Accolades: Week of November 27, 2000

James Moore, professor of chemistry, has been invited to speak at the fifth University of North Carolina at Wilmington Symposium on Chemistry and Biochemistry Jan. 26-27, 2001. Moore is one of only 11 noted chemists and biochemists invited to speak. 11/13/00

Frank Spear, professor of earth and environmental sciences, will present research on the "Tectonic Assembly of Central New England" at the 112th annual meeting of the Geological Society of America being held Nov. 9-18 in Reno, Nev. One of Spear's graduate students, Joseph Pyle, will present "Accessory-Phase Paragenesis in Low-P Migmatites, Chesham Pond Nappe, SE New Hampshire," at the meeting. Approximately 7,000 geoscientists are expected to attend. 11/13/00

James Tien, professor and chair of decision sciences and engineering systems and professor of electrical, computer, and systems engineering, and William Alan Wallace, professor of decision sciences and engineering systems, were recipients of the Institute of Electric and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Third Millennium Medal. Tien received his medal at the IEEE 2000 International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Oct. 8-11, in Nashville. Wallace received his medal at the 2000 IEEE International Engineering Management Conference, Aug. 13-15, in Albuquerque. 11/13/00

George Xu, assistant professor of nuclear engineering and engineering physics hosted the ninth annual meeting of the Council on Ionizing Radiation Measurements and Standards as the president at the National Institute of Standards and Technology Oct. 30-31. Among 155 international attendees and speakers, Robert Block, active professor emeritus and director of the LINAC, gave an invited presentation, "Radiation Research at the RPI LINAC: Capabilities and Applications." 11/13/00