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People and Events NEW ENGINEERING DEAN FOR NORTH CAROLINA A&T STATE UNIVERSITY Robin N. Coger, Ph.D.
A&T Chancellor Harold L. Martin Sr. has appointed Robin N. Coger, Ph.D. as dean of the College of Engineering, effective July 1st. Dr. Coger replaces Winser Alexander, who served as interim dean. Coger served as founding director of the Center for Biomedical Engineering Systems at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. She was also professor of the Me- chanical Engineering and Engineering Science Department within the William States Lee College of Engineering. Additionally, she assisted with the estab- lishment of the interdisciplinary doctorate program in biology at the Univer- sity of North Carolina at Charlotte and served as a founding faculty member. Over the past 15 years, Dr. Coger’s research has focused on solving design and performance problems related to tissue-engineered organs˜with special emphasis on the development and safe storage of liver replacement devices. Her research has resulted in publications in the areas of liver tissue engineer- ing and cryopreservation, plus two patent applications. She was recognized for her research with the prestigious National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career award. Coger is a fellow of both the American Society of both the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering. She earned her Bachelor of Science from Cornell University, and holds a master’s and Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley, all in mechanical engineering. Dr. Coger completed her postdoctoral research training at Harvard Medical School.
RETIRED NUCLEAR SUBMARINER APPOINTED TO ONE OF THE MOST POWERFUL POSITIONS IN THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Melvin G. Williams Jr. took up the post of associate deputy secretary at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) in February 2011. He reports directly to the secretary of energy and deputy secretary and is responsible for driving organizational improve- ments and assuring they are implemented throughout the DOE. In addition, he serves as the point of contact for the DOE Offices of Human Capital Management, Chief Information Officer, Economic Impact and Diversity, Management, Health, Safety & Security, and Hearings & Appeals. After graduating from the U.S. Naval Academy with a degree in mathematics in 1978, he began a 32-year career in the navy. His distinguished service as a nuclear trained submariner includes four command opportu- nities as commander of U.S. Second Fleet (130 ships and over 90,000 sailors and ma- rines), commander of Submarine Group Nine (12 submarines and over 4,000 sailors), commander of Submarine Squadron Four (6 submarines and crews), and commanding officer of USS Nebraska - a strategic ballistic missile submarine. Other key assign- ments included deputy commander, U.S. Fleet Forces, director of Global Operations at U.S. Strategic Command, chief of staff for the Kitty Hawk Carrier Strike Group during initial combat operations that followed the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on American soil, and executive officer on USS Louisville during initial combat operations in 1991 during Operation Desert Storm. Williams holds a Master of Science degree in engineering from Catholic University, and he also attended Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government. He has various military awards and his civic recognitions include the Black Engineer of the Year Award for Professional Achievement, a National Society of Black Engineers award for Lifetime Achieve- ment in Government, and the Thurgood Marshall award for Service and Leadership..
Melvin G. Williams Jr.
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by Michael A. Fletcher
mfletcher@ccgmag.com
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