Fall 2003

Awards and Honors
Georgia Tech faculty and staff receive recognition.

Appiah Amirtharajah, a professor in the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, was elected to The Johns Hopkins University Society of Scholars. The society inducts former Johns Hopkins postdoctoral fellows and junior or visiting faculty who have gained marked distinction in their fields.

Russell D. Dupuis, a professor in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, was named a 2002 National Medal of Technology Laureate by President George W. Bush. Dupuis and two colleagues from other institutions were honored for their contributions to the development and commercialization of light-emitting diode (LED) technology. It has applications to digital displays, consumer electronics, automotive lighting, traffic signals and general illumination. Dupuis will also receive The Minerals, Metals, and Materials Society 2004 John Bardeen Award in March 2004.

William Melvin, a senior research engineer in the Georgia Tech Research Institute's Sensors and Electromagnetic Applications Laboratory, was selected as the U.S. representative on the NATO-sponsored lecture series "Military Applications of Space-Time Adaptive Processing." Melvin also received the 2002 U.S. Air Force Material Command Engineering & Technical Management Reservist of the Year Award.

Gordon Stüber, a professor in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, received the IEEE Vehicular Technology Society James R. Evans Avant Garde Award at the Vehicular Technology Conference held in April 2003. The Avant Garde Award recognizes leadership and continuing contributions in promoting new technology in the field of vehicular communications and electronics. Stüber was honored for his contributions to theoretical research in wireless communications.

Emmanouil M. Tentzeris, an assistant professor in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, received the IEEE Components, Packaging, and Manufacturing Technology (CPMT) Society's 2003 Outstanding Young Engineer Award. The award recognizes outstanding contributions to CPMT-oriented fields through inventions, technical development, publications or new product implementation.

Peter Webster, a professor in the School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, received the Carl-Gustaf Rossby Research Medal from the American Meteorological Society. The award is presented for outstanding contributions to the understanding of the structure or behavior of the atmosphere. It represents the highest honor that the Society bestows upon an atmospheric scientist.

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