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Mann Wins Early Career Award from Office of Naval Research
Recognizing his potential in the field of energy harvesting, the Office of Naval Research named Brian Mann one of 24 promising young researchers in the nation for 2008 in its Young Investigator Program. He was one of nine investigators awarded grants in the Sea Warfare and Weapons section of the program. The three-year program awards grants of up to $100,000 per year. | Scruggs Wins NSF CAREER Award
To further his research into finding ways of harvesting energy from such nontraditional sources as ocean waves, earthquakes or the vibrations caused by heavy traffic on a bridge, the National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded Duke engineer Jeff Scruggs a 5-year, $400,000 Early CAREER award. | Living on $2 a Day - Perspectives on Poverty
Biomedical engineering professor Bob Malkin asked his students to try to experience poverty as a way to bring the realities of developing world economies into perspective. While the costs of lodging, heat and other utilities were not included in the exercise, the students had only $2 a day to spend on food, travel and entertainment, just as billions of people around the world do.
| 2008 Faculty Mentoring Award – Krishnendu Chakrabarty
In recognition of his role as a mentor, Chakrabarty, Pratt professor of electrical and computer engineering for 10 years, was honored with the 2008 Dean’s Award for Excellence in Mentoring. Each year, three Duke University faculty members and three students are honored for being role models of excellence in research, teaching and academic service. The faculty winners are determined by graduate students.
| New Membrane Design Could Boost Fuel Cell Performance
Researchers at Duke’s Pratt School of Engineering have developed a membrane that allows fuel cells to operate at low humidity and theoretically to operate at higher temperatures. They reported their findings online in the Journal of Membrane Science. | Five Question Interview with Ana Barros about Drought and Rainfall
Five question interview with Ana Barros, professor of civil and environmental engineering who studies the water cycle and how land, air and water interact. The topic: rainfall and drought. The short answer: It's complicated. Rainfall is affected by global patterns, and landforms. | Pratt People
Henry Petroski, Scott Steinberg, Nancy Wang, Adam Dixon, Hua Fan, Mark Gu, Tim Gu, Andrew First, Preeyanka Shaw, Barry Myers, Piotr Marszalek, Josclyn Harrington, Jeremiah Remus, Will Patrick, Richard Fair, Frank Moutos, Farshid Guilak, Jordan Charles, Kyle Butler
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National Engineering Week brought a host of activities to campus, such as competitions, social events, a clothing drive and a concert by the blues group Soulless Dogs (pictured above) at the Smart Home. Organizers Jason Greenhut and Willie Du say that the annual clothing drive for Durham Rescue Mission once again proved successful. A number of competitions were also held, with a team comprised of sophomores David Benjamin, Stephanie Finch and Gwendolyn Gettliffe winning the e-social challenge by building the tallest tower using only a deck of playing cards and a roll of tape. Freshman Ashley Jones won the east campus competition by building the tallest tower using only one issue of the Chronicle and a roll of tape.
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