Princeton - Weekly Bulletin 12/06/04 - People, spotlight, briefs

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Editor: Ruth Stevens
Calendar editor: Carolyn Geller
Staff writers: Jennifer Greenstein Altmann, Steven Schultz
Contributing writers: Patricia Allen, Karin Dienst, Eric Quiñones
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People

Spotlight

DeVuono

Name: Marianne DeVuono.

Position: Assistant to the dean of the School of Engineering and Applied Science, Maria Klawe. Helping with the school's strategic planning efforts. Managing projects. Keeping the dean's schedule and making her travel arrangements. Assisting students and faculty with issues relating to the School of Engineering.

Quote: ''This is such an exciting time to be at the engineering school -- I feel like I have an opportunity to be part of something extraordinary. The changes under way as part of the new strategic plan affect every staff member.''

Other interests: Reading novels for her book club, which is composed of members of Princeton's staff. Spending time with her husband, Tom, and her children, Christian, a member of the class of 2000, and Kelly, a schoolteacher.

Briefs

Three scientists from the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory and a faculty member in chemistry have been honored by the American Physical Society.

Chio Cheng and King-Lap Wong were among five recipients of the society's 2004 Award for Excellence in Plasma Physics Research. In addition, PPPL researcher Hantao Ji and professor of chemistry Salvatore Torquato were named APS fellows.

Cheng and Wong were honored for their work related to the confinement of energetic alpha particles, which is important to fusion energy research. Cheng joined the PPPL research staff in 1975 and is head of the Energetic Particle Physics Group and Space Plasma Physics Division. Wong, a researcher at the PPPL since 1976, currently is on long-term assignment at General Atomics in San Diego.

Two of the other award winners, professors William Walter Heidbrink and Liu Chen of the University of California-Irvine, have Princeton ties. Heidbrink earned his Ph.D. from Princeton in 1984, and Chen is a former PPPL staff member.

Ji was recognized for his contributions to the field of plasma physics. He came to the PPPL in 1995 and has been conducting experiments to study the physics of magnetic reconnection, magnetorotational instability and other basic physical processes.

Torquato was cited for his contributions to the understanding of the structure and macroscopic properties of disordered materials. A Princeton faculty member since 1992, he holds a joint appointment in the Princeton Institute for the Science and Technology of Materials.