Engineering

Rita Colwell, director of the National Science Foundation (NSF), will visit the University of California, Santa Cruz, this week for the dedication of the NSF-funded Center for Adaptive Optics. During her visit, Colwell will also meet with UCSC faculty and students, tour the campus, and give a speech on “NSF’s Investment in Converging Frontiers.” Colwell’s…

Note to reporters: Andrea Ghez will give a presentation on adaptive optics applications in astronomy at the dedication of the Center for Adaptive Optics on June 21 at UC Santa Cruz. The following is provided as background information to assist you in covering this event. Adaptive optics technology can remove the blurring effect of the…

Note to reporters: Austin Roorda will give a presentation on adaptive optics applications in vision science at the dedication of the Center for Adaptive Optics on June 21 at UC Santa Cruz. The following is provided as background information to assist you in covering this event. The same technology that astronomers are using to sharpen…

What: Rita Colwell, director of the National Science Foundation, will speak at the University of California, Santa Cruz, as part of a dedication ceremony for the national Center for Adaptive Optics. Where: Science Hill, UC Santa Cruz When: Friday, June 21, 2002 1:30 p.m. Address by Rita Colwell, Director of the National Science Foundation “NSF’s…

James Whitehead, an assistant professor of computer science at the University of California, Santa Cruz, has received a prestigious award from the National Science Foundation’s Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program. Whitehead will use the grant of $300,000 over five years to support his research on configuration management systems, which help teams of software developers…

Two professors of astronomy and astrophysics at the University of California, Santa Cruz–Douglas Lin and Claire Max–have been elected to membership in the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. The academy honors the nation’s most distinguished artists, scientists, and business and political leaders. The selection of Lin and Max brings the number of academy fellows…

The American Institute of Physics has awarded its 2002 Andrew Gemant Award for communicating physics to Michael Riordan, adjunct professor of physics at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Riordan is being honored for his teaching and writing, which explain physics concepts and history so that they are accessible to a wide audience. A citation…

The dedication of the Center for Adaptive Optics at UC Santa Cruz, with NSF Director Rita Colwell, has been postponed until June The dedication of the Center for Adaptive Optics at the University of California, Santa Cruz, has been postponed until June to accommodate a change in the schedule of featured guest Rita Colwell, director…

EMBARGOED: Not for release until 11 a.m. Paris Time (5 a.m. U.S. Eastern Time) Friday, April 19, to coincide with Joel Primack’s talk at a UNESCO conference. The Bush administration’s plan to develop space-based missile defense systems has generated heated debate, but most commentators have overlooked an important and potentially destructive consequence of placing weapons…

Harold Widom, professor emeritus of mathematics at the University of California, Santa Cruz, will share the prestigious George Pólya Prize with UC Davis professor of mathematics Craig Tracy. The two mathematicians are being honored for their recent breakthroughs in the field of mathematical analysis. “Harold Widom has long been, and remains, one of the brightest…