May 6, 1998 Issue
Contents
Economist, Scientist, Industrialist To Receive
Honorary Doctorates At Commencement
Humanistic Economics Symposium To Honor Rivlin
Washington, D.C. Senior Wins
Architecture High School Design Competition
10 Most Frequently Asked Questions About Graduation
Academic Attire Rental For May Commencement
Faculty, Staff Commencement Information
NJIT Home To First NSPE Student Chapter In State
Professor Inducted Into Hall of Fame
Mechanical Engineering Students
Win Regional ASME Competition
NJIT Wins Steel Bridge Competition
Faculty Web Page Construction Workshop Available
Equipment Deliveries Suspended For Inventory
NJIT Campus Events Calendar: May 6 - 31
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Economist, Scientist, Industrialist To Receive Honorary Doctorates At Commencement
Alice M. Rivlin, Vice Chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and one of the nation's most highly respected economists, will be among four individuals honored during commencement exercises for the 111th graduating class at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center, Friday, May 22.The university will award honorary Doctor of Science degrees to:
· Alice M. Rivlin, Vice Chair of the Board of Governors of the U.S. Federal Reserve System,
· Andreas "Andy" Acrivos, the Albert Einstein Professor of Science and Engineering and Director of the Benjamin Levich Institute for Physiochemical Hydrodynamics at the City College of the City University of New York, and
· Dhanin Chearavanont, director of one of Asia's largest conglomerates, the family owned Charoen Pokphand Group, a leader in agro-industries, retailing, manufacturing, telecommunications, and real-estate development.
NJIT will also present one of the university's most distinguished awards, the Edward F. Weston Medal for distinguished professional achievement by an alumnus to Raymond J. McGowan, '64, who is the Director of the Mobil Oil Corporation, President of the Mobil Chemical Company, and Executive Vice President, Mobil Oil Corporation.
Humanistic Economics Symposium To Honor Rivlin
The university community is invited to attend a symposium and reception in honor of Dr. Alice M. Rivlin, Vice Chair of the Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System, Thursday, May 21 in the Wilson Alumni Center Seminar Room.Registration begins at 1 p.m. A two-hour reception to honor Rivlin will follow the discussion. Tickets are free of charge. For more information, contact Barbara Tedesco, associate dean of the School of Management, at ext. 3264.
Symposium Participants
Alice M. Rivlin has a long and distinguished history of service to the public and private sectors in the area of economics. She is the current Vice Chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, serving a four-year term that runs through June, 2000. Her term as a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors extends through 2010.Alan Blinder is the Gordon S. Rentschler Memorial Professor of Economics and Co-Director of the Center for Economic Policy Studies at Princeton University. As a predecessor of Alice Rivlin as Vice Chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Dr. Blinder represented the Federal Reserve at various international meetings and was a member of the Board's committees on Bank Supervision and Regulation, Consumer and Community Affairs, and Derivative Instruments.
Romesh Diwan is a Professor of Economics at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, where he was a Department Chair from 1982 to 1987. Prior to joining RPI, he taught at Punjab University, India, the University of Glasgow, Scotland, and the University of Hawaii. He has consulted to the United Nations, IRIS, and MTI. He is a Fellow of the International Institute of Social Economics, coordinator of the International Society of Gandhian Studies, member of the India International Center, member of the National Bureau of Economic Research Conference on Research in Income and Wealth, and Chair of the Board of Trustees of AIES.
Washington, D.C. Senior Wins
Architecture High School Design Competition
Eighteen-year-old Adam Frampton of Washington, D.C., turned a personal
spring design project into a five-year college scholarship as the winner
of the 1998 NJIT Architectural Design Competition for High School Students.
Frampton's design of a branch library netted him a five-year, full-tuition scholarship to NJIT's School of Architecture valued at $55,000. His design was selected from a field of 54 entries from across the country. The competition drew more than 1,000 registrations from 48 states. Frampton is a senior at Sidwell Friends School in downtown Washington, D.C.
Junior Jonathan Ninnis of Mahopac, N.Y. claimed the second prize: one five-year half-tuition scholarship valued at $27,500. Prizes of $250 were awarded to Ben Blowers of Ramsey, N.J.; John Burton of Blackwood, N.J.; Charlie Chaiwan of Bloomfield, N.J.; and Mercedes Castro of McAllen, Texas.
This year's challenge, "A Branch Library for Your Community," required students to design an accessible and useful complement to the established public library that services a local community. In the branch library, consideration must have been given to the various methods in which information is now obtained. The branch library becomes an extension of the main library but with the ability to complement the services offered by it.
"The first prize winner was a unanimous choice in terms of his completeness and the organization of his spaces and the clarity of his presentation," said Craig Konyk, competition coordinator and a School of Architecture special lecturer. "It was exceptional in terms of its resolution of geometry and layout in the way the public would enter the branch library and use it and how it was sited."
The NJIT National Architecture Design Competition for High School Students, now in its ninth year, was the first national design competition for high school students to be sponsored by a school of architecture.
NJIT Home To First NSPE Student Chapter In State
The National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE) has formed its first New Jersey student chapter at NJIT.Students from NJIT and other New Jersey schools, alumni and faculty participated in the first meeting, held May 1.
Students can join the NJIT Chapter of NSPE and the national organization for $11. In addition to membership, they receive NSPE benefits, including a subscription to Engineering Times.
For more information, or to join, students can stop in the chapter's temporary office in Campbell Hall 321, or call ext. 2450.
NJIT Wins Steel Bridge Competition
NJIT won the American Society of Civil Engineers Northeast Regional steel bridge competition on April 18 against teams from Rutgers and Columbia universities.Seniors Shawn Savage, Bill Munz, Patrick Lynam, and Sebastiano Pulvirenti, assembled their bridge in 6.53 minutes, easily the fastest in the field that day. The victory earned NJIT a bid in the national competition, May 22-23, in Fort Collins, Colo.
Teams competed to design and build a model bridge with a span of 22 feet, of which no member could be longer than 5 1/2 feet, able to bear a load of 2,500 pounds. No parts could be pre-welded; students had to weld for themselves or find help to weld parts. The judging criteria were speed of construction, aesthetics, economy, weight of the bridge, stiffness or deflection, and efficiency. NJIT was first in every category except second in weight.
Although only four members could be assemblers on competition day, other members also worked on the design and construction, and served as backup. Contributing to the victory were Dawn Macey, Michael Lohn, Michael Shenoda, and Paul Hartle.
The chapter faculty advisor is Bill Spillers, chairperson of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Richard Bauer, with Susan R. Bauer Enterprises, a fabrication shop in Vernon Valley, donated space and time to teach some of the team members how to weld and assisted them with welding during Spring Break.
To make a contribution toward team members' travel and lodging expenses, please send a money order or check made out to: NJIT ASCE student chapter, and send to NJIT, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University Heights, Newark, NJ 07102-1982, attn. ASCE Student Chapter.
Professor Inducted Into Hall of Fame
Bernard Friedland, distinguished professor of electrical and computer engineering, was honored April 23 by his alma mater as a member of the inaugural class of the Brooklyn Technical High School's Hall of Fame.Friedland was one of 11 inductees honored at a dinner/dance at the New York Hilton as part of the school's 75th anniversary homecoming weekend. A 1948 graduate of Brooklyn Tech, he went onto earn bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees from Columbia University.
A member of the NJIT faculty since 1990, he teaches and engages in research on the development of modern control theory and its applications. During the 1996-1997 academic year, he was a Lady Davis Visiting Professor at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology. Friedland is a principal investigator on two research grants from the National Science Foundation. One is concerned with modeling and compensation of friction in control systems; the other is on the estimation and closed loop control for rapid thermal processing systems. His other research interests include parameter estimation in nonlinear systems, robotic vehicle navigation, and "agonistic" control.
Prior to joining NJIT, Friedland served for 27 years as manager of systems research in the Kearfott Guidance and Navigation Corporation, where he planned and directed the company's program in modern control theory and its application to projects of current and prospective interest. He is the author of two textbooks on automatic control and co-author textbooks on circuit theory and linear system theory.
Mechanical Engineering Students
Win Regional ASME Competition
Fifty students who took part in the American Society of Mechanical Engineers
(ASME) Region II Conference on April 17 at Rutgers University were rewarded
with a championship. Competing in four events, NJIT scored 950 out of 1,000
points to easily outdistance runner-up City College of New York by 130
points. Other competing colleges included Stevens, Rutgers, Cooper Union,
and the U.S. Military Academy and seven others.
For the second consecutive year, NJIT won the prestigious AlliedSignal national contest that requires a comprehensive report documenting ASME activity throughout the academic year. The report includes meetings, seminars, guest speakers, plant trips, conference attendance, publications, Web-site development, social events, athletic competition, and professional activity. NJIT also received the award for largest attendance for the fifth straight year.
Michael Dancu's presentation paper "Energy Efficiency and Stability Analysis of 4-Bar and 5-Bar Knee Units for Above Knee Amputees'' won third place in the Old Guard oral presentations. Other students competing in the four events included Mark Will, Divyang Patel, David Ivan, Gabe Cortese, Dave Charowsky, Sergio Aponte, Dan Gregorio, Paul Samaniego, Edgardo Engrarcia, Jason May, and James Andreen. Harry Kountouras served as the ASME faculty advisor.
Faculty Web Page Construction Workshop Available
As part of NJIT's initiative to put course materials for all courses online, faculty who do not know how to construct a Web page are invited to attend a workshop this summer. Faculty can participate in classes 9 a.m. to approximately 4 p.m., June 10 or July 8, in Guttenberg Information Technologies Building 5602.To reserve a class space, contact Rob Arms in Computer Services: arms@admin.njit.edu.
Prior to attending this workshop, participants must have an account on Megahertz or another system capable of handling Web pages. Participants will create a Web page, find out how to transfer material from Word or PowerPoint to a Web page, and learn how to use other popular software such as Netscape to copy or create material for Web pages.
These workshops are part of the "ALN" initiative at NJIT. Asynchronous Learning Networks (ALN) consist of teachers and students learning together via computer networks, using: a combination of computer conferences for class discussions and collaborative assignments (the "virtual classroom"); Web pages for delivery of print (including PC generated graphics or equations) or digitized multi-media materials; and perhaps videotape or CD-ROMS for lectures. With a grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, NJIT is attempting to become one of the leading "online universities" in the world by incorporating ALN into many of its courses, both distance and "on campus." For information about how to put your course online, contact Roxanne Hiltz, project director: Roxanne@VC.njit.edu.
Equipment Deliveries Suspended For Inventory
All equipment deliveries on campus are suspended from May 15 through May 25 while Instructional Technology and Media Services performs inventory and maintenance. Special arrangements for equipment deliveries at this time must be made prior to May 11. The offices of Instructional Technology and Media Services will remain open during the two-week period during university hours for those wishing to sign out equipment.Due to limited resources, the office can not accept special requests for equipment delivery during the period without a one-week notice. Any equipment already on loan must be returned to the office prior to May 15 for inventory purposes.
INFO: Joe Bonchi, assistant director, ext. 3005.
Faculty, Staff Commencement Information
The following is preliminary information for staff and faculty attending the May Commencement Exercises.Orientation sessions will be held on campus for staff and faculty working on the assembly, processional and other aspects of the Commencement ceremonies. Times and locations will be announced on the e-mail sign-in bulletin. Updates also will be available on the NJIT Website.
Thursday, May 21: Master's Degree Candidates
The ceremony will be held on The Green. A light supper for staff working at the ceremony will be available in the cafeteria beginning at 5 p.m.Students and faculty will assemble in University Hall at 6 p.m. and the processional will begin at 6:30 p.m.
Ceremonies are expected to end at 7:30 p.m. Diplomas will be distributed immediately after the ceremony on The Green, weather permitting, or in University Hall.
All are invited to an informal reception in honor of the graduates in the Hazell Center immediately following the ceremony.
Friday, May 22: Bachelor's and Doctoral Degree Candidates
The ceremony will be held 10 a.m. in Prudential Hall at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC).Shuttle service will be provided for staff working at Commencement departing from the parking deck from 8 a.m. until 10 a.m., and returning from 11:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m.
Admission passes are required for all faculty and staff participating or working at this ceremony except uniformed Public Safety and Physical Plant personnel. Passes can be obtained through the appropriate College Dean or from the Office of Special Events. All faculty planning to participate in the processional are asked to obtain their passes through their College Dean. Staff and faculty will enter the NJPAC through the Banquet Entrance, located to the left of the Theatre Square Grill as one faces the Arts Center.
A box lunch will be provided for all staff working at Commencement.
Academic Attire Rental For May Commencement
n Faculty and administrators who wish to rent academic attire for theCommencement ceremonies can order attire through the Bookstore. Orders must be placed by Friday, May 8 and are subject to a late fee.
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