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sessions and committees, to assist them to strive for fellowships, and to encour- age them to accept leadership positions in the Society.
John J. Earshen
AIHA Announces 2009 Fellow Award Winners
John J. Earshen, President of Angevine Acoustical Consultants Inc. of East Aurora, NY, was named one of 26 new Fellow Award winners by The American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA). Members chosen to be Fellows have been nominated by colleagues in the profession for their sig- nificant contributions to the practice of industrial hygiene or related disciplines. The Fellow classification is limited to no more than 5 percent of the AIHA mem- bership. Mr. Earshen is a Fellow of the Acoustical Society of America.
Robert L. Clark named dean of SEAS
Robert L. Clark has been named dean of the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) at the University of Rochester. He was recom- mended for the deanship after a national search.
Dr. Clark earned his doctorate in mechanical engineering from the Virginia Polytechnic Institute in Blacksburg, VA, and joined Duke’s Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science in 1992. He is an expert in the science of acoustics and in bionanomanufacturing. His work in these areas has led to 100 journal publi- cations and earned him awards includ- ing the R. Bruce Lindsay Award of the Acoustical Society of America, the National Science Foundation Career
proposed by the candidate is a consid- eration for awarding the grant.
Wiese is working toward an M.S. degree at the University of Nebraska. She received a B.S. in physics-acoustics from Northern Illinois University where she received the 2004 Outstanding Women Student Award. Her advisor was Professor Thomas Rossing. She is a student member of the Acoustical Society of America, ASHRAE, Society of Women Engineers, and the Institute of Noise Control Engineering.
Dakota Kelley was named recipient of ASHRAE’s 2009 Henry Adams Scholarship. The scholarship, a one time award of $3000, was established by the consulting firm of Henry Adams Inc. in memory of its founder for full- time study in heating, ventilating, refrigeration, and air conditioning in an ABET-accredited program at an accredited school
Dakota is currently a senior in the College of Architectural Engineering at the University of Nebraska. His degree focus is mechanical system design and architectural acoustics, and he will begin pursuing a Master of Architectural Engineering degree dur- ing the 2009-2010 academic year. Dakota is a student member of the Acoustical Society of America and serves as an officer for the University of Nebraska’s local ASA and ASHRAE chapters, and he is also an acoustics research assistant. Outside of school Dakota works for a Dallas-based engi- neering firm where he simulates build- ing energy performance.
Robert L. Clark (Credit: Univ. of Rochester)
Program Award, the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, and the NASA Group Achievement Award. He is a fellow of both the Acoustical Society of America and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
University of Nebraska Students receive awards
Cassandra Wiese was named recipient of an American Society for Heating, Refrigeration, and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) Graduate Student Grant-in-Aid. A Grant-in-Aid is a grant of funds to a full-time graduate student of ASHRAE-related technologies. It is awarded once each year for use in the following academic year. Normally 10 to 25 grants are made each year. The Grant is intended to encourage the stu- dent to continue his/her preparation for service in the heating, ventilating, air-conditioning, and refrigeration industry. The relevance of the research
Cassandra Wiese Dakota Kelley
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