Date: Feb. 16, 1999
Contacts: Saundra Armstrong, Senior Membership Assistant
Deborah Brandt, Director, Membership Office
(202) 334-2262
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
National Academy of Engineering Elects
80 Members and 8 Foreign Associates
WASHINGTON -- The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) has
elected 80 engineers and eight foreign associates to membership in the Academy, NAE
President Wm. A. Wulf announced today. This brings the Academy's total U.S. membership to
1,984 and the number of foreign associates to 154.
Election to the National Academy of Engineering is among the
highest professional distinctions accorded an engineer. Academy membership honors those
who have made "important contributions to engineering theory and practice, including
significant contributions to the literature of engineering theory and practice," and
those who have demonstrated "unusual accomplishment in the pioneering of new and
developing fields of technology."
A list of the newly elected members and foreign associates
follows, with their primary affiliations at the time of election and a brief statement of
their principal engineering accomplishments.
NAE New Members
Alfred V. Aho, associate research vice president,
communications science research division, Bell Laboratories, Lucent Technologies, Holmdel,
N.J. For contributions to the fields of algorithms and programming tools.
Kyle T. Alfriend, professor and head, department of
aerospace engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station. For theoretical
contributions, applied research, and leadership in satellite orbital mechanics and
spacecraft altitude control.
G. Ken Austin Jr., co-owner and president, A-dec Inc.,
Newberg, Ore. For inventing, designing, manufacturing, and marketing innovative dental
equipment systems and facilities.
Benton F. Baugh, owner, Radoil Inc., Houston. For
implementation of concepts for subsea equipment used in offshore oil production.
Mark G. Benz, metallurgist, General Electric Corporate
Research and Development, Niskayuna, N.Y. For contributions to nuclear fuel bonding,
superalloys, and superconductors.
Leon E. Borgman, professor of geology and statistics,
University of Wyoming, Laramie. For contributions to the theory and practice of ocean wave
statistics, probabilistic hydrodynamic loading, and risk analysis of ocean structures.
Robert W. Bower, professor, department of electrical and
computer engineering, University of California, Davis. For inventing the self-aligned,
gate ion-implanted MOSFET and for establishing ion implantation to fabricate semiconductor
integrated circuits.
John F. Brady, professor of chemical engineering and
executive officer for chemical engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena.
For work in elucidating the basic mechanics of and developing methods for the simulation
of multiphase flows.
Corale L. Brierley, principal, Brierley Consultancy LLC,
Highlands Ranch, Colo. For innovations applying biotechnology to mine production and
remediation.
Melvin W. Carter, international radiation protection
consultant, Atlanta. For leadership and teaching in radiation protection, health physics,
and public health standards and practices.
John T. Christian, consulting engineer, Waban, Mass. For
leadership in geotechnical earthquake engineering, computer methods in geotechnical
engineering, and engineering education standards.
Wesley A. Clark, principal, Clark, Rockoff, and
Associates, Brooklyn, N.Y. For the design of early computers.
David R. Clarke, professor, department of materials
engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara. For research on the role of grain
boundary phases and their importance to the engineering of technical ceramics.
Reg Davies, DuPont Fellow, particle science and technology
center (PARSAT), E.I. duPont de Nemours & Co., Wilmington, Del. For the development of
particle technology in the United States for business application and contributions to
higher education.
James W. Demmel, professor, computer science division,
University of California, Berkeley. For contributions to numerical linear algebra and
scientific computing.
Alan H. Epstein, R.C. Maclaurin Professor of Aeronautics
and Astronautics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge. For time-resolved flow
and heat transfer measurements in turbomechanics, and for conception and development of
smart engines and microengines.
Francis B. Francois, retired executive director, American
Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, Washington, D.C. For
engineering and policy leadership in surface transportation infrastructure and research.
Richard J. Fruehan, U.S. Steel Professor, department of
materials science and engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh. For research in
iron and steel making.
Haren S. Gandhi, Ford Technical Fellow and manager,
chemical engineering department, Ford Motor Co., Dearborn, Mich. For contributions to the
research and development of automotive catalysts.
Louis V. Gerstner Jr., chairman and chief executive officer, IBM Corp., Armonk,
N.Y. For technical leadership in enhancing the competitiveness of U.S. industry.
Don P. Giddens, Lawrence L. Gellerstedt Jr. Chair in
Bioengineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta. For contributions to the
understanding of the ultrasound and fluid mechanics of arteriosclerosis, and enhancing
academic bioengineering education.
Bruce Hajek, professor, department of electrical and
computer engineering, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. For contributions to
stochastic systems, communication networks, and control.
Patrick M. Hanrahan, professor of computer science and electrical engineering,
Stanford University, Stanford, Calif. For contributions to computer graphics and to the
practice of rendering complex scenes.
David R. Heebner, proprietor, Heebner Associates, McLean,
Va. For aerospace systems engineering accomplishments that have substantially improved our
national security.
Andrew R. Hileman, consultant, Monroeville, Pa. For
contributions to the understanding of lightning and its effects on electric power system
performance.
Stanley Hiller Jr., founder, Hiller Aviation Museum, San
Carlos, Calif. For leadership in helicopter development with great value to human life,
safety, and quality.
Ronald A. Howard, professor of engineering-economics
systems, Stanford University, Stanford, Calif. For contributions to the foundations of
decision analysis and its application.
Salim M. Ibrahim, consultant, Geneva, Switzerland. For
advances in elasticized fiber technology.
Donald L. Iglehart, professor, engineering-economics
systems and operations research, Stanford University, Stanford, Calif. For contributions
to queuing theory, simulation methodology, inventory control, and diffusion
approximations.
Jeremy Isenberg, president and chief executive officer,
Weidlinger Associates Inc., New York City. For contributions to designing and testing
protective structures and detecting seismically vulnerable underground pipelines.
Wilfred D. Iwan, professor of engineering and applied
mechanics and director, earthquake engineering research laboratory, California Institute
of Technology, Pasadena. For research on seismic performance of structures, and for
leadership in earthquake hazard mitigation and improvement of public safety.
Sungho Jin, supervisor, applied materials and metallurgy
group, Bell Laboratories, Lucent Technologies, Murray Hill, N.J. For research on new
magnetic materials and high-temperature superconductors.
William L. Johnson, Ruben and Donna Mettler Professor of
Materials Science, Engineering, and Applied Sciences, California Institute of Technology,
Pasadena. For the development of bulk metallic glasses as structural materials.
Howard S. Jones Jr., retired chief of microwave research,
Harry Diamond Laboratories, U.S. Department of the Army, Adelphi, Md. For the invention
and development of antennas and microwave components for missiles and spacecraft.
Aravind K. Joshi, Henry Salvatori Professor of Computer
and Cognitive Science, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. For contributions to
natural language processing.
William N. Joy, founder and chief scientist, Sun
Microsystems, Aspen, Colo. For contributions to operating systems and networking software.
Stanley Kaplan, chairman, Bayesian Systems Inc.,
Rockville, Md. For providing the framework of a general theory of quantitative risk
assessment and development of synthesis methods in reactor physics.
Hossein Kazemi, manager, reservoir technology, Marathon
Oil Co., Littleton, Colo. For contributions to understanding multiphase flow in fractured
porous systems, and for developing techniques to manage complex petroleum reservoirs.
Theodore C. Kennedy, chairman, BE&K Inc., Birmingham,
Ala. For leadership and innovation in advancing the nation's construction industry.
Glenn F. Knoll, professor of nuclear engineering and
radiological science, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. For contributions and technical
leadership in the field of ionizing radiation detection and application.
U. Fred Kocks, professor, Los Alamos National Laboratory,
Los Alamos, N.M. For advancements in the theory of strength, kinetics of plasticity of
metals, and texture analysis.
Frederick J. Krambeck, advanced senior consultant, Mobil
Technology Co., Paulsboro, N.J. For advancing the theory of complex reacting mixtures, and
applying chemical reaction engineering principles to the design of commercial processes.
Michael R. Ladisch, professor of food service and
agricultural and biological engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Ind. For
developing and scaling-up new approaches and materials for process chromatography,
absorptive bioseparations, and biocatalysis.
Ronald K. Leonard, retired director, John Deere Worldwide
Tractor and Component Engineering, Galena, Ill. For contributions to the design and
manufacturing of cotton harvesters, lawn and garden machines, and agricultural tractors.
Paul A. Libby, professor of fluid mechanics, University of
California, San Diego. For contributions as a researcher, author, and educator who
advanced knowledge of fluid dynamics, turbulence, and combustion through theoretical
analyses.
Kuo-Nan Liou, professor and director, Institute of
Radiation and Remote Sensing, University of California, Los Angeles. For contributions in
the theories of radiation transfer and light scattering, with applications to remote
sensing technology and climate modeling.
Richard J. Lipton, professor, department of computer
science, Princeton University, Princeton, N.J. For application of computer science theory
to practice.
J. David Lowell, principal, Lowell Mineral Exploration,
Rio Rico, Ariz. For demonstrating relationships among geologic systems, metallogenic
provinces, and hidden ore deposits.
Nicky C. Lu, founder and president, Etron Technology Inc.,
Hsinchu, Taiwan. For contributions to high-speed dynamic memory chip design and cell array
technology, and sustained technical leadership in the VSLI/memory industry.
Richard G. Luthy, Thomas Lord Professor of Environmental
Engineering, department of civil and environmental engineering, Carnegie Mellon
University, Pittsburgh. For leadership in the treatment of industrial waste waters,
contaminated soils, and aquifers.
James J. Markowsky, executive vice president, power
generation, American Electric Power Service Corp., Columbus, Ohio. For development and
deployment of high-efficiency, low-emissions coal technologies including pressurized,
fluidized bed plants.
Martin M. Mikulas Jr., professor of aerospace engineering,
University of Colorado, Boulder. For contributions to the development of advanced
structural concepts.
Marshall I. Nathan, professor of electrical engineering,
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. For contributions to semiconductor lasers.
John S. Newman, professor, chemical engineering
department, University of California, Berkeley. For contributions to applied
electrochemistry and for their reduction to practice through advances in electrochemical
engineering.
Thomas J. O'Neil, executive vice president, operations,
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc., Cleveland. For contributions to the theory and practice of mining
economics in mineral development and operations.
Donald W. Peaceman, consultant, Houston. For contributions
to the development and usage of transient three-dimensional multiphase simulators for
predicting performance of petroleum reservoirs.
William T. Plummer, director of optical engineering,
Polaroid Corp., Cambridge, Mass. For contributions to optical science and engineering, and
for leadership in high-volume manufacturing of precision optics.
Gary A. Pope, Texaco Centennial Chair in Petroleum
Engineering and director, Center for Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering, University of
Texas, Austin. For contributions to understanding multiphase flow and transport in porous
media, and applications of these principles to improved oil recovery and aquifer
remediation.
Eugene M. Rasmusson, senior research scientist, department
of meteorology, University of Maryland, College Park. For contributions to understanding
climate variability and establishing the basis for practical predictions of El Niño.
Lee R. Raymond, chairman and chief executive officer,
Exxon Corp., Irving, Texas. For keeping a major oil company at the forefront of
exploration and production technology.
Bernard I. Robertson, senior vice president, engineering
technologies, and general manager, truck operations, DaimlerChrysler Corp., Auburn Hills,
Mich. For technical contributions and leadership in the design and manufacture of highly
reliable and affordable vehicles and their powertrains.
B. Don Russell Jr., associate vice chancellor for
engineering and associate dean for research, Texas A&M University, College Station.
For leadership in electric power engineering and contributions to power system protection.
Jerald L. Schnoor, University of Iowa Foundation
Distinguished Professor, University of Iowa, Iowa City. For research and engineering
leadership in development, validation, and utilization of mathematical models for global
environmental decision-making.
Frieder Seible, professor of structural engineering and
chair, division of structural engineering, University of California, San Diego. For
contributions to research, development, and applications in seismic analysis, and the
design, construction, and retrofitting of bridges.
Patricia G. Selinger, IBM fellow and director, database
integration, IBM Almaden Corp., San Jose, Calif. For leadership and contributions to
relational database technology.
Freeman D. Shepherd, retired senior scientist for infrared
arrays and sensors, Rome Laboratory, U.S. Department of the Air Force, Hanscom Air Force
Base, Mass. For contributions to metal-silicide devices and infrared cameras.
Peter G. Simpkins, distinguished member of technical
staff, Bell Laboratories, Lucent Technologies, Murray Hill, N.J. For contributions to the
understanding and development of processes fundamental to the manufacture of low-loss,
high-strength optical fiber.
Katepalli R. Sreenivasan, Harold W. Cheel Professor of
Mechanical Engineering, Yale University, New Haven, Conn. For the application of modern
non-linear dynamics to turbulent flows.
Rangaswamy Srinivasan, president, UV Tech Associates,
Ossining, N.Y. For ultraviolet laser processing of polymers and its extension to
refractive surgery of the cornea.
John P. Stenbit, executive vice president,
telecommunications, TRW Space, Defense, and Information Systems, Fairfax, Va. For
contributions to the development and leadership in implementation of system architecture
for complex military and communication systems.
George Stephanopoulos, A.D. Little Professor of Chemical
Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge. For contributions to the
research, industrial practice, and education of process systems engineering, and for
international intellectual and professional leadership.
Lawrence D. Stone, senior vice president and chief
operating officer, Metron Inc., Reston, Va. For contributions to optimal search theory and
practice.
James R. Swartz, professor of chemical engineering,
Stanford University, Stanford, Calif. For contributions to the design, scale-up, and yield
improvement of recombinant protein production systems.
Frank E. Talke, professor, Center for Magnetic Recording
Research, University of California, San Diego. For work in tribology and mechanics of
magnetic storage systems, ink jet technology, and interferometric instrumentation, and for
bridging industrial and academic research.
Peter B. Teets, president and chief operating officer,
Lockheed Martin Corp., Bethesda, Md. For contributions to the nation's space and launch
vehicle programs and for management of aerospace programs.
Robert V. Thomann, professor emeritus, environmental
engineering department, Manhattan College, Riverdale, N.Y. For contributions to the
prediction and management of water quality in streams, estuaries, lakes, and oceans.
Charles R. Trimble, president and chief executive officer,
Trimble Navigation Ltd., Sunnyvale, Calif. For contributions to navigational systems.
Pravin P. Varaiya, professor, electrical engineering and
computer science, University of California, Berkeley. For contributions to the theory of
systems and control.
Charles L. Wagner, consultant, Export, Pa. For
contributions to electric power system engineering and standards.
Leo Young, consultant, Bethesda, Md. For contributions to
microwave technology and to the management of national security research.
NAE New Foreign Associates
Vitelmo V. Bertero, professor emeritus of civil and
environmental engineering, University of California, Berkeley. For contributions to
improvements in seismic design and the construction of steel and reinforced concrete
structures.
Ghislain de Marsily, professor of geology and director, Laboratoire de Géologie
Appliquée, Universite Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris. For leadership in advancing the
science and engineering of hydrogeology, especially in contaminant transport and nuclear
waste isolation.
Gilbert F. Froment, professor emeritus of chemical
engineering, Universiteit Gent, Belgium. For application of fundamental approaches in the
analysis of complex, industrially important processes and reactors.
Martin Grötschel, vice president, Konrad-Zuse-Zentrum, Berlin. For contributions
to combinatorial optimization and its applications.
Julia S. Higgins, professor of polymer science, department
of chemical engineering, Imperial College, London. For application of neutron scattering
and reflectivity to polymeric materials, and for service to the scientific community.
Tsuneo Nakahara, vice chairman, Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd., Osaka, Japan.
For contributions and leadership in the development and industrialization of materials for
optical communications.
Timothy J. Pedley, G.I. Taylor Professor of Fluid Mechanics, department of applied
mathematics and theoretical physics, University of Cambridge, England. For research on
biofluid dynamics, collapsible tube flow, and the theory of swimming of fish and
microorganisms.
Amir Pnueli, professor of computer science, Weizmann
Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel. For the invention of temporal logic and other tools
for designing and verifying software and systems.
