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ALBAN news
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK 518 442-3073
Contact: Lisa James (518) 442-3093 or Virginia Gilbert (518) 442-5587
Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) Gets New Director
Virginia A. Gilbert has been appointed director of the Retired Senior Volunteer
Program (RSVP) for the Albany and Schenectady Counties. RSVP provides volunteer
opportunities for more than 1100 seniors in the area, giving them the chance to share
their skills, experience, and interests with more than 60 nonprofit agencies and
government offices. Volunteers are placed in needed jobs in libraries, hospitals,
museums and human services agencies throughout the Capital Region. 2
Before her appointment, Gilbert worked for the Annie Schaffer Senior Center of
Schenectady County as volunteer director and outreach coordinator. The program, under
her direction, received the Schenectady Junior League Award for Utilization and
Recognition of Volunteers in 1985. She has given presentations on many subjects of
concern to senior citizens such as Visiting the Aging and a Memory Retention course
for the Elderly.
A graduate of Syracuse University, she was formerly a substitute teacher in the
Niskayuna School District.
RSVP is funded by a grant from ACTION, the Federal Domestic Volunteer Agency and
is sponsored by the University at Albany. RSVP for the Capital District is one of 38
programs in New York state, and the only one affliated with a University Center.
Richard B. Dressner, vice president for Corporate Relations serves as the
University’s sponsor for the program.
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ALBANY news
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK 518 442-3073
Contact: Lisa James (518) 442-3093 or Virginia Gilbert (518) 442-5587
Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) Gets New Director
Virginia A. Gilbert has been appointed director of the Retired Senior Volunteer
Program (RSVP) for the Albany and Schenectady Counties. RSVP provides volunteer
opportunities for more than 1100 seniors in the area, giving them the chance to share
their skills, experience, and interests with more than 60 nonprofit agencies and
government offices. Volunteers are placed in needed jobs in libraries, hospitals,
museums and human services agencies throughout the Capital Region.
Before her appointment, Gilbert worked for the Annie Schaffer Senior Center of
Schenectady County as volunteer director and outreach coordinator. The program, under
her direction, received the Schenectady Junior League Award for Utilization and
Recognition of Volunteers in 1985. She has given presentations on many subjects of
concern to senior citizens such as Visiting the Aging and a Memory Retention course
for the Elderly.
A graduate of Syracuse University, she was formerly a substitute teacher in the
Niskayuna School District.
RSVP is funded by a grant from ACTION, the Federal Domestic Volunteer Agency and
is sponsored by the University at Albany. RSVP for the Capitaf‘District is one of 38
programs in New York state, and the only one affliated with a University Center.
Richard B. Dressner, vice president for Corporate Relations serves as the
University’s sponsor for the program.
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STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK 518 442-3073
Contact: Mary Fiess OR Christine Hanson McKnight (518) 442-3091
Lightning is Almost Twice as Powerful in Florida as in New England
Lightning bolts hitting the ground in Florida are, on average, almost twice as powerful as
lightning flashes in New England, reports University at Albany atmospheric scientist
Richard Orville in the Jan. 11 issue of the scientific journal Nature.
In an analysis of five million lightning flashes along the East Coast in 1988, Orville
found that the mean peak current of those flashes varied as a function of latitude. The
mean peak current ranged from a low of 25,000 amperes in New England to a high of 45,000
amperes in Florida.
"The results suggest that even higher lightning currents will be observed if the study is
extended to lower latitudes, such as the Caribbean," said Orville.
"Until now, people have assumed that the characteristics of lightning were the same all
over the world," said Orville. "For the first time, however, we have evidence it’s not the
same."
One explanation for the variation in lightning currents may be "the increasing volume
of clouds associated with lightning at lower latitudes," said Orville. Through measurements
of cloud-top heights, Orville estimated "there is 30 percent more volume available for the
storage of electrical charge in the cumulonimbus clouds of Florida."
Scientists have varying theories about the exact cause of lightning, but on one basic
point most agree: there must be large volumes of opposite charge in clouds to release the
kind of sparks that constitute lightning. Larger clouds, it is theorized, can accumulate
greater amounts of charge, and the greater the accumulation of charge, the more powerful
the spark that results.
For this study, Orville used data recorded by the National Lightning Detection
Network, which he designed and directs, The network, based at the University at Albany,
consists of 115 lightning detection stations, spread across the entire U.S. and connected by
Lightning Page 2
satellite to the control center on Albany’s campus. The network detects and records, as it
happens, virtually every lightning bolt that strikes the ground in the continental U.S. The
detectors record the time, location, peak current and polarity (positive or negative) of each
strike.
For the research reported in Nature, Orville used data recorded by 36 detectors in the
eastern U.S.
Besides shedding new light on the nature of lightning, Orville’s findings may also have
implications for the design of lightning protection equipment used by utilities.
The network is a $3-million-a-year operation with most of the support coming from the
utilities-financed Electric Power Research Institute. The National Science Foundation
provides about $300,000 a year.
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Jan. 10, 1990
Administration 233
UNIVERSITY ATY Albany, New York 12222
ALBAN news
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK 518 442-3073
Contact: Mary Fiess OR Christine Hanson McK night (518) 442-3091
Lightning is Almost Twice as Powerful in Florida as in New England
Lightning bolts hitting the ground in Florida are, on average, almost twice as powerful as
lightning flashes in New England, reports University at Albany atmospheric scientist
Richard Orville in the Jan. 11 issue of the scientific journal Nature.
In an analysis of five million lightning flashes along the East Coast in 1988, Orville
found that the mean peak current of those flashes varied as a function of latitude, The
mean peak current ranged from a low of 25,000 amperes in New England to a high of 45,000
amperes in Florida.
"The results suggest that even higher lightning currents will be observed if the study is
extended to lower latitudes, such as the Caribbean," said Orville.
"Until now, people have assumed that the characteristics of lightning were the same all
over the world," said Orville. "For the first time, however, we have evidence it’s not the
same.”
One explanation for the variation in lightning currents may be "the increasing volume
of clouds associated with lightning at lower latitudes," said Orville. Through measurements
of cloud-top heights, Orville estimated "there is 30 percent more volume available for the
storage of electrical charge in the cumulonimbus clouds of Florida."
Scientists have varying theories about the exact cause of lightning, but on one basic
point most agree: there must be large volumes of opposite charge in clouds to release the
kind of sparks that constitute lightning. Larger clouds, it is theorized, can accumulate
greater amounts of charge, and the greater the accumulation of charge, the more powerful
the spark that results.
For this study, Orville used data recorded by the National Lightning Detection
Network, which he designed and directs. The network, based at the University at Albany,
consists of 115 lightning detection stations, spread across the entire U.S. and connected by
Lightning Page 2
satellite to the control center on Albany’s campus. The network detects and records. as it
happens, virtually every lightning bolt that strikes the ground in the continental U.S. The
detectors record the time, location, peak current and polarity (positive or negative) of each
strike.
For the research reported in Nature, Orville used data recorded by 36 detectors in the
eastern U.S.
Besides shedding new light on the nature of lightning, Orville’s findings may also have
implications for the design of lightning protection equipment used by utilities.
The network is a $3-million-a-year operation with most of the support coming from the
utilities-financed Electric Power Research Institute. The National Science Foundation
provides about $300,000 a year.
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Contact: Patricia Chambers (442-3098)
For Immediate Release
Touring Student-Play About U.S. Racism to Visit University
Under the Skin, a provocative theatre piece about racism and prejudice in the
United States that was developed by SUNY Purchase students, wili play in the
Performing Arts Center at the University at Albany, 1400 Washington Ave., on
Sun., January 21 at 7:30 p.m. The performance is opening an |1-stop tour of
SUNY campuses. Admission is free and open to the public.
Under the artistic direction of Joseph Chaikin and directed by Nancy Gabor,
Under the Skin is based on improvisations developed by students in the Senior
Acting Company of the SUNY Purchase Division of Theatre Arts and Film.
Chaikin is the founding director of New York City’s Open Theatre, which
revolutionized American acting techniques during the 1960s. Ms. Gabor has
worked with him since the early days of the Open Theatre, in addition to her
independent career as a director and teacher. Bill Coco, a long-time literary
advisor to Chaikin’s theatre, acted as dramaturg for the production.
Dr. Frank Pogue, vice chancellor for student affairs and special programis for the
State University of New York system, sees the play as a wonderful educational
vehicle, because the students themselves have created the text and perform the
piece. "In my experience students learn best from each other," he says. "This piece
speaks to students directly about one of the most pressing problems that faces our
nation. The tour is entirely consistent with the overall goal of the State
University to introduce educational programs to prevent bias of all kinds and to
prepare campuses to deal with biased behavior whenever it occurs."
By turns moving, powerful, funny and thought-provoking, Under the Skin is an
ensemble theatre piece born of improvisation and personal experience, and
integrating original music and choreographed movement. "The show begins by
tracing the roots of prejudice," says Assistant Professor Ronni Stewart, the
production’s choreographer. "The audience is surrounded by dramatic and fearful
sounds; sounds that happen in the ‘dark’: the darkness of a time -- Nazi Germany;
the darkness of a philosophy -- slavery; the darkness of denial -- ‘this doesn’t
happen here’; the darkness of place -- an alley way’s rapes, murders and
muggings."
In scene after scene, the actors testify to this history as reflected in dramatic --
and sometimes humorous -- moments from their own lives. The company also asks
the unanswerable questions of Bensonhurst: "Why did it happen?" "Who killed
him?" "What was he doing here?" In a culminating scene, the actors face the
audience and perform a choral piece, "Nobody’s Innocent."
-more-
=2-.
The idea for Under the Skin emerged in a conversation among Gabor, Chaikin,
and Israel Hicks, dean of the Division of Theatre Arts and Film at SUNY
Purchase. "We were talking about Bensonhurst and what could be cone," Hicks
recalls. "Remember, we were children of the ‘60s. When Chaikin said he had
wanted to create a play about racism. I said, ‘Why don’t you do it at Purchase
with our acting students.”
The touring company of Under the Skin features three black actors in a cast of 12.
The tour is supported in part by SUNY Central, the Martin Luther King, Jr.
Institute for Non-Violence, and the Purchase College Foundation. It is locally
coordinated by the University at Albany Division of Student Affairs, the
Division of Academic Affairs, the Office of Minority Student Development and
the Coalition for a Just Community.
Additional touring dates are Jan. 28, SUNY Binghamton; Jan. 29, SUNY Fredonia;
Jan. 30, Jamestown Community College; Jan. 31, SUNY Geneseo; Feb. 1, SUNY
Oswego; Feb. 2, SUNY Morrisville; Feb. 3, SUNY Oneonta; Feb. 4, SUNY
Cortland; Feb. 9 SUNY New Paltz; Feb. 11, SUNY Purchase, where the play
debuted.
For additional information contact the University at Albany Performing Arts
Center at (518) 442-3997, or Skip Hutson at 442-5490.
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STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK 518 442-3073
Contact: Vince Sweeney 442-3075
SEXUALITY WEEK: AWARENESS AND RESPONSIBILITY, FEBRUARY 4-8
Trish Knightly, director of education for the Planned Parenthood Federation of
America, will speak on "The Changing Face of Relationships: Sexuality in the 90’s" at
8 p.m., Monday, February 5, in the Campus Center Ballroom at the University at
Albany. Her talk, which is free and open to the public, is the keynote address for
"Sexuality Week: Awareness and Responsibility," February 4-8.
Organized by the University’s Department of Health and Counseling Services,
sexuality week is a series of workshops, films and discussions which are intended to
clarify values, promote communication and present information on a range of relevant
subjects. The programs are co-sponsored by the Student Association, the Speaker’s
Forum, the President’s Task Force on Women’s Safety and the Department of Residential
Life.
Sunday, February 4
A workshop entitled "Sexuality as a Spectrum," at 8 p.m., Sunday, February 4, is
scheduled for the Recital Hall of the Performing Arts Center, as the week’s first
event. It will include several presentations and an extended question-and-answer
period to encourage audience participation.
Monday, February 5
A half-hour video on how advertisers use images to market alcohol will be shown
in the Rathskeller of the Campus Center at noon on Monday.
Monday afternoon workshops at the Campus Center include a discussion of
interpersonal communication at 12:30 in Room 375, dating violence at 2:15 p.m. in the
Assembly Hall, and breaking off a relationship at 4 p.m. in Room 375.
Tuesday, February 6
A video depicting the experience of the gay person in American society will be
shown at noon Tuesday in the Rathskeller.
Tuesday afternoon workshops in the Campus Center include a discussion of the
single person in society at 12:30 p.m. in Room 375; what men really seek in a
relationship at 2:15 p.m. in the Assembly Hall and inter-racial relationships at 4
p.m. in Room 375. An evening workshop on stopping sexual harassment of students by
students will be held at 8 p.m. in the Assembly Hall.
Wednesday, February 7
The noon Wednesday video in the Rathskeller will feature a cross-cultural look at
abortion policies in different countries.
Wednesday afternoon workshops in the Campus Center, all in Room 375, include a
discussion of safe sex at 12:30 p.m.; body talk, cognitive and hidden communication,
at 2:15 p.m.; and the many faces of AIDS at 4 p.m. An evening workshop on the social
consequences of abortion will be held at 8 p.m. in the Assembly Hall.
Thursday, February 8
The noon Thursday video in the Rathskeller will be Spike Lee’s "She’s Gotta Have
It."
Thursday afternoon workshops in the Campus Center will include a discussion of
reproductive health at 12:30 in Room 375; alternatives to homophobia at 2:15 p.m. in
Room 375; and the wholistic approach to sexuality at 4 p.m. in the Assembly Hall.
The week will conclude with coffeehouse songs performed by John Simon and Darryl
Loiacano at 8 p.m. in the Assembly Hall.
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ALBAYY news
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK 518 442-3073
Contact: Lisa James (518) 442-3093
University at Albany Student Wins International Award
Kerstin Cox, a senior physics/mathematics major at the University at Albany, has been
awarded a 1989-90 ASM International Award by the American Society for Metals Eastern
New York chapter. The scholarship provides $1,000 in support for educational
activities in the areas of materials science, engineering, materials engineering, and
related disciplines. The award will be presented at the chapter’s meeting on Tuesday,
February 13, at the Century House in Latham.
The purpose of the award is to "recognize, encourage and support a student who
shows achievement, scholarship, potential, motivation, and interest in materials or
materials related studies."
Cox, a native of Chittenango, New York, is currently conducting research with
Professor Alain Kaloyeros, of the University’s physics department, on the fabrication
of metals for electronic applications by vapor deposition processes. In regards to
her scholarship, Cox said she is "pleased because now I will have better financial
and academic opportunities to pursue my interests in materials science and prepare
for graduate school." She plans to obtain her doctorate and teach on the university
level.
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Administration 233
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ALBANY news
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK 518 442-3073
Contact: Mary Fiess OR Christine Hanson McKnight (518) 442-3091
Lightning is Almost Twice as Powerful in Florida as in New England
Lightning bolts hitting the ground in Florida are, on average, almost twice as powerful as
lightning flashes in New England, reports University at Albany atmospheric scientist
Richard Orville in the Jan. 11 issue of the scientific journal. Nature.
In an analysis of five million lightning flashes along the East Coast in 1988, Orville
found that the mean peak current of those flashes varied as a function of latitude. The
mean peak current ranged from a low of 25,000 amperes in New England to a high of 45,000
amperes in Florida.
"The results suggest that even higher lightning currents will be observed if the study is
extended to lower latitudes, such as the Caribbean," said Orville.
"Until now, people have assumed that the characteristics of lightning were the same all
over the world," said Orville. "For the first time, however, we have evidence it’s not the
same."
One explanation for the variation in lightning currents may be "the increasing volume
of clouds associated with lightning at lower latitudes," said Orville. Through measurements
of cloud-top heights, Orville estimated "there is 30 percent more volume available for the
storage of electrical charge in the cumulonimbus clouds of Florida."
Scientists have varying theories about the exact cause of lightning, but on one basic
point most agree: there must be large volumes of opposite charge in clouds to release the
kind of sparks that constitute lightning. Larger clouds, it is theorized, can accumulate
greater amounts of charge, and the greater the accumulation of charge, the more powerful
the spark that results.
For this study, Orville used data recorded by the National Lightning Detection
Network, which he designed and directs. The network, based at the University at Albany,
consists of 115 lightning detection stations, spread across the entire U.S. and connected by
Lightning Page 2
satellite to the control center on Albany’s campus. The network detects and records, as it
happens, virtually every lightning bolt that strikes the ground in the continental U.S. The
detectors record the time, location, peak current and polarity (positive or negative) of each
strike.
For the research reported in Nature, Orville used data recorded by 36 detectors in the
eastern US.
Besides shedding new light on the nature of lightning, Orville’s findings may also have
implications for the design of lightning protection equipment used by utilities.
The network is a $3-million-a-year operation with most of the support coming from the
utilities-financed Electric Power Research Institute. The National Science Foundation
provides about $300,000 a year.
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ALBANY news
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK 518 442-3073
Contact: Patricia Chambers (442-3098)
For Immediate Release
Touring Student-Play About U.S. Racism to Visit University
Under the Skin, a provocative theatre piece about racism and prejudice in the
United States that was developed by SUNY Purchase students, will play in the
Performing Arts Center at the University at Albany, 1400 Washington Ave., on
Sun., January 21 at 7:30 p.m. The performance is opening an 11-stop tour of
SUNY campuses. Admission is free and open to the public.
Under the artistic direction of Joseph Chaikin and directed by Nancy Gabor,
Under the Skin is based on improvisations developed by students in the Senior
Acting Company of the SUNY Purchase Division of Theatre Arts and Film.
Chaikin is the founding director of New York City’s Open Theatre, which
revolutionized American acting techniques during the 1960s. Ms. Gabor has
worked with him since the early days of the Open Theatre, in addition to her
independent career as a director and teacher. Bill Coco, a long-time literary
advisor to Chaikin’s theatre, acted as dramaturg for the production.
Dr. Frank Pogue, vice chancellor for student affairs and special programs for the
State University of New York system, sees the play as a wonderful educational
vehicle, because the students themselves have created the text and perform the
piece. "In my experience students learn best from each other," he says. "This piece
speaks to students directly about one of the most pressing problems that faces our
nation. The tour is entirely consistent with the overall goal of the State
University to introduce educational programs to prevent bias of all kinds and to
prepare campuses to deal with biased behavior whenever it occurs."
By turns moving, powerful, funny and thought-provoking, Under the Skin is an
ensemble theatre piece born of improvisation and personal experience, and
integrating original music and choreographed movement. "The show begins by
tracing the roots of prejudice," says Assistant Professor Ronni Stewart, the
production’s choreographer. "The audience is surrounded by dramatic and fearful
sounds; sounds that happen in the ‘dark’: the darkness of a time -- Nazi Germany;
the darkness of a philosophy -- slavery; the darkness of denial -- ‘this doesn’t
happen here’; the darkness of place -- an alley way’s rapes, murders and
muggings."
In scene after scene, the actors testify to this history as reflected in dramatic --
and sometimes humorous -- moments from their own lives. The company also asks
the unanswerable questions of Bensonhurst: "Why did it happen?" "Who killed
him?" "What was he doing here?" In a culminating scene, the actors face the
audience and perform a choral piece, "Nobody’s Innocent."
-more-
-2-
The idea for Under the Skin emerged in a conversation among Gabor, Chaikin,
and Israel Hicks, dean of the Division of Theatre Arts and Film at SUNY
Purchase. "We were talking about Bensonhurst and what could be cone," Hicks
recalls. "Remember, we were children of the ‘60s. When Chaikin said he had
wanted to create a play about racism. I said, ‘Why don’t you do it at Purchase
with our acting students."
The touring company of Under the Skin features three black actors in a cast of 12.
The tour is supported in part by SUNY Central, the Martin Luther King, Jr.
Institute for Non-Violence, and the Purchase College Foundation. It is locally
coordinated by the University at Albany Division of Student Affairs, the
Division of Academic Affairs, the Office of Minority Student Development and
the Coalition for a Just Community.
Additional touring dates are Jan. 28, SUNY Binghamton; Jan. 29, SUNY Fredonia;
Jan. 30, Jamestown Community College; Jan. 31, SUNY Geneseo; Feb. 1, SUNY
Oswego; Feb. 2, SUNY Morrisville; Feb. 3, SUNY Oneonta; Feb. 4, SUNY
Cortland; Feb. 9 SUNY New Paltz; Feb. 11, SUNY Purchase, where the play
debuted.
For additional information contact the University at Albany Performing Arts
Center at (518) 442-3997, or Skip Hutson at 442-5490.
EERE
January 10, 1990 3-90
Administration 233
UNIVERSITY ATS UNIVERSITY ATS Albany, New York 12222
ALBANY news
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK 518 442-3073
Contact: Vince Sweeney 442-3075
SEXUALITY WEEK: AWARENESS AND RESPONSIBILITY, FEBRUARY 4-8
Trish Knightly, director of education for the Planned Parenthood Federation of
America, will speak on "The Changing Face of Relationships: Sexuality in the 90’s" at
8 p.m., Monday, February 5, in the Campus Center Ballroom at the University at
Albany. Her talk, which is free and open to the public, is the keynote address for
"Sexuality Week: Awareness and Responsibility," February 4-8.
Organized by the University’s Department of Health and Counseling Services,
sexuality week is a series of workshops, films and discussions which are intended to
clarify values, promote communication and present information on a range of relevant
subjects. The programs are co-sponsored by the Student Association, the Speaker’s
Forum, the President’s Task Force on Women’s Safety and the Department of Residential
Life.
Sunday, February 4
A workshop entitled "Sexuality as a Spectrum," at 8 p.m., Sunday, February 4, is
scheduled for the Recital Hall of the Performing Arts Center, as the week’s first
event. It will include several presentations and an extended question-and-answer
period to encourage audience participation.
Monday, February 5
A half-hour video on how advertisers use images to market alcohol will be shown
in the Rathskeller of the Campus Center at noon on Monday.
Monday afternoon workshops at the Campus Center include a discussion of
interpersonal communication at 12:30 in Room 375, dating violence at 2:15 p.m. in the
Assembly Hall, and breaking off a relationship at 4 p.m. in Room 375.
Tuesday, February 6
A video depicting the experience of the gay person in American society will be
shown at noon Tuesday in the Rathskeller.
Tuesday afternoon workshops in the Campus Center include a discussion of the
single person in society at 12:30 p.m. in Room 375; what men really seek in a
relationship at 2:15 p.m. in the Assembly Hall and inter-racial relationships at 4
p.m. in Room 375. An evening workshop on stopping sexual harassment of students by
students will be held at 8 p.m. in the Assembly Hall.
Wednesday, February 7
The noon Wednesday video in the Rathskeller will feature a cross-cultural look at
abortion policies in different countries.
Wednesday afternoon workshops in the Campus Center, all in Room 375, include a
discussion of safe sex at 12:30 p.m.; body talk, cognitive and hidden communication,
at 2:15 p.m.; and the many faces of AIDS at 4 p.m. An evening workshop on the social
consequences of abortion will be held at 8 p.m. in the Assembly Hall.
Thursday, February 8
The noon Thursday video in the Rathskeller will be Spike Lee’s "She’s Gotta Have
Tt!
Thursday afternoon workshops in the Campus Center will include a discussion of
reproductive health at 12:30 in Room 375; alternatives to homophobia at 2:15 p.m. in
Room 375; and the wholistic approach to sexuality at 4 p.m. in the Assembly Hall.
The week will conclude with coffeehouse songs performed by John Simon and Darryl
Loiacano at 8 p.m. in the Assembly Hall.
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N PUNIVERS TY ATS Beau Albany, New York 12222
ALBANY news
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK 518 442-3073
Contact: Lisa James (518) 442-3093
University at Albany Student Wins International Award
Kerstin Cox, a senior physics/mathematics major at the University at Albany, has been
awarded a 1989-90 ASM International Award by the American Society for Metals Eastern
New York chapter. The scholarship provides $1,000 in support for educational
activities in the areas of materials science, engineering, materials engineering, and
related disciplines. The award will be presented at the chapter’s meeting on Tuesday,
February 13, at the Century House in Latham.
The purpose of the award is to "recognize, encourage and support a student who
shows achievement, scholarship, potential, motivation, and interest in materials or
materials related studies."
Cox, a native of Chittenango, New York, is currently conducting research with
Professor Alain Kaloyeros, of the University’s physics department, on the fabrication
of metals for electronic applications by vapor deposition processes. In regards to
her scholarship, Cox said she is "pleased because now I will have better financial
and academic opportunities to pursue my interests in materials science and prepare
for graduate school." She plans to obtain her doctorate and teach on the university
level.
Jee ea ieiioia deka dakar
January 31, 1990 90-5
