1997 U.S. Frontiers of Engineering Symposium List of Participants
Pedro J. Alvarez
Associate Professor
Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering
University of Iowa
Frances H. Arnold
Professor
Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
California Institute of Technology
Vicki M. Bier
Associate Professor
Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Christina L. Bloebaum
Associate Professor
Dept. of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
State University of New York, Buffalo
Grigore C. Burdea
Associate Professor
Electrical and Computer Engineering Dept.
Rutgers University
Karen L. Butler
Assistant Professor
Dept. of Electrical Engineering
Texas A&M University
Stephanie W. Butler
Manager
Advanced Process Control Branch
Process Design and Control Laboratory
Texas Instruments Inc.
W. Craig Carter
Research Scientist
Ceramics Division
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Daniel T. Chen
Group Leader/Sr. Research Engineer
3M Corporate Research
3M
Wei Chen
Assistant Professor
Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
Clemson University
Charlotte Chen-Tsai
Technology Manager, North America
Alcoa Closure Systems International
Yang-Tse Cheng
Staff Research Scientist
Physics and Physical Chemistry Dept.
General Motors R&D Center
General Motors Corporation
Susan Corwin
Director
Computing Enhancement Architecture Lab
Intel Corporation
Pamela C. Cosman
Assistant Professor
Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering
University of California, San Diego
Richard H. Coulter
Senior Engineer
Raytheon Aircraft Company
David O. Craig
Staff Software Engineer
Global Embedded and Production Solutions
IBM Corporation
Carolina Cruz-Neira
Litton Assistant Professor
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Iowa State University
Natacha DePaola
Assistant Professor
Biomedical Engineering
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Akash R. Deshpande
Research Engineer
California Partners for Advanced Transit and Highways
University of California, Berkeley
Timothy C. Dodge
Staff Scientist
Genencor International, Inc.
Thomas M. Donnellan
Manager of Structural Materials
Northrop Grumman Corporation
Paul D. Drumheller
Biomedical Materials Engineer
Gore Hybrid Technologies, Inc.
Russell Durrett
Group Leader
Combustion Research
Cummins Engine Company, Inc.
Avram Allan Edidin
Staff Scientist
Manager, International Scientific Affairs
Osteonics Corporation
Elza Erkip
Visiting Assistant Professor
Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Rice University
Kenneth (Beau) R. Farmer II
Associate Professor
Dept. of Physics
New Jersey Institute of Technology
Conrad W. Felice
Associate and Northwest Regional Manager
Geotechnical Services
Dames & Moore, Inc.
Sharon Filipowski
Math and Modeling Analyst
The Boeing Company
Janie M. Fouke
Division Director
Bioengineering and Environmental Systems
National Science Foundation
Ursula Gibson
Associate Professor
Thayer School of Engineering
Dartmouth College
Kenneth Y. Goldberg
Associate Professor
Industrial Engineering and Operations Research
University of California, Berkeley
Vincent G. Grassi
Manager
Process Modeling and Control
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
Farshid Guilak
Assistant Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery
Director, Orthopaedic Bioengineering Laboratory
Duke University Medical Center
Connie L. Gutowski
Windstar Chassis Manager
Ford Motor Company
Daniel E. Hastings (unable to attend)
Chief Scientist
United States Air Force
H. Gene Hawkins, Jr.
Associate Research Engineer
Texas Transportation Institute
Texas A&M University
Kathryn T. Heimerman
Senior Research Staff
Center for Advanced Aviation System Development
The MITRE Corporation
Jeffrey H. Helms
Senior Technical Specialist
Ford Motor Company
Anne Hoger
Associate Professor
Applied Mechanics and Engineering Sciences
University of California, San Diego
Robert D. Howe
Associate Professor
Division of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Harvard University
Shi-Ping Hsu
Technical Fellow
TRW Inc.
David A. Lange
Assistant Professor
Dept. of Civil Engineering
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Mark E. Lashier
Olefins Manager
Phillips Chemical Company
Tod A. Laursen
Assistant Professor
Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Duke University
Adrienne Lavine
Professor
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Dept.
University of California, Los Angeles
Meilin Liu
Associate Professor
School of Materials Science and Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology
Angela Locascio
Staff Engineer
Motorola Corporate Manufacturing Research Center
Motorola, Inc.
Kathleen A. Mahoney
Engineering Manager
Eastman Kodak Company
Mary C. Marshall
Director
Microcapsules, Coatings, and Polymers Dept.
Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Division
Southwest Research Institute
Harry E. Martz, Jr.
Nondestructive Evaluation Thrust Area and Research Leader
NDE Characterization and Sensing
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
James J. Mason
Assistant Professor
Dept. of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
University of Notre Dame
David G. Matuska
Project Manager
High Speed Rotorcraft Technologies
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp.
Parviz Moin
Professor
Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
Stanford University
Angela L. Moran
Associate Professor
Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
Division of Engineering and Weapons
U.S. Naval Academy
Paul R. Mort III
Technology Leader
Global Product Supply Engineering
The Procter & Gamble Co.
Kent A. Murphy
President and Co-Founder
F&S, Inc.
Richard M. Murray
Assistant Professor
Division of Engineering and Applied Science
California Institute of Technology
Jun Ni
Professor, Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics
Director, Wu Manufacturing Research Center
Director, NSF-I/UCR Center
University of Michigan
Robert G. Nichols
Senior Staff Engineer
Exxon Research and Engineering Company
Paul Nielan
Department Manager
Solid and Material Mechanics Dept.
Sandia National Laboratories
Gregory P. Nordin
Associate Professor
Electrical and Computer Engineering Dept.
University of Alabama
Mary D. O’Neill
Senior Development Engineer, Systems
Raytheon E-Systems
Babatunde A. Ogunnaike
Research Fellow
Central Research and Development
E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.
Claudia P. Ostertag
Assistant Professor
Civil and Environmental Engineering Dept.
University of California, Berkeley
Mark A. Page
Technical Program Manager
Blended-Wing-Body
McDonnell Douglas Aerospace-West
Tina L. Panontin
Leader
Materials and Failure Analysis Group
Systems Engineering Division
NASA Ames Research Center
Lucy Y. Pao
Assistant Professor
Electrical and Computer Engineering Dept.
University of Colorado
Richard S. Parnas
Group Leader, Polymer Composites
Polymers Division
National Institute of Standards and Technology
David R. Pehlke
Research Scientist
Rockwell Science Center
Rockwell International Corporation
Jorge A. Pita
Research Engineering Advisor
Mobil Technology Company
Christopher M. Poe
Director
TransLink Research Center
Texas Transportation Institute
Texas A&M University
VC Ramesh
Assistant Professor
Electrical and Computer Engineering Dept.
Illinois Institute of Technology
Ajay K. Rathi
Senior R&D Program Manager
Center for Transportation Analysis
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Timothy Rayner
Senior Scientist, NQR Group Leader
Advanced Magnetic Systems
Quantum Magnetics
Elsa Reichmanis
Head
Polymer and Organic Materials Research Dept.
Lucent Technologies
Christopher Romero
Technical Staff Member, Mechanical Engineer
Experiment and Diagnostic Design Group
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Ross D. Schlueter
Senior Staff Scientist
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
James G. Schroth
Staff Research Engineer
General Motors R&D Center
General Motors Corporation
Keith R. Sekera
Manager
Process Engineering
Westinghouse Specialty Metals
Jocelyn M. Seng
Advanced Scientist
Owens Corning Science and Technology Center
Owens Corning
Eva M. Sevick-Muraca
Associate Professor
School of Chemical Engineering
Purdue University
Perwez Shahabuddin
Assistant Professor
Dept. of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research
Columbia University
Sheri Sheppard
Associate Professor
Mechanical Engineering-Design Division
Stanford University
Christopher P. Silva
Senior Member of Technical Staff
The Aerospace Corporation
Michael G. Spencer
Professor, Electrical Engineering
Director, Materials Science Center of Excellence
Howard University
Kay M. Stanney
Associate Professor
Industrial Engineering and Management Systems
University of Central Florida
J. Brent Staubach
Research Project Engineer
Pratt & Whitney Aircraft
Norman L. Swenson
Chief Engineer
Advanced Communications
Lockheed Martin Western Development Laboratories
Lockheed Martin Corporation
Anna C. Thornton
Assistant Professor
Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Michael Thouless
Associate Professor
Dept. of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics
University of Michigan
Deborah L. Thurston
Associate Professor
Dept. of General Engineering
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Sandra M. Troian
Assistant Professor
Dept. of Chemical Engineering
Princeton University
Michael Tsapatsis
Assistant Professor
Dept. of Chemical Engineering
University of Massachusetts
Marjolein C. H. van der Meulen
Assistant Professor
Dept. of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Cornell University
Luis Fanor Vega
Surface Treatments/Coatings
Alcoa Technical Center
Aluminum Company of America
Shalini Venkatesh
Hardware Design Engineer
Hewlett-Packard Laboratories
Hewlett-Packard Company
Robert H. Wagoner
Professor
Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering
Ohio State University
Shawn M. Walsh
Materials Engineer
U.S. Army Research Laboratory
Alex L. Wang
Senior Research Engineer
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
Anthony J. Wasilewski
Chief Scientist
Digital Systems
Scientific-Atlanta, Inc.
Keith E. Wilkins
Lead Engineer
Structural Damage Technology Group
The Boeing Company
William L. Wilson
Member of Technical Staff
Photonics Materials Research Dept.
Lucent Technologies
Jennifer J. Zinck
Senior Research Scientist
Hughes Research Laboratories
Hughes Electronics Corporation
German-American Frontiers of Engineering
Robert A. Brown, Co-Chair
Dean of Engineering
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Wolfram Boeck, Co-Chair
Chair in Electrical Power and Systems Technology
Technical University, Munich
Hans-Jürgen P. Adler
Institute for Macromolecular Chemistry and Textile Chemistry
Technical University, Dresden
Christina L. Bloebaum
Associate Professor
Dept. of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
State University of New York, Buffalo
Robert Calderbank
Vice President
Information Sciences Research
AT&T Labs - Research
Joachim Hagenauer
Chair in Communications Engineering
Institute of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology
Technical University, Munich
Bernd Kröplin
Institute for Statics and Dynamics in Aeronautic and Aerospace Technology
University of Stuttgart
Kam C. Lau
President
Automated Precision, Inc.
Jan Lunze
Research Area of Control Technology
Technical University, Hamburg-Harburg
Josef Rembser
Director
German-American Academic Council Foundation
Matthew Tirrell
Head, Dept. of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
Director, Biomedical Engineering Institute
University of Minnesota
Guest Speaker
Philip M. Condit
Chairman and CEO
The Boeing Company
Senior Engineer
William F. Ballhaus, Sr.
President
International Numatics, Inc.
Agency Reprsentatives
William Butcher
Senior Engineering Advisor
Engineering Education and Centers Division
National Science Foundation
Arthur M. Diness
Science and Engineering Counselor
ODDR&E Research Office
U.S. Department of Defense
Mary Mitchell
Senior Analyst
National Institute of Standards and Technology
National Research Council
Norman Metzger
Executive Director
Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications
National Research Council