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 During
a recent meeting at the College of Engineering, someone
mentioned that it was a good time to update our look.
After all, the College has grown enormously in stature
over the past decade and, as one staff member put it,
"We need to show ourselves off." I couldn't
have agreed more.
The magazine
you are holding in your hands is the fruit of this effort.
But the magazine is not all we have changed. We have
designed a new logo for the College, as well as other
printed material. I hope you will enjoy our new look
as much as we do.
You will
notice the content of the magazine has evolved as well.
Our editorial team has worked diligently to identify
the stories that matter to you. The resulting mix of
articles reflects what a diverse and interesting group
of people you are.
In this issue,
for example, you will meet ENG alum Kamal Bahamdan,
who basically defines the word "determined."
Kamal manages to juggle working as a full-time venture
capitalist, being an Olympic equestrian, and serving
as an active member of the College of Engineering's
Dean's Advisory Council. And he does all this with grace
and elegance.
We also bring
you two profiles of businesses run by alums. First,
meet Victor Grinius, cofounder of Offshore Model Basin.
This California-based company is a working ocean laboratory
that replicates ocean conditions like wind and waves.
Next you will read about Etec Inc., a MEMS testing company,
located in Massachusetts, that was founded by not one
but by four ENG alumni-Rick Chruscial, Brian Colozzi,
Mark Ford, and Henry Klim.
This month,
our faculty profile features Theo (Ted) de Winter, a
fantastic manufacturing engineering professor who many
of you may know from your time at the College. We had
a great deal of fun with the interview on page nine.
As this issue
goes to press, we are already starting to think about
what we should do next. One idea is to institute a "Letters
to the Editor" section. This would give you a chance
to share your thoughts with the College and with other
alumni. I sincerely hope you will send us your feedback-both
positive and negative-on the magazine. Let us know what
works and what doesn't, tell us what we are missing
and what we are doing right. If you have a story idea,
please tell us. We find that some of our best ideas
come from you.
Finally,
I urge you to attend one or all of the alumni events.
Happy reading!
David K.
Campbell
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