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May 6, 2008 Laura J. Steinberg named dean of Syracuse University’s L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science
Laura J. Steinberg, professor and chair of the Department of Environmental and Civil Engineering at Southern Methodist University (SMU) in Dallas and an internationally known civil and environmental engineering scholar, has been named the new dean of Syracuse University’s L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science (LCS). The appointment, announced today by Vice Chancellor and Provost Eric F. Spina, is effective Aug. 1.
May 5, 2008 International developer Abdallah Yabroudi pledges $5 million to L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science to create professorship and Dubai internship for students
Nearly 30 years after graduating from Syracuse University’s L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science (LCS), Abdallah Yabroudi, chairman of the internationally known Dubai Contracting Company (DCC) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has become involved again in the life of his alma mater—in a very big way—recently pledging $5 million, which, added to his previous support, makes him the biggest donor in the college’s history.
May 1, 2008 Gift from alumnus helps L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science to establish college’s first Faculty Excellence Award
In Utpal Roy’s “Engineering Graphics and Computer Aided Design” (MAE 184) course, first-year students work collaboratively to create the inner gear mechanisms for a working clock. Students design component pieces on the computer, and their designs are then used to make components on a rapid prototyping machine that are put together in the final collaborative work.
April 25, 2008 Syracuse University dedicates Link+ interdisciplinary wing
In a new space within Syracuse University’s Link Hall, scholars, researchers and students from a wide range of disciplines will now come together to collaborate on a broad spectrum of education and research, from ensuring water quality to creating personal environments that will allow individuals to create their own comfort levels, to developing stronger building materials.
April 10, 2008 Hollenback, Lui named Syracuse University’s 2008 Meredith Professors
Sharon Hollenback, professor of television, radio and film in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, and Eric M. Lui, associate professor and chair of the civil and environmental engineering department in the L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science (LCS), have been named Laura J. and L. Douglas Meredith Professors of Teaching Excellence. The professorships recognize and award outstanding teaching at Syracuse University.
April 8, 2008 IBM technology leader talks about creating a culture of innovation during Nunan Lecture at Syracuse University
Syracuse University alumnus Nicholas Donofrio G’71, executive vice president of innovation and technology for the IBM Corp., will deliver the 2008 Nunan Lecture, “Creating a Culture of Innovation,” at Syracuse University on Wednesday, April 16.
February 7, 2008 L.C. Smith College celebrates National Engineers Week
Syracuse University’s L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science (LCS) will mark National Engineers Week with a series of educational and recreational events aimed at celebrating the contributions that engineers make in the daily lives of humankind and intended to bring LCS students together for networking and fun.
December 19, 2007 Syracuse University professor Charles T. Driscoll co-authors new book on acid rain
Acid rain has changed the face of the Adirondack Mountains, created political tensions between the Northeast and the Midwest, and has served as a sign of global climate change and a “fire drill” for public- and private-sector responses to environmental crises.
December 4, 2007 Gift from alumnus William ‘Ted’ Frantz ’80 will help engineering students take flight
Beginning in the Fall 2008 semester, aerospace engineering students in the L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science (LCS) will be able to incorporate flight simulation experience into their studies. A $602,000 gift to the college’s Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from LCS aerospace engineering alumnus William “Ted” Frantz ’80 of Bellevue, Wash., will allow the department to purchase a Fidelity MOTUS 622i, one of the most advanced flight simulators available worldwide.
October 22, 2007 Wilmots give gift of $6 million to L.C. Smith
A Syracuse University trustee and alumnus and his wife have made a $6 million gift to the University that will strengthen SU’s critical initiatives in built environments and entrepreneurship. Thomas C. Wilmot Sr. ’70 and Colleen L. Wilmot, of Pittsford, an eastern suburb of Rochester, have given the gift to the L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science (LCS).
October 21, 2007 Mark N. Glauser elected a fellow of American Physical Society
Mark N. Glauser, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering in Syracuse University’s L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science (LCS) and associate director of research at the New York State STAR Center for Environmental Quality Systems, has been elected a fellow of the American Physical Society (APS).
September 26, 2007 Pramod Varshney named Distinguished Professor
Pramod K. Varshney, professor of electrical engineering and computer science in Syracuse University’s L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science (LCS), has been appointed a Distinguished Professor by Vice Chancellor and Provost Eric F. Spina.