Louis Darrouzet, ChE 05, is vice president of business development at cycleWood Solutions, a startup biodegradable and compostable plastics company. Jonathan “Jon” Harmer, Mgt 00, is now vice president of marketing at Nexidia. Jeff Kahlan, IE 00, is now a territory sales manager for Schlumberger in Dallas, Texas. Schlumberger is the world’s leading supplier of technology, integrated project management and information solutions to customers working in the oil and gas industry worldwide. Joseph Lee Meeler Jr., Mgt 03, was named assistant vice president of claims for GEICO's San Diego regional office. Meeler previously served as the liability director of GEICO's Woodbury, N.Y., regional operations.
Andrew Musser, Phys 07, was awarded a PhD in physics from St. John's College of Cambridge University in the United Kingdom in April. Andrew is currently conducting postdoc research at Cavendish Laboratory. Andrew and his wife, Leila Wilmers, reside north of London.
2010s Cynthia Bartz, ID 11, launched CB.Graphics, a graphic design and marketing firm, this year. She and her husband, John, CS 11, live in Dunwoody, Ga. Caroline Rhoad, IE 11, was promoted to transportation planning manager for the northeast region of Coca-Cola Refreshments.
Nunn Granted Lone Sailor Award by U.S. Navy Memorial Honorable Sam Nunn, Cls 60, PhD 08, received the coveted Lone Sailor Award from the U.S. Navy Memorial. The Lone Sailor Award is given to sea service veterans who have excelled with distinction in their respective civilian careers while exemplifying the Navy core values of honor, courage and commitment. A former U.S. Senator and Coast Guard veteran, Nunn currently serves as the co-chairman and chief executive officer of the Nuclear Threat Initiative, a charitable organization working to reduce the global threats from nuclear, biological and chemical weapons. He is, of course, a distinguished professor at the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs at Georgia Tech.
WILLSON ELECTED TO NATIONAL ACADEMY OF ENGINEERING Alan Willson, EE 61, has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering, one of the highest professional distinctions that can be awarded to an engineer in the United States. Wi l l s o n wa s recognized by the Academy for “contributions to the theory and applications of digital signal processing.” He is among 67 new members to be inducted to the academy in 2014. Willson has played an important role internationally in the field of circuits and systems. He has conducted research on computer-aided circuit analysis and design; the stability of distributed circuits; properties of nonlinear networks; theory of active circuits; digital signal processing; and integrated circuits for signal processing. Willson has received numerous awards and accolades for his work over the years. As an engineering professor at the University of California Los Angeles, Willson created UCLA’s first courses in digital signal processing in the mid-1970s and established digital signal processing as a research field at UCLA. He also served as associate dean of engineering for UCLA’s Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science from 1987 through 2001. Although he retired from teaching in 2013, he was asked to continue his research and is presently serving a three-year appointment as UCLA’s Charles P. Reames Research Professor. GTALUMNIMAG.COM VOLUME 90 NO.4 2014
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