Author: RMcase2021

Rocky Hill, CT —The Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering announces the election of thirty-five of Connecticut’s leading experts in science, engineering and technology to membership in the Academy. The newly elected members will be introduced at the Academy’s 36th Annual Meeting and Dinner on May 25, 2011, at the Stepping Stones Museum for Children in Norwalk, CT.

The thirty-five newly elected members are:

• Charles H. Ahn, PhD, William K. Lanman Jr. Professor of Applied Physics and Physics, Yale University
• Karen S. Anderson, PhD, Professor of Pharmacology, Yale School of Medicine
• Mehdi Anwar, PhD, Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, University of Connecticut
• Charles D. Bailyn, PhD, A. Bartlett Giamatti Professor of Astronomy and Physics, Yale University
• Nicholas S. Bowen, PhD, Vice President, Technology, IBM
• Janine N. Caira, PhD, Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, University of Connecticut
• Thomas O. Carpenter, MD, Professor of Pediatrics (Endocrinology), Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation, Yale School of Medicine; Clinical Professor, Yale School of Nursing
• Peter Cresswell, PhD, Eugene Higgins Professor of Immunobiology, and Professor of Cell Biology and Dermatology, Yale School of Medicine; Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute; Elected Member, Institute of Medicine
• Anna I. Dongari-Bagtzoglou, DDS, PhD, Professor and Chair, Division of Periodontology, School of Dental Medicine, University of Connecticut Health Center
• Howard I. Epstein, PhD, Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Connecticut
• Gerard M. Exley, PhD, Head, Electromagnetic Systems Department, NAVSEA and Senior Scientific Technical Manager for Submarine Communications, Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division
• Debra A. Fischer, PhD, Professor of Astronomy, Yale University
• Robert S. Galvin, MD, Executive Officer, Equity Healthcare, The Blackstone Group; Adjunct Professor, Medicine and Health Policy, Yale School of Medicine; Elected Member, Institute of Medicine
• Jeffrey R. Gruen, MD, Professor of Pediatrics, Genetics, & Investigative Medicine, Yale School of Medicine
• Christopher L. Hoffman, PhD, Consulting Engineer, Westinghouse Electric Company
• Hanchen Huang, PhD, School of Engineering Named Professor in Sustainable Energy, University of Connecticut
• Abby A. Ilumoka, PhD, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering, Technology, and Architecture, University of Hartford
• John N. Ivan, PhD, Professor and Associate Head of Department, Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Connecticut
• Gene E. Likens, PhD, Distinguished Research Professor, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Connecticut; Elected Member, National Academy of Sciences
• Charles J. Lockwood, MD, Anita O’Keefe Young Professor of Women’s Health and Chair, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Yale School of Medicine; Elected Member, Institute of Medicine
• George B. McManus, Professor of Marine Sciences, University of Connecticut
• Ruslan M. Medzhitov, David W. Wallace Professor of Immunobiology, Yale School of Medicine; Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute; Elected Member, National Academy of Sciences
• Maged M. Michael, PhD, Research Staff Member, IBM T. J. Watson Research Center
• William J. Minford, PhD, Engineering Manager, JDSU
• Sathya Motupally, PhD, Head of Technology Development/Engineering Manager, UTC Power
• Daniel W. Rosenberg, PhD, Professor of Medicine & Genetics, University of Connecticut Health Center
• Peter A. Rosenthal Sr., PhD, Product Engineering Manager, Coherent, Inc.
• Sandra E. Shumway, PhD, Research Professor, Department of Marine Sciences, University of Connecticut
• John Silander, PhD, Professor, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, and Co-Chair, Center for Conservation and Biodiversity, University of Connecticut
• Tarek M. Sobh, PhD, Vice President for Graduate Studies and Research Dean, School of Engineering and Distinguished Professor of Engineering and Computer Science, University of Bridgeport
• Robert S. Soloff, President, Sonics & Materials, Inc.
• Chih-Jen Sung, PhD, School of Engineering Professor in Sustainable Energy, University of Connecticut
• Kanishka Tankala, PhD, Vice President of Operations, Nufern
• Paul R. Van Tassel, PhD, Professor and Chair, Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Yale University
• Michael R. Willig, PhD, Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; and Director, Center for Environmental Sciences and Engineering, University of Connecticut

Election to the Academy is on the basis of scientific and engineering distinction achieved through significant contributions in theory or applications, as demonstrated by original published books and papers, patents, the pioneering of new and developing fields and innovative products, outstanding leadership of nationally recognized technical teams, and external professional awards in recognition of scientific and engineering excellence

Hartford, CT — The Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering announces the election of twenty-eight of Connecticut’s leading experts in science, engineering and technology to membership in the Academy. The newly elected members will be introduced tonight at the Academy’s 35th Annual Meeting and Dinner, with a reception at the Connecticut Science Center, followed by dinner at the Marriott Hartford Downtown Hotel.

The twenty-eight newly elected members are:

• Emmanouil N. Anagnostou, PhD, Northeast Utilities Foundation Chair in Environmental Engineering and Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering, School of Engineering, University of Connecticut
• Michael J. Caplan, MD, PhD, C.N.H. Long Professor, Department of Cellular and Molecular Physiology, Yale School of Medicine
• Michael Cappello, MD, Professor of Pediatrics, Microbial Pathogenesis, and Public Health; Director, Yale World Fellows Program, Yale School of Medicine
• Richard E. Carson, PhD, Professor of Diagnostic Radiology and Biomedical Engineering; Yale School of Medicine
• C. Barry Carter, PhD, Professor and Head, Chemical, Materials and Biomolecular Engineering, School of Engineering, University of Connecticut
• Sir Peter Crane, PhD, Carl W. Knobloch Jr. Dean, School of Forestry & Environmental Studies; Professor of Botany, Yale University
• Elizabeth A. Eipper, PhD, Janice and Rodney Reynolds Professor of Neurobiology; University of Connecticut Health Center
• Durland Fish, PhD, Professor, Division of Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases, School of Public Health, with Joint Appointment in the School of Forestry & Environmental Studies, Yale University
• Robert X. Gao, PhD, Pratt & Whitney Chair Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering, University of Connecticut
• David A. Hafler, MD, Gilbert H. Glaser Professor; Chairman, Department of Neurology, Yale School of Medicine
• Victor M. Hesselbrock, PhD, Professor and Vice Chair, Department of Psychiatry, University of Connecticut Health Center
• Kent E. Holsinger, PhD, Professor, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Connecticut
• Karl L. Insogna, MD, Professor of Internal Medicine; Director, Yale Bone Center, Yale School of Medicine
• Robert E. LaBarre, PhD, Principal Mathematician & Group Leader, United Technologies Research Center
• Senjie Lin, PhD, Professor of Marine Sciences, University of Connecticut
• David D. Liu, PhD, Advisory Engineer, Northrop Grumman Corporation
• Richard E. Mains, PhD, Professor and Chair, Neuroscience Department, University of Connecticut Health Center
• Susan T. Mayne, PhD, Professor and Head, Division of Chronic Disease Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Yale University
• Carolyn M. Mazure, PhD, Professor of Psychiatry and Psychology; Associate Dean for Scientific Affairs; Director, Women’s Health Research at Yale, Yale School of Medicine
• James O’Donnell, PhD, Professor of Marine Sciences and Joint Professor of Physics, University of Connecticut
• David E. Parekh, PhD, Vice President of Research, United Technologies Corporation; Director, United Technologies Research Center
• Lisa D. Pfefferle, PhD, C. Baldwin Sawyer Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, School of Engineering and Applied Science, Yale University
• Zbigniew “Jerry” Piech, PhD, Otis Fellow, Engineering Center, Otis Elevator Company
• G. Shirleen Roeder, PhD, Eugene Higgins Professor of Molecular, Cellular & Developmental Biology and Genetics, Yale School of Medicine; and Investigator Howard Hughes Medical Institute
• Joseph J. Sangiovanni, PhD, Senior Fellow, United Technologies Research Center
• Robert J. Schoelkopf, PhD, William A. Norton Professor of Applied Physics and Physics, Yale University
• Peter Setlow, PhD, Professor of Molecular, Microbial and Structural Biology, University of Connecticut Health Center
• Shengli Zhou, PhD, United Technologies Corporation Professor in Engineering Innovation, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, School of Engineering, University of Connecticut

Election to the Academy is on the basis of scientific and engineering distinction achieved through significant contributions in theory or applications, as demonstrated by original published books and papers, patents, the pioneering of new and developing fields and innovative products, outstanding leadership of nationally recognized technical teams, and external professional awards in recognition of scientific and engineering excellence. The Academy’s membership is limited to 400 individuals.