February
18, 2000
Lanai
Room 148, Marriott Wardman ParkHotel
Washington,
DC
DRAFT MINUTES
1.Martin
C. Jischke, Section Chair, called the meeting to order at 9:10 AM. He asked
those present to introduce themselves.The
attendance list appears in Appendix A.
2.Dr.
Jischke asked for comments and possible changes to the Tentative Agenda.
Hearing no suggestions for changes, he declared the tentative agenda approved.
The Agenda appears in Appendix B.
3.(a)
Alice M. Agogino was elected as Chair-elect of the Section starting on
February 23, 2000. C. D. Mote, Jr. was elected Member-at-Large of the Engineering
Section Steering Committee starting on February 23, 2000. The list of Section
Officers and Members-at Large for 2000-2001 appears in Appendix C.
(b)
The new Engineering Section AAAS Fellows elected in September 1999 are
listed in Appendix D.
4.Review
of Fellow nomination process. There are three ways a candidate can be nominated:
(1) The Steering Committee members prepare nominations and vote on forwarding
a number of the candidates not to exceed the quota for the Section. The
quota is based on the number of AAAS members in the Engineering Section.
Last year this quota was 16. In the past the steering committee decided
to limit the number of nominations from each of the 8 members to two. In
the event that some submit more than two and if the total number of nominations
from the 8 members exceeds the quota, the Secretary requests the member
with the most number of nominations to rank order the list and voluntarily
delay the nomination of the candidate lowest in rank. This process was
continued with other members until the total just equals the quota.This
procedure will be followed this year.In
the event that a member does not wish to voluntary withdraw nominations
beyond two, the steering group will resolve the matter by e-mail. (2) The
second method of nominating a candidate for Fellow is for three Fellows
to endorse the nomination. (3) The third method of nomination is for the
AAAS Executive Director to forward a nomination. In all three of the methods,
the candidates will be evaluated by a section steering group, and the candidates
must receive a majority vote from the steering group. If a candidate receives
more than two negative votes, the candidate is not recommended for election
to Fellow. For 1999 two of the 18 new Engineering Section Fellows were
nominated by three Fellows.
5.AAAS
President-elect Mary Good is urging more emphasis on engineering and technology
for the annual conference in 2001 in comparison to annual meetings in the
past. In response to this the Section should propose more symposia and
topical speakers. The greatest need is for topics that cut across several
disciplines, preferably integrating engineering and science. It was noted
also that relatively few engineers attend the AAAS Annual Meeting, perhaps
preferring to attend professional engineering society meetings. It was
noted that of the approximately 6000 attendees, almost 1500 are science
writers representing the press. This is an excellent opportunity for exposing
the cutting edge of engineering to a huge press coverage. In this connection
it was decided to communicate to the Engineering Section representatives
of the affiliated societies, to inform their leadership of the benefits
of greater participation. They will be encouraged to submit proposals for
symposia.
6.Discussion
of Ideas for Proposed Participation in the 2001 Annual Meeting
The
Chairman called for suggestions for possible symposia, topical speakers,
and plenary speakers for the 2001 Annual Meeting to be held in San Francisco.
After considerable discussion, it was suggested that the following be proposed
to the Program Committee:
Plenary
Speaker: Neal Lane, on the
subject of nanoscale science and engineering. Recently, President
Clinton proposed funding for a National Nanotechnology Initiative: http://www.whitehouse.gov/New/html/20000121_4.html
Joseph
Bordogna would assist in inviting Neal Lane.
Topical
Lecture (a) National Network
for Engineering Earthquake Simulation. NSF is funding this effort at about
$80 million with about 35 universities involved. Virtual instruments to
conduct simulations will be available nation-wide. Joseph Bordogna will
assist in identifying an outstanding speaker.
(b)
Biocomplexity. NSF is initiating
a large program on this topic. Joseph Bordogna can assist in identifying
and inviting a speaker.
Symposia:
(a)Digital
Libraries: Communities and Resources for Education and Research, Alice
M. Agogino, organizer. This is proposed for a 3-hour symposium, with 5
to 6 speakers. Potential speakers have been identified.
(b)Challenges
in Composition of Engineering and Science Graduates and Faculty: Challenges
and Opportunities, Shirley M. Malcolm and Alice M. Agogino, organizers.
Eight potential speakers have been identified, and six will be selected.
(c)Fossil
Energy and the Environment: A Cross-point Between Industry and Government,
L. S. Fan (Ohio State University) and Barbara Toole-O'Neil (EPRI), organizers.
Representatives from DOE, EPA, industry, and academia will be invited.
The symposium will focus on government initiative and policies affecting
the use of fossil energy, confluence of growing energy demands and environmental
needs for the21st century.
Some potential speakers from EPA, DOE, industry, and academia have been
identified.
(d)Genetics
and Energy (suggested by John Maulbetsch)
(e)Role
of information in reducing energy intensity in developing countries (suggested
by John Maulbetsch)
(f)Space
Stations - Lessons Learned and Implications for the Manned Mars exploration-
(suggested by Peter Bainum) (2002 or 2003)
(g)Robotics
and Intelligent Machines - (suggested by Richard J. Goldstein)
(h)Optical
processing and Optimal Computing (suggested by Gordon Wood Anderson)
(i)Engineering
Problem Solving Applied to Sustainability (suggested by Martin Jischke)
(j)Star
Wars Revisited (suggested by Martin Jischke)
(k)Virtual
Reality (suggested by Martin Jischke)
(l)Food
Irradiation (suggested by Gail Marcus)
(m)Tissue
Engineering (suggested by Stuart Cooper)
(n)Future
of National Laboratories and Facilities (suggested by Stuart Cooper)
(o)BioMicroElectroMechanical
Systems (BioMEMS) (suggested by Alice Agogino)
Appendix A
Attendance List
1.Martin
C. Jischke, Chair
2.Stuart
L. Cooper, Chair-elect
3.Joseph
Bordogna, Retiring Chair
4.Jose
B. Cruz, Jr., Secretary
5.Alice
M. Agogino, Member-at-Large
6.Richard
J. Goldstein, Member-at-Large
7.Gail
H. Marcus, Member-at-Large
8.John
S. Maulbetsch, Council Delegate
9.Peter
M. Bainum, American Astronautical Society
10.
Raymond P. Lutz, Institute of Industrial Engineers
11.Dirk
A. Plummer, member of American Institute of Chemical Engineers
12.Gordon
Wood Anderson, Foundation for Science and Disability
13.Virginia
W. Stern, AAAS Staff
Appendix B
Engineering Section Meeting
February 18, 2000
9:00 AM - 12:00 Noon
Lanai Suite 148, Marriott Wardman
Park Hotel
Washington, DC
TENTATIVE AGENDA
1.Introductions
2.Approval
of minutes of previous meeting
3.Announcements
(a)Officers
for 2000-2001
(b)New
Engineering Section AAAS Fellows
4.Review
Fellow nomination process
5.Discussion
of increased Section participation at Annual Meetings
6.Discussion
of proposed symposia at 2001 Annual Meeting
7.New
business
(Officers
and Members-at-Large)
Stuart
L. Cooper, Section
Chair
Illinois Institute of Technology
117 Beardshear Hall 10 W. 32nd St., Rm. 117 E1
Chicago, IL 60616-3792
E-mail: cooper@iit.edu
Alice
M. Agogino,
Section Chair-elect
Dept.
of Mechanical Engineering
University of California
5136 Etcheverry Hall
Berkeley, CA 94720-1740
Tel: (510) 642-6450
Fax: (510) 849-3974
E-mail: aagogino@euler.me.berkeley.edu
Martin
C. Jischke, Retiring
Chair
Office of the President
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011-2035 Tel: (312) 567 3213
Tel: (515) 294-2042 Fax: (312) 567 6931
Fax: (515) 294-0565
E-mail: president@iastate.edu
Jose B. Cruz, Jr.,
Secretary
The Ohio State University
752 Dreese Laboratories
2015 Neil Avenue
Tel: (614) 292-1588
Fax: (614) 292-1588
E-mail: cruz+@osu.edu
Members-at-Large
Nancy
A. Da Silva
(2001)
Dept.
of Chemical and Biochemical
Engineering and Materials Science
University of California
Irvine, CA 92697-2575
Tel: (949) 824-8288
Fax: (949) 824-2541
E-mail: ndasilva@uci.edu
Gail
H. Marcus
(2002)
8026
Cypress Grove Lane
Cabin John, MD 20818
Tel: (202) 586-2240
Fax: (202 586-8353
E-mail: gail.marcus@hq.doe.gov
Richard
J. Goldstein
(2003)
125
Mechanical Engineering
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Tel: (612) 625-5552
Fax: (612) 625-3434
E-mail: rjgumn@mailbox.mail.umn.edu
C.
D. Mote, Jr., (2004)
University
of Maryland
1101 Main Administration Bldg.
College Park, MD 20742
E-mail: Dmote@deans.umd.edu
Appendix D
1999 AAAS Fellows
The
following Section M members were elected in September, 1999:
Richard
T. Baum
Gerardo
Beni
Antony
N. Beris
Liang-Shih
Fan
David
Finkelmen
Michael
W. Golay
William
A. Gross
David
L. Harrington
Charles
H. Kruger
Mohammad
Jamshidi
David
A. Landgrebe
Lawrence
M. Lidsky
Hassan
M. Nagib
Joseph
M. Norbeck
Nicholas
A. Peppas
Sheri
D. Sheppard
Marwan
A. Simaan
Kenneth
E. Torrance
Submitted by:
Jose B, Cruz, Jr,
Section Secretary