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Suzanne Shontz, who completed a post-doc position at the CS&E department from 2004-2006 received a 2011 NSF Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers (NSF PECASE) for her NSF CAREER project on parallel dynamic meshing algorithms, theory, and software for simulation-assisted medical interventions. The Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) is given to a selection from among the most meritorious new CAREER awardees. It is the highest honor bestowed by the United States Government on scientists and engineers beginning their independent careers.
Shontz was cited "for exemplary research in computational and data-enabled science and engineering that bridges applied mathematics, computer science, and scientific applications, and for contributions to education, including new curricula and approaches that encourage diversity in this emerging field." Shontz says her position working under CS&E Professor Yousef Saad was an important step on her career path. Shontz is an assistant professor at Mississippi State University.
Computer Science alumnus Kelsey Bruso has been promoted to the role of Distinguished Engineer for Unisys Corporation. It is the highest designation in Unisys Engineering. There are five Distinguished Engineers at Unisys, selected from over 22,000 company employees.
CS&E alumnus and Massachusetts Institute of Technology Professor Arvind, a world-renowned leader in computer languages for parallel processing, has been named the winner of the IEEE Computer Society's 2012 Harry H. Goode Award. Arvind is an MIT Johnson Professor of Computer Science and Engineering. He was recognized "for fundamental contributions to research in dataflow computing, memory models, and cache coherence protocols."
The Goode Award was established to recognize achievement in the information-processing field-either a single contribution of theory, design, or technique of outstanding significance; or the accumulation of important contributions on theory or practice over an extended period.
Arvind was also recently elected fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He will be inducted into the 232-year-old academy at a ceremony on October 6, 2012 in Cambridge, Mass.
Hui Xiong, an associate professor, began his three-year appointment on July 1 as Vice Chair for the Department of Management & Information Systems at Rutgers University.
Brian Bailey (Ph. D. 2002) received the National Science Foundation’s Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award. Bailey is an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at the University of Illinois-Urbana.
Chen Even (B.A. 1989) was appointed chairman of the board of directors for a biodiagnostics company, Glycominds Ltd., which specializes in glycan biomarkers for disease diagnosis and management. Even is the Senior Corporate Vice President of Commercial Operations and board member for the Italian diagnostic company, DiaSorin.
Dean Hougen (Ph.D. 1998) was promoted to Associate Professor with tenure at the University of Oklahoma.
Richard Keeney (B. S. 1986) ran for a seat on the Prior Lake City Council in 2007, but lost by approximately 100 votes. Keeney is employed by Electronics for Imaging with an office in Eagan, Minn. Since graduating, Keeney has authored nearly a dozen U.S. Patents and received a Scientific and Engineering Academy Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 1991.
Kurt Krebsbach (Ph.D. 1993) was promoted to Associate Professor with tenure at Lawrence University.
Steve Lindfors (M.S. 1976) completed a new APL interpreter. The features include complex numbers, user-defined functions, recursive functions, and both real and complex simultaneous equations.
Colin McMillen (B.S. 2003), a doctoral candidate at Carnegie Mellon University, received a Best Paper Award at the Twenty-Second Conference on Artificial Intelligence (AAAI-07) for his paper entitled ‘Thresholded Rewards: Acting Optimally in Timed, Zero-Sum Games.’
Nancy Reed (Ph.D. 1995) was promoted to Associate Professor with tenure at the University of Hawaii, Manoa.
Get involved! Mentor a student through the CSE Mentor Program
CS&E alumni are invited to participate in the University of Minnesota’s College of Science and Engineering Mentor Program, in which students are matched with professionals working in science, math, and engineering fields. Matches are made considering factors like common interests and areas of expertise.
Participating alumni will have the chance to introduce students to their business, exchange ideas with a new generation of leaders, and help a promising student succeed. Mentors not only gain personal satisfaction, but they also help their company with recruitment and community service efforts.
The time commitment is approximately two hours per month, October 2007 through April 2008. University staff provides the training, guidance, and invitations to campus activities, including professional meetings, lectures, and sporting events.
Registration begins in September. More information can be found at the CSE Mentor Program page. The deadline to register for the 2007-2008 season is September 30. For more information, contact the College of Science and Engineering Alumni Society at 612-626-8282 or at itas [at] umn.edu .
Thank you for supporting CSE students!
Alumni, we want to hear from you!
Please send your news about milestones, jobs, promotions and awards to the External Relations Coordinator at news [at] cs.umn.edu . Submissions will be included in the next newsletter and on the CS&E department Web site.
Alumni Spotlight - an excerpt from the fall|winter 2007-2008 issue of the CS&E Soundbyte newsletter. (pdf)
