CLASS NOTES
2009 Jordan Eboreime is enrolled in the molecular and com- putational biology Ph.D. program at USC. She is studying human
genetics in Norm Arnheim’s lab, where researchers focus on ge- netic disorders that are due to mutations in the FGFR genes. These diseases, namely Achondroplasia, TDII, and Noonan, are associ- ated with the Paternal Age Effect. Researchers are trying to find how/why this is, using a variety of PCR (polymerase chain reaction) techniques.
Jonathan Lake is a master’s (and future Ph.D.) student at UCLA, where he is studying microelectromechanical systems (MEMS). He is studying ways to leverage modern super computing capabilities and evolutionary algorithms in order to optimize MEMS designs.
In conjunction with NASA, Graham Orr has launched Space En- ergetics, a research and development organization. The compa- ny’s goal is to continue space propulsion and power technology development through the implementation of advanced energetics research.
2010 Rob Best, who recently completed a Watson Fellowship, visited HMC in September to share his experiences about graduate
fellowships. During his travels, Rob visited China, UAE, India, UK and Germany to study the social, economic, cultural and political factors that contribute to the success or failure of sustainability efforts in these countries.
Jonathan Simkin, CEO of SwoopThat, shared that he was inter- viewed by
Portfolio.com and that CBS in Denver recently aired a segment about the company. The CBS video and article can be found at
http://denver.cbslocal.com/2011/07/21/website-edu- cates-students-on-textbooks/.
2011 Heather Audesirk, who visited HMC this fall for a Career Services event, works at California Institute of Technology with Nate
Lewis, George L. Argyros Professor of Chemistry. His lab group is focused on solar energy, specifically solar-to-fuels (artificial pho- tosynthesis). Heather’s project is on a nanofabrication technique for the creation of silicon microwire arrays for solar absorption/ hydrogen production. Heather is doing soft lithography and elec- trodeposition to create a pattern for growth of the microwire array.
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IN MEMORIAM | Thomas C. Smith ’69
Thomas C. Smith ’69 passed away on May 31, 2010 due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident caused by a drunk driver. Although he did not work in engineering for very long due to serious health issues, he looked back on his days at Harvey Mudd College with great fondness. His youngest son is currently working in the field of engineering.
Ann Johnston is a first-year student, and graduate teaching assistant in the mathematics Ph.D. program at USC, where she is studying algebra and representation theory.
Neal Pisenti was selected as a finalist in the 2011 LeRoy Apker Awards, which honors outstanding achievements in physics by an undergradu- ate. HMC’s seventh Apker finalist in the past 13 years, Pisenti received a $2,000 honorarium and an award certificate from the American Physical Society.
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