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EECS junior Simran Chaudhry has been selected for the National Math and Science Initiative Young Leaders Program. This prestigious, competitive program in partnership with FORTUNE and ExxonMobil introduces girls who are college juniors majoring in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) fields to female executives at FORTUNE 500 companies. The Young Leaders will be required to give presentations to up to 200 girls in elementary and middle school math and science classes in their communities and will conclude with a Capstone Seminar in NYC to highlight lessons in leadership, careers in math and science fields, and lessons learned from the program participants.
January 11
Sue Graham and Jerome Feldman are the recipients of the 2009 Berkeley Citation. Recipients of this award must have a record of highly distinguished achievement in his or her academic field and a broad impact within, and perhaps beyond, the University. Recipients must also have a record of truly notable service (other than teaching and research) to the University as a whole, or to a significant part of it.
December 16
Ali Javey was selected for the Mohr Davidow Ventures Innovators Award. This award recognizes extraordinary faculty at UC Berkeley and Stanford for their innovative approaches to important challenges and for their entrepreneurial spirits. Prof. Javey has been given this award for his early-career innovations and will support his research and development on nanopillar photovoltaics. It includes $50k to help launch the project and many opportunities to network with investors.
December 16
The latest issue of the Berkeley Science Review features the research of Tsu-Jae King Liu, Elad Alon, and Sayeef Salahuddin on transistors in an article titled, “Reinventing the Transistor: Breaking the silicon barrier” and Jose Carmena’s research on the brain-machine interface titled, “Plugging Back In: Can brain-machine interfaces empower paralyzed patients?”. EECS grad student Octavian Florescu’s start-up company, Silicon Biodevices, (in Bernhard Boser's lab) is creating a device that uses an integrated micro-chip circuit to detect miniscule amounts of antigen in a drop of blood, urine, or saliva, featured in the article titled, “Can You Heal Me Now? Using cell phones to diagnose disease”.
December 9
Joe Hellerstein and Martin Vetterli have been elected to the Fellows of ACM Program. ACM Fellows are recognized and honored for their achievements in computer science and information technology and for their significant contributions to the mission of the ACM. Prof. Hellerstein is recognized for his contributions to database systems and data management, and Prof. Vetterli is recognized for his contributions to multimedia compression and communication.
December 7
Seth Sanders has been elected to the class of 2010 IEEE Fellows for his contributions to integrated passive component technology and digital control of power electronic systems.
The IEEE Grade of Fellow is bestowed by the Board of Directors upon a person with an extraordinary record of accomplishments in any of the IEEE fields of interest and who have demonstrated outstanding proficiency and distinction in their profession.
December 3
Bernd Sturmfels has been selected as the 2009 SIAM John von Neumann Lecturer. The John von Neumann lecture is SIAM's most prestigious prize, awarded for outstanding and distinguished contributions to the field of applied mathematical sciences and for the effective communication of these ideas to the community. The prize committee cited Prof. Sturmfels’ role in developing and applying algebraic and algebraic-geometric ideas to problems arising in biology, statistics, optimization, and the numerical computation of polynomial systems.
November 30
Randy Katz has won the 2010 IEEE James H. Mulligan, Jr. Education Medal. This medal is presented annually for a career of outstanding contributions to education in the fields of interest of IEEE. Professor Katz has been chosen for his excellence in teaching and ability to inspire students, leadership in engineering education through publication of course materials and writings on engineering education, leadership in the development of programs in curricula or teaching methodology, contributions to the engineering profession through research, engineering achievements, and technical papers, and participating in the education activities of professional societies.
November 24
EECS graduate students Seth Fowler and Leo Meyerovich are the winners of one of two 2009 Qualcomm Innovation Fellowships. The Fellowship competition asked for research proposals developed by teams of two graduate students from UC Berkeley and Stanford. Their proposal, “Parallel Web Browser for Mobile Devices” was selected among 23 Berkeley submissions. The two winning teams are awarded a $100,000 fellowship for submitting the most innovative ideas.
November 19
Michel Maharbiz’ research on developing MEMS devices for implantation into insects has been selected as one of “The 50 Best Inventions of 2009” by Time magazine. Armed with funding from the Pentagon's research wing, the engineering team has devised a method of remotely controlling the flight of beetles. By attaching radio antennas and embedding electrodes in the insects' optic lobes, flight muscles and brains, they can manipulate their subjects into taking off, hovering in midair and turning on command.
November 16
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