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The Dean’s MessageI am pleased to report that during the 2008-2009 academic year, the Grove School continued on its upward trajectory.This year we graduated the first cohort of doctoral students to receive their PhD’s from City College. This is aprivilege recently accorded by the University to engineering, while doctorates in most other fields are awarded by theCUY Graduate Center.We have continued to attract outstanding faculty members. Dr. Mitchell B. Schaffler, Wallace Coulter Professor andPresidential Professor of Biomedical Engineering, is a distinguished biologist, equally at home in medicine and engineering.He now heads the ew York Center for Biomedical Engineering. Professor Charles Vörösmarty brings hisvast expertise in environmental science to the Department of Civil Engineering, to OAA-CREST, where he isDistinguished Scientist, and to the directorship of the CUY Environmental Cross-Roads Initiative. ProfessorMasahiro Kawaji, a leader in the energy field, has joined the Departments of Chemical and Mechanical Engineeringand will spearhead the establishment of nuclear engineering at the Grove School. Our eight new junior facultymembers are an international group of researchers who hold doctorates from the finest institutions here and abroad.Despite the challenging economic times our research funding continues to exceed $20 million. This has allowed us topromote research among undergraduates, a key element in our program, which is making us attractive to the best students.Beginning in 2010, the Grove School will take over the processing of its student applications from CCY. Thiswill give us more flexibility in identifying the young men and women best suited to an engineering education.Our alumni are inspired by our achievements and are playing a growing role in our pursuit of excellence. Forexample, Dr. Arnold Stancell ’58 ChE has made a $1 million gift to fund scholarships at CCY. Mr. Tony Diardo’64 EE has developed a relationship between orthrop Grumman and the Grove School which is an excellent model ofcorporate/academic interaction.Our success poses a dilemma. As more students wish to come here, and as we attract more stellar faculty, researchassociates and visiting researchers, our need for greater space has become acute. Expanding our facilities is crucialto fulfilling our potential. CCY and CUY have been stalwart in their support. But, there is also an essential rolefor private and corporate help. Andrew Grove’s historic gift was transformative. Other alumni such as ArnoldStancell are following suit. I urge you to join them in supporting your alma mater at this crucial point in its history.You will be making a meaningful investment in the future of the Grove School of Engineering.Sincerely,Joseph Barba, Dean