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Graduate School News Archive

Malshe Named to Endowed Chair
-- Posted by tfisher on Tuesday, July 25 2006

Professor of mechanical engineering, director of research lab to hold Twenty-First Century Chair of Materials, Manufacturing and Integrated Systems.

Ajay P. Malshe, professor of mechanical engineering, has been named to hold the Twenty-First Century Chair of Materials, Manufacturing and Integrated Systems at the University of Arkansas.

Malshe is the director of the Materials and Manufacturing Research Laboratories at the university. He is also an adjunct faculty member in the electrical engineering department and the microelectronics/photonics graduate program due to his extensive work in the area of integration of nano- and microdevices, primarily in the High Density Electronics Center. He is a co-founder and chief technology officer for two high-tech companies, NanoMech and OMNIPak.

The mission of Malshe's program is "research inspired by discovery and innovation via integration of student-centered educational programs, addressing problems of national and global interest, serving industries and communities."

Malshe has multidisciplinary, research-integrated education programs in the fields of nanomanufacturing and bio-inspired systems and design, integration and packaging of microelectronics, micro-electromechanical systems and related micro- and nanosystems, and surface engineering.

To read more, please go to http://dailyheadlines.uark.edu/8976.htm

Setting the Scene: UA student and set designer selected for the Prague Quadrennial '07
-- Posted by tfisher on Wednesday, July 19 2006

In life, things are rarely black and white; and, as one University of Arkansas set designer understands, the often-mistaken purity and simplicity of an all-white set design can be most influential to the tone of a play.

UA graduate student Adam Miecielica, 28, has been chosen as a participant in the Prague Quadrennial, an international competitive exhibition of scenography and theater architecture. He was selected for his set design on Big Love, produced at the university in November 2005.

"This award is important to me because I will be able to put my work up with not only some of the best designers in this country but some of the best designers the world has to offer," said Miecielica, a drama major in the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences. "This will be a great educational experience that can only make me a better set designer by seeing how others around the world push the limits of creativity by exploring different ways of communicating and supporting the meaning of a theatrical piece through visual imagery."

The Prague Quadrennial is one of the leading worldwide events for the theater design community. In 1967, it was created to lessen the cultural gap caused by the Cold War by bringing together theater artists from around the world for a cross-cultural exchange of ideas. Today, thousands of set designs from innovators in more than a dozen countries are displayed. Scenographic designers, directors, students and community members from around the world will gather at the Industrial Palace in Prague to witness creations on the forefront of theater design and attend seminars and workshops.

To read more, please go to http://dailyheadlines.uark.edu/8960.htm

Fellowship Strengthens Partnership of Fulbright College, Clinton School
-- Posted by tfisher on Friday, July 14 2006

A newly established fellowship honors Lee Williams, close associate of President Clinton and the late Senator J. William Fulbright.

The University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service in Little Rock, Ark., today announced the establishment of the Lee Williams Fellowship in Public Service. Named in honor of Lee Williams, a close associate of both President William Jefferson Clinton and the late U.S. Senator J. William Fulbright, the fellowship will be awarded annually to a University of Arkansas graduate pursuing a master's degree at the Clinton School.

"This is a unique student fellowship because of its association with Fulbright College," said Skip Rutherford, dean of the Clinton School. "Because of Lee's long-term service to the state of Arkansas and his extraordinary contributions to the careers of President Clinton and Senator Fulbright, it is appropriate that a scholarship fund be named in Lee's honor. This will also be a great way to recruit outstanding Arkansans to the Clinton School."

The Clinton School and the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville will jointly administer the fellowship. Proceeds from the endowment will be applied to the recipient's cost of attending the Clinton School. Preference will go to an Arkansan who graduated from the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences.

To read the full release, please go to http://dailyheadlines.uark.edu/8955.htm

UA Carver Project Presentations
-- Posted by tfisher on Wednesday, July 12 2006

Students to show off the results of their eight-week research projects

The Office of Graduate Recruitment invites the university community to observe the 2006 George Washington Carver Project research presentations to be held at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 12, in the Reynolds Auditorium, Sam M. Walton College of Business.

The George Washington Carver Project is a recruitment initiative designed to increase the diversity of the graduate and professional student body at the University of Arkansas. Through partnerships with historically black colleges and universities and Hispanic serving institutions, the Office of Graduate Recruitment seeks to identify and recruit interested graduates of these institutions to the University of Arkansas Graduate School.
Students from 17 institutions have worked for eight weeks with UA faculty members in one the following disciplines: agriculture, biological and agricultural engineering, business, chemical engineering, chemistry, computer science and computer engineering, drama, education, electrical engineering, English, mechanical engineering, music, and social work.

M.S.O.M. Degree Now Offered
-- Posted by tfisher on Monday, July 10 2006

Working professionals and traditional students alike can earn a Master of Science in Operations Management degree from the College of Engineering.

Students graduating in spring 2006 from the University of Arkansas industrial engineering department's advanced degree program in operations management have a new designation for their master of science degree.
The degree name has changed to Master of Science in Operations Management, or M.S.O.M. The change from the more generic Master of Science with a major in operations management was initiated by Sandra Parker, director of the operations management program.

Parker's objective was to bring the official name for this degree into line with both the format and field specificity of the other designations currently used by the College of Engineering for its advanced-degree programs. The name change also creates consistency with the designation used by other universities and clarifies the nature of this degree for potential employers of the program's graduates, Parker said.

The focus of the operations management program is on building a student's skills as a manager of work processes and people, regardless of the business that the student is in. Coursework consists primarily of the concepts, methods and tools that today's manager needs to function effectively in a private business, government agency or nonprofit institution. Operations management is equally applicable to organizations that produce goods and those whose primary output is the delivery of services.

To read more, please go to http://dailyheadlines.uark.edu/8918.htm

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