Accolades: Week of April 9, 2001

J. Keith Nelson, chair and professor of electric power engineering, has been selected by the IEEE Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation Society to give the prestigious Hans Tropper Memorial Lecture at the 14th International Conference on Dielectric Liquids, July 7-12, 2002, in Graz, Austria. Nelson was recognized for his major contributions in the field of liquid dielectrics. 4/9/01

Martha Fransson and Frank Jenkins, clinical associate professors in the Lally School of Management and Technology at Rensselaer at Hartford, have been named the recipients of the 2000 McGraw-Hill/Irwin Annual Advances in Business Cases Best Case Award. 4/9/01

James Watt, professor and chair of language, literature, and communication, will conduct a presentation at the School of Journalism at Fu Dan University, Shanghai, China. Watt will lecture on the principles, operation, and economics of new communication media, focusing on the World Wide Web and its impact on interpersonal, social, and political communication, and its potential for social science research. 4/9/01

Daniel Berg, Institute Professor of Decision Sciences and Engineering Systems, became chair of the Industrial Science and Technology Section of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). 3/26/01

William J. Foley '74, clinical associate professor of decision sciences and engineering systems, was elected board treasurer of The Eddy of Northeast Health. 3/26/01

Kenneth Jansen, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, aeronautical engineering, and mechanics, is the recipient of The R.H. Gallagher Young Investigator Award from the U.S. Association for Computational Mechanics. He was honored "for pioneering stabilized finite element methods in turbulence based on Reynolds averaged and multiscale models for large eddy simulation." The R.H. Gallagher Young Investigator Award recognizes outstanding accomplishments, particularly outstanding published papers, by researchers of 40 years or younger. Jansen will receive a silver medal, a cash award of $1,500, and a plaque. 3/26/01

Kathleen Ruiz, assistant professor of electronic arts, was invited to Germany to participate in a panel to discuss "Alternative Gaming Paradigms: Redefining Design, Theory, and Gaming for Online Games." The panel was part of the Web3D 2001 Symposium, which showcased cutting-edge Web 3-D technology from around the world. The symposium was held at the Heinz Nixdorf Museums Form, the world's largest computer museum, in Paderbourne, Germany. 3/26/01

William A. Wallace '61, professor of decision sciences and engineering systems, was re-elected to a three-year term, as member of the Board of Governors of the IEEE Engineering Management Society. 3/26/01

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