WOMEN IN ENGINEERING
tion of excellence serving on the editori- awards throughout her Army career, cuss electronic materials technologies
al board of three very prestigious jour- including Excellence of Performance for Army related applications.
nals and her leadership in professional awards, Certificates of Recognition and Dr. Cole holds a B.S. in geology from
societies,” said Jill Smith, SES Director Official Commendations. The impact of the University of Miami, an M.S. in geo-
of Weapons and Materials Research her technical achievements extends into chemistry from Iowa State University
Directorate for the U.S. Army Research many applications. For example, the and a Ph.D. in oceanography/geochem-
Laboratory. “Dr. Cole has also been rec- development of high performance, ther- istry from the University of Rhode
ognized within the Army community mally stable Ohmic contacts for both III- Island.
through four prestigious Army V and wide bandgap semiconductors The Achievement Award is the high-
Research and Development Awards, as allowed for the realization of next gen- est award given by the Society of
well as numerous patents and invention eration hybrid vehicles. Women Engineers. Criteria are based
disclosures. But most importantly she Dr. Cole’s technical expertise has on the significance of the nominee’s life-
has had measurable technical impact on been published in 100 peer reviewed time achievements and on her sustained
technologies that are enabling improved journals, and she has given 194 presen- contributions to the field of engineering.
and novel capabilities for our soldiers. tations at national and international sci- The Achievement Award was pre-
Beyond her personal achievements, she entific meetings, 86 of which were invi- sented Nov. 7, at WE08, the Society of
has built a team and mentored numer- tational. The impact or relevance of her Women Engineers national conference.
ous people in the laboratory and in work is verified by her high number of WE08 was held at the Baltimore Con-
other organizations to strive for her citations in the scientific literature, over vention Center, Nov. 6-8, in Baltimore,
level of excellence. Dr. Cole, as an exem- 1500 citations, and the originality of Md. The more than 5,000 attendees
plar of excellence for women engineers Melanie’s research is well demonstrated included professionals from every disci-
who demonstrates the highest standard by her numerous patents and/or inven- pline of the engineering profession and
of technical accomplishment and lead- tion disclosures. She has also organized engineering students and educators.
ership.” several workshops that have brought The SWE09 conference is scheduled for
Dr. Cole has received 20 official scientists and engineers together to dis- Oct. 15-17, in Long Beach, Calif. PWM
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