Accolades: Dec. 11, 2001

Faye Duchin, dean of the humanities and social sciences and professor of economics, made a presentation on "Industrial Ecology and the Social Sciences" at the First International Conference of the International Society for Industrial Ecology, November 13, 2001, in Leiden, the Netherlands. 12/11/01

Ivar Giaever '64, Institute Professor of Science, was invited to the White House Nov. 27 for a ceremony honoring current and past U.S. recipients of the Nobel Prize. President George Bush welcomed the group saying, "So much of human progress depends on achievements in medicine, physics, chemistry, economics, literature, and peace. The annual selection of the laureates expresses a profound optimism about humanity and our prospects for improvement . . . Each of you, in your own field of excellence, has carried forward that same belief in human progress. You've achieved greatness through service to others. You have been given great gifts, and you've used them to your fullest." Giaever received the Nobel Prize in physics in 1973 for his groundbreaking work on low-temperature semiconductors. 12/11/01

Yannick LeCoz, associate professor of electrical, computer, and systems engineering, was awarded $70,000 in a grant for semiconductor research by the Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC) in the third quarter of 2001. A total of 92 research projects at 42 universities received new or additional SRC funding in the third quarter. SRC, based in Research Triangle Park, N.C., is the largest continuous industry-driven university research program in the U.S. Currently, the SRC sponsors research conducted at 67 universities in the U.S. and abroad. Since 1982, SRC has funded more than $470 million in long-term semiconductor research contracts on behalf of its member companies. 12/11/01

The Office of the First Year Experience recently presented summaries of Rensselaer's orientation/FYE programs at two annual conferences—the New York State College Personnel Association meeting, held Sept. 30 at Silver Bay Conference Center in Lake George, and the National Orientation Directors Association (NODA) meeting Nov. 5 in Toronto. At the NODA meeting, Rensselaer was recognized for "Outstanding Use of Theme" ("Navigating Rensselaer & Beyond") and "Outstanding Orientation Web Site." 12/11/01