College of Engineering Signatures: Volume 7, Number 1

VOLUME 7, NUMBER 1

Candid Cameras Because appearances can be deceiving, biometrics technologies are of vital importance to national security, but at what price?	Structural Changes A College of Engineering facility ushers in a new era of biomedical engineering research at Notre Dame.	A New Set of Power Tools From solar power to fossil fuels, consumers are asking, "What happens when the demand for energy exceeds the production of energy?"

College News
• Collaborative Supercomputing Grid Established with Department of Energy Funds • Two Faculty Named AAAS Fellows • Is Engineering for Me?

Department News
Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering • Paolucci Named ASME Fellow Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering • Faculty Honored for Publications Civil Engineering and Geological Sciences • Spores in New Orleans • Westerink Briefs Congress on Advances in Storm Surge Predictions • New Class of Materials Discovered • Feasibility of Permanent Moon Base Questioned • Project Confirms Skyscraper Design Computer Science and Engineering • NSF Awards Funds for Wireless Emergency Response System • Poellabauer Receives CAREER Award • Chen Honored for High-impact Papers • Bowyer Receives Award of Excellence Electrical Engineering • New Instrument Produces Nanostructures without Lithography • Bernstein Named IEEE Fellow • IEEE Recognizes Haenggi and Tabuada for Highly Accessed Papers • Laneman Receives Recognition from NSF and Thompson • Multidisciplinary Team Demonstrates Magnetic Logic