Purdue Notebook
December 15, 2006
Campus activities
— Dec.19. 10 a.m. to noon, Stewart Center , Fowler Hall. Christopher L. Greer, the National Science Foundation's program director for the Office of Cyberinfrastructure, will discuss the current status of the strategic vision of the foundation for data and the possible roles of universities and academic libraries in the digital scientific data arena. Greer will be available for questions during the second hour. For information, contact Rachel Schurz at (765) 496-3294.
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Faculty and staff honors
— Two Purdue faculty won Fulbright Scholar grants that will allow them to extend their educational reach overseas in 2006-07. The faculty are:• Kirk David Alter, an associate professor and coordinator in the Department of Building Construction Management, who will lecture on "Sustainability in Construction: The Role of Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing Systems in Building Design and Construction" at Tallinn University of Technology in Tallinn, Estonia.
• Kristina K. Bross, an associate professor of English, who will lecture on "Early Native American Studies, A Global Turn" at University of Mainz, in Mainz, Germany.
Nearly 800 U.S. faculty and professionals travel abroad as Fulbright Scholars every year. Grants are typically from two months to an academic year. The Fulbright Scholar program is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, with additional funding from participating governments and host institutions in the United States and abroad. The Council for International Exchange of Scholars is a private, nonprofit organization that manages Fulbright Scholar exchanges.
— Kyle Pendleton, assistant dean of students for Greek life, was named president of the Association of Fraternity Advisors during the group's annual meeting. The Association of Fraternity Advisors was founded in 1976 and it supports the professional development of approximately 1,400 members, fosters partnerships across higher education and offers resources and services to Greek advisers.
— C.D. Aliprantis, distinguished professor of economics and professor of mathematics, will be awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Athens at a Dec. 20 ceremony in Greece. The title is the highest honorary title awarded by the University of Athens and cites Aliprantis for being a distinguished scientist in his field who, through outstanding work, has bestowed praise and credit on the field of mathematics. Aliprantis' specialization and teaching expertise include economic theory, general equilibrium, incomplete markets and hedging, functional analysis, real analysis, measure theory and operator theory.
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