PIPER4/09 Issue 2 A BETTER COMMUNITY BY DESIGN 3 14TH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE MINDS π 5 S PRING CARNIVAL -A-Professor 11 EUREKA! 12 B UHL LECTURER HOPES TO UNLOCK T HE NATIONAL SOCIETY SECRETS OF DARK MATTER ENERGY OF BLACK ENGINEERS SPONSORED “Π -A- P ROFESSOR” ON FRIDAY, M ARCH 20 IN WEAN HALL’ S Doherty Prize FIFTH FLOOR ATRIUM, IN HONOR OF THE NUMBER PI — 3.14. THE EVENT WAS Co-Winners CELEBRATED LATE BECAUSE M ARCH 14 (3-14) FELL Have Impacted DURING SPRING BREAK. THE LINEUP INCLUDED GREGORY Higher Ed K ESDEN, MARK STEHLIK AND LUIS VON AHN (AT ■ Bruce Gerson RIGHT) OF THE SCHOOL OF C OMPUTER SCIENCE; KURT This year’s co-recipients of the Doherty L ARSEN OF THE CARNEGIE Prize for Sustained Contributions in I NSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY; Education have greatly impacted Carnegie J OHN MACKEY OF THE Mellon and the higher education industry M ELLON COLLEGE OF around the world. They are giants, icons S CIENCE; AND ERIK and in sports vernacular, fi rst-ballot hall of T HEISSEN OF THE COLLEGE famers. OF HUMANITIES The co-winners are Bill Elliott, retired & SOCIAL SCIENCES. vice president for Enrollment, and Paul S EE WHO GOT PI- ED AT Goodman, the Richard M. Cyert Professor WWW. CMU. EDU/ NEWS/ NEWS- of Organizational Psychology at the Tepper NOTES/ PI_ DAY. MOV. School of Business. Both men’s contributions are widespread and far-reaching. Elliott created new efforts in student recruitment that have now become national models in higher PHOTO BY HEIDI OPDYKE C ONTINUED ON PAGE SEVEN Inaugural Leadership Academy Class Announced ■ Heidi Opdyke the end of the calendar year. Programs very proud of and want to continue,” • Michael Bett, managing director of the will be taught by staff from the Tepper Placone said. Pittsburgh Science of Learning Center, The Carnegie Mellon Leadership School of Business, the Heinz College’s The fi rst class includes: Human-Computer Interaction Institute Academy announced its inaugural class School of Public Policy and Management, • Miroslava Angelova, director for • Tara Branstad, director, enterprise creation/ during the Leadership Symposium in senior manger, Business Development and and Human Resources’ Learning and business operations, Information March. The academy is a professional Licensing Center for Technology Transfer Development program. For example, one Networking Institute development program geared to staff and Enterprise Creation module will be taught by David Lamont, members who demonstrate leadership C ONTINUED ON PAGE TWELVE associate teaching professor of business potential, commitment to the future of strategy, and Lola Mason, director of Carnegie Mellon and a strong drive to organizational development. Lamont will achieve greater levels of responsibility. discuss strategy and strategic planning “The Leadership Academy is not a and Mason will cover leadership skills. one time thing. It’s something we hope The 20 participants also will complete to do for many years to come,” said a capstone project that will be of Ron Placone, assistant vice president of signifi cance to the university. Learning and Development. “It’s a great step in terms of The academy has started its employee development, one that we’re modules and will continue through O NE Q&A With Priya Narasimhan: Sports Experiences Enhanced by Fans science takes pride in chal- How has your research team been applications are to provide the fan with lenging her students to turn involved with your work? a unique experience at a sporting event dreams into reality. She My research team has been closely through their mobile phone. For the team/ teaches the capstone electri- involved in implementing the details of stadium, YinzCam provides an additional cal and computer engineering the vision that we set out with. Both my way to generate revenue. For football “Embedded Systems Design” Myron (football engineering) and my engineering, this is a way for the team class in which students have YinzCam research groups have been to obtain technology to improve training developed some novel technol- involved in the day-to-day design and and scouting. ogies for industry and social implementation decisions. YinzCam is networking venues. She also designed to help fans select and view What is the next step for the was recently named the East live video feeds from unique camera research? Coast Director of Carnegie angles throughout a variety of sporting The next step is to look at deeper and Mellon CyLab’s $2.4 mil- arenas. more interactive mobile experiences, lion Mobility Research Lab, which will help the telecom- TO LEARN MORE ABOUT FOOTBALL ENGINEERING VISIT WWW.ECE.CMU. munications industry improve EDU/~FOOTBALL; FOR YINZCAM, VISIT WWW.YINZCAM.ORG/INDEX.HTML. handheld devices. We caught up with her right after one of her fast- Spurred by a dramatic rise in the with social networking, location PHOTO BY KEN ANDREYO paced classes to discuss demand for mobility services, YinzCam awareness, and also richer explorations P RIYA NARASIMHAN AND HER STUDENTS WORK TO her work. gives fans the ability to obtain mobile of interactive video. DEVELOP NOVEL TECHNOLOGIES. SHE RECENTLY video, real-time action replays, game- WON THE EMERGING FEMALE SCIENTIST AWARD What prompted you to time information, statistics and player What was your reaction to winning FROM THE CARNEGIE SCIENCE CENTER. tackle research in sports bios right from their stadium or arena this year’s Emerging Female Scientist Award from the 13th annual Carnegie technology? seats. YinzCam also scales to support Science Center Awards for 2009? ■ Chriss Swaney I am a huge sports fan, and I follow all real-time push and pull video delivery sports closely. I have always looked for The award means a lot, particularly since Priya Narasimhan is like a high-speed services to all fans in the arena. ways to enhance the fan experience, it’s from the Carnegie Science Center, comet. This energetic and creative being a fan myself, and also to improve which is a wonderful place where assistant professor of electrical and What are the commercial all aspects of the game, ranging from youngsters are exposed to and gain computer engineering and computer applications of this work? refereeing to training and scouting. For YinzCam, the commercial appreciation of science. A Better Community By Design PIPER L EE BRINGS EXPERTISE TO ADELAIDE 4/09 Issue ■ Malcolm King P UBLISHER Carnegie Mellon Professor Laura Lee “I grew up in Canada, and I’ve Teresa Thomas has a lot on her mind as Adelaide’s new- always been interested in art, language E DITOR Bruce Gerson est Thinker in Residence. and culture. So the ability to bring those The program, started by South things together is a lifelong passion,” M ANAGING EDITOR Heidi Opdyke Australian Premier Mike Rann in 2002, Lee said, the 16th Thinker to be named. W RITERS invites experts to the city to work and On average, Thinkers in Residence Jillian Bateman Abby Ross think. Lee, a former head of the School spend between two and six months Jocelyn Duffy Eric Sloss Malcolm King Chriss Swaney of Architecture, was chosen for her living in Adelaide. Lee spent March in D ESIGNER international reputation in sustainable Adelaide and will return for a month in Melissa Stoebe design. June and October. Communications Design Group “Adelaide, South Australia’s capital, She recently was joined by Carn- P HOTOGRAPHY is a smart city, where innovation is a egie Mellon Economics Professor Linda Ken Andreyo Communications Design Group way of life. We have a reputation for Babcock, who taught in the Heinz Col- To contact The Piper staff, call 412-268-2900 innovation in many fi elds — the arts, lege in Adelaide. Babcock introduced or email [email protected]. social policy, the sciences, industry her book “Ask for It,” co-authored by Carnegie Mellon University does not discriminate and Carnegie Mellon University is required not to discriminate in admission, OF LAURA LEE PHOTO COURTESY employment, or administration of its programs or activities and government. Adelaide Thinkers in New York Times and Harvard Business on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex or handicap in L AURA LEE WAS RECENTLY NAMED violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972 and Section 504 of the Residence build on the reputation that Reviewer Sara Laschever, in Adelaide. Rehabilitation Act of 1973 or other federal, state, or local laws A DELAIDE’ S THINKER IN RESIDENCE. or executive orders. has made South Australia one of the The book offers techniques and a In addition, Carnegie Mellon University does not discriminate S HE WILL SPEND PART OF THE YEAR in admission, employment or administration of its programs on the basis of religion, creed, ancestry, belief, age, veteran status, most progressive states in the world, and “negotiation gym” aimed at improving sexual orientation or gender identity. Carnegie Mellon does not HELPING SOUTH AUSTRALIA’ S CAPITAL CITY discriminate in violation of federal, state, or local laws or execu- tive orders. However, in the judgment of the Carnegie Mellon a fabulous place in which to live, work women’s negotiation skills. Human Relations Commission, the Presidential Executive Order IMPROVE BY USING SUSTAINABLE DESIGN. directing the Department of Defense to follow a policy of, “Don’t and visit,” Premier Rann said. Each Thinker works on programs in ask, don’t tell, don’t pursue,” excludes openly gay, lesbian and bisexual students from receiving ROTC scholarships or serving in the military. Nevertheless, all ROTC classes at Carnegie Mel- Lee’s residency will focus on the key areas such as health, education, so- lon University are available to all students. Lee’s mission is to increase Inquiries concerning application of these statements should be directed to the Provost, Carnegie Mellon University, 5000 value of design and the built environ- cial progress, the environment, science, Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, telephone 412-268-6684 awareness and understanding of good or the Vice President for Campus Affairs, Carnegie Mellon Uni- versity, 5000 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, telephone design as integral to a sustainable future 412-268-2057.