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H. Clayton Cook Jr. '56 has joined the Washington, D.C., office of Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. as a senior counsel responsible for the development of the firm's maritime practice. Mr. Cook served as General Counsel of the U.S. Maritime Administration from 1970 until 1973, where he was responsible for the implementation of the Merchant Marine Act of 1970 and the drafting of the Federal Ship Financing Act of 1972. Mr. Cook has served as a member and committee chair of the Judicial Review Committee of the Administrative Conference of the United States in the Carter and Reagan administrations, a member of the Office of Technology Assessment Citizens Advisory Panel for the Reagan Administration study on U.S. Maritime Trade and Technology, and a member of the Military Sealift Command National Defense Executive Reserve in the Reagan and Bush administrations. He earned his bachelor's degree in chemical engineering and received his LL.B. in 1960 from the University of Virginia Law School.

Robert Kahn *62 *64 has received the 2002 Prince of Asturias Award for Technical and Scientific Research, which recognizes a "scientific, technological, cultural, social, and humanistic work performed by individuals, groups, or institutions worldwide." It consists of a diploma, a sculpture by Spanish artist Joan Miro, and a cash prize. Dr. Kahn was chosen because of his efforts as the joint inventor of the TCP/IP protocols and his role in setting up the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Internet Program. Currently he is chairman, chief executive officer, and president of the Corporation for National Research Initiatives (CNRI). He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering and of the President's Information Technology Advisory Committee. He is also a fellow of IEEE and of AAAI, and a former member of both the National Library of Medicine's Board of Regents and the President's Advisory Council on the National Information Infrastructure. Dr. Kahn earned his master's degree and his Ph.D. in electrical engineering.

James C. Furnivall '80, General Partner, Canaan Partners, an investment firm in Rowayton, Conn., and Menlo Park, Calif., visited campus on Tuesday, Nov. 12, to speak on "Venture Capital After the Bubble: Back to Basics."

Marc Goldburg '82 was named Research Leader in Communications by Scientific American in its first annual list recognizing those who have made technology contributions to the wireless communications industry. Mr. Goldburg, who is chief technology officer at ArrayComm, Inc., was recognized for his pioneering role in the development of ArrayComm's adaptive antenna technology, which improves the coverage, capacity and quality of wireless communications systems. Mr. Goldburg is one of ArrayComm's founding technical members. Over the past several years, he has worked intensively on wireless data network architectures and protocols in the context of ArrayComm's i-BURST(TM) Personal Broadband System. Earlier in the company's 10-year history, he played a lead role in the development of ArrayComm's spatial processing technology for cellular voice systems. Prior to ArrayComm, his experience includes a staff position at MIT Lincoln Laboratory, where he participated in developing the weather radar systems deployed nationally for weather prediction and aviation safety, and a research position at Stanford University in statistical signal processing. Mr. Goldburg earned his bachelor's degree in electrical engineering and holds a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Stanford University, and an M.S.E.E. from the University of Washington. The magazine's complete list is available at: www.sciam.com.

warfield

Teacher, Mentor, Friend

On Oct. 10, 2002, more than 50 friends, former students, and colleagues gathered at the Friend Center for Engineering Education to celebrate Professor George Warfield's great teaching and scholarship. Through the generous gift of George Heilmeier *62, the George Warfield Classroom was dedicated to commemorate Professor Warfield's influence on two generations of Princeton electrical engineers. Pictured above, from left, are George Heilmeier, Janet Heilmeier, Lauraine Warfield, and Professor Warfield.

Photo by Frank Wojciechowski

 

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