IPRT News Releases 2003
October 20, 2003
Students from Iowa State University’s Science Bound program are joining millions
of Americans across the country on the 11th Make A Difference Day, Saturday,
October 25 — but with a twist. “I want our students to learn how they can
make a difference through science and math,” said Anita Rollins, Science
Bound program coordinator.
October 15, 2003
James Oliver has been appointed director
of the Virtual Reality Applications Center (VRAC) at Iowa State University.
Oliver's appointment is effective Jan. 1, 2004. Oliver will replace James
Bernard, holder of an Anson Marston Distinguished Professorship in engineering,
who is stepping down after 13 years as VRAC director to pursue other interests.
July 23, 2003
Small business managers, researchers,
entrepreneurs and service providers can learn how to obtain federal funding
for research and development projects by attending an IPRT-sponsored workshop
August 5 and 6 at the University of Northern Iowa's Commons Ballroom.
July 9, 2003
IPRT, in a joint entry with
Concurrent Analytical, Inc., Kailua, Hawaii, has won a 2003 R&D 100 Award, one of two involving Iowa State University faculty. The Ramanprobes™ System was developed jointly by Marc Porter and Bob Lipert of IPRT's Microanalytical
Instrumentation Center and by Christian Schoen, president of Concurrent Analytical.
April 9, 2003
MICRON
TECHNOLOGY FOUNDATION FUNDS FACULTY EXCELLENCE AWARD AT IOWA STATE
The Micron Faculty Excellence
Award will fund semiconductor research led by Vikram Dalal, director of IPRT's
Microelectronics Research Center and an ISU engineering professor.
March 26, 2003
Federal Laboratory Consortium
selects IPRT/Ames Lab Director Tom Barton for honor.
March 10, 2003
Sessions aimed at small businesses
to be broadcast throughout Iowa.
March 3, 2003
Donald Thompson, IPRT scientific
advisor, has been recognized for his pioneering work in nondestructive evaluation.
February 21, 2003
James E. Bernard, director of
IPRT's Virtual Reality Applications Center and Iowa State University Anson
Marston Distinguished Professor of Engineering, has been named a Fellow of
the American Society of Mechanical Engineers International.
February 17, 2003
R. Bruce Thompson, director
of IPRT's Center for Nondestructive Evaluation and an Iowa State University
distinguished professor of engineering, has been elected to the National
Academy of Engineering.
January 10, 2003
IPRT center recognized for providing "outstanding
support" to Iowa IT industry
*IPRT-related news releases located
on ISU or Ames Laboratory Web sites.
