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Gad-el-Hak named a Freeman scholar

1997-12-08T19:00:00-05:00

Mohamed Gad-el-Hak, professor of aerospace and mechanical engineering at the University of Notre Dame, has been named the 14th Freeman scholar by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.p. The prize is the highest honor bestowed by the division of fluids engineering within ASME and is awarded biennially. Gad-el-Hak will deliver the keynote Freeman lecture at the annual meeting of ASME in 1998.p. “The University is delighted at this recognition of the scholarly achievements of Professor Gad-el-Hak. We salute his accomplishments and this fitting recognition,” said Nathan Hatch, the University’s provost.p. Gad-el-Hak has advanced several tools for measuring turbulent flows of fluids, including the laser-induced fluorescence (LIF) technique. LIF, used to create a picture of fluid flow, is a technique used widely around the world. He also introduced the concept of targeted control to reduce drag, enhance lift , and augment mixing in boundary layer flows. He holds two patents: one for a drag-reducing method for airplane and underwater vehicles, and the other for a lift-control device.p. Gad-el-Hak joined the Notre Dame faculty in 1986, leaving Flow Research Co. in Seattle, where he was senior research scientist and program manager. He received his bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering from Ain Shams University in Egypt and his doctorate in fluid mechanics from Johns Hopkins University. He since has taught and conducted research at the University of Southern California, the University of Virginia, Institut National Polytechnique de Grenoble and Universite de Poitiers.p. Gad-el-Hak is a fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, a life member of the American Physical Society, an associate fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, and a research fellow of the American Biographical Institute. He recently has been inducted as an eminent engineer in Tau Beta Pi. He also is an honorary member of Sigma Gamma Tau and Pi Tau Sigma and a member-at-large of Sigma Xi.p. Serving as a consultant for Egypt, France, Germany, the United States, the United Nations, and numerous industrial organizations, Gad-el-Hak has been a member of several advisory panels for the Departments of Defense and Energy, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and the National Science Foundation.p. He has published more than 260 articles and presented nearly 160 invited lectures in the basic and applied research areas of isotropic turbulence, boundary layer flows, stratified flows compliant coatings, unsteady aerodynamics, biological flows, non-Newtonian fluids, hard and soft computing including genetic algorithms, and flow control. He is the author of the book “Topics in Flow Control,” and the editor of three books, “Frontiers in Experimental Fluid Mechanics,” “Advances in Fluid Mechanics Measurements,” and “Flow Control: Fundamentals and Practices.” He also has served as associate editor for the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Journal.p. Currently, Gad-el-Hak serves as associate editor for Applied Mechanics Reviews, as well as contributing editor for McGraw-Hill’s “Yearbook of Science and Technology,” for Springer-Verlag’s “Lecture Notes in Engineering” and “Lecture Notes in Physics,” and for CRC Press Inc.’s “Handbook of Fluid Dynamics.”

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Stoll elected a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science

1997-12-08T19:00:00-05:00

Wilhelm Stoll, Duncan professor emeritus of mathematics at the University of Notre Dame, has been elected a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.p. A native of Freiburg, West Germany, Stoll was educated at the University of Tuebingen and taught there for six years. He joined the Notre Dame faculty in 1960, and was named the Vincent J. Duncan and Annemarie Micus Duncan Professor of Mathematics in 1988. He was a member of the mathematics department’s executive committee and served as department chair and director of graduate studies. He received the Graduate 91��Ƶ Award from Notre Dame in 1992 for his tireless service to the mathematics department. He retired in 1994.p. A specialist in differentiable and complex manifolds, Stoll is known in his field for his thorough and lengthy articles, so well known, according to members of his department, that the standard unit of measurement for the length of publications has become the “Stoll,” with all other articles written measured in “micro-Stolls.”p. The American Association for the Advancement of Science is the leading general scientific organization in the United States. Its fellows are elected on the basis of distinguished advancements in science or its applications.

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Campus Ministry music ensembles will perform Advent Lessons and Carols

1997-12-02T19:00:00-05:00

The directors and members of the University of Notre Dame Campus Ministry music ensembles will perform Advent Lessons and Carols at 7:15 p.m. Sunday (Dec. 7) in the Basilica of the Sacred Heart on campus.p.

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Collins earns the Resnik Award

1997-11-13T19:00:00-05:00

Oliver M. Collins, associate professor of electrical engineering at the University of Notre Dame, is the recipient of the 1998 Judith A. Resnik Award presented by the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE).p.

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Notre Dame ROTC join to celebrate their Joint Veterans Day Ceremony

1997-11-06T19:00:00-05:00

The Army, Navy, and Air Force ROTC units of the University of Notre Dame will conduct their annual Joint Veterans Day Retreat Ceremony Tuesday (Nov. 11) from 4:30-5:30 p.m. at the flag pole on the South Quad. The rain site will be Stepan Center.p.

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Zatti will deliver the second lecture on 'Conversation on Dante'

1997-10-16T20:00:00-04:00

Sergio Zatti, professor of Italian at the University of Pisa, Italy, will deliver a lecture titled “Poetry and Error: Ariosto, Reader of Dante” Oct. 30 (Thursday) at 4:45 p.m. in the department of special collections, room 102 of the Hesburgh Library at the University of Notre Dame.p.

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Sister Elaine DesRosiers retires as the director of educational media

1997-10-02T20:00:00-04:00

Sister Elaine DesRosiers, O.P. has retired after serving for 21 years as the director of educational media at the University of Notre Dame.p.

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Fitzgibbons named director of international student affairs

1997-09-30T20:00:00-04:00

Maureen Fitzgibbon can be reached for further information at 631-3824.
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Resick will perform in concertwith the Notre Dame Symphony Orchestra

1997-09-30T20:00:00-04:00

The University of Notre Dame Symphony Orchestra will perform in concert Thursday (Nov. 6) at 8 p.m. in Washington Hall on campus. The program will include “The Moldau” from Ma Vlast by Smetena, Malher’s “Ruckert Lieder,” with soprano Georgine Resick, and Beethoven’s “Symphony No. 7.”p.

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String Trio will perform Brahms quintets

1997-09-25T20:00:00-04:00

The University of Notre Dame String Trio will perform Oct. 7 (Tuesday) at 7:30 p.m. in the 18th Century Gallery of the Snite Museum of Art. The program will feature two quintets by Johannes Brahms.p.

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College of Engineering Industry Day

1997-09-21T20:00:00-04:00

The University of Notre Dame’s 17th annual College of Engineering Industry Day will take place Wednesday (Sept. 24).p.

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Ferrucci will deliver lecture in the 'Conversation on Dante' series

1997-09-21T20:00:00-04:00

Franco Ferrucci, professor of Italian at Rutgers University, will deliver a lecture titled “A Reading of Paolo and Franscesca” on Sept. 25 (Thurs.) at 4:45 p.m. in the University of Notre Dame’s Department of Special Collections, room 102 of the Hesburgh Library.p.

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Schwartz and Blaich will perform cello and piano recital

1997-09-18T20:00:00-04:00

University of Notre Dame alumnus Ben Schwartz and his accompanist Tanya Blaich will perform a cello and piano recital on Sept. 21 (Sunday) at 2 p.m. in the Annenberg Auditorium of the Snite Museum of Art. The concert is free and open to the public.p. Ben Schwartz, who was graduated from the University in 1993, is now studying at the Conservatory of Vienna in Austria, as is Blaich. Schwartz is a former student of associate professor Karen Buranskas and the son of Maurice Schwartz, associate professor of chemistry and biochemistry.p. The program will include works by Fauré, Webern, Schumann, and Beethoven.p.

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