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THE RALPH COATS ROE MEDAL; established in 1; ; 2; recognizes an outstanding
contribution toward a better public understanding and appreciation of the engineer;s
worth to contemporary society.
;AMES ;. D- DERSTADT; Ph.D.; president emeritus and university professor of
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Throughout his career Dr. Duderstadt has made substantial
contributions to the engineering profession and
society through research; teaching; public policy; and
service activities. He is currently president emeritus
and university professor of science and engineering at
the - niversity of Michigan ;- -M;; Ann Arbor; where
he teaches in the Science; Technology and Public Policy
program; and directs the Millennium Pro;ect; a research
center that explores the impact of over-the-horizon
technologies on society.
Duderstadt ;oined the faculty in the department of
nuclear engineering at - -M in 1; ; ; following an
Atomic Energy Commission postdoctoral fellowship at
the California Institute of Technology; Pasadena. He
rose through the ranks; becoming a full professor in
1; ; ; ; dean of the College of Engineering in 1; ; 1; and provost and vice president for
academic affairs in 1; ; ; . He was elected president of - -M in 1; ; ; and served in that
role until 1; ; ; . - nder his leadership; many new programs were initiated; a modern
engineering campus was created; and research expenditures increased through
fostered university–industry–government collaborations. Duderstadt led the effort to
make - -M a leader in the area of underrepresented minority and women students and
faculty with the launch of the Michigan Mandate and the Michigan Agenda for
Women campaigns.
His teaching and research interests have spanned a wide range of sub;ects in science;
mathematics and engineering including nuclear fission reactors; thermonuclear fusion;
high-powered lasers; computer simulation; information technology; and policy development
in areas such as energy; education and science. He has published extensively
in these areas; including over ; 0 books and 200 technical publications.
Duderstadt has served on or chaired numerous public and private boards including
the National Science ; oard; various committees of the National Academies including
the Executive Council of the National Academy of Engineering and the Committee on
Science; Engineering and Public Policy; the National Commission on the ; uture of
Higher Education; the Nuclear Energy Advisory Committee of the - .S. Department
of Energy ;DOE;; and business organizations such as the ; ig Ten Athletic Conference;
the - niversity of Michigan Hospitals; - nisys and CMS Energy.
He currently serves as chair of the Policy and ; lobal Affairs Division of the National
Academies; co-director of the ; lion ColloCuium ;Switzerland;; nonresident Senior
; ellow of the ; rookings Institution; and director of the board of directors of the DOE
CASL ;Consortium for Advanced Simulation of Light Water Reactors; Nuclear Energy
Innovation Hub. He also serves on several ma;or national boards and study commissions
in areas such as federal science policy; higher education; information technology;
energy sciences and national security; and as a member of the advisory boards of
several colleges and universities.
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