Accomplishments: Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering
Neil Opfer (Civil and Environmental Engineering) has been named a Fellow of the Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering International. A selective and prestigious honor, the designation is in recognition of his professional attainment and significant accomplishment in cost management or cost engineering. He will be officially presented…
Jonathan Deans (Theatre) recently was nominated for a Tony Award for his sound design for Pippin on Broadway.
R. Jacob Baker (Electrical and Computer Engineering) has been named an Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) fellow. He is being recognized for his contributions to the design of memory integrated circuits, which have resulted in more than 100 U.S. patents on billions of dollars' worth of memory chips that are used by millions…
Dave James (Provost) has been named a fellow member of the National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE). The fellow member grade was established 13 years ago to honor those active NSPE members who have demonstrated exemplary service to their profession, their society, and their community. This honor for his outstanding service was presented…
Kwang Kim (Mechanical Engineering) is coauthor of the book, Biomimetic Robotic Artificial Muscles, which recently was published by World Scientific. This book presents a comprehensive overview of selected robotic artificial muscles. His coauthors are professor Xiaobo Tan of Michigan State University, professor Hyouk Ryeol Choi of Sungkyunkwan…