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CMPS NEWS

Vol. 10, No. 10   October 2008

The College of Computer, Mathematical and Physical Sciences

Steve Halperin, Dean.  Mary Kearney, Editor

mkearney@umd.edu <mailto:mkearney@deans.umd.edu> 

 

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CONTENTS:

Honors and Awards

Contracts/Grants

In the News

Alumni News

 

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HONORS AND AWARDS:

 

The 2008 Faculty and Staff Convocation was held October 7, in the Memorial
Chapel.  CMPS Faculty and Staff were amongst those recognized for their
contributions: 

 

PRESIDENT'S DISTIGUISHED SERVICE AWARDS

Jeanne S. Martin, Department of Geology

 

KIRWAN FACULTY RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP PRIZE

Sankar Das Sarma, Physics

 

DISTINGUISHED SCHOLAR-TEACHERS

Theodore a. Jacobson, Physics

 

DISTINGUISHED UNIVERSITY PROFESSORS

Ruth S. DeFries, ESSIC and Geography

 

Stephen Brush, IPST, is the recipient of the American Physical Society's
2009 Abraham Pais Prize for History of Physics, "for his pioneering,
in-depth studies in the history of nineteenth and twentieth century
physics."

 

Andrew Campbell, Geology, has been selected by the CMPS Board of Visitors to
receive the Board's Distinguished Assistant Professor Award.  Campbell
oversees the Laboratory for Mineral Physics where they study the physical
and chemical properties of materials under high pressure and high
temperature conditions to better understand the constitution, structure, and
evolution of the Earth's interior.

 

Lucy McFadden, Astronomy, was one of three editors of the publication
"Encyclopedia of the Solar System" which was selected by the GeoScience
Information Society for the Mary B. Ansari Best Reference Work Award.  The
award was presented at the Society's annual meeting, October 7, in Houston,
TX.

 

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CONTRACTS/GRANTS:

 

Michael Cummings, UMIACS, NSF, $442,700, "Grid, Public and GPU Computing for
the Tree of Life."

 

Russell Dickerson, AOSC, Maryland Department of the Environment, $365,000,
"Air Pollution in MD - RAMMPP."

 

Lise Getoor, Computer Science and UMIACS, Army Research Office, $150,000,
"Intelligent Systems: Statistical Relational Learning as an Enabling
Technology for Data Acquisition and Data Fusion in Video."

 

Daniel Kirk-Davidoff, AOSC, University of Wisconsin-Madison, $100,000,
"Satellite Proxy Data Studies to Determine CLARREO Sampling Errors."

 

Judith Klavans, UMIACS, Institute of Museum and Library Services, $996,750,
"T3: Text, Tagging and Trust to Improve Image Access for Museums and
Libraries."

 

Thierry Lanz, Astronomy, NSF, $172,730, "Toward 3-Dimensional,
Time-Dependent, Non-LTE Radiation Transport for Cosmological Simulations."

 

Ricardo Nochetto, Mathematics and IPST, NSF, $510,119, "Adaptive Finite
Element Methods for Multiscale Problems Governed by Geometric PDE."

 

Mihai Pop, Computer Science and UMIACS, NIH, $260,000, "Assembly and
Analysis Software for Exploring the Human Microbiome."

 

Hanan Samet, Computer Science and UMIACS, NSF, $300,435, "Similarity
Criteria Issues in Similarity Retrieval."

 

Mark Wolfire, Astronomy, Cal Tech Jet Propulsion Lab, $109,878, "Dust
Evolution in Low-Metallicity Environments."

 

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IN THE NEWS:

 

Michael A'Hearn, Astronomy, was quoted in Science, October 14, in an article
on the radar observations of the small, icy nucleus of the comet, Tuttle,
which suggest that it consists of two clumps that touch each other.  A'Hearn
was also featured in an article on SpaceRef.com, October 13, the Baltimore
Sun, October 15 and was interviewed by WTOP, October 15, on his award of the
Kuiper Prize.

 

Millard Alexander, IPST, published an article in Science, October 24,
reporting molecular beam experiments, based on hydrogen-atom Rydberg tagging
detection, that reveal only a minor role of Cl*.

 

Ben Bederson, Computer Science and UMIACS, was quoted in an article on
America.gov, September 18, about the collaboration with children on the
design of the International Children's Digital Library.  The July 08 edition
of the Review of Policy Research reviewed Bederson's recently published book
"Voting Technology: The Not-So-Simple Act of Casting a Ballot."

 

Tony Busalacchi, AOSC and ESSIC, was quoted in the Washington Post, October
3, in an article on penguins floating ashore in Brazil and changes in the
ocean circulation in the Southern Hemisphere.

 

Rita Colwell, UMIACS, was mentioned in the Washington Post-Business Notes,
October 16, in an article on the membership of the Montgomery County,
Maryland Biosciences Task Force.  Colwell was also quoted in Discovery News,
October 8, in an article on using satellite imagery to predict disease
outbreaks.  

 

Nicholas Hadley, Physics, was quoted in the Daily Guide (Ghana), October 28,
in an article on the first meeting of the US-Large Hadron Collider Users
Organization held at Fermilab.

 

Tom Holtz, Geology, was mentioned in New Scientist, October 23, in an
article on the new fossil find of a pigeon-sized, flightless dinosaur, named
Epidexipteryx.  The fossil comes from the Daohugou formation in Inner
Mongolia.

 

Doron Levy, Mathematics and CSCAMM, was mentioned in Forbes, October 27, in
an article on customizing cancer treatment with computer simulations.

 

Stacy McGaugh, Astronomy, was quoted in ScienceNow, October 24, in an
article on research undertaken to see whether galaxies shared any common
characteristics.

 

Robert Park, Physics, was quoted in Popular Mechanics, October 15, in an
article on personal electromagnetic fields.

 

Bill Phillips, Physics and IPST, was featured in The Register-Guard, October
1, in an article on his scheduled lecture at the University of Oregon
entitled "Time, Einstein and the Coolest Stuff in the Universe."

 

V.S. Subrahmanian, Computer Science and UMIACS, was quoted in the Daily Star
(Lebanon), October 22, in an article on the development of a software tool
that can forecast the behavior of groups branded as "terrorist."

 

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ALUMNI NEWS:

 

Robert Fischell, 1953 M.S. Physics, was the speaker at the annual Fischell
lecture where he talked about his AngelMed Guardian, a new
computer-controlled sensor that is implanted under the skin of a patient's
chest like a pacemaker with a wire that senses the occurrence of an
impending heart attack. Fischell has over 200 patents and is the father of
modern medical stents, lifetime pacemaker batteries and implantable insulin
pumps.  On Saturday, October 25, Fox 5 News aired an interview with Fischell
and WTTG-TV (Washington) aired their interview on October 27.

 

Neil Jhaveri, 2007 B.S. Computer Science and Finance, has been named a 2009
Siebel Scholar.  The Siebel Scholars program was established by the Siebel
Foundation in 2000 to recognize the most talented students at the world's
leading graduate schools of business and computer science.  Presently
Jhaveri is a graduate student at Harvard University, School of Engineering
and Applied Sciences.

 

Judith Mopsik, 1965 B.S. Mathematics, accepted the position of Senior Vice
President for Strategic Business Development, The Lewin Group, in January,
2008 where she plays a key role in expanding existing markets and opening
new markets for the Group's evaluation, analytics, and technical assistance
expertise. Over the course of three decades she has been a key innovator,
implementer, and manager for work involving survey systems design and the
implementation of surveillance and analytic systems supporting public sector
clients including the National Institutes of Health, the Centers for
Medicare and Medicaid Services, the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, and the Department of Veterans Affairs; also for private-sector
clients in the Health Insurance and Pharmaceutical industries.  Mopsik
received her Master of Health Sciences from The Johns Hopkins University.

 

Michael Shay, 1998 Ph.D. Physics (advisor Jim Drake), has received the
University of Delaware's Francis Alison Young Scholars Award for 2008.  The
Award is highly competitive and given to a tenure-track assistant professor
at the University of Delaware who has demonstrated outstanding research and
academic teaching excellence. Shay is an Assistant Professor of Physics and
Astronomy.

 

Richard Upton, 1984 Ph.D. Computer Science (advisor Satish Tripathi), is
Executive Vice President, Healthcare Informatics at BBN Technologies, MA,
and responsible for developing new business areas.  Prior to joining BBN,
Upton was responsible for all business development and strategy for a BAE
Systems North America line of business as Vice President, Business
Development, National Security Solutions.

 

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PLEASE SUBMIT ITEMS TO:  Mary Kearney (mkearney@umd.edu)

 

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COLLEGE OF COMPUTER, MATHEMATICAL AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES

Astronomy Department <http://www.astro.umd.edu/>  - Dr. Stuart Vogel, Chair

Atmospheric and Oceanic <http://www.atmos.umd.edu/>  Science Department -
Dr. James Carton, Chair

Computer Science Department <http://www.cs.umd.edu/>  - Dr. Larry Davis,
Chair

Geology Department <http://www.geol.umd.edu/>  - Dr. Michael Brown, Chair

Mathematics Department <http://www.math.umd.edu/>  - Dr. James Yorke, Chair

Physics Department <http://umdphysics.umd.edu/>  - Dr. Drew Baden, Chair

CSCAMM <http://www.cscamm.umd.edu/>  - Dr. Eitan Tadmor, Director

ESSIC <http://www.essic.umd.edu/>  - Dr. Tony Busalacchi, Director

IPST <http://www.ipst.umd.edu/>  - Dr. Rajarshi Roy, Director

IREAP <http://www.ireap.umd.edu/>  - Dr. Dan Lathrop, Director

UMIACS <http://www.umiacs.umd.edu/>  - Dr. V.S. Subrahmanian, Director

 

 

______________

Mary Kearney

Coordinator, Communications

College of Computer, Mathematical and Physical Sciences

University of Maryland, College Park

Phone:  (301) 405-5204

Fax:  (301) 405-9377

Email: mkearney@umd.edu

 


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<p class=3DMsoNormal><a name=3D"OLE_LINK4">CMPS NEWS<o:p></o:p></a></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal>Vol. 10, No. 10&nbsp;&nbsp; October =
2008<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal>The College of Computer, Mathematical and Physical =
Sciences<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal>Steve Halperin, Dean.&nbsp; Mary Kearney, =
Editor<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><a =
href=3D"mailto:mkearney@deans.umd.edu">mkearney@umd.edu</a><o:p></o:p></p=
>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>

<p =
class=3DMsoNormal>++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++<o:p></o:p></=
p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal>CONTENTS:<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal>Honors and Awards<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal>Contracts/Grants<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal>In the News<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal>Alumni News<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>

<p =
class=3DMsoNormal>++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++<o:p></o:p></=
p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal>HONORS AND AWARDS:<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><a name=3D"OLE_LINK1"></a><a =
name=3D"OLE_LINK2"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></a></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal>The 2008 Faculty and Staff Convocation was held =
October 7,
in the Memorial Chapel.&nbsp; CMPS Faculty and Staff were amongst those =
recognized
for their contributions: <o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><b>PRESIDENT&#8217;S DISTIGUISHED SERVICE =
AWARDS<o:p></o:p></b></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal>Jeanne S. Martin, Department of =
Geology<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><b>KIRWAN FACULTY RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP =
PRIZE<o:p></o:p></b></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal>Sankar Das Sarma, Physics<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><b>DISTINGUISHED =
SCHOLAR-TEACHERS<o:p></o:p></b></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal>Theodore a. Jacobson, Physics<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><b>DISTINGUISHED UNIVERSITY =
PROFESSORS<o:p></o:p></b></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal>Ruth S. DeFries, ESSIC and Geography<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p style=3D'margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white'><span =
lang=3DEN
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Stephen =
Brush, IPST,
is the recipient of the </span><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>American
Physical Society&#8217;s</span><span lang=3DEN =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> 2009 Abraham Pais Prize </span><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>for History =
of
Physics, &quot;for his pioneering, in-depth studies in the history of
nineteenth and twentieth century physics.&quot;<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p style=3D'margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white'><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</=
o:p></span></p>

<p style=3D'margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white'><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Andrew =
Campbell,
Geology, has been selected by the CMPS Board of Visitors to receive the
Board&#8217;s Distinguished Assistant Professor Award.&nbsp; Campbell =
oversees the
Laboratory for Mineral Physics where they study the physical and =
chemical
properties of materials under high pressure and high temperature =
conditions to
better understand the constitution, structure, and evolution of the =
Earth's
interior.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p style=3D'margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white'><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</=
o:p></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN>Lucy McFadden, Astronomy, was one =
of three
editors of the publication &#8220;Encyclopedia of the Solar =
System&#8221; which
was selected by the GeoScience Information Society for the Mary B. =
Ansari Best</span><span
style=3D'color:black'> Reference Work Award.&nbsp; The award was =
presented at the
Society&#8217;s annual meeting, October 7, in Houston, TX.</span><span =
lang=3DEN><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>

<p =
class=3DMsoNormal>++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++<o:p></o:p></=
p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal>CONTRACTS/GRANTS:<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>

<p style=3D'margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white'><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Michael =
Cummings,
UMIACS, NSF, $442,700, &#8220;Grid, Public and GPU Computing for the =
Tree of
Life.&#8221;<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p style=3D'margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white'><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</=
o:p></span></p>

<p style=3D'margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white'><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Russell =
Dickerson,
AOSC, Maryland Department of the Environment, $365,000, &#8220;Air =
Pollution in
MD &#8211; RAMMPP.&#8221;<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p style=3D'margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white'><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</=
o:p></span></p>

<p style=3D'margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white'><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Lise Getoor, =
Computer
Science and UMIACS, Army Research Office, $150,000, &#8220;Intelligent =
Systems:
Statistical Relational Learning as an Enabling Technology for Data =
Acquisition
and Data Fusion in Video.&#8221;<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p style=3D'margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white'><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</=
o:p></span></p>

<p style=3D'margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white'><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Daniel =
Kirk-Davidoff,
AOSC, University of Wisconsin-Madison, $100,000, &#8220;Satellite Proxy =
Data
Studies to Determine CLARREO Sampling =
Errors.&#8221;<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p style=3D'margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white'><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</=
o:p></span></p>

<p style=3D'margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white'><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Judith =
Klavans,
UMIACS, Institute of Museum and Library Services, $996,750, &#8220;T3: =
Text,
Tagging and Trust to Improve Image Access for Museums and =
Libraries.&#8221;<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p style=3D'margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white'><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</=
o:p></span></p>

<p style=3D'margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white'><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Thierry =
Lanz,
Astronomy, NSF, $172,730, &#8220;Toward 3-Dimensional, Time-Dependent, =
Non-LTE
Radiation Transport for Cosmological =
Simulations.&#8221;<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p style=3D'margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white'><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</=
o:p></span></p>

<p style=3D'margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white'><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Ricardo =
Nochetto,
Mathematics and IPST, NSF, $510,119, &#8220;Adaptive Finite Element =
Methods for
Multiscale Problems Governed by Geometric =
PDE.&#8221;<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p style=3D'margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white'><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</=
o:p></span></p>

<p style=3D'margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white'><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Mihai Pop, =
Computer
Science and UMIACS, NIH, $260,000, &#8220;Assembly and Analysis Software =
for
Exploring the Human Microbiome.&#8221;<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p style=3D'margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white'><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</=
o:p></span></p>

<p style=3D'margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white'><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Hanan Samet, =
Computer
Science and UMIACS, NSF, $300,435, &#8220;Similarity Criteria Issues in
Similarity Retrieval.&#8221;<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p style=3D'margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white'><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</=
o:p></span></p>

<p style=3D'margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white'><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Mark =
Wolfire,
Astronomy, Cal Tech Jet Propulsion Lab, $109,878, &#8220;Dust Evolution =
in
Low-Metallicity Environments.&#8221;<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p style=3D'margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white'><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</=
o:p></span></p>

<p =
class=3DMsoNormal>++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++<o:p></o:p></=
p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal>IN THE NEWS:<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal>Michael A&#8217;Hearn, Astronomy, was quoted in =
Science,
October 14, in an article on the radar observations of the small, icy =
nucleus
of the comet, Tuttle, which suggest that it consists of two clumps that =
touch
each other.&nbsp; A&#8217;Hearn was also featured in an article on =
SpaceRef.com,
October 13, the Baltimore Sun, October 15 and was interviewed by WTOP, =
October
15, on his award of the Kuiper Prize.<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal>Millard Alexander, IPST, published an article in =
Science,
October 24, reporting molecular beam experiments, based on hydrogen-atom
Rydberg tagging detection, that reveal only a minor role of =
Cl*.<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal>Ben Bederson, Computer Science and UMIACS, was =
quoted in an
article on America.gov, September 18, about the collaboration with =
children on the
design of the International Children&#8217;s Digital Library.&nbsp; The =
July 08
edition of the Review of Policy Research reviewed Bederson&#8217;s =
recently
published book &#8220;Voting Technology: The Not-So-Simple Act of =
Casting a
Ballot.&#8221;<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal>Tony Busalacchi, AOSC and ESSIC, was quoted in the
Washington Post, October 3, in an article on penguins floating ashore in =
Brazil
and changes in the ocean circulation in the Southern =
Hemisphere.<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal>Rita Colwell, UMIACS, was mentioned in the =
Washington
Post-Business Notes, October 16, in an article on the membership of the
Montgomery County, Maryland Biosciences Task Force.&nbsp; Colwell was =
also quoted in
Discovery News, October 8, in an article on using satellite imagery to =
predict
disease outbreaks.&nbsp; <o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal>Nicholas Hadley, Physics, was quoted in the Daily =
Guide
(Ghana), October 28, in an article on the first meeting of the US-Large =
Hadron
Collider Users Organization held at Fermilab.<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal>Tom Holtz, Geology, was mentioned in New Scientist, =
October
23, in an article on the new fossil find of a pigeon-sized, flightless
dinosaur, named Epidexipteryx.&nbsp; The fossil comes from the Daohugou =
formation in
Inner Mongolia.<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal>Doron Levy, Mathematics and CSCAMM, was mentioned =
in Forbes,
October 27, in an article on customizing cancer treatment with computer
simulations.<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal>Stacy McGaugh, Astronomy, was quoted in ScienceNow, =
October
24, in an article on research undertaken to see whether galaxies shared =
any
common characteristics.<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal>Robert Park, Physics, was quoted in Popular =
Mechanics,
October 15, in an article on personal electromagnetic =
fields.<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal>Bill Phillips, Physics and IPST, was featured in =
The
Register-Guard, October 1, in an article on his scheduled lecture at the
University of Oregon entitled &#8220;<span lang=3DEN>Time, Einstein and =
the
Coolest Stuff in the Universe.&#8221;</span><span =
lang=3DEN><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal>V.S. Subrahmanian, Computer Science and UMIACS, was =
quoted
in the Daily Star (Lebanon), October 22, in an article on the =
development of a
software tool that can forecast the behavior of groups branded as
&#8220;terrorist.&#8221;<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>

<p =
class=3DMsoNormal>++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++<o:p></o:p></=
p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal>ALUMNI NEWS:<o:p></o:p></p>

<p style=3D'margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoPlainText><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Robert
Fischell, 1953 M.S. Physics, was the speaker at the annual Fischell =
lecture
where he talked about his AngelMed Guardian, a new computer-controlled =
sensor
that is implanted under the skin of a patient's chest like a pacemaker =
with a
wire that senses the occurrence of an impending heart attack. Fischell =
has over
200 patents and is the father of modern medical stents, lifetime =
pacemaker
batteries and implantable insulin pumps.&nbsp; On Saturday, October 25, =
Fox 5 News
aired an interview with Fischell and WTTG-TV (Washington) aired their =
interview
on October 27.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal>Neil Jhaveri, 2007 B.S. Computer Science and =
Finance, has
been named a 2009 Siebel Scholar.&nbsp; The Siebel Scholars program was =
established
by the Siebel Foundation in 2000 to recognize the most talented students =
at the
world's leading graduate schools of business and computer science.&nbsp; =
Presently
Jhaveri is a graduate student at Harvard University, School of =
Engineering and
Applied Sciences.<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoPlainText><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Judith
Mopsik, 1965 B.S. Mathematics, accepted the position of Senior Vice =
President
for Strategic Business Development, The Lewin Group, in January, 2008 =
where she
plays a key role in expanding existing markets and opening new markets =
for the
Group&#8217;s evaluation, analytics, and technical assistance expertise. =
Over
the course of three decades she has been a key innovator, implementer, =
and
manager for work involving survey systems design and the implementation =
of
surveillance and analytic systems supporting public sector clients =
including
the National Institutes of Health, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
Services, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the =
Department of
Veterans Affairs; also for private-sector clients in the Health =
Insurance and
Pharmaceutical industries.&nbsp; Mopsik received her Master of Health =
Sciences from
The Johns Hopkins University.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal>Michael Shay, 1998 Ph.D. Physics (advisor Jim =
Drake), has
received the University of Delaware&#8217;s Francis Alison Young =
Scholars Award
for 2008.&nbsp; The Award is highly competitive and given to a =
tenure-track
assistant professor at the University of Delaware who has demonstrated
outstanding research and academic teaching excellence. Shay is an =
Assistant
Professor of Physics and Astronomy.<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal>Richard Upton, 1984 Ph.D. Computer Science (advisor =
Satish
Tripathi), is Executive Vice President, Healthcare Informatics at BBN
Technologies, MA, and responsible for <span lang=3DEN>developing new =
business
areas.&nbsp; Prior to joining BBN, Upton was responsible for all =
business
development and strategy for a BAE Systems North America line of =
business as
Vice President, Business Development, National Security =
Solutions.</span><span
lang=3DEN><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>

<p =
class=3DMsoNormal>+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++<o:p></o:p></p=
>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal>PLEASE SUBMIT ITEMS TO:&nbsp; Mary Kearney =
(mkearney@umd.edu)<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>

<p =
class=3DMsoNormal>++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++<o:p></o:p></=
p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal>COLLEGE OF COMPUTER, MATHEMATICAL AND PHYSICAL =
SCIENCES<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><a href=3D"http://www.astro.umd.edu/">Astronomy =
Department</a>
&#8211; Dr. Stuart Vogel, Chair<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><a href=3D"http://www.atmos.umd.edu/">Atmospheric =
and Oceanic
Science Department</a> &#8211; Dr. James Carton, Chair<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><a href=3D"http://www.cs.umd.edu/">Computer Science =
Department</a>
&#8211; Dr. Larry Davis, Chair<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><a href=3D"http://www.geol.umd.edu/">Geology =
Department</a>
&#8211; Dr. Michael Brown, Chair<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><a href=3D"http://www.math.umd.edu/">Mathematics =
Department</a>
&#8211; Dr. James Yorke, Chair<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><a href=3D"http://umdphysics.umd.edu/">Physics =
Department</a>
&#8211; Dr. Drew Baden, Chair<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><a href=3D"http://www.cscamm.umd.edu/">CSCAMM</a> =
&#8211; Dr.
Eitan Tadmor, Director<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><a href=3D"http://www.essic.umd.edu/">ESSIC</a> =
&#8211; Dr.
Tony Busalacchi, Director<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><a href=3D"http://www.ipst.umd.edu/">IPST</a> =
&#8211; Dr.
Rajarshi Roy, Director<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><a href=3D"http://www.ireap.umd.edu/">IREAP</a> =
&#8211; Dr.
Dan Lathrop, Director<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><a href=3D"http://www.umiacs.umd.edu/">UMIACS</a> =
&#8211; Dr.
V.S. Subrahmanian, Director<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>___________=
___<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Mary
Kearney<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Coordinator=
,
Communications<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>College
of Computer, Mathematical and Physical Sciences<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>University
of Maryland, College Park<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Phone:&nbsp=
;
(301) 405-5204<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Fax:&nbsp;
(301) 405-9377<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Email:
mkearney@umd.edu<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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