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Newsmakers: College
faculty in the headlines
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Thomas
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Alice Agogino, the Roscoe and Elizabeth Hughes
Professor of Mechanical Engineering, received the Director’s
Award for Distinguished Teaching Scholars, the National Science
Foundation’s highest honor for excellence in teaching and
research. An expert in computational design, diagnostics, and
monitoring systems, Agogino directs the Berkeley Expert Systems
Technology Laboratory and the Berkeley Instructional Technology
Studio and its Multimedia Classroom and is incoming vice chair
of the Academic Senate’s Berkeley Division. She was one
of eight individuals nationwide to receive the award, which includes
a $300,000 grant over four years.
Thomas Budinger, professor of BioE
and EECS, received the Berkeley Citation, the highest academic
honor given by the campus to a handful of individuals each year
who have achieved extraordinary stature in their fields and made
significant contributions to the university. Budinger is also
professor of radiology at UCSF and serves at LBNL as faculty senior
scientist, head of the Center for Nuclear Medicine and Functional
Imaging, and Henry Miller Professor of Medical Research. The first
chair of bioengineering in 1998, he stepped down as chair in June
and will be succeeded by Dorian Liepmann.
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At
a luncheon in their honor, Robert Dynes (left) and John Hennessy
(right) participated in a discussion about the future of education
and educational policy, moderated by UC President Emeritus
Richard Atkinson, member of the Koret Foundation’s board
and 1999 Koret Prize winner.
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David Dornfeld, the Will Hall Family Professor
of Mechanical Engineering, is the recipient of the Society of
Manufacturing Engineers Frederick W. Taylor Research Medal, one
of several International Honor Awards granted in 2004 for worldwide
contributions to manufacturing, education, science, and technology.
Dornfeld was recognized specifically for his research in acoustic
emission, burr formation, sensor fusion, and precision engineering.
UC President Robert Dynes and Stanford President John
Hennessy received the Koret Prize, including $1 million
grants for their respective universities. The San Francisco–based
Koret Foundation has granted the award every other year since
2000 to recognize contributions in leadership and community service
in the Bay Area. Dynes will allocate $750,000 to support UC’s
Leadership Excellence Through Advanced Degrees Program, which
supports gifted undergraduates who are interested in science and
engineering careers. The remaining $250,000 will go to Boalt Hall
School of Law to support faculty recruitment, outreach, and a
new research and teaching center.
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David
Messerschmitt
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David Messerschmitt, the Roger A. Strauch Professor
in EECS, was recognized by the Association of American Publishers
for his 2003 book Software Ecosystem: Understanding an Indispensable
Technology and Industry, which was named outstanding achievement
in professional and scholarly publishing in the business, management,
and accounting category. Published by MIT and co-authored by Clement
Szyperski of Microsoft, the book examines software in the context
of its users and other constituents and provides non-technical
scholars with the information they need to do better research
relevant to the challenges faced by the industry and end-users.
Shankar Sastry, EECS chair and NEC Distinguished
Professor, was among the 2004 fellows elected to the American
Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAAS) in recognition of leadership
in scholarship, business, the arts, and public affairs. Sastry,
who joined the College faculty in 1983, was named in the engineering
sciences and technologies category. The AAAS was founded in 1780
and has more than 4,500 members, including more than 150 Nobel
laureates and 50 Pulitzer Prize winners.
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