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Newsmakers: College alumni in the news
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John Lienhard
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John Lienhard elected
to NAE membership
John H. Lienhard (Ph.D.'61 ME) was elected to membership in the
National Academy of Engineering for developing basic burnout theories
in boiling and condensation and for fostering public awareness
of engineering and technology.
Lienhard is the M.D. Anderson Professor of Mechanical Engineering
and History at the University of Houston and is known for his
research in the thermal sciences.
He is also the writer and host of the public radio series, The
Engines of Our Ingenuity, broadcast five days
a week by more than 30 National Public Radio affiliates nationwide.
The program reveals how art, technology, and ideas have shaped
our culture throughout history. Lienhard received the College’s
Distinguished Engineering Alumni Award in 1994.
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Leslie
Robertson and wife Saw-teen |
Leslie Robertson receives OPAL Award from ASAE
Leslie E. Robertson (B.S.'52 CE) received the Outstanding Projects
and Leaders (OPAL) award for lifetime achievement in civil engineering
design from the American Society of Civil Engineers.
The lead structural engineer for the World Trade Center Towers,
Robertson has designed three of the eight tallest buildings in
the world. His innovative structural design projects include the
Bank China Tower in Hong Kong, the first composite mega-structure
space frame high-rise; and the U.S. Steel Building in Pittsburgh,
the largest privately owned building worldwide. Robertson was
recognized with the College’s Distinguished Engineering
Alumni Award in 1991.
Four College alumni win 2003 Distinguished Engineering Alumni
Awards
The 2003 Distinguished Engineering Alumni Awards (DEAA) were given
to four illustrious Berkeley engineering alumni at "Celebrating
Engineering Excellence," a September 13 conference featuring
talks by six faculty and concluding with the awards luncheon.
Awardees included:
- Eugene Herson (B.S.'65, M.S.'66 CE), one of the world’s
foremost experts in solid waste management;
- Yong Kyung Lee (Ph.D.'75 EECS), president and CEO of Korea
Telecom;
- Robert L. Taylor (B.S.'56, M.S.'58, Ph.D.'63 CE), UC Berkeley
professor emeritus of civil and environmental engineering; and
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Dawn Tilbury (M.S.'92, Ph.D.'94 EECS), associate
professor at the University of Michigan, winner of the Outstanding
Young Leader Award.
The DEAA has been awarded annually since 1975 in recognition
of alumni who have distinguished themselves in engineering careers.
The Outstanding Young Leader Award was instituted last year to
recognize alumni under the age of 40.
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Claire
Tomlin |
Claire Tomlin picked for Eckman Award
to outstanding young engineer
Claire J. Tomlin (Ph.D.'98 ECCS) is the recipient of the prestigious
Donald P. Eckman Award for her outstanding contributions in the
field of automatic control. Tomlin is assistant professor in the
departments of aeronautics and astronautics and electrical engineering
at Stanford University.
The Eckman Award is given to an outstanding engineer under age
35 in the field of automatic control. The award is given by seven
engineering societies, including the IEEE, ASME, AIAA, AICHE,
SPIE, and ISA.
Tomlin completed her doctoral work in the Intelligent Machines
and Robotics Laboratory, where she applied her work in control
to air traffic and flight management systems.
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