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A light for science
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SEMI chairman named
A light for science
Archie Hwang, chairman and CEO of Hermes-Epitek has been named chairman of SEMI’s international board of directors, succeeding Ed Segal, senior advisor to Metron Technology. Also elected to the board were Wasuke Nakano, CEO, vice president, and general manager of Hitachi HighTechnologies’ Semiconductor Equipment Business Group and Richard P. Wallace, CEO of KLA-Tencor Corp. Jerry Coder, president emeritus of DuPont Electronic Technologies becomes vice chairman of the board.
Scientists at Diamond Light Source in Harwell, UK, have announced a major developmental milestone – the first generation of synchrotron light. The light is channeled into research stations termed beamlines, where its interaction with a sample gives information about its atomic structure.
21st century role model Patricia F. Russo, chairman and CEO of Lucent Technologies, is to head up the new company formed when Alcatel and Lucent Technologies merge at the end of 2006. “This merger will create a world-class team that will deliver the best of both companies to customers around the world, and will create enhanced value for shareholders,” she says. “To that end, we are mapping each company’s individual strengths to the changing market dynamics reshaping our industry and adopting best practices across the business of the combined company. From R&D to sales, from product development to marketing, from finance to talent development, we are committed to being a role model company for the 21st century.”
Material change to Bayer board Bayer MaterialScience has appointed Patrick W. Thomas as chairman of the board of management, succeeding Hagen Noerenberg, who retires at the end of 2006 after 30 years with the company. Thomas, who has an engineering degree from the University of Oxford, has held positions at ICI and Huntsman. “I’m looking forward to working in a company with such a rich tradition as Bayer,” says Thomas. “I’m very optimistic about the future of Bayer MaterialScience.”
She’s worth it Michelle L. Povinelli of Stanford University has been named one of five recipients of 2006 L’Oréal USA Fellowships. She will receive $20 000 to support her research in nanophotonic systems. Povinelli’s work will focus on slow light in photonic devices.
“Diamond is more than just a machine,” says Gerhard Materlik, CEO of Diamond Light Source, “we are creating a vibrant research base together with the UK academic community and industry users, enabling us to deliver excellent and high-quality science to benefit generations to come. The concept of scientific collaboration is embodied in the design of Diamond itself – the building contains not only the synchrotron machine, but also a variety of laboratory and office space that will encourage interaction within the user community, fostering creative relationships and permitting the sharing of ideas.”
Fusion approach to nanotechnology The Georgia Institute of Technology’s Nanotechnology Research Center has named James D. Meindl, who currently heads Georgia Tech’s Joseph M. Pettit Microelectronics Research Center, as its founding director. He will lead the center’s efforts to discover breakthrough nanotechnologies using a combination of disciplines. “Future breakthroughs comparable to the microchip in their impact may be possible through a fusion of discoveries in physical and biological science and engineering enabled by nanotechnology. The Georgia Tech Nanotechnology Research Center will be the first center in the US to focus primarily on this exciting and inspiring fusion,” says Meindl.
Energy facility accelerates commercialization
Nakamura wins Millennium Technology Prize The 2006 Millennium Technology Prize has been awarded to Shuji Nakamura of the University of California, Santa Barbara for his work on light-emitting diodes (LEDs). The world’s largest technology prize, now being awarded by Finland’s Millennium Prize Foundation, has a value of $1.25 million and is awarded every second year for an innovation that improves the quality of human life and well being. “The lighting applications now made possible by his achievement can be compared with Thomas Edison’s invention of the incandescent lamp. In the course of time, energy-efficient light sources based on Shuji Nakamura’s innovation will undoubtedly become predominant,” says Pekka Tarjanne, chairman of the international selection committee.
A new science and technology facility has opened at the Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Colorado. The 21 640 m2 facility is designed to help accelerate the development and commercialization of new energy technologies, particularly in solar, hydrogen, and building-related energy technologies. The facility has space for 75 fulltime researchers and features a process development and integration lab, which will allow researchers to collaborate on new manufacturing processes.
Engineering change at DFG Matthias Kleiner has been named as the next president of the German research foundation, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG). The first engineering scientist to be appointed to this role, Kleiner will take over from Ernst-Ludwig Winnacker on 1 January 2007. “Engineering scientists are obliged to bear the technical and economic responsibility for the conversion of research findings and innovation into useful inventions and end products that benefit... society as a whole,” comments Kleiner.
Spotlight on appointments
New direction in physical sciences and maths The National Science Foundation (NSF) has named Tony F. Chan, dean of physical sciences at the University of California, Los Angeles, as assistant director for Mathematics and Physical Sciences at NSF. Chan will manage research funding of approximately $1 billion a year to support astronomy, physics, chemistry, mathematics, materials science, and multidisciplinary activities.
Roger Falcone has been appointed as the new director of the Advanced Light Source (ALS) at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. His predecessor, Janos Kirz, comments, “I am thrilled. Roger is... a terrific choice to lead ALS to even greater achievements.” Leah H. Jamieson has been appointed dean of the Purdue University College of Engineering. “It [will be] important for us to build new research communities..., grow and enhance the graduate program, and revolutionize the undergraduate curriculum,” she says.
Please send details of new appointments, honors, and awards to [email protected]
OCTOBER 2006 | VOLUME 9 | NUMBER 10
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SEMI chairman named
A light for science
Archie Hwang, chairman and CEO of Hermes-Epitek has been named chairman of SEMI’s international board of directors, succeeding Ed Segal, senior advisor to Metron Technology. Also elected to the board were Wasuke Nakano, CEO, vice president, and general manager of Hitachi HighTechnologies’ Semiconductor Equipment Business Group and Richard P. Wallace, CEO of KLA-Tencor Corp. Jerry Coder, president emeritus of DuPont Electronic Technologies becomes vice chairman of the board.
Scientists at Diamond Light Source in Harwell, UK, have announced a major developmental milestone – the first generation of synchrotron light. The light is channeled into research stations termed beamlines, where its interaction with a sample gives information about its atomic structure.
21st century role model Patricia F. Russo, chairman and CEO of Lucent Technologies, is to head up the new company formed when Alcatel and Lucent Technologies merge at the end of 2006. “This merger will create a world-class team that will deliver the best of both companies to customers around the world, and will create enhanced value for shareholders,” she says. “To that end, we are mapping each company’s individual strengths to the changing market dynamics reshaping our industry and adopting best practices across the business of the combined company. From R&D to sales, from product development to marketing, from finance to talent development, we are committed to being a role model company for the 21st century.”
Material change to Bayer board Bayer MaterialScience has appointed Patrick W. Thomas as chairman of the board of management, succeeding Hagen Noerenberg, who retires at the end of 2006 after 30 years with the company. Thomas, who has an engineering degree from the University of Oxford, has held positions at ICI and Huntsman. “I’m looking forward to working in a company with such a rich tradition as Bayer,” says Thomas. “I’m very optimistic about the future of Bayer MaterialScience.”
She’s worth it Michelle L. Povinelli of Stanford University has been named one of five recipients of 2006 L’Oréal USA Fellowships. She will receive $20 000 to support her research in nanophotonic systems. Povinelli’s work will focus on slow light in photonic devices.
“Diamond is more than just a machine,” says Gerhard Materlik, CEO of Diamond Light Source, “we are creating a vibrant research base together with the UK academic community and industry users, enabling us to deliver excellent and high-quality science to benefit generations to come. The concept of scientific collaboration is embodied in the design of Diamond itself – the building contains not only the synchrotron machine, but also a variety of laboratory and office space that will encourage interaction within the user community, fostering creative relationships and permitting the sharing of ideas.”
Fusion approach to nanotechnology The Georgia Institute of Technology’s Nanotechnology Research Center has named James D. Meindl, who currently heads Georgia Tech’s Joseph M. Pettit Microelectronics Research Center, as its founding director. He will lead the center’s efforts to discover breakthrough nanotechnologies using a combination of disciplines. “Future breakthroughs comparable to the microchip in their impact may be possible through a fusion of discoveries in physical and biological science and engineering enabled by nanotechnology. The Georgia Tech Nanotechnology Research Center will be the first center in the US to focus primarily on this exciting and inspiring fusion,” says Meindl.
Energy facility accelerates commercialization
Nakamura wins Millennium Technology Prize The 2006 Millennium Technology Prize has been awarded to Shuji Nakamura of the University of California, Santa Barbara for his work on light-emitting diodes (LEDs). The world’s largest technology prize, now being awarded by Finland’s Millennium Prize Foundation, has a value of $1.25 million and is awarded every second year for an innovation that improves the quality of human life and well being. “The lighting applications now made possible by his achievement can be compared with Thomas Edison’s invention of the incandescent lamp. In the course of time, energy-efficient light sources based on Shuji Nakamura’s innovation will undoubtedly become predominant,” says Pekka Tarjanne, chairman of the international selection committee.
A new science and technology facility has opened at the Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Colorado. The 21 640 m2 facility is designed to help accelerate the development and commercialization of new energy technologies, particularly in solar, hydrogen, and building-related energy technologies. The facility has space for 75 fulltime researchers and features a process development and integration lab, which will allow researchers to collaborate on new manufacturing processes.
Engineering change at DFG Matthias Kleiner has been named as the next president of the German research foundation, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG). The first engineering scientist to be appointed to this role, Kleiner will take over from Ernst-Ludwig Winnacker on 1 January 2007. “Engineering scientists are obliged to bear the technical and economic responsibility for the conversion of research findings and innovation into useful inventions and end products that benefit... society as a whole,” comments Kleiner.
Spotlight on appointments
New direction in physical sciences and maths The National Science Foundation (NSF) has named Tony F. Chan, dean of physical sciences at the University of California, Los Angeles, as assistant director for Mathematics and Physical Sciences at NSF. Chan will manage research funding of approximately $1 billion a year to support astronomy, physics, chemistry, mathematics, materials science, and multidisciplinary activities.
Roger Falcone has been appointed as the new director of the Advanced Light Source (ALS) at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. His predecessor, Janos Kirz, comments, “I am thrilled. Roger is... a terrific choice to lead ALS to even greater achievements.” Leah H. Jamieson has been appointed dean of the Purdue University College of Engineering. “It [will be] important for us to build new research communities..., grow and enhance the graduate program, and revolutionize the undergraduate curriculum,” she says.
Please send details of new appointments, honors, and awards to [email protected]
OCTOBER 2006 | VOLUME 9 | NUMBER 10
61