We are delighted to announce that Ms. Kathleen Zimmerman has accepted the position of Undergraduate Student Staff Assistant in ESM. Ms. Zimmerman has twenty-two years of University experience. She brings a wealth of knowledge to the position that includes the College of Agricultural Sciences Office for Undergraduate Education and the ESM Department's Center for the Engineering of Electronic and Acoustic Materials

Please join us in welcoming Kathleen to her new position.

Cindy Shirey (B.S, ESc 1999; M.S. EMch 2000) has launched FM Sage Partners, an executive search practice. She consults exclusively for CEOs of healthcare organizations who need a top facility management executive. Cindy's husband Dave is president of Karl and Associates, Inc and K & A Environmental, Inc. which are occupational health and safety consulting and environmental hazard remediation firms, respectively.

An article was recently published in Nanotechnology E-Bulletin on the quantum computing activities of the research group of Dr. Patrick M. Lenahan, professor of engineering science and mechanics. The link to the article is provided below.

http://www4.esm.psu.edu/main/WhatsNew/EPR.pdf

To learn more about Professor Lenahan's Semiconductor Spectroscopy Laboratory, visit:

http://www.esm.psu.edu/labs_facilities/semiconductor/

Engineering Science and Mechanics welcomes Mr. Craig Haynal to the department's IT Team effective January 1, 2005. Mr. Haynal is currently employed with the Graduate School where he is their Lead Database Analyst/Programmer. Mr. Haynal received a B.S. in Computer Science from Penn State in 1999. He is experienced in database server environments; numerous programming languages and operating systems.

We look forward to his joining the department.