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William H. Sanders is the Dr. William D. and Nancy W. Strecker Dean of the College of Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University and a professor of electrical and computer engineering. He is a leader in engineering research and academia, a well-respected collaborator in higher education who builds strategic public-private partnerships.
Sanders previously served as the Herman M. Dieckamp Endowed Chair in Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and the interim director of the Discovery Partners Institute (DPI) in the University of Illinois System where he led the joint education, research, and innovation institute in its efforts to drive technology-based economic growth. Backed by a $500 million appropriation from the state and more than $400 million in private funding, DPI spans three universities and includes eight other academic partners.
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ALTON Olivia Spangler, of Alton High School, and Ben Moginot, of Marquette Catholic High School in Alton, have been named Students of the Month for February 2021 by the Alton-Godfrey Rotary Club.
Because of the Covid-19 restrictions in the area, the club has decided to suspend meetings for a short time. However, it is not suspending honoring exceptional students from the community.
Spangler, the daughter of Scott and Stacey Spangler of Godfrey, is president of the Alton High School Class of 2021 and ranks 13th in a class of more than 500 seniors in grade point average. She also posted an SAT score of more than 1500.
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Jan 29, 2021 10:00 am
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The following massmail was sent to students, faculty and staff across the University of Illinois System from President Tim Killeen:
It is a pleasure for me to join your chancellors in welcoming you back for the spring semester, and I hope you are as filled with hope as I am about what the coming months promise.
Every one of you has so much to be proud of for getting us here – to a point where it finally seems possible to begin putting the pandemic in the rear view and moving back toward the lives we now cherish more than ever. You have sacrificed and adapted – teaching and learning in hybrid ways, working remotely, and adopting new behaviors such as saliva testing, wearing masks and social distancing. You have come together to safeguard our universities and surrounding communities, making the Un
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Posted: March 30, 2020
Prof. Qizhen Li’s research group in the School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering at Washington State University is seeking highly motivated candidates for a postdoctoral research associate position to work on processing and characterization of light metals and alloys.
The candidates should have a Ph.D. in experimental materials science and engineering, or closely related field. They should have a strong publication record and rich experience in materials’ mechanical behavior (fatigue, fracture, etc.), relationship between microstructure and properties, electron microscopy and research proposal writing.
Interested candidates should email a cover letter with detailed description on instruments experience, curriculum vitae and three letters of reference to QIZHEN.LI@WSU.EDU.