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Rev.
and Dr. Witmer visit the Maasai at Loita Hills, where
a new church meets regularly.
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Reverend Theodore Witmer
’76 and Dana Turner Witmer ’76
continue with their missionary work in Africa. Rev. Witmer reports
that the presence of United Nations (U.N.) forces continues
to improve the situation, although there are still numerous
cases of armed robbery and revenge killings inside the city
of Bunia. He said the U.N. responds by conducting house-to-house
searches to find and destroy all guns in the town. “Outside
Bunia, there are occasional militia attacks, but the U.N. is
committed to imposing peace whenever it is broken,” Rev.
Witmer said. “This is slowly improving the security situation
throughout the province.” Rev. Witmer earned his bachelor’s
degree in mechanical and aerospace engineering.
Jackie Ying *88
*91, director of the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology
in Singapore, is an invited plenary speaker for the 7th World
Congress of Chemical Engineering to be held in Glasgow, Scotland,
in July 2005. Professor Ying is hailed for her recent contributions
in the field of bioengineering and nanotechnology. Prior to
her appointment as director of the Institute of Bioengineering
and Nanotechnology, she was the youngest full professor ever
at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Professor Ying earned
her master’s degree and Ph.D. in chemical engineering
from Princeton. For more information about the World Congress
of Chemical Engineering, see www.chemengcongress2005.com.
Raffaella Ocone
*89 *92, professor in the Department of Mechanical and Chemical
Engineering at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, Scotland,
is a theme leader for the 7th World Congress of Chemical Engineering
to be held in Glasgow, Scotland, in July 2005. Professor Ocone
studies and models the flow of particle-fluid systems with application
to pneumatic conveying, standpipes, fluidized, and circulating
beds. She is the author of more than 40 papers in international
journals and books. Professor Ocone earned her master’s
and Ph.D. in chemical engineering from Princeton. For more information
about the World Congress of Chemical Engineering, see www.chemengcongress2005.com.
Dennis Crouch
’97 recently joined the law firm of McDonnell Boehnen
Hulbert & Berghoff in Chicago, where he is practicing patent
and trademark law. He holds a B.S.E. in mechanical engineering
and a certificate in engineering management systems from Princeton.
Following graduation, Mr. Crouch served for two years as a Peace
Corps volunteer in Ghana. He earned his J.D. from the University
of Chicago Law School, where he was a member of the Olin Program
in Law and Economics and a Microsoft, Merck, & Pfizer Scholar.
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has new book available
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Mark D. Birnbaum ’59
has a new book in print titled Essential Electronic
Design Automation (EDA). Published by Prentice
Hall, the book demystifies this highly technical industry
for anyone with a “need to know” about EDA.
A friendly, informal introduction to EDA business and
technology, this book is clear enough for laypeople,
yet detailed enough for technical readers. It also makes
an excellent complementary text for cross-disciplinary
engineering, business, and marketing courses on VLSI
design. “Simply and clearly, veteran industry
leader Mark Birnbaum introduces design problems EDA
is intended to solve, tools that exist to solve them,
designers who use them, and what makes EDA crucial to
electronic product and chip design,” the publisher
wrote. Mr. Birnbaum, who earned his B.S.E. in electrical
engineering, has held senior positions in engineering
management; consulting; research and development; product
development, test, and marketing; and has led two standards
groups, and taught microelectronics and EDA classes.
The book is available online at www.phptr.com.
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Tech
star, SEAS benefactor dies
It is with great sadness that we have to report
the untimely death of Phillip Y. Goldman ’86,
who died at his home in Los Altos Hills, Calif., in December.
Mr. Goldman was a staunch supporter of his alma mater. He was
the youngest alumnus ever to create an endowed professorship,
doing so only 11 years after graduating.
That chair, named the Phillip Y. Goldman ’86 Professorship
in Computer Science, is held by David P. Dobkin,
with whom Mr. Goldman studied while at Princeton.
“Phil was an excellent student, a nice person, and a dedicated
alum,” Professor Dobkin said. “When asked to chair
our advisory council, he was very humbled and not sure he could
do it. I encouraged him to follow his instincts because it quickly
became clear that he understood his role better than I did.”
Mr. Goldman graduated summa cum laude, with his B.S.E. in electrical
engineering and computer science.
He was a technology visionary, entrepreneur, and prolific inventor.
He held 19 U.S. patents, with many more pending.
After graduation, Mr. Goldman worked for Apple computer, where
he created leading-edge system software for the Macintosh, including
MultiFinder and Virtual Memory. Later, he joined General Magic,
where he built the Magic Cap operating system.
In 1995, Mr. Goldman and his colleagues Steve Perlman and Bruce
Leak founded WebTV Networks, which was purchased by Microsoft
only one year after its release.
His most recent business venture was Mailblocks Inc., a consumer
Webmail provider that is free from the aggravation of spam,
which he founded in July 2002.
“What I will miss most about Phil is the informal times
we got together and chatted technically,” Professor Dobkin
said. “He was smart and wise about what was happening
out there and where it might lead. He wasn’t afraid to
disagree, but he always listened and brought a lot to the conversation.
When I introduced him to current undergraduates, he took a real
interest in hearing them and helping them chart a course.
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Erratum
The fall issue of EQuad News reported erroneous information
about James McDonnell III ’58.
Mr. McDonnell, who was elected to the Princeton University
Board of Trustees, retired as vice president of the
McDonnell Douglas Corp. of St. Louis in 1991 and served
on the board until the company merged with Boeing in
1997. McDonnell Hall on Princeton’s campus is
named for his father, James McDonnell, a member of the
class of 1921.
A longtime advocate for institutions in his hometown
of St. Louis, Mr. McDonnell has served as a trustee
for the Missouri Botanical Garden, the St. Louis Children’s
Hospital, and David and Elkins College. He also served
as a trustee for Bucknell University, and is a director
of Boatmen’s Trust Co. and Centerre Trust Co.
We regret any inconvenience this error has caused
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