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Excellence in Research Prize and Medal to be Awarded to Professor David RothenbergThe President and Board of Overseers of NJIT request the honor of your presence at the third annual presentation of the Excellence in Research Prize and Medal“Harmonic Connections in Nature, Science, and Music”An evening of multi-media presentations, jazz performances and other tributes to David Rothenberg, PhD Wednesday, October 6, 2010 5 p.m. Reception immediately following RSVP required The NJIT Excellence in Research Prize and Medal is presented by the NJIT Board of Overseers, the governing body for the NJIT Foundation, in recognition of a researcher’s sustained record of achievement that has enhanced the reputation of NJIT. This year, we honor David Rothenberg, PhD, who personifies the integration of research, instruction, economic development and public service that are this university’s core mission elements. Dr. David Rothenberg is a professor of music and philosophy at NJIT. His widely publicized studies of bird song and whale song illustrate the complex, complementary relationship between music and the scientific investigation of nature. Rothenberg is currently working on a book that assesses the connection between evolution and aesthetics, including the power of the aesthetic aspects of Darwin’s concept of natural selection. His most recent book, Thousand Mile Song: Whale Music in a Sea of Sound (Basic Books, 2008), as well as the same-named CD, chronicled the rich, underwater universe of whale sound. To produce the material, Rothenberg traveled from Hawaii to Russia to play his bass clarinet while recording the sounds of whales in their native habitats. Booklist, a publication of the American Library Association, named the text one of the ten best science and technology books for 2008. Why Birds Sing (Basic Books, 2005) was Rothenberg’s first general interest book to examine bird song from the combined perspectives of science, music, and poetry and was the culmination of his interdisciplinary work since he began teaching at NJIT in 1992. Why Birds Sing has been published in the U.S., England, Australia, Italy, Germany, Spain, Korea, China, and Taiwan as both a book and compact disc. Earlier in Rothenberg’s career, he edited The Book of Music and Nature (Wesleyan University Press, 2001), and Parliament of Minds (SUNY Press, 1999), featuring interviews with leading philosophers in conjunction with a public broadcasting television series of the same name, of which he was a co-producer. He has also released seven albums under his own name on the Terra Nova, EarthEar, and Accurate labels, and he has performed or recorded with Peter Gabriel, Scanner, Glen Velez, Karl Berger, Ray Phiri, and the Karnataka College of Percussion. "On the Cliffs of the Heart" was named one of the top ten releases of 1995 by JAZZIZ Magazine. Rothenberg received his PhD from Boston University and his BA from Harvard College. Travel directions to NJIT are available at: www.njit.edu/about/visit/gettingtonjit.php Maps of the NJIT campus are available at: www.njit.edu/about/visit/njit-maps.php (We are sorry if you received this message in error. It won’t happen again.) |