Purdue Notebook
Purdue Notebook
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September 24, 1999 Appointments and promotions– Alexander H. King, a materials engineer who specializes in the study of "grain boundaries," the tiny features that define the properties of metals, has become head of Purdue's School of Materials Engineering. King, 45, a native of London, England, had been a professor in the department of materials science and engineering at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. He has published more than 100 refereed papers and edited four technical books. Campus activities– The Purdue Crew is conducting its "Rent a Rower" fund-raiser. Members of the crew team will work up to five hours for a $50 contribution starting at 9 a.m. on Oct. 2, Oct. 23 or Nov. 13. Reservation for workers can be made by contacting Sarah Gross, (765) 743-7647; weirevrywr@aol.com; or Chris Jackman, (765) 746-5806, jackman003@yahoo.com. – "The Face of Cancer: A Photographic Essay" will be on display in the Main Floor Lounge of the Recreational Sports Center Oct. 4-6. The display is part of an awareness campaign of the Purdue Student Wellness Office during October, which is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Other display sponsors include Kappa Epsilon pharmacy fraternity, the American Cancer Society, Purdue WorkLife Program, YWCA EncorePlus Program and the Purdue Women's Clinic. Faculty and staff honors– Four Purdue researchers were recognized recently by the Urban and Regional Information Systems Association their work on an urban sprawl analysis system. Jon Harbor, professor of earth and atmospheric sciences, and Shilpam Pandey, a staff member who works with Harbor, Bernie Engel, professor of agricultural and biological engineering, and Kyoung Jae Lim, a master's student in agricultural and biological engineering, received a Horwood Critique honorable mention prize last month at the society's annual conference in Chicago. The award was given for a paper describing their work to develop an Internet-based analysis tool that planners can use to assess the long-term hydrologic impacts of urban sprawl. Purdue's urban sprawl group now is using a version of this tool in work with the city of Indianapolis and the Chagrin River Watershed Partners in northeast Ohio.
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