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Alumni News
Here are some more of the accomplishments of the distinguished community
of Stanford engineers to which you belong. If you have news of your
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Alice M. Agogino (PhD EES 1984) Mechanical engineering professor Alice M. Agogino was recognized by the National Science Foundation (NSF) with the Director's Award for Distinguished Teaching Scholars, the foundation's highest honor for teaching and research excellence. Alice is one of only eight people to receive the 2004 award nationally. Congratulations Alice on this very well deserved and significant recognition!
Sabeer Bhatia (MS 1993 EE) the prolific entrepreneur best known for co-founding Hotmail was profiled in the March The Financial Times.
Joseph Buley (MS CEE 1962) has been named a Fellow in the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).
Jean-Lou Chameau (MS 1977, PhD 1981 CEE) has been named the eighth president of Caltech.
Morris Chang (PhD 1964 EE) founder of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp., as been named by Electronic Business magazine has named one of the 10 most influential executives in the electronics industry.
Tsu-Wei Chou (PhD MSE 1969) has been named a Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA).
Cora Claudio (PhD 1987 EES) is now President of EARTH Institute Asia, Inc., a non-profit, non-governmental organization that harnesses human power, science and technology, and other resources and disciplines to address issues of environment and sustainability affecting Asia. She co-founded it with two other Stanford alumni and four other friends who have extensive experience in the fields of environment and sustainable development in the Asia-Pacific region. Its programs include the Kalinga IP Program, which is helping build sustainable communities for and with indigenous peoples. EARTH and Cora are now involved also in addressing mining and other national environmental issues in the Philippines. She just also concluded a recycling project covering the Philippines, India, Singapore and Vietnam, a component of the Asia-Pacific Environmental Innovation Strategy (APEIS) project that was conducted by a project team from 30 leading research institutes in Asia.
George S. Cole (CS, MS, 1987) is running for Judge of the Superior Court in Santa Clara County; if elected, he would leave his patent practice to bring a dual background in law and Computer Science to the Silicon Valley bench.
Larry Cutler (MS CS 1996) recently completed work as the supervising character technical director on the computer-animated feature film Shrek 2. His job draws directly upon the seminal research Larry conducted as a child while playing with Star Wars figures. For more details check out http://millimeter.com/mag/video_sophisticating_shrek/index.html.
Larry has been with PDI/Dreamworks since 2001 and is now focused on a new project...Shrek 3. He previously worked at Pixar Animation Studios on such films as Monster’s Inc, Toy Story 2, and A Bug’s Life.
Ellen Estes (BS, ME, 2002) Scored a cruical goal in women's water polo to earn the USA the bronze metal against Austrialia.
Tau-Chao Fan (Eng Aero/Astro 1962) is currently serving as honorary dean of research in material science at Beijing University of Chemical Techonology and concurrently as a visiting scholar at the Univ of Washington in research for bio-mechanics in tissue disorders.
Marty France (MS Aero/Astro 1984), Col, USAF, was nominated by the President of the United States and confirmed by the US Senate onSeptember 30, 2005 to be the next Permanent Professor and Head of the Department of Astronautics, United States Air Force Academy.
Francois Gayet (MS EE 1970) is serving as Secretary General of the Aerospace and Defense Industries Association of Europe which represents companies from 20 different countries.
Debi Gore-Mann (BS 1983 IE) and former Stanford basketball player, has been named the athletic director at the University of San Francisco. She is the school's first female athletic director
Earle Jones (MSEE 1958) after a long career at SRI has served as a Docent/Naturalist at the Año Nuevo State Reserve (a bit north of Santa Cruz) for the past seven years. He leads guided walks in the elephant seal colony during the breeding season. In the off season, he spends his time on the beach answering questions and guiding the many visitors. He is also looking for other volunteers who would like to join the training program (Sept. - Dec.) and become a Docent. Email Earle at earle.jones@comcast.net.
Jenny Hou (MS MS&E 1998) has founded her own company, JH2 Risk Advisors, LLC.
Barbara Kontogiannis (MS Aero/Astro 1989) is currently the engineering manager of the Atlas Launch Vehicle program.
Dr. Burton H. Lee (PhD ME 2002, MBA) recently joined the National Academy of Sciences and Engineering in Washington DC as a Science and Technology Policy Fellow. His initial position is with the Computer Science and Telecommunications Board (CSTB), which is a unit within the Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences (DEPS).
Bill Leighty (BS 1966 EE) returns to his Iowa roots with a plan to deliver clean hydrogen fuel via pipeline to power vehicles more sustainably.
Jim Lerner (MS AA 1965 & PhD AA 1973) is airport and aircraft air quality lead person at the California Air Resources Board (CARB). In January 2006 Jim received a Silver Superior Accomplishment Award from CARB in honor of his outstanding work as a member of the Jet Emission Testing for Speciation (JETS) Team. CARB's JETS Team in collaboration with NASA, FAA, and EPA conducted field measurements of gaseous and particulate emissions from Boeing 737 aircraft. Not previously reported to Alumni News: In 1980 Jim was honored by the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) for Promoting the Vision of Wind Energy. At that time he was the lead wind energy program staff at the California Energy Commission (CEC) where he founded the California Wind Energy Program.
Kuntoro Mangkusubroto (MS IE, CEE 1977) is overseeing the rebuilding of northern Sumatra, devastated in the tsunami.
Roy Martin (MS Aero/Astro 1977) has been inducted as a fellow of the Society of Experimental Test Pilots (SETP) for his prominent contributions to flight testing. Martin is one of only 194 test pilots to have received this distinction--the highest grade of membersihip attainable in SETP, an international organization of more that 2,100 members. He is the chief test pilot for Air Combat Systems of Northrop Grumman and has logged approximately 9,400 flight hours in more than 60 aircraft including the F-4 and F-5 fighters, C-141 transport, E-34 airborne warning and control system (AWACS). Last August, he flew a modified F-5E as the test pilot for Northrop Grumman's historic shaped sonic boom demonstration.
Kent Mather (BAR Arch 1959) was nominated by his colleagues and awarded the Executive of the Year Award by CACE President Elizabeth Mitchell. This honor is granted by the Council of Architectural Component Executives (CACE) of The American Institute of Architects. He was recognized for his contributions to advancing the profession of architecture through his extraordinary leadership of AIA Santa Clara Valley and dedicated service to CACE. He serves as Executive Vice President/CEO, AIA Santa Clara Valley.
Tom Mast (MS ME 1961) has written Over a Barrel: A Quick Guide to the Oil Shortage. One can learn more about the book at www.overabarrelbook.com.
Christopher K. McGlothlin (BS IE, MS EE 1987) has been named chief information officer at Domino's Pizza.
Jeffrey Neal (BS ME 1991) was deployed to Mississippi to provide Hurricane Katrina Relief. As a Lieutenant Commander in the Navy Civil Engineer Corps stationed with the
Amphibious Construction Battalion TWO, Little Creek, VA, he deployed 113 SEABEES to Mississippi to provide relief and recovery support. He determined and prioritized projects for our 113 SEABEES and coordinated with dozens of organizations and juridictions. Highlights of their accomplishments included providing emergency power generation support for 75 locations,repairing 26 of the sewage lift stations to restore service within 6 days of their arrival, clearing debris and making emergent repairs to enable the 11 schools in the city to reopen within 8 days of our arrival, distributing water, repairing city buildings and HVAC systems used for the emergency response effort.
Professor Tarik Omer Ogurtani's (MSE, PhD, 1965) reseach on "Variational formulation of irreversible thermodynamics of surfaces and interfaces with grain-boundary triple-junction singularities under the capillary and electromigration forces in anisotropic two-dimensional space," published in Physical Review B 73, 235408 (2006)17 pages, has been selected for the June 26, 2006 issue of Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science & Technology.
Ron Patrick (PhD 1989 ME) has a need for speed so great that he has attached a jet engine to his VW beetle. It's an unusual hobby, but to him 'it's entertainment.
Marcelo Perrupato e Silva (MS 1968 CEE), a Consultant engineer specialist in Transportation, after 4 years of activities in the Postal Services as the Secretary for Postal Affairs, at the Ministry of Communications in Brazil, turned back to the Transportation Sector and was hired by the Brazilian Gov't (since Jan'06), as the Project leader for the "National Plan for Logistics and Transportation". The Plan target is to envisage (forsee/forcast) the development and requirements of the brazilian multimodal transport infrastructure from 2007 to 2022, based upon scenarios of demand and supply for major goods and passenger flows.
Peter Pitsker (BS 1955 ChemE) has won ISA’s Life Achievement Award. ISA is a leading, global, nonprofit organization that is setting the standard for automation by helping over 30,000 worldwide members. Peter was cited for his achievement as the first president and chairman of Wonderware a human-machine interface (HMI) startup. He was at the helm when the high-risk decision was made by company executives and technical strategists to base Wonderware’s HMI software entirely on Microsoft’s Windows operating system. Although retired, Peter enjoys cycling adventures across the country.
Greg Raleigh (MS 1994, PhD 1999 EE), a former student of EE Professor John Cioff founded Airgo Networks which won EE Times magazine's Startup of the Year award.
Bernadine Santistevan (MS ME 1988) has just written, directed and produced her first feature film called The Cry (La Llorona) based on a Medea-like legend in the Latino community. The film, to be completed in October mid-October, has already caused a stir among executives in the film industry and is one of only seven films selected to compete at a main competition in a top US film festival.
Vineet Sarin (PhD 2000 ME) recently completed the "Executive Program" at UCLA's Anderson School of business and was named Chief Operating Officer for Kinamed Inc, a small orthopaedic and neurosurgical device company in southern California.
Charles Schrader (BS 1969 CEE)a construction and labor law attorney in the Oregon law firm of Jordan Schrader PC, was awarded the Association of General Contractor (AGC) Oregon-Columbia Chapter’s Ross B. Hammond Award at the 2006 AGC Annual Conference in Sunriver, Oregon. The Ross B. Hammond Award is an AGC Oregon-Columbia Chapter honor given every year to a construction industry leader in Oregon, recognizing outstanding service to the Northwest construction industry in the field of labor relations.
John Schumacher (PhD 1973 MSE) founded Peak Sun Silicon Corporation to eliminate the polysilicon bottleneck currently plaguing efforts to expand the use of photovoltaic solar cells on a worldwide basis.
Sharon Ma Schwab (MS IE 1985) is working as a product development consultant, and published her first book "Moolah or Bummer! A Humorous Look at Finance and Investing" under penname Moget Africa. Visit www.moolahorbummer.com to learn more. Free ebook to all engineering alumni - email her at MogetAfricaMB@yahoo.com.
Jim Seebold (ENG ME 1965) has been traveling the world with "Pyrolatry Unlimited" and is currently working on the Greater Gorgon Development LNG Plant that will be on Barrow Island offshore Western Australia. This Chevron & Joint Venture Partners project is headquartered in Perth. However, the work goes on at present in Houston.
Art Sheridan (MS Aero/Astro 1985) represented the Joint Strike Fighter STOVL Weight Attack Team (SWAT), which he led, in receiving a Lockheed Martin NOVA Award for teamwork. The NOVA Award is the corporation's highest honor for outstanding contributions in fulfilling the corporation's missions and objectives.
Sami Joe Small (BS 1998 ENG) is an alternate goalie for the Canadian womens hockey team.
Yong Tao (PhD, MS&E, 1991) founded (as Chairman & CEO) SDR Telecommunications Technology Inc., to provide mobile telecom value added services focusing on China's 350 million mobile customers. Due to fast expansion, the firm recently spun off its consulting arm, SDR Decision & Management Resources, with Tao as its CEO, and is relocating to Jianwai SOHO in Beijing, China. SDR Decision & Management Resources provides consulting services to the major mobile telecom operators and vendors in China.
Sara Wadia-Fascetti (PhD 1994 CEE) has been honored for her distinctive accomplishments in engineering education by earning the 2006 Sharon Keillor Award for Women in Engineering from the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE). She is an Associate Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering and Associate Vice Provost for Faculty Advancement Northeastern University.
Sharon Wang (MS 1995 MS&E) is a co-founder of AcGene, a start-up new concept biopharmaceutical outsource service provider and project management firm. Unlike traditional CROs, AcGene, partnered with its vast network of biopharmaceutical and biotech laboratories in China, provides its U.S. clients with the best technology in China and efficient and trackable western project management.
Ernest Y. Wong (MS MS&E 2002) is beginning his third year as an instructor with the Department of Systems Engineering at the United States Military Academy. He has been named a NASA Fellow for the 2006 Exploration Systems Summer Research Opportunities at the Marshall Space Flight Center.
Alice Wu (MS CS 1992) has a new movie. Wu wrote and directed Saving Face, a romantic comedy now playing.
Kaoru Yano (MS 1975 EE) has been named president of Japanese electronics giant NEC Corp.
Bob Zeidman (MS 1982 E) has been granted U.S. Patent Number 7,050,962, entitled “Method for Connecting a Hardware Emulator to a Network.” The patent has been assigned to Zeidman Technologies, the company that Bob founded and that develops software tools for the efficient design of embedded systems.
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