Edward Gorcenski, a junior in aeronautical and mechanical engineering, has received a summer undergraduate research fellowship from the Department of Energy for a 10-week term at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, at Princeton University in New Jersey. The session will culminate in a student research paper published in a Department of Energy journal. Gorcenski will be doing research in nuclear fusion. 5/5/03

John Harrington, dean of humanities and social sciences, was named to the Executive International Committee of Irish Theatrical Diaspora, an ongoing scholarly organization that is planning the centenary of the Abbey Theatre in Dublin, Ireland, in 2004. 5/5/03

Donald Siegel, chair of economics, has been named an associate editor (Board of Editors) of the Journal of Productivity Analysis, and will serve on a National Academy of Sciences/National Research Council Committee on "Data to Assess the Current and Evolving Structure of the U.S. Research and Development Enterprise." 5/5/03

Langdon Winner, professor of science and technology studies, was invited to testify on "The Social Implications of Nanotechnology" before the Committee on Science of the House of Representatives, chaired by Rep. Sherwood L. Boehlert (R-Utica), on April 9. 5/5/03

Sidney Fleisher, School of Architecture woodshop manager and adjunct faculty member, was honored March 15 at the annual Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA) conference in Louisville, Ky., with the 2003 ACSA Honorary Award for his outstanding contributions to architectural education through teaching and design. For the past 22 years, Fleisher has directed the school's woodshop, teaching courses in Material Explorations and Fabrication and Furniture and Design Making, as well as providing instruction for the safe use of woodworking hand tools and machinery. These courses enable students to test material properties and explore the possibilities of design through hands-on experimentation. "His subtle guidance has been the common thread to students' explorations and appreciation of craft and has had an immeasurable influence over a generation of students," said Alan Balfour, dean of architecture. 4/28/03

Samuel Lee ’05, a mechanical/aeronautical engineering major, has been selected for the Air Force Officer Accession and Training Schools Summer Technical Recruiting Internship Program at the Air Force Research Laboratory Munitions Directorate at Eglin Air Force Base in Valparaiso, Fla. Lee, who was one of only 49 interns selected for the prestigious nationwide program, will assist in the development and integration of science and technology in air-launched munitions for defeating ground-fixed, mobile/relocatable, air, and space targets. Upon completion of the program, many of the interns will be offered a $15,000 a year scholarship to participate in the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps Program. 4/28/03