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Engineering Alumni Recognized During Dean Nguyen’s Trip to Taiwan Recently, two CUA engineering alums were recognized for their outstanding achievements in engineering. Dean Charles Nguyen presented awards to General Ko-Kung Chu and Col. Shih-Ting Wang, who both earned Master Dean Nguyen with General Chu and Professor Wang. of Science in Atmospheric Science degrees from CUA, at a dinner at the National Taiwan University during a February trip to Taiwan. Chu, who graduated in 1975, served as a major general and commander of the Taiwanese Air Force Weather Wing from 1976 to 1980. From 1975 to 1976 he was vice commander of the above unit in the rank of colonel. From 1981 to 1985 he served as an associate professor and from 1985 to 1992 as a professor in the Department of Meteorology of the Chinese Culture University, serving as the department chair for several years. Chu also studied at the Academy of Chinese Air Force and the U.S. Air Force, Texas A&M University and Industrial College of the U.S. Armed Forces. Wang graduated with his master’s degree in 1973. He served as the director of Weather Center of Chinese Air Force Weather Wing as a colonel until 1977. He went on to serve as director for the Center for Research and Development and from 1996 to 2005 as adviser to the Central Weather Bureau in Taiwan. He served as an adjunct professor at National Taiwan University, National Taiwan Ocean University and Chinese Culture University from 1976 to 1996. Wang published more than 100 technical papers and a book on Taiwan’s typhoon and has received many honors and awards. Friends and family of the alumni attended the event, at which time Dean Nguyen presented Chu and Wang with plaques signifying the CUA School of Engineering’s acknowledgement and pride in their achievements as alumni. In the future, the School of Engineering hopes to honor other notable alumni now living abroad. Alumnus Honored with Engineering Distinguished Alumni Award Get Moy B.C.E. 1974, was awarded the 2005 Engineering Distinguished Alumni Award at the October 2005 homecoming luncheon. Moy is the director of installations requirements and management for the U.S. Department of Defense, overseeing installations worldwide. He is responsible for supporting military readiness and quality of life, sizing domestic and overseas base structures appropriately, and improving installation management, while ensuring that energy and environmental mandates are met. Moy is also the functional adviser for DoD’s Facilities Engineering Career Field. From 1995 to 2001, Moy served as the chief engineer for the Naval Facilities Engineering Command; he was the final technical authority for the Navy on shore facilities. In addition, Moy provided direction, management and leadership in the shaping of the Navy ashore facilities infrastructure as director of planning/base development. From 1989 to 1995, Moy was employed by the Office of the Secretary of Defense. There he was director of engineering and construction for the deputy assistant secretary of defense (installations). Subsequently, he became assistant deputy under secretary of defense, pollution prevention, in the Office of Environmental Security. While on the Office of Secretary of Defense staff, Moy led the Tiger Team effort that resulted in 14 | cuaengineer housing public private venture legislation. Prior to 1989, Moy worked as a civil engineer in the Naval Facilities Engineering Command, ending his Navy tour as director, design policy, and branch manager in the Navy Military Construction Division. He also worked as a general engineer in various capacities for the Marine Corps’ deputy chief of staff for installations and logistics. Moy is a fellow in the American Society of Civil Engineers and a member of the United States Naval Institute and the Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society. A registered professional engineer in the Commonwealth of Virginia, he received his bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from the CUA School of Engineering in 1974, and master’s and Doctor of Science degrees in engineering administration from The George Washington University in 1976 and 1989, respectively. He graduated from the Naval War College in 1976. The Engineering Distinguished Alumni Award, established in 2004, is given annually to outstanding engineering alumni to recognize their achievements in and contributions to their fields. The luncheon was attended by about 90 alumni, faculty, staff, students and CUA administrators. Get Moy, D.Sc., and Dean Nguyen at the homecoming luncheon. After brief remarks by George Garvey, CUA vice provost and dean of graduate studies, Dean Charles Nguyen presented Moy with the award. In his acceptance speech, Moy summarized his experiences at CUA and discussed how skills and knowledge he gained at Catholic University have contributed to his accomplishments throughout his career.
NSWC Carderock Offsite Program Counts Its Successes With nine graduates and 10 students on their way to graduation within two to three years, the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EE&CS) is pleased to report on the success of an off-site graduate program at the Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC), Carderock Division. Founded by Associate Professor Mark Mirotznik in 2002, the program offers a series of graduate-level courses leading to a master’s degree in electrical engineering. All courses required for the program — typically three to four per year — are offered at NSWC’s West Bethesda location, formerly known as the David Taylor Model Basin, and taught primarily by full-time CUA faculty. To ensure that program offerings are timely and relevant to the Navy, course subjects are selected in consultation with NSWC management. This strategy of offering convenient and well-targeted graduate courses has been well received by the NSWC employees and management. Heather Halberg, a soon-to-be graduate of the program, says, “It is so convenient to just take a short, two-minute walk to my classes and not have to deal with the rush hour D.C. traffic. It is also great to have real full-time instructors come to where I work to teach the courses. This is much better than the online or video-based alternatives.” A pleasant side effect of the master’s level program has been the number of graduates who are now pursuing Ph.D.’s at CUA as a result of this offsite program — currently five. Its success buoys the hope that the NSWC program will serve as a model for future off-site graduate programs at both government and non-government sites in the area. New Center to Conduct Interdisciplinary Remote Imaging and Sensing Research Ozlem Kilic, Ph.D., IRIS director Don’t let the name fool you. Its acronym is IRIS, but its mission has nothing to do with flowers. IRIS is the Interdisciplinary Remote Imaging and Sensing Research Center, which was founded in January 2006 by the School of Engineering to promote research on new remote imaging and sensing technology, applications and teaching. The center is based on a proposal submitted to Dean Charles Nguyen by Ozlem Kilic, assistant professor of electrical engineering and computer science, and several other CUA faculty members. Other IRIS members include Fred Bruhweiler, professor of physics; Poul Lade, professor of civil engineering; Mark Mirotznik, associate professor of electrical engineering and computer science; Nader Namazi, professor of electrical engineering and computer science; Frank (Hsien Ping) Pao, professor of civil engineering; and Phillip Regalia, professor of electrical engineering and computer science. Since its establishment, the research center has collaborated with other U.S. and international institutions on two proposals to the National Science Foundation. The multidisciplinary nature of the center allows it to provide research on a variety of issues: disaster management, pollution and contamination detection and monitoring, land use monitoring and planning, spatial/statistical analysis and modeling, and water resource monitoring. The center also will address high-demand military applications such as target identification, clutter reduction, mine detection and through-wall sensing. The current and future activities of the center include: ■ Joint applications for research funding by center members with diverse interests. ■ Establishing partnerships with government laboratories and industry on research, development and teaching activities. ■ Attracting scientists as guest lecturers or visiting faculty. ■ Organizing workshops in the United States and internationally. ■ Enabling internships for students at government or private-industry laboratories; ■ Creating and maintaining a Web site to promote ongoing research activities. IRIS intends to: ■ Attract visitors, scholars and prospective students. ■ Draw on CUA’s proximity to federal agencies such as NASA, the Department of Agriculture, the National Science Foundation and the Department of Defense, which would have a keen interest in the center’s research areas. ■ Facilitate collaboration with other local research institutions and universities. The center is actively seeking research funding and collaborative partnerships to establish itself as a self-sufficient entity. For additional information about the center, contact Ozlem Kilic by e-mail at kilic@cua.edu or by phone at 202-319-5261. fall2006 | 15
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