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Biograplical Sketcles
CHARLES J. ARNTZEN, Director of the Michigan State University
(MSU) Department of Energy Plant Research Laboratory, received
bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Minnesota and
a Ph.D. degree from Purdue University. He served as a National Science
Foundation postdoctoral fellow at the C. F. Kettering Research Lab-
oratory. He was appointed to the Departments of Botany and Agronomy
at the University of Illinois in Urbana and was Director of the campus-
wide Cell Biology Program for two years. He was a research scientist
with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). In 1980 he assumed
his present position, and he also has a faculty appointment in the Bio-
chemistry Department at MSU. Dr. Arntzen has received the Charles
Albert Shull Award from the American Society of Plant Physiologists
and the Superior Service Award from USDA; he is a member of the
National Academy of Sciences.
J. PAUL BURNETT is Director of Molecular and Cell Biology Re-
search at Eli Lilly and Company. He holds a Ph.D. in biochemistry
from Indiana University and was a postdoctoral fellow at Harvard Uni-
versity Medical School. His responsibilities at Lilly Research Labora-
tories include the application of genetic engineering technology to phar-
maceuticals and agricultural products. He has devoted much time to
research on viruses that can transform animal cells, and his current
interest is in recombinant DNA.
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JAMES G. COLLIN is currently a graduate student working toward a
Doctor of Engineering degree at the University of California, Berkeley.
He received a B.S.C.E. from Union College in Schenectady, New York,
and an M.S. from the George Washington University. Prior to his return
to school for his doctorate, Mr. Collin worked for seven years as a
foundation engineer for the George Hyman Construction Company.
While employed, Mr. Collin held positions as both a design engineer
and foundation superintendent and worked on numerous large-scale
excavation projects.
CHARLES L. COONEY is Professor of Chemical and Biochemical
Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He
received his B.S. degree in chemical engineering from the University
of Pennsylvania and took S.M. and Ph.D. degrees in biochemical en-
gineering from MIT. He has served as a full-time consultant in fermen-
tation technology for E. R. Squibb and Sons. He is author of more than
100 papers, coauthor or editor of two books, and acts as consultant to
pharmaceutical, chemical, and biotechnological companies, as well as
to various government and international organizations. Dr. Cooney serves
as chairman of two chemical societies and was the recent recipient of
the Food, Pharmaceutical, and Bioengineering Award from the Amer-
ican Institute of Chemical Engineers. His current research interests focus
on problems of fermentation and enzyme technology and include com-
puter control of biological processes, fuels, and chemicals production
by fermentation, enzyme production, and scale-up of biotechnology
processes.
MICHAEL L. DERTOUZOS is Professor of Electrical Engineering and
Computer Science and Director of the Massachusetts Institute of Tech-
nology Laboratory for Computer Science.
WILLIAM J. HARRIS, JR., is Vice-President, Research and Test De-
partment, Association of American Railroads (AAR). He received his
B.S.Ch.E. and M.S.E. degrees from Purdue University and his Sc.D.
in metallurgy from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Prior to
joining the AAR, Dr. Harris was affiliated with Battelle and earlier
with the National Academy of Sciences. He served as Secretary and
Staff Director for the Presidential Task Force on Highway Safety in
1969. He has held offices in numerous professional organizations, has
served on many councils, commissions, and advisory panels. He is a
member of the National Academy of Engineering.
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BERNARD H. KEAR is Scientific Advisor in Materials Science at
Exxon's Corporate Research Center. He holds B.S. and Sc.D. degrees
in metallurgy from the University of Birmingham, England. At the
Franklin Institute in Philadelphia he studied the effects of long-range
ordering on the plastic properties of crystals. At the Pratt & Whitney
Division of United Technologies Corporation he investigated the inter-
relationships between structure and properties and processing in super-
alloys and participated in the development of single-crystal turbine blade
technology. Dr. Kear has published approximately 120 technical papers,
edited 6 books in the field of metallurgy, and has been awarded 22
patents in design and processing of superalloys. He was awarded the
Mathewson Gold Medal of The Metallurgical Society of AIME and the
Howe Medal of the American Society for Metals (ASM). He is a member
of the National Academy of Engineering where he serves as Peer Com-
mittee chairman, a fellow of ASM, and is active in other professional
organizations. He was the John Dorn Memorial Lecturer and is the 1983
Henry Krumb Memorial Lecturer. He is currently involved in research
on rapid solidification and chemical vapor deposition.
JAMES D. MEINDL, Professor of Electrical Engineering at Stanford
University, is Director of Stanford's Center for Integrated Systems. He
holds a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Carnegie-Mellon Univer-
sity. Following military duty with the U.S. Army Electronics Command
at Fort Monmouth, New Jersey, he became Director of the Integrated
Electronics Division there and was concurrently a lecturer on solid-state
electronics at Monmouth College. He has received numerous awards
for outstanding papers from Institute of Electrical and Electronics En-
gineers (IEEE) International Solid-State Circuits Conferences. In 1980
he was the recipient of the IEEE Electron Devices Society's J. J. Ebers
Award for outstanding contributions to the field of electron devices. He
is a member of the National Academy of Engineering and of other
professional and honorary organizations. Dr. Meindl is the author of a
book on micropower circuits and more than 250 technical papers. His
current research interests focus on very large scale integration and in-
tegrated circuit applications in medical electronics.
JAMES K. MITCHELL is Professor and Chairman of the Department
of Civil Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley. He holds
a bachelor of civil engineering degree from Rensselaer Polytechnic In-
stitute and master of science and doctor of science degrees from the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is the author of more than
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170 published papers and a graduate-level text and reference, Funda-
mentals of Soil Behavior. Dr. Mitchell is a member of the National
Academy of Engineering and a fellow of the American Society of Civil
Engineers. He has received the Norman Medal, the Thomas A. Mid-
dlebrooks Award (three times), and the Walter L. Huber Research Prize
of the American Society of Civil Engineers. He has also received the
Western Electric Fund Award of the American Society for Engineering
Education and the Medal for Exceptional Scientific Achievement from
the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. His research ac-
tivities have included studies of soil mechanics, various methods of soil
improvement and reinforcement, physicochemical phenomena in soils,
the stress-strain time behavior of soils, lunar soil mechanics, and in situ
measurement of soil properties.
ROGER S. PORTER is with the Graduate Research Center of the
University of Massachusetts at Amherst. He has B.S. and Ph.D. degrees
in chemistry from the University of California at Los Angeles and the
University of Washington at Seattle, respectively. He was with the Chev-
ron Research Company, and at the University of Massachusetts he has
held the following positions: Program Chairman of Polymer Science and
Engineering, Codirector of the National Science Foundation Materials
Research Laboratory, and Special Research Assistant to the University
President. He received an award for polyolefin research, the Interna-
tional Award in Education, and the International Award in Plastics
Science and Engineering from the Society of Plastics Engineers, and for
Organic Coatings and Plastics from the American Chemical Society. He
also received the Meritorious Service Award from the Plastics Institute
of America and the Mettler Award from the North American Thermal
Analysis Society. Dr. Porter serves on the Board of Trustees, Gordon
Research Conferences, and is currently Chairman.
HERBERT SCHORR is Research Vice-President for Systems at the
International Business Machines Corporation and is responsible for
computer science activities at sites in the United States, in Zurich, Switz-
erland, and at the Japan Science Institute. His undergraduate education
was at City University of New York, and he holds a Ph.D. in electrical
engineering from Princeton University. He has served as an instructor
of electrical engineering at Princeton and as an assistant professor at
Columbia University. He was a National Science Foundation postdoc-
toral fellow at Cambridge University in England. Dr. Schorr joined
IBM as a research staff member and has progressed to his present
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position. He is a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics
Engineers and the Association for Computing Machinery.
JAN P. SKALNY is Associate Director of Martin Marietta Labora-
tories, responsible for research in advanced ceramics technology and
occupational health and analytical chemical services. He has published
more than 80 technical papers, organized scientific meetings, and con-
sulted/lectured around the world. He is a Fellow of the American Ce-
ramic Society, a member of editorial boards of several scientific journals,
and has participated in National Research Council studies on cement
R&D and solidification of radioactive wastes.
JOHN E. STEINER has recently retired as Vice-President for Cor-
porate Product Development of the Boeing Company. He is currently
serving as a consultant to both the industry and the federal government
on significant matters involving national aeronautics policy. He received
his undergraduate degree from the University of Washington and his
master of science degree in aeronautical engineering from the Massa-
chusetts Institute of Technology. During his 40 years with Boeing, Mr.
Steiner was actively involved in the development of virtually all Boeing
airplanes. He was selected as the sole industry participant in the White
House aeronautics policy study of 1982. He is a member of the National
Academy of Engineering and is currently a panel member of the Na-
tional Research Council's study on The Competitive Status of the U.S.
Civil Aviation Manufacturing Industry. He holds the rank of fellow and
honorary fellow in numerous foreign aeronautical societies, and serves
on many boards and commissions. He has twice been named "Man of
the Year" by Aviation Week and has received the Elmer A. Sperry
Award, Australia's Sir Charles E. Kingsford-Smith Memorial Medal,
the Thulin Medal of Sweden, and the University of Washington's highest
alumni honor, the Summa Laude Dignatus designation.
ALBERT R. C. WESTWOOD is Corporate Director for Research and
Development, Martin Marietta Corporation. He received his B.Sc.,
Ph.D., and D.Sc. degrees from the University of Birmingham, England.
He joined Martin Marietta Laboratories (then RIAS) in 1958, becoming
its Director in 1974 and assuming his present position in January 1984.
He has published well over 100 technical papers, mostly concerned with
environment-sensitive mechanical behavior and, lately, R&D manage-
ment, and presented numerous keynote and invited lectures around the
world. His scientific contributions have been recognized by a variety of
awards and fellowships, including the Beilby Gold Medal (1970) and
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