Dr. Adel Shirmohammadi recognized our awardees at the 2006 A. James Clark School of Engineering awards ceremony. Recipients of the awards were as follows:

The Washington, D.C. - Maryland Section of ASABE, the Society for Engineering in Agricultural, Food and Biological Systems Scholarship is presented to outstanding students based on academic achievement and contribution to the profession
	Awarded to	.....................	McKenzie Claire Primerano and Rachel L. Emmel McKenzie Claire Primerano Rachel L. Emmel
The Robert L. and Frances C. Green Scholarship in the Department of Biological Resources Engineering is presented for academic achievement and contribution to the department and student branch.
	Awarded to	.....................	Yue-Hin Loke
The Delmarva Safety Association Award is provided to a student actively encouraging safety activities while in college.
	Awarded to	.....................	Daniel Tekeba Habete
The Department of Biological Resources Engineering Outstanding Junior Award is presented by the Chair on the basis of outstanding academic achievement and contributions to the department.
	Awarded to	.....................	Mckenzie Claire Primerano
The Department of Biological Resources Engineering Outstanding Senior Award is presented by the faculty on the basis of academic achievement and contributions to the profession and the department.
	Awarded to	.....................	Kristin Anne Kirk

Five out of five ENBE graduates passed the FE/EIT exam taken in April 2005. The FE/EIT exam is taken prior to taking the exam to become a Professional Engineer. The successful candidates were Kevin Aroom, Paul Nevenglosky, Allison Pope, Caroline Serafinas and Laura Schumann ( Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing -- Board for Professional Engineers - Successful Candidates Fundamentals of Engineering (EIT) Examination - April, 2005.)
 

The National Alpha Epsilon Honor Society associated with ASAE, the Society for engineering in agricultural, food and biological systems, inducts students from Biological Resources Engineering on May 13, 2005.

Biological Resources Engineering awardees in April 20, 2005, 7:00 p.m. ceremony in the Colony Ballroom. The College of Engineering sponsored the event.

left to right: Duy Nguyen, Daniela Smith, Paul Nevenglosky, Adel Shirmohammadi, Tay Hua, Kristine Kirk, Alexander Macleod

Dr. Lewis E. Carr, instructor and extension specialist, passes away January 21, 2005.

Dr. Carr was born October 20, 1939, in the Isle of Wight, Virginia.  Dr. Carr came to the Biological Resources Engineering department (formerly Agricultural Engineering) in January 1973 as an Instructor and Extension Agricultural Engineer.  He received his B.S in 1963 and M.S. in Agricultural Engineering from VPI and SU in 1970.  He received his Ph.D. in 1987 from the University of Maryland, College Park.  During his 32-year career at the University of Maryland he was well known and cared for by many people.

Dr. Carr had not been feeling well Christmas 2004 and apparently had heart problems.  He died at home.  Dr. Carr was a man of many interests and determined.  At the hospital, he said, "Don't these people know I have to watch the VPI football game?"  A link to the The Daily Times in Salisbury obituary on January 23, 2005, follows: http://www.delmarvanow.com/apps/
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He will be sorely missed.

Paul Nevenglosky, one of our seniors, receives the 2004 Philip Merrill Presidential Scholars Award. Dr. Adel Shirmohammadi was recognized as Paul's teacher/mentor in campus ceremonies.



Dr. Jennifer Becker receives prestigious Presidential Early Career Award  for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE).

During a ceremony at the White House on May 4, 2004, President Bush named Jennifer Becker, assistant professor in Biological Resources Engineering, one of 20 of the nation's most promising young scientists and engineers.

Becker was honored with the 2002 National Science Foundation Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) for her research on how certain types of microbial interactions occur in chlorinated solvents, such as tetrachloroethene and trichlorethene, considered the most common contaminants of groundwater. Her research may contribute to new tools to help predict effectiveness of bioaugmentation strategies. In addition, Jennifer's education program includes a diverse hands-on learning experience for pre-college students and mentoring activities for student summertime research projects.

Of the 2900 CAREER awards made since the program began in 1996, only 140 have received presidential recognition.

Courtesy of A. James Clark School of Engineering