Fred Schneider was elected a member of Norges Tekniske Vitenskapsakademi (NTVA)

This fall Fred Schneider was elected a foreign member of Norges Tekniske Vitenskapsakademi (NTVA), which is Norway's equivalent to the National Academy of Engineering. NTVA has 500 member, of which only 26 are foreign members. An event to mark the occasion was held in Tromso on Dec 9; his public lecture on cyber-security doctrine was attended by ministers from the Parliment and was covered by the Norewegian national news (NRK and TV 2) as well as radio and print.

Date Posted: 12/16/2010
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Carla Gomes is invited speaker for GH Celebration of Women in Computing

Institute for Computational Sustainability (ICS) Director Carla Gomes presented an invited technical talk regarding computational sustainability at the 2010 Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing (GHC), in Atlanta, Georgia. Gomes also presented the talk, "How do I become a leader in my field?," as part of the conference's career mentoring workshop. The world's largest gathering of women in computing, the GHC is a five-day technical conference designed to bring together the research and career interests of women in computing and highlight their accomplishments across industry, academia and government. Through her talks and participation in the GHC, Gomes built awareness among women computer scientists of the new computational sustainability research area and drew attention to the important roles women are playing in computational sustainability research. The ICS hopes to encourage more women to participate both in science learning and in careers in science through its research, outreach, and educational activities.

Date Posted: 12/01/2010
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Cornell President Announces $80 Million Gift for Sustainability Research

Cornell alumnus David Atkinson and his wife Patricia Atkinson have committed $80 million to fund a permanent, major research center (ACSF) focusing on challenges in the global energy, environmental and economic development arenas. To celebrate this transformative gift, Cornell President David Skorton sent a letter to all Cornell Trustees and Council members, institutions of higher education with sustainability programs, non-governmental organizations, all members of Congress, federal funding agencies, and state and community leaders. The letter highlights the Institute for Computational Sustainability (led by Carla Gomes, ICS Director) as an example of an ACSF-assisted success in advancing research and scholarly collaboration in sustainability, stating, "The Institute for Computational Sustainability, funded by the National Science Foundation, is pioneering computational methods for balancing environmental, economic, and societal needs for a sustainable future. This team has founded a new field within computational science that is already being taken up by other universities and government agencies in the U.S. and Europe."

Date Posted: 12/01/2010
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Computer Graphics World features James, Marschner, Bala, and their students

In the October 2010 print & web issues of Computer Graphics World, journalist Noriko Kurachi highlights important trends in computer graphics. SIGGRAPH research on sound and visual rendering by Cornell professors Doug James, Steve Marschner & Kavita Bala and their students is featured prominently. Changxi Zheng's Ph.D. work (with Prof. Doug James) on synthesizing fluid and fracture sounds received particular attention.

Date Posted: 10/31/2010
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