F O r m O r e inFOrmaTiOn O n s i x d e g r e e s OF F r a n C i s that needs to be addressed historically said Christopher Warren, assistant pro- b a C O n , v i s i T h T T p :// sixdegreesOFFranCisbaCOn . C O m /. precisely because it’s so ubiquitous,” fessor of English. “Six Degrees of Fran- Warren said. “For example, what counts cis Bacon is many things, but above all as evidence of a relationship? If some- it’s a tool for asking questions. It allows predict who is part of any social network on tracing syntax, and they are devel- and probably sub networks. They’ve also oping a partnership with London- and one writes in a book about a visit with a built the database to allow scholars who Cambridge-based scholars Ruth and famous scholar, but the famous scholar have studied these networks to add their Sebastian Ahnert, who study the shape doesn’t write about it, it’s one-sided input to increase accuracy and help them of 16th-century letter-writing networks. evidence. People lie, and encounters refi ne the algorithms. Warren will use a Wimmer Fellow- that are important to one person are not “With such big numbers, it wasn’t ship to further the project with student necessarily important to the other. We PiPer feasible to begin with everyone who was input next fall. “Digital Literary and need to dig into culture and motivations 6/13 issue alive during this time, so we limited it Cultural Studies: Six Degrees of Francis to understand what’s going on.” p u b l i s h e r Ken Walters

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If the card is accepted, the rider will hear Port Authority’s [financial] troubles, submit photos is June 15. a single beep. we’re willing to pay a fair market rate The changes will only affect the CMU will be the second univer- for that kind of service.” PAT system. Sponsored or affiliate ID sity in the city to convert to the system. Wolfe said the new system also cards will remain the same. University of Pittsburgh students, faculty would generate data for specific com- and staff started receiving SMART cards munity groups. Refreshed Look in 2009 with all riders using them by “We’re expecting the ability to look Along with the added technology, the 2012. at ridership from a student perspective updated cards will have a new design. Brian Fernandes, associate director and staff perspective,” he said. “That’s Samuel Sanders, who will be a fifth-year of Enrollment Services, and Jenna Tracy, something we’ve never had before. architecture student, received the most HUB services manager, are leading the We’re excited about getting that data.” votes in the CM-yoU ID Card Design CMU conversion. Because the cards will be more Contest and his design will be the look Tracking ridership more efficiently expensive to produce, the new versions of the new Carnegie Mellon Pittsburgh will give PAT and CMU more for faculty, staff campus SMART card. reliable data for and undergradu- One of more than 70 submissions, better managing ates will have a Sanders’ design was unanimously the transporta- four-year shelf selected as one of the top three designs tion relationship. life. Graduate by a review committee representing

CMU entered student cards Photo by Vi v e k Sha s try Student Affairs, the School of Design, into a new contract will continue r c h i t e c t u r e s t u d e n t a m u e l the School of Art, Campus Affairs A S with PAT in Janu- to be valid S a n d e r s c r e at e d t h e l o o k f o r t h e Information Technology and Enrollment ary. The agreement, for two n e w P i t t s b u r g h c a m p u s S m a r t c a r d . Services Administration. retroactive to Aug. 1, years. Nearly 2,500 votes were received 2012, pays PAT $1.6 Image Courtesy of the HUB “It’s a stronger card that’s cards will be distributed alphabetically between April 15-26. Sanders' design, million for the first year and double laminated,” Fernandes said. by last name: Design B in the contest survey, received $1.8 million during the second year with “We’re hoping to have less plastic waste 55.5 percent of the votes. no tie to ridership. Beginning in August and fewer students losing their cards.” • A-F: Monday, July 15 2014, CMU will pay 50 percent of a With the change Tracy said there • G-L: Tuesday, July 16 Distribution Zone 1 base fare, which at today’s prices have been many questions regarding • M-R: Wednesday, July 17 would be $1.25 per ride. personally identifiable information, such Faculty: SMART cards will be deliv- • S-Z: Thursday, July 18 Ryan Wolfe, director of Campus as what information the Port Authority ered to departments on July 12, and a • All remaining: Friday, July 19 Services, said the university has been will receive when cards are tapped at coordinator from each department will SMART cards not picked up during experiencing rapid growth in the use of fare collection boxes. handle the distribution process. Only distribution week will be returned to public transportation, but the data has “The only information that’s being benefits-eligible faculty at the Pittsburgh The HUB, located in the lower level relied on drivers manually counting rid- pulled from that transaction is the chip campus will receive new SMART Cards. of Warner Hall, for pick up. ers carrying CMU IDs. ID number, which is not tied to anyone’s “The big unknown has been how name, Andrew ID or personal informa- Staff: Benefits-eligible staff members Students: For new students who submit accurate those manual taps have been,” tion,” Tracy said. at the Pittsburgh campus can pick up photos prior to July 12, undergraduate Wolfe said. “If they’re accurate, the uni- SMART card holders have the SMART cards from 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. students will receive cards during orienta- versity could easily be paying 40 percent choice of using their current ID photo or during the week of July 15-19 at Andy’s tion, and graduate students will receive more [annually] to the Port Authority.” submitting a new photo online at www. Alcove, lower level of the University cards from their departments. Students who Wolfe said despite the anticipated cmu.edu/idplus/idcards/idphotos.html. Center. They will need to turn in their do not send photos in advance will need increase, the service is important to the The deadline for faculty and staff to current ID card at that time. SMART to visit The HUB during regular business university community. hours for their ID cards. “When we had town halls in 2012, Returning undergraduate and graduate O n l i n e : F o r a d d i t i o n a l i n fo r m at i o n v i s i t the community voiced its support of the students will receive the new cards during program, both staff and students,” he w w w . c m u . e d u / i d p l u s / s m a rt /. the week of Sept. 23-27. said. “While we can’t solve all of the

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T h r e e “The Road Goes Ever On and On” for St. Clair

n Cindy Carroll

May Day has always been an auspicious day for celebration, and this year was no exception. Friends, colleagues, students, faculty and staff surrounded Gloriana St. Clair in person and in spirit on May 1, when the campus community packed Posner Center to celebrate her 15-year tenure as dean of University Libraries. The parade of well- wishers extended out the door for much of the party, as all Photo s by E ri c a D il er were warmly welcomed by G u e s t s w e r e e n c o u r a g e d t o s h a r e w o r d s o f w i t , w i s d o m a n d w e ll w i s h e s f o r the guest of honor. In lieu of a W h i l e s t e p p i n g d o w n a s d e a n o f S t . C l a i r o n s t o n e s . guestbook, people lingered to U n i v e r s i t y L i b r a r i e s , G l o r i a n a S t . write notes on cards and stones. C l a i r w i ll c o n t i n u e t o b e i n v o lv e d i n A surprise guest, the wizard Gandalf sity administrators. Trustee Tod Hunt facets; it shone like silver in the firelight, m a n y a s p e c t s o f C a r n e g i e M e ll o n l i f e . of “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy by shared personal reflections on St. Clair’s like water in the sun, like snow under J.R.R. Tolkien, initiated the speaking seg- devoted stewardship of his family’s gift the stars, like rain upon the moon!” ment of the celebration, in which many to the university, Hunt Library. When Cohon invited St. Clair to say Many of those who could not attend spoke briefly about St. Clair’s vision and President Jared L. Cohon spoke a few words, he brought the house down the party in person were represented in passion for the library as the intellectual about St. Clair’s lifetime of service to by likening their joint stepping down the current Posner Center exhibit, which and social centerpiece of the university, her profession, generous legacy of ser- next month to the characters in “Thelma opened to coincide with St. Clair’s fete. her commitment to the digital future and vice and philanthropy to the CMU com- & Louise” sailing off the cliff into what- “CMU READ, 2000-2013” is a series of their own relationships with her. munity and remarkable track record with ever the future may bring. about two dozen READ cards and post- University Libraries’ Ona Taylor the National Science Foundation (grants For St. Clair, “the road goes ever ers featuring past and present members and Denise Novak talked about the for the Million Book Project made her on and on” at CMU: She will become of the CMU community with their quality of St. Clair’s leadership. Michael NSF’s ‘most-funded’ librarian), before dean emerita effective July 1, but will favorite books. Shamos summed up in a few pictures neatly segueing into their shared passion remain engaged with the university as Commissioned in homage to the St. Clair’s repeated far-flung trips on for the writings of Tolkien. the official liaison to the Osher Lifelong American Library Association’s peren- behalf of the Million Book Project. She Concluding his remarks, Cohon Learning Institute, an active student and nial celebrity READ poster campaign, visited India, China, Italy, Egypt and presented St. Clair with “an uncommon teacher in Osher; and as director of the St. Clair created cards that she used for Qatar among other nations. Provost and gift for an uncommon individual” — Olive Archive for Executable Content, informal correspondence with colleagues Executive Vice President Mark S. Kam- a replica of the Arkenstone of Thrain, a project with the School of Computer and donors, and posters displayed in the let touched on St. Clair’s listening and a large gem treasured by the Dwarven Science funded through 2015 with grants libraries and elsewhere on campus — laughter, which she used successfully for Longbeards clan of the Lonely Mountain from the Institute for Museum and highlighting the symbiosis of reading, team building with students as well as and sought by Thorin Oakenshield in Library Services and the Alfred P. Sloan libraries and the university. faculty, staff, fellow deans and univer- “The Hobbit”: “A globe with a thousand Foundation.

New Dean of the Libraries Has International Experience

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Keith Webster will be Carnegie information rights at HM an outstanding job, not only in terms of Mellon’s next dean of University Treasury in London. outcome but also in terms of process. Libraries, effective July 1. He succeeds Webster obtained his The search committee was chaired Gloriana St. Clair, who is stepping down bachelor’s degree in library by Vice Provost Amy Burkert and after serving as dean for 15 years. studies and computer science included: Provost and Executive Vice Presi- from Loughborough University in • Shelley Anna, associate professor of the United Kingdom, a master’s mechanical engineering; dent Mark S. Kamlet announced the degree in management of libraries • Martin Aurand, head of the Arts appointment in an email to the univer- and information services from the Library and Special Collection; sity in late May. Webster will hold the Graduate School of the University • John Lehoczky, dean of the Dietrich rank of principal librarian and will have of Wales (Aberystwyth), and is College of Humanities and Social a courtesy academic position at the H. completing a master’s degree Sciences; John Heinz III College. in international economics and • Denise Novak, head of Acquisitions; Prior to his appointment at Carnegie finance from the University of • Richard Randall, assistant professor Mellon, Webster was vice president and Queensland. of music; director of academic relations and strat- He has been a principal • Kenneth Rose, system manager; ter s y o f Keith Web ter Photo Courte egy for the global publishing company investigator on significant • Michael Shamos, distinguished career John Wiley and Sons. He was formerly government and foundation K e i t h W e b s t e r professor of the Language dean of libraries and university librar- grants in Australia, England and Technologies Institute; ian at the University of Queensland in Scotland, one of them supporting many other professional contributions • Stephen Spear, professor of Australia, one of the largest libraries the creation of a digital archive, was a trustee of the John Campbell Trust, economics; and in the southern hemisphere, where he Text Queensland, which he directed. and chair of the deans and directors of li- • Rahul Telang, professor of supervised a staff of 250. Prior positions Webster is a member of the board of braries of the Universitas21 consortium. management information systems. include university librarian at Victoria directors of the National Information In his email, Kamlet also thanked • Edna Jackson, director of the Pro- University in New Zealand, and head of Standards Organization, and among the members of the search committee for vost’s Office, staffed the committee. F o u r Dennis Schebetta Wins Film Competition His Romantic Comedy Will Be Filmed This Summer; To Premiere in the Fall

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Dennis Schebetta, communications dow,” said Schebetta, who also serves as its premiere in Seattle, including as far coordinator for the School of Drama, an adjunct faculty member in Carnegie away as Iceland, Australia and Morocco. has a new title: Winner of the 2013 Mellon’s creative writing program As an actor, he recently appeared Steeltown Film Factory Competition. (screenwriting). “I thought about what in “August: Osage County” at the His script, “My Date With they do, and I thought about people Pittsburgh Playhouse and in “Shining Adam,” received the Ellen Weiss looking for the perfect mate, and it all City” at Off The Wall. Kander Award, which provides came together.” He earned his MFA from Virginia $20,000 to produce and film his Schebetta is a playwright, director Commonwealth University, studied short movie this summer. The movie, and actor whose work has been seen off- acting with Bill Esper in New York which he plans to shoot locally, will off-Broadway and regionally at theatres and was the Dramatist Guild Regional debut at Pittsburgh’s Three Rivers such as Ensemble Studio Theater, 13th Representative for Seattle. Film Festival in November. Street Rep, fringeNYC, Gallery Players, Carnegie Mellon also was rep- “My Date With Adam” is a ro- Portland Theatre Works, Northwest resented in the competition by Laci

mantic comedy about a woman look- s y o f D enni S c hebetta Photo c ourte Playwrights Alliance and Bricolage The- Corridor, who is pursuing a master’s

ing for the perfect man. She finds D e n n i s S c h e b e t t a ater. Last year his play, “W@STE,” was degree in dramatic writing. She holds a him, but her great guy turns out to be in The Road Theatre’s Summer Play bachelor’s degree in psychology with a a robot that’s part of a graduate stu- people’s relationships with technology, Festival in Los Angeles and had a staged minor in creative writing from Central dent’s work in artificial intelligence. such as close ties to a smartphone, iPad reading by 12 Peers Theater in Pittsburgh. Connecticut State University. Her script Schebetta calls the script a love story or, in this case, a robot. His play, “Dog Park or Sexual Per- about a boy’s struggle to deal with his — one that highlights what people “I was inspired by the CMU roboti- versity in Magnuson,” was published in father’s death, “Two Thousand Bridges,” are looking for when they seek cists I see working [in the Gates-Hillman “Ten 10-Minute Plays Volume III” and made it to the quarterfinals. perfection. It’s also a story about Center] when I look out my office win- has enjoyed several productions after

Biegler To Flying High Head Chemical CMU’s Leonardi Named Nation’s Top NROTC Instructor Engineering n Kelly Solman n Chriss Swaney Lt. Timothy Leonardi (TPR’13), execu- Carnegie Mellon tive officer and senior class adviser and has named Uni- mentor of the NROTC at Carnegie versity Professor Mellon, was selected from more than Lorenz (Larry) 300 instructors as the Most Outstanding T. Biegler, the U.S. NROTC Instructor for 2012 by the Bayer Profes- National Defense Industrial Association. sor of Chemical An E2C-Hawkeye naval flight Engineering, as officer, Leonardi also is a graduate of the new head of the Tepper School’s Flex Time MBA its Chemical En- program. gineering Depart- “Mentorship is definitely a focus of ment, effective my job. The real reason we’re here as Nov. 1. He succeeds Andrew J. Gellman, naval officers is to mentor midshipmen. who has been department head since 2003. Our commanding officer would not have “This is a wonderful honor for me nominated me for the NDIA award if and I pledge to work diligently with all my he didn’t feel I exceeded the standard,” esteemed colleagues to continue the leading Leonardi said. edge research so endemic to our outstanding In addition to all of the support Chemical Engineering Department,” Biegler and guidance he provides during class, said. “CMU is a unique place where we con- Leonardi answers his phone regardless tinue to solve some of the world’s most press- of the time of day or night. ing challenges, including the ongoing debate “Sometimes it’s a crisis situation,

s y o f NROT C Photo Courte about energy independence for the U.S.” but sometimes it’s just a simple request Biegler is internationally renowned for for reassurance,” Leonardi said. L t . T i m o t h y L e o n a r d i ( l e f t ) r e c e i v e d t h e N a t i o n a l D e f e n s e I n d u s t r i a l his research in computer-aided process en- As a naval flight officer, Leonardi A ss o c i a t i o n “ C o l o n e l L e o A . C o d d M e m o r i a l A w a r d ” f r o m n r o t C gineering and his projects in design research is particularly proud to have played a C o m m a n d i n g O f f i c e r C a p t . T h o m a s C a l a b r e s e e a r l i e r t h i s y e a r . and systems analysis. He is a member of part in mentoring the first female naval the National Academy of Engineering and a aviator to graduate from the CMU received word from our headquarters, his goal for them is that, at some point fellow of the American Institute of Chemical NROTC unit. I don’t think I have seen that much pure in their career, they think back on some- Engineers. “She didn’t really know it was even joy on someone’s face since I was a kid.” thing they learned in NROTC at CMU “I am very pleased that Larry Biegler an opportunity for her. She was a math Leonardi added, “Part of your job is that they can use to make the lives of the will join the college leadership team as the major and she didn’t know she could teaching, but where you really get the re- individuals in their fleet better or help new head of the Chemical Engineering even fly,” Leonardi said. “The day that ward is seeing them reach their goals and someone come home safely. Department,” said James H. Garrett Jr., she passed her exam that allowed her knowing you had a little piece in that.” “Then we’ve done something,” dean of the College of Engineering and to become an aviator, and the day she Leonardi tells his midshipmen that Leonardi said. the Thomas Lord Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at CMU. F i v e Photo by tim Kaulen

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n Piper Staff “Many of our faculty and staff, who Fence, and a self-piloting SUV that of others. So get out there and save the The will to love can help people over- knew Aron during his time as a student I heard recently taught itself to play world.” come obstacles in life. leader here, know he is a young man the bagpipes.” During his 16-year tenure, Cohon That was the message of alumnus whose intellect, character, curiosity, Referring to the courage it took to guided the university to unprecedented Aron Ralston (E’97), who saved his own humor and determination embody the amputate his own arm, Ralston said, success and growth as a global university. life while trapped in a Utah canyon, to very best of this university,” Cohon said “If you doubt for one second that you In addressing the class of 2013, the more than 4,200 graduates at Carn- of Ralston, whose book, “Between a would do it for yourself, ask: what Cohon remarked on the past. egie Mellon’s 116th Commencement. Rock and a Hard Place,” was made into wouldn’t you do to get back home to “I fi gured back in 1997 that I had Ralston and CMU President Jared the Oscar-nominated Hollywood movie your closest loved ones.” 16 years to get ready for all of you L. Cohon, who is stepping down on June “127 Hours.” Sharing memories of his rescue, graduating today: the Harry Potter, 30, delivered keynote addresses. “I am profoundly humbled to be Ralston pointed out that the will to love South Park, tech-savvy, Star Wars, Men This year marked the 10-year an- joining you today at this unparalleled triumphs the will to live. in Black generation. People who are niversary of Ralston’s rescue after six place — Carnegie Mellon,” Ralston “Because the will to love says we’re genuine, committed, open, smart and days alone in the Utah desert with his said. “It’s truly an extraordinary uni- not just here on this earth to enrich our caring,” Cohon said. “So, I got busy.” arm trapped under a boulder. versity that’s home to buggy races, the own lives; we’re here to enrich the lives While noting that CMU has changed, Cohon pointed out that “what is more important is what hasn’t changed in these 16 years. That is, our core values as a university: problem- solving, hard work, innovation and collaboration. These are well known to you. These values have infused your experiences here, and they will be guide- posts and important touchstones for you throughout your lives.” Six received honorary degrees during the ceremony in recognition of being exemplary leaders whose life and work serve as an inspiration for CMU students, faculty and staff. The diversity of this year’s candidates represented the intersection of business, technology and the arts, a university hallmark, and they included: C o n t i n u e d o n p a g e S e v e n Photo by Ken andreyo

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University of Chicago. It wasn’t until her can-do attitude, and she has a confidence son and daughters were grown that she in what she is doing.” started taking classes. Polansky also has directed two “I loved the contact with people and independent study courses for Lundeen classes that were creative, such as ‘Po- on Spanish writers of the 19th and 20th litical Drama in Spain’ and ‘Acting for century. She said Lundeen has a special Nonmajors’ as well as art classes such relationship with the Modern Language as ‘Picasso’ and the ‘Ballets Russes.’ It faculty, who see her wearing different was a fresh breath to do something so hats as a staff member and a student. different and self-fulfilling in my life,” “She has become one of us in our she said. “Of course I’ve taken all the department,” Polansky said. requirements. I’ve been very happy with Lundeen credits teachers such as Polansky, Kenya Dworkin and Therese all the courses I’ve taken at CMU. It’s Tardio for helping her along the way. been challenging, but very fun.” “They were wonderful and always Susan Polansky, head of Modern encouraged me to continue my studies,” Languages, said that Lundeen has been she said. “The teachers in Modern a joy to know and brought energy into Languages have been wonderful. group work. They’re like my family.” “In my classes she did excellent Photo by k en andreyo Lundeen said she also is grateful work. I would say she was an extremely B o a r d o f T r u s t e e s C h a i r m a n R a y L a n e p l a c e s a d o c t o r ’ s h o o d o n for the times her husband, Lester, took enthusiastic and engaged participant P r e s i d e n t J a r e d L . C o h o n a f t e r a s u r p r i s e a n n o u n c e m e n t t h a t t h e charge of cooking, doing laundry and and really conscious of community. She u n i v e r s i t y w a s a w a r d i n g h i m w i t h a D o c t o r o f H u m a n e L e t t e r s . driving her to night classes so that she really bonded with the other students in could devote herself to studying during the class and was a great team member,” C o n t i n u e d f r o m p a g e s i x the past 10 years. Polansky said. “She has a very positive, • Jules Fisher, a Tony Award-winning • Ratan N. Tata, an esteemed lighting designer and producer, international business leader who is received a Doctor of Fine Arts. He chairman of the Tata Trusts, received is a 1960 graduate of CMU’s College a Doctor of Business Practice. of Fine Arts. • Charles M. Vest, president of the • Charles M. Geschke, a renowned National Academy of Engineering software industry leader who is co- and president emeritus of the founder and chairman of the board of Massachusetts Institute of Technolo- Adobe Systems, Inc., was awarded a gy, was awarded a Doctor of Science Doctor of Science and Technology. and Technology. He is a 1973 graduate of CMU’s • Jared L. Cohon was surprised after Mellon College of Science. Board of Trustees Chairman Ray • Mark A. Nordenberg, chancellor Lane interrupted the ceremony to and distinguished service professor call Provost Mark Kamlet back to the of law at the University of Pittsburgh, podium. Kamlet announced that the was presented with a Doctor of university also was awarding Cohon

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Six recent Carnegie Mellon graduates have received grants to research, study and teach across three continents through the Fulbright U.S. Student Program. In addition, a rising sophomore has been selected to participate in the U.S.- U.K. Fulbright Commission’s Queens University Belfast Summer Institute. “We are so proud of our finalists and awardees and the Herculean effort each student invested in cultivating a compelling proposal. The Fulbright application process requires tenacity, confidence, drive and a person who is both internally and externally organized,” said Helen Wang (DC’99), 2012-2013 Fulbright adviser for CMU’s Fellowships and Scholarships Office and associate director of Student Life for First-Year Houses. The U.S. Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Photo by Ken A ndreyo R e c e n t g r a d u at e s , f r o m l e f t , C a r o ly n S u p i n k a , S a r a h C e u r v o r s t , C h r i s t i a n A p o n t e , K i m b e r ly J o s e p h s o n a n d M i n g h u i Affairs sponsors the U.S. Student Z h a n g a r e f i v e o f t h i s y e a r ’ s F u l b r i g h t A w a r d w i n n e r s . T h e y a r e d i s p l ay i n g f l a g s f r o m t h e i r h o s t c o u n t r i e s . Fulbright Program to “increase mutual understanding between the people of the Sarah Ceurvorst (BXA’13) United States and the people of other Fulbright Grant: “I t ’ s p r e tt y e x t r a o r d i n a ry t h at w e h av e t h r e e ETA s , countries.” English Teaching pa rt i c u l a r ly g i v e n t h at o u r u n i v e r s i t y d o e s n ’ t h av e a s c h oo l This year marks the highest Assistantship in the Maha Sarakham Province of Thailand number of Fulbright English Teaching of e d u c at i o n . O u r s t u d e n t s a r e co m p e t i n g a g a i n s t p e e r s Assistantships from CMU in a single Ceurvorst on her award: “I will be w h o a r e m a j o r i n g i n t e a c h i n g .” — H e l e n W a n g (DC’99) year. teaching English using art-making as “It’s pretty extraordinary that we a central aspect to my pedagogy, and I Minghui Zhang (E’13) have three ETAs, particularly given that hope to create community arts programs Companions Fund in the summer of our university doesn’t have a school of outside of the classroom. 2011, and I’m excited to return to the Fulbright Grant: Study/research in education. Our students are competing “I fell in love with Thailand when country to strengthen my experience Beijing, China against peers who are majoring in I studied there earlier this year and am with global education. Zhang on her award: “I’m working teaching,” Wang said. thrilled to get to return to the ‘Land of “I’ve worked closely with a refugee out of Peking University, and I’m Carnegie Mellon has been home to Smiles’ with all of the opportunities family in Pittsburgh for the past four interested in looking at the evolution of 42 Fulbright student scholars since 1994. that the Fulbright program provides.” years; taught English in Seville, Spain, atmospheric peroxides and their effect The following are profiles of this year’s Major: Bachelor of Humanities and Arts, last spring; and led a spring break trip on Beijing residents, as well as learning recipients: concentrations in art and psychology to the Dominican Republic where we about air pollution policy in China.” Hometown: Wexford, Pa. ran an English-language day camp for Major: Chemical engineering Christian Aponte (DC’13) children. Hometown: Columbia, Md. Fulbright Grant: English Missy Dunaway (BXA’10) “This summer I’ll be an intern at a nonprofit in Washington, D.C., research- Teaching Assistantship in Brazil Fulbright Grant: Study/research in Kaytie Nielsen (BHA’13) ing education programs and policy in Aponte on his award: “While teaching Istanbul and Konya, Turkey Fulbright Award: Queens University low- and middle-income countries.” English to Brazilians preparing to host Dunaway on her award: “For the past Belfast Summer Institute in Northern Majors: International relations and the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 year, I have been studying textile design Ireland politics, Hispanic studies Summer Olympics, I plan to connect with a focus on rare carpets from the Nielsen on her award: “Rachel Hometown: Columbia, Md. with ‘Coleção Bicicleta Brasil’ to Seljuk Empire, which ruled Anatolia Oppenheimer, a graduate student and promote health and nutrition, mentoring from the 11th to 14th centuries. 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Supinka on her award: affirmative action and the construction person, as well as design principles “I will be “I will be participating in a of racial identity among young adults. exhibited in Seljuk architecture, art and conducting a poetry and art project four-week program focused on “I was inspired to apply for the artifacts, to make paintings of what the titled ‘Dreaming of Worship,’ taken understanding the differing perspectives Fulbright program because of my 2011 lost Seljuk carpets may have looked from a stanza from Allen Ginsberg’s in Northern Ireland.” study abroad experience in Buenos like.” ‘India Journals.’ Major: Bachelor of Humanities and Aires, Argentina, and my time teaching Major: “I’ll be interviewing spiritual Bachelor of Humanities and Arts, Arts, concentrations in creative writing ESL [English as a Second Language] tourists at Sri Aurobindo’s Ashram and concentrations in painting, material and and directing with the Greater Pittsburgh Literacy visual culture the residents of Auroville, a ‘universal Hometown: Flower Mound, Texas Council.” Hometown: Annapolis, Md. city’ in the area to create a book Major: Global studies, concentrations exploring the nature of a modern day in education and Latin America Kimberly Josephson (DC’13) ‘spiritual journey’ and how this journey Hometown: Kingston, Pa. Fulbright Grant: English Teaching affects both parties.” Assistantship in Argentina Major: Bachelor of Humanities and Josephson on her award: Arts, concentrations in creative writing “I first traveled to Argentina with the and fine art

E i g h t help of CMU’s Jennings Family Brave Hometown: Indiana, Pa. A Taste for Innovation Notion Restaurant, CIT Create Class n Chriss Swaney syrup using the mechanical properties of Students who took “Culinary Mechanics” this spherification to encapsulate syrup with spring may not look at a sandwich the same pancake bites; a cheesecake with nuts used to way again. replace the cream cheese; and a three-course, Culinary Mechanics, a nine-unit course egg-like meal that included an appetizer, meal taught by Mechanical Engineering Professor and dessert that looked like eggs. Phil LeDuc, is a new way of thinking about “This class is a great way for students to food by analyzing its mechanics. For example, learn about the mechanics of preparing modern the toughness, texture and consistency of American food,” Racicot said. foods can be altered through controlled This isn’t the first time LeDuc has mechanics such as cutting, chopping and delved into the culinary world. LeDuc won mixing. Furthermore, novel mechanics-based a competitive Grand Challenge Exploration approaches can be integrated to create new Award in 2011 from the Bill and Melinda food products. Gates Foundation to explore nutrition for The final project involved a presentation healthy growth of infants and children in third of foods developed by the students with the world countries. He and CMU biomedical v id Co c hran help of top chef and owner Dave Racicot of engineering Ph.D. candidate Mary Beth Wilson the East Liberty-based Notion Restaurant. are adjusting cell mechanics of certain leafy Racicot helped student teams develop vegetables in Africa to make the vegetation Photo by D a A n i s h a V y a s , E s h a S h a n b h o g u e a n d R o n G a r g a n i s h o w t h e i r new textures, flavors and luster for foods more palatable for malnourished infants and c u l i n a r y m a s t e r p i e c e s , s y r u p s p h e r e s e n c a s e d i n p a n c a k e b i t e s . that included an on-the-go pancake with children. Apt App Students at CMU-Australia Equip State Agency To Gather Water Data in the Bush n Kelly Solman teaching professor of information tech- “The app also provides data and condition of groundwater resources Seven Carnegie Mellon-Australia nology on CMU’s Adelaide, Australia, validation to reduce entry errors,” said across South Australia. students recently developed Water2Mo- campus. “DEWNR staff can capture the DEWNR program manager Aaron “With so many sectors of the bile, a mobile/tablet app to aid the South data on a mobile device and it can be Osterby, “which is an important step to community, including mining and Australian Department of Environment, instantly saved on their servers without perform in the field — it could be six agriculture, relying on accurate ground- Water and Natural Resources (DEWNR). the need to manually intervene.” months or a year before a monitoring water information, it’s crucial we get it The new app allows DEWNR staff The mobile app is particularly site is re-visited.” right,” Holmes said. to record and carry detailed information suited for use in the bush — the Austra- The capstone team project was part Holmes added the students should on the quality of groundwater monitor- lian outback — because it doesn’t rely of a collaborative course aimed at deliv- be commended not only for the high ing samples in remote areas. This infor- on a continuous Internet connection. ering practical software applications for quality product produced, but also mation can then be accurately passed on Instead it automatically uploads details government and private enterprise. The the short time frame in which it was to users such as agricultural and mining to a database once it comes into range. students were briefed by the DEWNR, completed. industry personnel. The Master of Science in Informa- and then researched, designed, tested “This app has real potential for “Automating the process minimizes tion Technology students even included and delivered the app within 90 days. expansion and may also prove a step time spent on data collection and helps details such as high-contrast screens, Allan Holmes, DEWNR chief toward a more general tool for field eliminate human error in transferring knowing the app will be used in areas executive, said the department is staff to capture data wherever they are data,” said Murli Viswanathan, assistant of bright sunlight. responsible for reporting the state working in the state,” he said.

Fitting Farewell Morosky Made CMU a Healthier Place n Bruce Gerson Faculty, staff and students at place better and healthier,” said Sara Athletics in 1989. She’s synonymous with fitness, the Carnegie Mellon, as well as many CMU Gauntner, assistant director of Athletics Joan Maser, coordinator of Athlet- picture of health, a true Carnegie Mellon alumni, are much healthier today thanks for Instructional Programs and Rec- ics Support Services, has worked with icon. to the efforts of Coordinator of Fitness reation. “Donna is a very caring and Morosky since the late ’70s. Donna Morosky, who recently announ- genuine person, she truly cares for her “Donna and I have worked together ced her retirement, effective June 30. students, faculty and staff at Carnegie for 32 years and we’ve been through lots Since 1989, Morosky has worked Mellon. She has always been the person of changes, both personally and profes- to create, develop and grow the uni- who would volunteer to do anything ex- sionally,” Maser recalled. “I will miss versity’s fitness, recreation and health tra for our department and this campus. Donna’s support and laughter that is for programs. She built the group exercise Her energy was contagious — I loved sure — and the university at large will program from scratch, initiated various taking her classes. She will certainly be surely miss her energy and dedication.” fitness challenges and triathlons, and missed.” While Morosky is retiring from her she has played an instrumental role in Morosky joined CMU 38 years ago full-time duties at CMU, she’s not hang- raising awareness of and participation in 1975 as the Tartans’ head men’s and ing up her spinning bike or yoga mat in the many fitness and health programs women’s swimming coach and produced just yet. offered at CMU. Today, about 1,000 several All-America performers. She has “I plan to continue to teach and to individuals swipe their ID cards daily to the distinction of being the first woman continue to spread wellness and fitness. use the fitness and recreation spaces in to serve as head coach of a men’s NCAA I want to teach people how to stay fit,

Photo by Ken A ndreyo the University Center and Skibo Gym. Division III swimming team. not just to be fit. The world is my L o n g t i m e f o o t b a ll C o a c h R i c h L a c k n e r “Donna’s passion for teaching In 1986, she joined the Division classroom,” she said. a n d D o n n a M o r o s k y s h a r e a l a u g h at and running the fitness programs has of Student Affairs as a health educator h e r r e t i r e m e n t pa rt y i n l at e M ay . certainly inspired all of us to make this before returning to the Department of N i n e Launch|CMU Research, Entrepreneurship Showcase Kicks Off in California

n Mark Burd and Byron Spice Inc. founder Henry Hongwen Kang, who recently received his Ph.D. from The entrepreneurial ecosystem at the Robotics Institute; Solvvy founders Carnegie Mellon generates an average Justin Betteridge, a Ph.D. student in the of 15-20 new companies each year, Language Technologies Institute, and introducing new products, services and Mehdi Samade, a Ph.D. student in com- technology into the marketplace. puter science; and Fliptop founder Doug In celebration of these ongoing Camplejohn, an electrical engineering achievements and to bring the entre- and MBA alumnus. preneurship and venture capital com- “At CMU, we have a vibrant munities together, the Carnegie Mellon network of alumni entrepreneurs, Center for Innovation and Entrepreneur- career professor of computer science. discussed the impact and challenges of thanks to how the university fosters a ship has created Launch|CMU, a new Faculty presenters at the inaugural crowdsourcing on the future of labor. productive environment for teaching semiannual event that will showcase event were J. Zico Kolter, assistant pro- “We see Launch|CMU as a vehicle entrepreneurship, conducting bold technology, cutting-edge research and fessor of computer science and software that reaches out to the greater entrepre- research and creating commercial some of the most promising startup research, who spoke about computa- neurial community and brings together ventures,” said Dave Mawhinney, co- companies. tional methods for sustainable energy; academic experts, researchers, com- director of the Center for Innovation The inaugural event focused on Noah Smith, the Finmeccanica Associate munity development officials, startup and Entrepreneurship. “In the past 15 “big data and machine learning” on May Professor of Language Technologies entrepreneurs, and venture capitalists to years, we’ve had more than 300 new 21 at the Computer History Museum in and Machine Learning, who explored share the latest information in innovation companies come out of our university, Mountain View, Calif. The next event the relationship between text and social and technology,” Blum said. transferring knowledge from an academic will be held Oct. 31 in Pittsburgh. context; Ian Lane, research assistant pro- Breakout sessions included interac- setting to the marketplace. We thrive “The faculty, students and their fessor at the Silicon Valley campus, who tion with the founders of five big data on interdisciplinary collaboration and research at Carnegie Mellon are ideally discussed machine learning approaches and machine learning startup companies. developing strong community ties. The suited for addressing extremely complex for accelerating speech analytics; and They were: Lumator founder Prashant new Launch|CMU program is a logical and emerging issues like big data and Adrien Treuille, assistant professor of Reddy, a Ph.D. student in the Machine step for us in connecting our community machine learning,” said Lenore Blum, computer science and robotics, who Learning Department; 3 Gear Systems and expanding our network.” co-director of the Center for Innovation presented his experiences creating founders Rob Wang (CS’04) and and Entrepreneurship and distinguished large-scale crowdsourcing projects and Christopher Twigg (CS’08); Peekabuy,

N e w s B r i e f s one of the most advanced centers of its kind first-served basis until the University Libraries’ significant impact on the university are recog- in Central and Eastern Europe, focuses on annual allocation to the APC fund is depleted. nized for their outstanding performance and CMU Kennywood Picnic using nuclear magnetic resonance to study commitment to excellence through the Andy Set for July 13 the atomic structure of biologically significant Miller Gallery Opens Awards program. molecules. Exhibit in L.A. Awards are given in six categories: Carnegie Mellon’s Employee Picnic at Kenny- Dedication, Commitment to Students, wood Park, presented by Staff Council, will be Credit Union Loan Rates “Intimate Science,” the art exhibit that pre- Innovation, Culture, University Citizenship held Saturday, July 13. miered at the Miller Gallery last year, opened and Community Contributions. The Carnegie Mellon Credit Union is offering Pavilions 8 and 9 will be reserved all day at the Williamson Gallery Art Center College of For more information on the awards the following loan rates: for CMU employees and their families. A prize Design in Pasadena, Calif., on May 30. program, the nomination process and the • New Vehicle, 2.25 percent giveaway for children 10 years of age and This is the fourth iteration of the touring ex- nomination form, go to www.cmu.edu/ • Used Vehicle, 2.99 percent younger will be held at 4 p.m. followed by an hibition and the Miller Gallery’s first show in Los andyawards/nomination/index.html. • Personal loans, 9.99 percent adult raffle at 4:15 p.m. You must present your Angeles. Intimate Science features School of • Computer loans, 9.50 percent CMU ID to claim a prize. Ice cream will be Art Professor Rich Pell (Center for PostNatural • Home Equity Loans, as low as 3.50 percent Miller Awarded given away to everyone beginning at 4 p.m. History) and multiple CMU professors, alumni For more information visit www.cmufcu.org. Knuth Prize Employees can purchase one ticket for $10 and students in the exhibit’s accompanying Carnegie Mellon Computer Scientist Gary with their CMU ID (valid on the July 13 picnic publication “New Art/Science Affinities,” includ- Miller was awarded the 2013 Knuth Prize for day only), up to four additional tickets for $15 Libraries Launch Article ing Golan Levin, Robin Hewlett, Ben Kinsley, algorithmic contributions to theoretical each and up to five more tickets for $20 each. Processing Charges Fund Jonathan Minard and Michael Pisano. computer science. Sandcastle ($21) and Idlewild ($24.99) tickets The University Libraries have established a The exhibit runs in LA through Aug. 18. The Knuth Prize is jointly presented by the also will be available. fund to help Carnegie Mellon authors pay Read more at www.williamsongallery.net/ ACM Special Interest Group on Algorithms and The following are dates, times and locations Article Processing Charges (APC) to publish in intimatescience. Computation Theory and the IEEE Computer for the ticket sales. Tickets must be purchased open access journals. Society Technical Committee on the with cash only. Supporting open access to peer-reviewed Athletics Offers Mathematical Foundations of Computing. • June 11, 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m., University journal articles is strategic for Carnegie Mel- Summer Camps for Kids It was presented at the Symposium on The- Center (UC) lon. Effective immediately, the Libraries will The Department of Athletics is hosting basket- ory of Computing in Palo Alto, Calif., June 1-4, • June 12, 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m., UC contribute up to $1,500 per article, with a cap ball, fitness, soccer and swimming camps for where Miller delivered the Knuth Prize Lecture. • June 13, 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m., UC of $3,000 per author per fiscal year. Ideally, the kids this summer. Dates are: Miller’s innovations have had a major impact • July 1, 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m., UC corresponding author’s department also will • Basketball Tartans Elite Camp: June 15-16 on cryptography as well as number theory, • July 2, 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m., Mellon Institute contribute to paying the APC. • FITT Camp: June 17-21, 24-27; July 8-12, parallel computing, graph theory, mesh genera- • July 3, 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m., UC Conditions for funding are: 15-18 tion for scientific computing and linear system • July 10, 4:30 - 5:30 p.m., UC • The faculty member, research scientist or • Boys Soccer: July 25-27 (overnight); July solving. • July 11, 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m., UC graduate student cannot have grant fund- 29-Aug. 2 (day camp); Aug. 5-9 (day camp) Miller earned a Ph.D. from the University of • July 12, 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m., UC ing that could be used to pay the APC; • Girls Soccer: July 7-10, 14-17 (overnight) California, Berkeley. He previously held faculty • The journal must provide immediate open • Swimming: June 17-21; 24-28 positions at the University of Waterloo, the Czech Republic access to all peer-reviewed articles and For more information, go to http://athletics. University of Rochester, Massachusetts Institute Honors Dadok have a publicly available standard article fee cmu.edu/athletics/camps-clinics. of Technology and the University of Southern schedule; and The Central European Institute of Technology in California. • The journal publisher must be a member of Brno, Czech Republic, has named its national The Knuth Prize is named in honor of Donald the Open Access Scholarly Publishers As- Andy Award Nominations NMR center after Carnegie Mellon Emeritus Knuth of Stanford University who has been sociation or adhere to its Code of Conduct. Due July 10 Professor of Chemistry Josef Dadok, who is called the "father" of the analysis of algorithms. Nominations for this year’s Andy Awards, the often referred to as the “founder of NMR in Authors must submit a Request for Funding It is given annually by ACM SIGACT and the university-wide staff recognition program, are Czechoslovakia.” to Pay Article Processing Charges and the IEEE Computer Society TCMF and includes a due July 10. Individual staff members and The Josef Dadok National NMR Centre, invoice for the APC. Requests for funding will $5,000 award. teams of colleagues whose work has had a be accepted and processed on a first-come,

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Amir Rahnamay-Azar, senior vice development, sustainability, real estate She also has expertise in various areas president for Administration and Finance development, and financial services, of research compliance, including IRB at the Georgia Institute of Technology, which included treasury services and administration, export control and has been selected as Carnegie Mellon’s grants and contract accounting. conflict of interest. new vice president for Finance and chief At USC from 1999 to 2010, Currently director of the Office of financial officer. Rahnamay-Azar will Rahnamay-Azar rose through the ranks Sponsored Programs Administration join Carnegie Mellon in mid-August. from staff associate and associate direc- at Iowa State University, Athey’s “Both President-elect Subra Suresh tor of Operations in the Office of Budget career began at The Ohio State and I are delighted with this appoint- and Planning, to associate senior vice University, where she was a sponsored ment,” President Jared L. Cohon wrote president for Operations in the Office of programs officer for the OSU Research in an email to faculty and staff. “Amir is the Senior Vice President for Administra- Foundation and later the budget an enormously talented professional who tion. His tenure at USC provided him manager for a large National Science exemplifies the university’s very best experience in leading a major research Foundation project. qualities of hard work, collaboration and university in linking strategic directions Az ar s y o f amir rahnamay- p hoto c ourte She subsequently held management innovative problem-solving. His experi- to budgeting, resource allocation and A m i r R a h n a m a y - A z a r positions at the California Polytechnic ences at Georgia Tech, and previously financial reporting. State University Foundation, the at the University of Southern California, Rahnamay-Azar earned his Ed.D. operations of the Office of Sponsored University of Akron, the University of provide an excellent foundation for the in higher education management from Programs and the Office of Research Texas at Austin and the University of many facets of the vice president and the University of Pennsylvania, and his Integrity and Compliance. Nevada-Las Vegas. chief financial officer position. His com- MBA and bachelor’s degree in business Athey has served as a research Athey holds a bachelor’s degree in mitment to fostering the success of our administration from the California State administrator for 24 years, with history and psychology and a master’s faculty, staff and students was evident University, Sacramento. extensive experience in pre- and post- degree in history from Kent State throughout the selection process.” award research administration, and in University, as well as a master’s degree Associate Vice Provost of In his current role at Georgia Tech research compliance. She has expertise in public administration degree from Sponsored Programs Named since 2010, Rahnamay-Azar managed a in federal contracting, corporate Ohio State. She is a member of the wide range of functions, such as the in- Rochelle Athey has been named contracting, business process review Society of Research Administrators stitute’s overall budget, capital planning associate vice provost of Sponsored and design, negotiation of F&A rate and the National Contract Management and space management, institutional Programs. Athey’s appointment will agreements, sponsored programs office Association. research and planning, organizational begin Aug. 1. She will oversee the management, and policy development.

Compositions by Galbraith A member of the leadership team is CMU “Winning the Soundtap competition was an and people with disabilities. Featured on New CDs Research Professor of Computer Science indicator of our really strong audience base. Siewiorek, the Buhl University Professor David Touretzky, who will direct a robotics We have very loyal fans, and they’re the ones of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Two new CDs are featuring the compositions of competition at the annual meeting of students, who helped us win the whole thing,” WRCT Computer Science at CMU, is a world-leading the School of Music’s Nancy Galbraith, profes- educators and computing professionals that General Manager Allison Cosby told the expert in computer system architecture and de- sor of composition. The album “Five in the Sun” promotes diversity in computing. In the com- Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. sign of intelligent human-computer interfaces. by the Keystone Chamber Players will feature petition students will use a robot developed by He served as the QoLT Center’s acting director Galbraith’s “Incantation and Allegro” for oboe, Touretzky’s lab and RoPro Design, called the University Store Sale since fall 2011. bassoon and piano. The album “Metamorpho- Calliope2SP. “I am honored to take up leadership of the sis” by bassoonist Nicolasa Kuster will include The University Store is having a special sale in The alliance is supported by a $5 million Quality of Life Technology Center as I have long her “Sonata for bassoon and piano.” which you can take an additional 50 percent grant from the National Science Foundation. been enthusiastic about the personal oppor- off clothing and gifts already on clearance. tunities QoLT provides to help our older adults Discovery Could Lead The sale runs through Saturday, June 22. Hug Honored as Stellar retain their dignity and independence,” Siewio- To Better Memory, Young Engineer Oakland Farmers Market rek said. “The challenges of aging and disability Understanding are inspiring a whole cadre of interdisciplinary- Gabriela Hug will receive the Outstanding Moves to Schenley Plaza Students preparing for final exams might want minded researchers — engineers, scientists, Young Engineer Award from the Institute of to wait before pulling an all-night cram session — Help support local farmers by grabbing lunch and clinicians — who are highly collaborative, Electrical and Electronics Engineers’ (IEEE) at least as far as their neurons are concerned. and shopping for fresh produce at the Oakland well-integrated, and driven to produce QoLTs — Power and Energy Society (PES) July 23 in It’s well known that synapses in the brain, Farmers Market, which opened its season June an exciting new field of intelligent systems that Vancouver, British Columbia, at the IEEE PES the connections between neurons and other 7. The market will take place this summer at will ultimately enable better quality of life for all.” annual meeting. cells that allow for the transmission of informa- Schenley Plaza, 4100 Forbes Ave., and will be Hug, an assistant professor in electrical tion, grow when they’re exposed to a stimulus. open 3-6 p.m. every Friday. and computer engineering and engineering Centor Named Interim However, new research from the lab of Associ- and public policy, has been working on various Athletics Director ate Professor of Biological Sciences Alison L. CMWA To Host Summer topics in the field of optimization and control in Josh Centor has been named interim director Barth has shown that in the short term synaps- Brown Bag Lunches electric power systems with the overall goal to of Athletics and Physical Education, effective es get even stronger than previously thought, provide the computational methods required The Carnegie Mellon Women’s Association July 1. Centor will be assuming the duties of but then quickly go through a transitional phase for the integration of large-scale renewable (CMWA) will hold a Membership Mixer from Susan Bassett, who has announced she will where they weaken. generation. noon to 1 p.m. on Friday, July 26 in Danforth be leaving CMU to become director of Athletics “When you think of learning, you think that Hug recently received the National Science Lounge. Members and newcomers are invited at Ithaca College, her alma mater. it’s cumulative. We thought that synapses Foundation’s Early Career Development Award, to bring a brown bag lunch. Water and cookies Centor joined CMU five years ago as started small and then got bigger and bigger. its most prestigious award for junior faculty. will be provided. assistant director and was promoted to This isn’t the case,” Barth said. “Based on our RSVP to Alexa Hansen at achansen@cmu. associate director of Athletics in July 2012. data, it seems like synapses that have recently WRCT-FM (88.3) Wins edu. For more information about the CMWA “He is deeply committed to the vision and been strengthened are peculiarly vulnerable Radio Competition visit www.cmu.edu/cmwa/. mission of the department, while exemplifying — more stimulation can actually wipe out the our core values and being of profound support effects of learning.” Carnegie Mellon’s radio station WRCT-FM Siewiorek Named QoLT throughout to our students, staff and coaches. (88.3) recently beat out 64 college stations Center Director I am very pleased that Josh has agreed to take CMU Joins Alliance To to win the intercollegiate radio competition on this critical role, building on the foundation Soundtap Madness 2013, which calculated Following a nine-month national search, Daniel Mentor Computer Scientists of success of the entire staff during Susan’s station listening time over 12 days. P. Siewiorek has been named director of the Carnegie Mellon has joined Clemson University tenure as director,” said Vice President for The competition included the University of Quality of Life Technology (QoLT) Center — a and five other university partners to launch Campus Affairs Michael Murphy. Chicago’s WHPK, Harvard University’s WHRB, National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineer- the Institute for African-American Mentoring Murphy said a search committee for Columbia University’s WKCR and Rice Universi- ing Research Center at Carnegie Mellon and in Computing Science, a U.S. resource for Bassett’s full-time successor will be established ty’s KTRU. CMU defeated Rice in the finals with the University of Pittsburgh that is focused on increasing African-American participation in and that he hopes the search will be finalized, a collective listening time of 3,387 hours. creating intelligent systems that improve quality computing. of life for everyone while enabling older adults by March 2014. E l e v e n Sewing Machine Computer Scientist Crafts Quilts During Fellowship

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Computer scientist Lorrie Cranor has flower images are difficult to see at first pieced together an interesting sabbatical glance, a closer look brings them into for herself. focus. Cranor, an associate professor of “It’s a lot like de-identification of computer science and engineering and personal data used in research,” Cranor public policy, and director of the CyLab said. “Data is removed and digital noise Usable Privacy and Security Laboratory, is introduced, but in the end, the de- is stitching together her interests in identified data might be re-identified privacy, security and quilting. given enough time and information.” “I wanted to find a sabbatical project Cranor said the STUDIO has been a that was really different than the kind of wonderful, nontraditional space. Unlike things I do all the time,” she said. “Art some art studios, there are no easels or and quilting have long been interests of paint. Rather, artists work mostly on mine, and I’ve always felt like I never computers. really had time for them.” Cranor, however, has spent most Since August, she has been working of her time with a pile of fabric and an on visualizing security and privacy old sewing machine borrowed from the concepts through art as a fellow of the Purnell Center’s costume shop. Frank-Ratchye STUDIO for Creative “People kept coming over and Inquiry. Golan Levin, an associate looking at it and saying ‘Where’s the professor of electronic art, is the director computer? How are you going to attach of the studio. a computer to that? Is it going to have “The STUDIO supports the work of a robotic arm? It’s great that you’re Carnegie Mellon’s faculty, researchers playing with this pile of fabric here but and students who are dedicated to there must be some way you can use a expanding the arts through new ideas computer in all of this.’” and new ways of thinking,” Levin said. The questions got her thinking, and “Lorrie’s work is the perfect example of she started working on a series of quilts that — particularly how she’s adapted using commercial fabrics sliced up and the concept of privacy information into interwoven into new designs. her quilt-making through the use of “The first one that I did I kind of technology.” visualized in my head, but it’s really hard One of her quilts was inspired by to do. Then I tried to do something more Photo by T im Kaulen complicated,” she said. “I was sitting a handout she received at South by C o m p u t e r S c i e n t i s t L o r r i e C r a n o r i s c r e a t i n g q u i l t s d u r i n g a y e a r l o n g here kind of drawing it out, and Golan Southwest in Austin, Texas. A Japanese s a b b a t i c a l . I n f r o n t o f h e r i s a q u i l t u s i n g C m u ’ s T a r t a n p l a i d t h a t w a s

startup was giving out 30x lenses to take [Levin] saw me doing that and said, p r e s e n t e d t o C m u ’ s F i r s t L a d y M a u r e e n C o h o n . closeups of skin. Instead, she focused ‘now you really need to use a computer, on flowers. She printed the images on you can write a program to help you fabric and assembled nine blocks using design this.’” Cranor built a tool to draw out her The finished project was so nice, additional materials. While the original Using a language called Processing, interleaved quilt designs that allows her that art prints of it were given to the to play with colors and shapes quickly. partners of the University Trustees “I can very easily run through many members who participate in Maureen different visual designs. When I find the Cohon’s Partners Program. Many Thanks one I like, I can make life-size paper During her fellowship, she has made templates that let me cut the fabric and 10 quilts, but she’s not done yet. Six of actually make the quilt,” she said. those were on display at the Pittsburgh One recent creation, a commission Children’s museum. The exhibit came from CMU’s President’s Office, used about after a chance meeting with the an algorithm to produce curves based director of the museum. She is looking on mathematical expressions that into having another exhibit and will be

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incorporated Carnegie Mellon’s Tartan offering a talk about the experience in plaid. the next year. “When you first think about the Cranor started quilting while she Tartan plaid and sine waves they don’t was a graduate student at Washington seem to really go together,” she said. “It University in St. Louis. was really helpful to have the computer “I was looking for something program because I photographed the artistic that I could do where I could see Tartan and put it into my program. immediate, tangible results when I was I could experiment with the exact getting frustrated with my thesis and positioning of the plaid in the quilt. One feeling like I didn’t have tangible results of the things I figured out is that the there,” she said.

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