Awards & Honors, January 2013

The National Academy of Engineering has announced the 2013 recipients of the Charles Stark Draper Prize, the Fritz J. and Dolores H. Russ Prize, and the Bernard M. Gordon Prize, respectively.

Richard H. Frenkiel, MA D ’63, was one of five to receive the Charles Stark Draper Prize — an annual award given to engineers whose accomplishments have significantly benefited society — “for (their) pioneering contributions to the world’s first cellular telephone networks, systems, and standards.” The other recipients were Martin Cooper, Joel S. Engel, Thomas Haug, and Yoshihisa Okumura.

Dr. Richard K. Miller, CA L ’71, Dr. David V. Kerns Jr., P.E., AL A ’67, and Sherra E. Kerns will receive the Bernard M. Gordon Prize — an award issued annually that recognizes innovation in engineering and technology education — “for guiding the creation of Olin College and its student-centered approach to developing effective engineering leaders.”

Rangaswamy Srinivasan, James J. Wynne, and Samuel E. Blum will receive the Fritz J. and Dolores H. Russ Prize — a biennial award recognizing a bioengineering achievement that significantly improves the human condition — “for the development of laser ablative photodecomposition, enabling LASIK and PRK eye surgery.”

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On January 1, 2013, Dr. James H. Garrett Jr., P.E., became the dean of the College of Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU). Dr. Garrett, PA G ’82, has been a professor and head of the civil and environmental engineering department at CMU. Click here to read the news brief for more biographical information

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The Delaware section of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) has selected Christopher L. Meehan, Ph.D., P.E., as the 2012 Young Engineer of the Year. Dr. Meehan, NH A ’99, is currently chair and associate professor of the civil engineering department at the University of Delaware. Read the news release for more information on his geotechnical engineering research program.

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