Twenty-seven Sigma Xi members were elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) last month. In total, the NAE elected 86 new members and 18 new foreign members.
Election to the NAE is among the highest professional distinctions accorded to an engineer. Academy membership honors those who have made outstanding contributions to "engineering research, practice, or education, including, where appropriate, significant contributions to the engineering literature" and to "the pioneering of new and developing fields of technology, making major advancements in traditional fields of engineering, or developing/implementing innovative approaches to engineering education."
Individuals in the newly elected class will be formally inducted during a ceremony at the NAE's annual meeting in Washington, DC, on October 6, 2019.
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Dereje Agonafer, Jenkins Garrett Professor and director, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department, University of Texas, Arlington. For contributions to computer-aided electro/thermo/mechanical design and modeling of electronic equipment.
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Erik K. Antonsson, president and chief executive officer, aiPod Inc., Pasadena, California. For leadership in the development of aerospace/defense systems, formal methods of engineering design, and active learning in engineering education.
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Penina Axelrad, Joseph T. Negler Professor, Ann and H.J. Smead Aerospace Engineering Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder. For analysis of multipath GPS signals to improve satellite navigation and new approaches to remote sensing.
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Wayne S. Balta, vice president, corporate environmental affairs and product safety, IBM Corp., Armonk, New York. For advancing corporate environmental sustainability practices worldwide.
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Gilda A. Barabino, Daniel and Frances Berg Professor and dean, Grove School of Engineering, City College of New York, New York City. For leadership in bioengineering research and inclusive models of bioengineering education and faculty mentoring.
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Rodolphe Barrangou, Todd R. Klaenhammer Distinguished Scholar in Probiotics Research, and professor, food, bioprocessing, and nutrition science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh. For discovery of CRISPR-Cas genome editing and engineering microbes, plants, and animals for food and other applications.
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Ana P. Barros, James L. Meriam Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina. For contributions to understanding and prediction of precipitation dynamics and flood hazards in mountainous terrains.
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Pratim Biswas, Stanley and Lucy Lopata Professor and chair, Department of Energy, Environmental, and Chemical Engineering, Washington University, St. Louis. For advancing the science of aerosol dynamics and particle removal technologies.
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Thomas J. Eccles, rear admiral, U.S. Navy (retired), and chief executive officer, Trident Maritime Systems, Arlington, Virginia. For service in naval engineering and advances in submarine technology.
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Ali Erdemir, Distinguished Fellow and program lead, materials for harsh conditions, applied materials division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois. For contributions to the science and technology of friction, lubrication, and wear.
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Alec D. Gallimore, Robert J. Vlasic Dean of Engineering and professor, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. For advanced spacecraft electric propulsion, especially Hall thruster technology.
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Steven E. Ingebritsen, research hydrologist, U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Department of Interior, Menlo Park, California. For contributions to understanding the role of groundwater in geologic processes.
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William C. Jordan, principal, Jordan Analytics LLC, Beverly Hills, Michigan. For development of analytic methods to improve manufacturing systems and for quantitative analysis of future mobility systems.
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Joseph Katz, William F. Ward Senior Distinguished Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore. For development of optical methods in experimental fluid mechanics for turbomachinery, cavitation, turbulence, and environmental flows.
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Charles A. Kircher, principal, Kircher & Associates, Palo Alto, California. For advancing structural engineering practice in earthquake engineering and loss prevention in building design.
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Robert Kiss, vice president, process and analytical development, Sutro Biopharma Inc., South San Francisco. For contributions to mammalian cell culture and microbial processes that produce recombinant proteins and antibodies.
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Monica S. Lam, professor, Computer Science Department, Stanford University, Stanford, California. For contributions to the design of advanced compiler and analysis systems for high-performance computers.
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Mary Pat Moyer, founder, chief executive officer, and chief science officer, INCELL Corp. LLC, San Antonio. For entrepreneurship and development of cell lines, cell media, and testing technologies for regenerative medicine and biopharma products.
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Rosalind Picard,professor and director of affective computing research, Media Lab, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge. For contributions to affective and wearable computing.
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John Reid, director, product technology and innovation, Moline Technology Innovation Center, John Deere, Moline, Illinois. For innovation in automation technologies for agricultural systems.
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Sheldon Lee Semiatin, senior scientist, materials/processing science and research leader, Metals Processing Group, Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. For contributions to thermomechanical processing of aerospace alloys and emerging intermetallic materials.
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Patrick M. Shanahan, acting secretary, U.S. Department of Defense, Washington, DC. For aerospace industry leadership in commercial aircraft, missile defense, and rotorcraft and for service to the Department of Defense.
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Barry L. Shoop, dean and professor of electrical engineering, Albert Nerken School of Engineering, The Cooper Union, New York City. For leadership in developing engineering systems solutions for national security and contributions to military engineering education.
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John G. Speer, John Henry Moore Distinguished Professor and director, Advanced Steel Processing and Products Research Center, Colorado School of Mines, Golden. For the conception, invention, and reduction to practice of quenching and partitioning steel.
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Daniel B. Stephens, chairman of the board and principal hydrologist, Daniel B. Stephens & Associates Inc., Albuquerque, New Mexico. For innovations in vadose zone hydrologic practice and theory.
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Jean W. Tom, group director, process research and development, Bristol-Myers Squibb, New Brunswick, New Jersey. For leadership in the process development of multiple commercialized drugs.