STRATEGIC VISION: INNOVATION, LEADERSHIP & IMPACT | EXPERIENTIAL & INTERDISCIPLINARY LEARNING | EXCELLENCE & DIVERSITY | WHOLE-PERSON DEVELOPMENT | GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT & INFORMED SOCIETAL CONTRIBUTIONS | INFRASTRUCTURE & RESOURCES IMPROVEMENT
Innovation and Accolades
Faculty Research Funded Supporting the endeavors of dedicated HMC faculty members is the National Science Foun- dation, which provided several grants: Francis Su, mathemat- ics, for his study of geometric combinatorics and voting; Adam Johnson, chemistry, for synthetic organometallic chemistry; computer scientists Elizabeth Sweedyk and Michael Erlinger for a software development model that engages college and middle- school students; and Vatche Sahakian, physics, for non-local dynamics in physics and black hole physics in quantum gravity. Deb Mashek, Iris and Howard Critchell Assistant Professor of Psychology, was awarded a Faculty Fellowship from the Haynes Foundation to study strategies for motivating participation in local Neighborhood Watch programs.
Student Achievement Awards HMC students continue to be among the nation’s top achievers. One of only 14 students nationwide, Alicia Schep ’11 received a Churchill Scholarship to study computational biology at Churchill College, University of Cambridge. Physics major Paul Riggins ’12 was selected as a 2011–12 Astronaut Scholar, an honor bestowed upon only 19 col- lege students each year. Chemistry major Anna Cunningham ’11 received a Fulbright scholarship for one year of study in Ireland, where she is investigating chemicals that show promise in fighting cancer. Engineering major Isabel Bush ’12 received a Goldwater Scholarship to support her studies in biomedical engineering. Four HMC seniors and 10 alumni were awarded prestigious
2011 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow- ships. Two seniors and 10 alumni received honorable mention.
Computer Science Success Three HMC students re- ceived honorable mentions in the Computing Research Asso- ciation’s Outstanding Undergraduate Researcher Awards 2011 competition, which recognizes undergraduates who show out- standing research potential in the computer science field. Their projects were a dance/exercise video game for senior citizens; a software program that helps biologists determine how two spe- cies may have co-evolved; and work on Jane 2 software.
Alumni Recognition The Alumni Association Board of Gov- ernors gave Outstanding Alumni Awards to space scientist Gael Squibb ’61, strategic planner James Dewar ’66, chemistry Professor Ann McDermott ’81 and energy advisor R. Thomas Weimer ’71/72.
Environmental Program Collaboration A new Envi- ronmental Analysis Program at the five undergraduate Claremont Colleges, funded by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, has been successfully launched and includes a key role for HMC. As sistant Professor of Engineering Adrian Hightower, a materials sci entist, is the HMC representative. The collaborative program aims to meet the increasing demand for environmental analysis majors.
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Undergraduate Research Leader HMC students contin- ue to undertake impressive research with the guidance of HMC faculty and present at major conferences, including the Joint Mathematics Meeting, American Chemical Society and the Southern California Conference on Undergraduate Research.
Excellence in Sustainability Innovation For the fourth year, HMC awarded its Green Engineering Award at the TechAmerica Orange County High-Tech Innovation Awards. Greenway Design Group, Inc. was recognized for its energy- saving evaporative pre-cool misting technology.
Clinic on the Forefront HMC research has contributed to scientists’ first forray into “trying to wire the ocean.” The Ocean Research and Conservation Association launched a new, por- table deep-sea webcam that evolved from a prototype designed by a 2002 HMC Clinic team advised by Lori Bassman, associate professor of engineering. The camera will be used to study bio- luminescent deep-sea creatures.
Jolly Good Fellows Three engineering professors who have made strong contributions to the College and its curriculum were named to fellowship positions: Philip Cha, C.F. Braun and Co. Engineering Fellowship; David Money Harris, Harvey S. Mudd Engineering Design Fellowship; and, Erik Spjut, the Union Oil Company Design Fellowship.
Mudd Prize for Innovation and Service Computer sci- ence professor Michael Erlinger, one of HMC’s first computer scientists, was awarded the Henry T. Mudd Prize for three de- cades of exemplary service, including his instrumental work building the Computer Science department.
A Broadway Nod The HMC community celebrated the success of trustee and computer science/mathematics alumnus Gregory Rae ’00, whose play “The Normal Heart,” won three Tony awards. Rae was a co-producer of the play.
Design Education and Innovation Clive Dym, Fletcher Jones Professor of Engineering Design and director of the Center for Design Education, hosted the NSF-funded “Design Education: Innovation and Entrepreneurship” Mudd Design Workshop VIII in May 2011. The program brought educators, designers and research- ers from the nation’s top universities and colleges to campus.
Parting Words Marissa Mayer, Google’s first female engineer, urged the 2011 graduating class to “Do things you are not ready to do” in order to obtain the best opportunities.
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