Purdue News
Purdue News
|
|
To: Journalists From: Emil Venere, Purdue University News Service Date: February 28, 2000 Subject: Top engineering achievements of 20th century The National Academy of Engineering recently announced the 20 most significant engineering achievements of the 20th century, all of them leading to a healthier, safer and more productive world. The academy unvieled the Top 20 at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. Purdue University alumnus Neil Armstrong, the first man on the moon, was the keynote speaker. Experts in some of those engineering-achievement categories are available at Purdue to speak with the media. Here is a list of those experts: 1) Electrification: Paul Krause, a professor of electrical and computer engineering, (765) 494-3481, pkrause@purdue.edu. 2) The automobile: Frederick Peacock, (765) 494-2142, or 494-2143, fpeacock@purdue.edu, a supervisor at the Ray W. Herrick Laboratories at Purdue. 3) The airplane: Terrence Weisshaar, a professor of aeronautical and astronautical engineering, (765) 494-5975, tweissha@purdue.edu, or Dominick Andrisani, associate professor of aeronautical and astronautical engineering, (765) 494-5135, dandrisa@purdue.edu. 4) Water supply and distribution: Ronald Wukasch, professor of civil engineering, (765) 494-2201, wukasch@purdue.edu. 5) Electronics: Mark Lundstrom, professor of electrical and computer engineering, (765) 494-3515, lundstro@purdue.edu. 6) Radio and television: Le Roy Silva, Ball Brothers Professor Engineering, (765) 494-5858, silva@purdue.edu. 7) Agricultural mechanization: Larry Huggins, associate dean of engineering and professor of agricultural engineering, (765) 494-5349, huggins@purdue.edu; Vincent Bralts, head of the School of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, bralts@purdue.edu, (765) 494-1162; or Gary Krutz, professor of agricultural and biological engineering, (765) 494-1179, krutz@purdue.edu. 8) Computers: Leah Jamieson, professor of electrical and computer engineering, (765) 494-3653, lhj@purdue.edu. 9) Air conditioning and refrigeration: Ray Cohen, Herrick Professor Emeritus of Mechanical Engineering, the Ray W. Herrick Laboratories, cohenr@purdue.edu, (765) 494-2132, or James Braun, associate professor of mechanical engineering, (765) 494-9157, jbraun@purdue.edu. 10) Interstate highways: Kumares Sinha, Olson Distinguished Professor of Civil Engineering, (765) 494-2211, sinha@ecn.purdue.edu. 11) Imaging technologies: Jan Allebach, professor of electrical and computer engineering, (765) 494-3535, jallebac@purdue.edu. 12) Health technologies, Leslie Geddes, Showalter Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Bioengineering, (765) 494-2995, geddes@purdue.edu. 13) Laser and fiber optics: Dan Elliot, professor of electrical and computer engineering, (765) 494-3442, delliott@purdue.edu. 14) Nuclear technologies: Arden Bement, Head of the School of Nuclear Engineering, (765) 494-5742, bement@purdue.edu. 15) High performance materials: Alexander King, head of the School of Materials Engineering, (765) 494-4100, alexking@ecn.purdue.edu.
|
