Accolades

Nick Clesceri, professor of environmental engineering, has taken a one-year leave of absence from Rensselaer to accept an appointment with the National Science Foundation. Clesceri has been named program director for the environmental engineering program in the bioengineering and environmental systems division of the Engineering Directorate. Clesceri will work with other program directors in formulating research strategies, developing cooperation among government, academia, and industry, fostering outreach to underrepresented groups, and providing leadership within NSF and the research community. 9/1/00

Howard Littman, professor of chemical engineering, was awarded the Best Review Award, 1998/1999 from the Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering. The award was established to recognize the key role of reviewers in maintaining the high quality of a research journal. Littman received a complimentary subscription to the journal for 2000. 9/1/00

E. Bruce Nauman, professor of chemical engineering, has been named to receive the NAMF Award of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), for sustained contributions to mixing research and practice. It is given by the North American Mixing Forum of the AIChE under the sponsorship of the Procter & Gamble Company. 9/1/00

Mark Rea, director of the Lighting Research Center, has received the 2000 Illuminating Engineering Society of North America Medal, the highest honor in the field of lighting. The medal honors "meritorious technical achievement that has remarkably furthered the profession, art, or knowledge of illuminating engineering." Rea was cited for his leadership as editor-in-chief of the IESNA Lighting Handbook, his nearly 150 technical papers and presentations, his work on lighting technologies, and his contributions to the development of the world's first master's of science in lighting at the LRC. Rea is a fellow of the IESNA and a member of the Optical Society of America and the Commission Internationale de l'Eclairage. 9/1/00

Arthur Sanderson, vice president for research, and George Saridis, professor emeritus of electrical, computer, and systems engineering, were recipients of the Institute of Electric and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Third Millennium Medal presented at the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation. J. Keith Nelson, chair and professor of electric power engineering, was also presented with the IEEE Third Millennium Medal at the IEEE Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation. 9/1/00

Peter Schroth, clinical professor in the Lally School of Management and Technology at Rensselaer at Hartford, was one of the featured speakers in a program of the American Bar Association in Washington, D.C. In May, Schroth was the commencement speaker at Shimer College, which awarded him the honorary degree of Doctor of Humane Letters. He also has been named editor of the Journal of Business in Developing Nations. 9/1/00

The Rensselaer Technology Park has won an Award of Excellence from the Association of University-Related Research Parks. The award recognizes parks "that excel in bringing technology from the laboratory to economically viable business activities… as well as actively participating in the university community, creating an important positive effect on university research funding and on recruitment of superior students and faculty." 9/1/00