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1 College hosts annual Career Week A student talks with a representative from the CIA at Career W eek in February. A Newsletter for Alumni and Friends College of Engineering University of Hawaii at Manoa Spring 1995 Students learned inside tips and helpful hints about entering the job market from engineering professionals in February at Career Week. Career W eek, an annual College of Engineering program started in 1988, was held at the University of Hawaii Cam pus Center February 22, 23 and 24. Organized by the Engineers Council of the University of Hawaii (ECUH), the activites consisted of an alumni panel session and a reception on the first day. Day two offered a com pany panel session, and a 24-com pany poster session rounded out the final day of the program. Eric Kaneshiro, a junior m ajoring in electrical engineering, was impressed with the inform ation he received from attending the activities. "I like that it (Career W eek) is so informal," he said. "The panelists will answ er any questions you have." The alumni panel was made up of eight recent College of Engineering graduates. The panelists main focus was on what it takes to obtain a job after graduation. All of the alumni agreed that students should concentrate on improving their "people skills." They said persistence, a positive personality and good com m unication skills will win out over GPA when interviewing for a job. Panelist M ichelle Sakam oto, a project engineer at Oahu Construction Company, advised students to do a little research on the com pany before they go for an interview. "Little things," she said, "like finding out beforehand w hat the com pany s dress code is can m ake or break you in an interview." For example, wearing a three-piece suit would not be wise at her com pany because they dress very casually. Looking foolish is not a great way to start out an interview. Keith Asato, Electrical Designer I at Hawaiian Electric Com pany, told the audience to send out their resumes as soon as they can to as m any com panies as possible. He said, "Don t give up if the com pany doesn t hire you right away." A sato s application was on file for several m onths with HECO before they offered him a position. The alumni panelists agreed that the best classes for students to take to increase their m arketability are not in the College of Engineering. Enrolling in accounting, econom ics, speech and other courses useful when dealing with a business or the public will m ake an applicant more attractive to em ployers. HAWN HAWN TA TA The quadrangle. Q Sprg 1995 Received: UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA ~ LIBRARY Career Week has not always been a three-day affair. The program was formerly called "Career Night" and lasted just that - one night. In the past few years, the College and the Engineers Council of the University of Hawaii (ECUH) have worked to make it a longer, more informative program.

2 Congratulations Fall 1994 graduates A total of 83 undergraduates received their Bachelor of Science diploma in December. That is 19 more than the number of Fall 1993 graduates. B achelor of Science Civil Engineering Kevin Abe Jovy Acorda Hipolito Agm ata, Jr. Gerald Andrade Brooks Aoki R obert Bigtas W illiam Borengasser Jennifer Chen Louise Cheng Clinton Choy John Chung Michael Domion Noreen Endo Donald Fan W illiam Gacutan Hazel Guico Neil Hasegawa Alan Ho Linda Hu Vincent Ishida Keith Ishinaga Kevin Kasamoto Randy Kawamura Career Week continued from front page The com pany panelists on the second day of Career W eek consisted of six engineers from the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Navy Public W orks Center, Engineering Solutions, Inc., Randolph H. M urayam a & A s sociates, H aw aiian Electric Com pany, Inc. and GTE Hawaiian Tel. The engineers gave students tips on getting hired and warned them about the negative aspects of being an engineer. "Engineers personal lives are wrecks," June Nakamura, President o f E ngineering Solutions, Inc., said. W ith all the hours an engineer puts in at work, there is not m uch time left for their friends and family. Lawton Kaya, the head of civil and structural engineering at the Navy Public W orks Center, said it is not uncom m on for engineers to w ork 60 hours a week. Often tim es engineers are paid a salary and are not com pensated for the overtim e they w ork the extra hours are ju st expected of them. N akam ura told students the best way to ensure a job in today s tough econom y is to take w hat you can get. If necessary, she advised, a young engineer should w ork parttim e for a com pany until they can Guy Kishaba Michael Izutsu Anita Hansen Chad Kodama Myron Kwock Lorita Kahikina Veronica Lam Yu Jun Lam Elsie Kaneshiro Brian Lock Charles Liu Darryl Kanno Gaudencio Lopez Clarence Liu Darren Kojima Dan Masumoto Kwok Fai Lo Lisa Koshimizu Mark Matsuda Garret Masuda Liana Lee Ivan Nakasone Joy Murayama Scott Murakami Rommel Ofalsa Charles Myers Nels Neumann Ryan Suzuki David Nakamoto Michael Onuma Anna Tam Nhat Nguyen Bryant Petty KyleTeraoka Keith Oshiro Jose Roo-Ortiz Kammy Teves James Smythe Felito Saoit Michiya Uehara Richard Sullivan Jeffrey Yee Edward Woo Adam Tolentino Kwun Pan Yeung Charles Tomlinson Woo Chong Yu Glen Uehara Holly Yuen Ryan Umemoto ChristoperZane Electrical Engineering Alan Chan Dennis Chen Xiaoliang Chen Florencio Cid Ka Chong Wong Mechanical Engineering Eric Arakaki Kala Crow Kevin Fong Glenda Garcia be hired on a more perm anent basis. The company poster session on the final day gave students an opportunity to talk face-to-face with com pany representatives and learn more about their businesses. The W ilson Okamoto & Associates, Inc. representative said their com pany participates in the poster session to see what kind of people the students are. Although not necessarily looking to hire someone, his corporation can gain insight into what the new graduates would be able to offer. Mai Tanigawa, Director of Science and Technology and Deputy Group Chief for the CIA, said the agency participated in Career W eek because, "We have had excellent results from hiring Pacific Islanders. W e are here because Pacific Islanders have proven to be invaluable assets in our great agency." Tanigawa said the recently retired Director of Security for the entire CIA was a University of Hawaii graduate. The CIA table was the busiest at the poster session. For all students who found the intrigue and benefits o f the CIA irresistible, agency representatives conducted interviews on campus in March. The following com panies participated in the poster session: Arm y Corps of Engineers Board of W ater Supply Building Department C.I.A. Dept, of Public W orks Dept, of Transportation Fletcher Pacific The Gas Com pany General Electric Com pany GMP Associates, Inc. Sam O. Hirota, Inc. Hawaii Pacific Engineers/CECH Hawaiian Electric Co., Inc. Kiewitt Pacific Com pany Koga Engineering and Construction Leung & Pang Associates Benjamin S. Notkin W ilson Okam oto & Associates Pacific Geotechnical Engineers Rockwell Pow er System s Sato & Associates, Inc. RM Towill Corporation Verifone Co-Op G rant Torigoe, a senior in electrical engineering, said the local com panies tables were especially valuable to him since he wants to stay and w ork in Hawaii after graduation. Torigoe will not graduate until this summer, but said he is going to follow the panelists advice and send his resum e to com panies now to get a head start. Dr. Kazutoshi Najita, a professor in the Electrical Engineering D epartment, said Career W eek is beneficial for all engineering students. "It gives the students focus," he said. "They can see w hat all the studying is for." 2

3 College of Engineering graduation awards ceremony The Fall 1994 College of E n gineering graduates had the privilege of celebrating their com m encem ent twice in one weekend by attending two graduation cerem onies in their honor. In addition to the University graduation cerem ony (the first to be held in the new Special Events Arena) on Sunday, D ecem ber 19, the C ollege s graduates gathered with friends, family, staff and faculty the day before to be recognized as a class. The graduates were greeted by a proud audience in a crowded Keoni A uditorium in Jefferson Hall. C ollege of Engineering Dean Paul Yuen and the Vice Chair o f the Engineers Council, Garret P.C. W ong, welcom ed the 83 graduates. Class representatives from all three departments offered words of wisdom and thanks to their classmates. The representatives were Dennis C. Lopez (civil engineering), Richard J. Sullivan (electrical engineering) and Lisa K. Koshimizu (mechanical engineering). Com m encem ent address speaker was Ronald N.S. Ho of Ronald N.S. Ho & Associates, Inc. Following Mr. H o s address, Dean Yuen announced the recognition of award recipients. Some of the awards (for both graduates and underclassm en) follow: C ivil Engineering O utstanding Senior A w ard - John C.H. Chung Electrical Engineering O utstanding S enior A w ard - R ichard J. Sullivan M echanical Engineering Outstanding Senior A w ard - Jam es A. Ibanez P i Tau Sigma O utstanding Junior A w ard - Jorge J. Wong-Chan Eta Kappa Nu Outstanding Sophom ore A w ard - Lon S. Chang C hi Epsilon O utstanding Freshm an A w ard - W endy M. Okam ura Follow ing the awards, faculty representatives from the departm ents presided over the recognition of degrees. A reception on the lanai of Jefferson Hall, with refreshm ents provided by the Engineering Alum ni Association, com pleted the afternoon s events. Year long effort culminates in ASME design competition Jason Apostol, Lori Kahikina, Anita Hansen and Darren Kojima displaying their Automatic Jar Loosening Device. Four mechanical engineering student team s com peted in this year s annual ASM E Francis Rhodes M ontgom ery Design Com petition. The D ecem ber 9th com petition gave our M E students a chance to show off their talents while providing them with feedback on their senior projects. The design com petition was started in 1987 by M rs. Francis Rhodes M ontgom ery in m emory of her husband, who was a m echanical engineer. The seniors present and dem onstrate their projects after spending a year choosing, designing and assembling them. The projects are part of their required mechanical engineering classes and the students receive grades based on the results. Professors M ehrdad Ghasemi Nejhad and Ronald Knapp teach and advise the students. This year s team projects were a Sensor Label Dispenser, Human Powered Vehicle (HPV), M icroscale Point-Contact Tem perature Sensor and an Automatic Jar Loosening Device (AJLD). The sensor label dispenser was designed to aid a disabled music shop em ployee in placing a sensor label onto a CD holder. The dispenser was to place sensor labels accurately with the operator using only one hand. M embers of the team were Eric Arakaki, Kevin Fong and J. Carlos Roo-Ortiz. The HPV was designed and fabricated as a sem i-recum bent, single-rider bicycle. The team chose this type of vehicle configuration because it has proven to be the fastest to date with a world record speed in excess of 60 mph. M embers of the HPV team included Eduardo Barrientos, Kala Crow, M ark Fujita, Clifton Funakura, Jam es Ibanez, G rant Imamura, M ike Lam bert, Danny Li, Chris Luanglat, Bryant Petty, Felito Saoit, Jam ie Tom oyasu, Lucy W ong and Jeff Yee. The M icroscale Point-Contact Tem perature Sensor project by Elsie Kaneshiro, Lisa Koshimizu, Liana Lee and M ichael Onuma, was designed to m easure the tem perature across a point-contact. The device was controlled by a M acintosh com puter. M em bers o f the AJLD design project, A nita Hansen, Jason A postol, Lori Kahikina and Darren Kojima, made the device to help Cont. on page 6 The competition projects are part of the ME 481 (Mechanical Design Methodology) and 482 (Design Project) classes.

4 1995 Student Engineer of the Year City, State or Private Sector Transportation Engineers: If you are interested in sharing your expertise, highlights of your projects, or a tour of your work place or sites with ITE student chapter members, please contact Sharen Cho ( ) or Dr. Panos Prevedouros ( ). 4 Lucy W ong, a senior m ajoring in mechanical engineering, has been selected by the Hawaii Society of Professional Engineering (HSPE) as the 1995 Student Engineer of the Year. She was recognized, along with the Engineer and Young Engineer of the Year, at the Hawaii Council of Engineering Societies Engineers W eek Banquet on February 24. Despite her own amazement, it com es as no surprise to L ucy s friends, peers and teachers that she was chosen for the award. Lucy has been an excellent student throughout her entire education, but has worked extra hard and put even more effort into her college studies. She has a cum ulative GPA of 3.97 and a perfect GPA in her major Lucy credits her success in the classroom to persistence and, simply, trying to do her best. She m akes sure she is prepared for every exam she takes by studying in the library three to four hours nightly. "My friends say I m a perfectionist," she said. "They think I live for stress." Lucy agrees with them, but said she has a problem with procrastination, just like any other student. Aside from putting off the occasional assignment, Lucy is anything but a slacker. She seems to excel in m ost everything she does. One would think her perfect GPA is a sign that she ITE student chapter The ITE Student Chapter has entered its second year at UH. Thanks to the dedication and leadership o f last year s executive board, the chapter was able to provide engineering students with an additional path to an internationally established professional society. The chapter s first year began with the reception of a $500 award from the national ITE in the form of m anuals and video tapes. In addition, the annual does not have time for extra-curricular activities. Lucy proves that theory wrong. W hile counting the bruises on her legs from a recent collision with a softball, Lucy said she enjoys playing many different sports. She recently joined a softball league and is taking a Gracie Jiu-jitsu class for self-defense. She is also a good tennis player. Lucy played first singles for three years on the M ckinley High School tennis team, where she graduated valedictorian of her class. Besides her intellectual and athletic abilities, she is fluent in Cantonese and has a talent for drawing caricatures. Lucy is a m em ber of ASM E, ASHRAE and Pi Tau Sigma (of which she was president her junior year). Several awards and honors she has received include the College of Engineering Outstanding Sophomore of the Year Award, ACEC M em ber Organization Scholarship, American Consulting Engineers Council N ational Scholarship and TRW Space & Electronics Group Scholar. Originally an architecture student, Lucy switched to engineering after working at the University of Hawaii, Office o f Technology Transfer and Econom ic D evelopm ent (OTTED). It was her boss at OTTED who encouraged her to apply for her next job as a summer intern for TRW Space & Electronics Group. She said she enjoyed working at TRW in Redondo report to the district office resulted in a cash award of $ 100 for chapter activities. The chapter organized presentations, coordinated two successful membership drives and planned a fun get-together at Kakaako Park in the fall of The chapter also submitted an application to the "Adopt a Highway" cleanup program of the Hawaii Departm ent of Transportation. This semester the student chapter plans to participate in meetings of the Hawaii ITE, organize a Lucy Wong, 1995 Student Engineer of the Year Beach, California last sum m er because the com pany was laid-back and her co-w orkers treated her well. Currently Lucy is w orking on a Space Grant program with Dr. M ehrdad G hasem i Nejhad and his assistant, K athleen Doherty. She ex pects to graduate in December. W orking in the aerospace industry on the m ainland is her goal for the future. A research and developm ent position with an em phasis on m echanical design would be Lucy s ideal job, but she is also considering attending graduate school. "Some o f my professors have pretty m uch convinced me that it (attending graduate school) would be the best thing to do," she said. No m atter w hat her future holds, her resum e is proof enough that this w ell-rounded Student E n gineer of the Y ear will succeed. couple of site visits and create a student chapter T-shirt. The chapter looks forward to the allocation of perm anent quarters where it can conduct business and the creation o f a traffic laboratory in the C ollege of Engineering. " The student officers are President Sharon Cho, Vice-President Kevin M cm orrow, Secretary Ping O ngayo and Treasurer Cathy Koga.

5 College of Engineering Fall 94 dean s list Leslie E. Arakaki Leonard K. A sano, Jr. Christopher K. Asano Eduardo D. Barrientos, Jr. Steven K. Bauer William R. Borengasser Anthony T. Borgioli Alan N. Chan Che-Min Chang Lon S. Chang Paulette B. Chang Xiaoliang Chen Louis L. Cheng Elaine H. Chin Alan C. Chong Garret K. Chun Vernalynn S. Chun Greg K. Chung Clifford R. Cordeiro Kala J. Crow Clyde B. Custodio Patrick P. Dao Michael D. Domion Todd P. Dwight Kevin K. Fong Cornwell T. Friel Mark S. Fujita Charisse M. Fukuda Clifton J. Funakura M arney M. Furoyam a Jason I. Hall Keith D. Hamasaki Glen K. Hayase Allan G. Hee Eugene J. Higa Justin T. Higuchi Jam ie T. Hikiji W illiam W. Hong Gan C. Huang Jayson A. Imai Glenn B. Isidro Marshall K. Ito Jeffrey K. Kalani Erik S. Kaneshiro Robert S. Kaneshiro Kyung N. Kang Kevin D. Kasamoto Jay M. Katano Ayako Kawabata W esley K. Kawakami Michael K. Kawasaki Edric C. Kennemer Cathy A. Koga Shannon M. Kogasaka Mays P. Kwan Colan H. Kwock Veronica A. Lam Michael R. Lambert Michael K. Larson Diana T. Le Calvin H. Lee Justin K. Lee Lie H. Lee Sut I. Leong Die R. Li Billy Z. Lin Frederick R. Llamas W ing H. Lo Bernard M. Lucero Ricardo E. Luevanos Enoch L. Lum Binh T. Luu David W. Mar Lorenzo P. Marcelo, Jr. Michael M. Masaki Mark M. Matsuda Kevin E. Matsumoto Myles M. Matsumoto Craig S. Matsuura Miles M. Miyashiro Mitchell M. Miyoshi Matthew S. Morita Cey H. Murakami Donn D. Murakami Guy T. Muraoka Joy M. Murayama Duane H. Nagata Ryan Y. Nakaim a Eric B. Nakamura Devin D. Nakayam a DeepakN eupane Marc A. Nishida Lisa M. Nishiyama Thaddeus C. Oba Ricky Y. Okam oto Wendy M. Okamura Derek H. Oyam a Emil L. Rivera Rafael A. Rivera Stacie Y. Saito Bryan I. Sakuoka Sidney R. Santos Shane K. Sato David A. Shima Daniel M. Shim abukuro Bryan I. Shiroma Tracy R. Smith In-Mei Sou Blayne H. Taguchi Reid A. Takam atsu Cy K. Takeno Sally L. Tam ai Nathan K. Tanaka Shawn E. Tasaka Glen S. Uehara Michiya Uehara Jennifer L. Umem oto Rochelle E. Uwaine Anthony C. Uy Shane R. Vagay Jeffery K. Veom ett Pak K. Vu Ryan K. W atanabe Jam ie A. Watari Jorge J. Wong Lucy P. Wong Robert W. W oodring Hui Y. Xu Melvin D. Yagin Dave M. Yam agata Shari S. Yam aguchi Chiu W. Yeung Ryan K. Yoshim ura Kevin C. Young Christopher K. Zane Student awards The Hawaiian Dredging Construction Com pany awarded their 1995 Engineering Scholarship to Derek O yam a, a junior in civil engineering. The scholarship was established in 1993 to assist civil engineering students with an interest in construction engineering or m anagem ent. An award of $1,500 is paid to the recipient in each of two years. In addition, he or she m ust agree to work one summer, full-time w ith pay, for HDCC during the award period. Oyama received a B.B.A. from UHM in He returned to school after w orking in a fam ily-owned business for 15 years. Paul Capistrano won an A SHRAE (American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers) Centennial Recognition Award for his project entered in the 1994 A SHRAE Centennial Student Project Com petition. Capistrano s project was entitled "Energy-Efficient Household Com fort System." Capistrano, who has since graduated, was the only entrant in all o f Region X (California, Nevada, A rizona and Hawaii) to receive an award. The Society sponsors this annual com petition to encourage undergraduate students to becom e involved in the heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration profession and to recognize outstanding student research and design projects. W illiam Lee Flynn, a civil engineering student, was awarded a Freem an Fellowship from the American Society o f Civil Engineers. The fellowship is given to som e of the best and brightest civil engineering students around the nation to help aid financially in com pleting their degree requirem ents. From left to right: Richard Moroye (HDCC representative), Gordon Dugan (CE Department representative), Bill Wilson (HDCC), Derek Oyama, Stan Osada (HDCC), Evelyn Kuniyoshi (HDCC) and Paul Yuen (College of Engineering Dean). Flynn is studying for his m aster s degree, with a specialty in geotechnical engineering, here at UH. He hopes to finish graduate school in W hile an undergraduate student at the College o f Engineering, Flynn dem onstrated dynam ic leadership ability. He was a m em ber o f the ASCE student chapter for m ore than three years, volunteered or was selected to m anage m ost of his class projects and helped organize a regional Pacific Southw est student engineer conference last year. Flynn s part-tim e jobs as a teacher s assistant in geotechnical engineering and working for the firm of Fewell Geotechnical Engineering, Ltd. have helped fund his college career. He shares the Freeman Fellowship with two other young engineers from the U niversity of Illinois and the University of W yoming. The students each received $2,000 to help further their educations. The Hawaiian Dredging Construction Company works on approximately 25 projects per week. They have been in business for more than 90 years. 5

6 ME competition continued from page 3 arthritic and physically challenged individuals open jars. The design was to accom m odate alm ost any size jar, be reliable and durable, and be easy to operate with limited hand strength. Mrs. M ontgom ery, who attends the com petition every year, com pared the quality o f the designs to those of Dr. Ghasemi Nejhad agreed. He said, "This year and 1993 were both excellent years." The students worked more on their presentations in class during the last semester, so im provem ent in that part of the program was evident, he said. Mrs. M ontgomery was pleased with the num ber of women participants and said she hoped the increase in female engineering students would continue. The com petition is supposed to be a fun time so when the judges choose a winning design, she said, "more em phasis is placed on creativity and presentation than perfection." W inners, who received monetary awards, were announced after the presentations and poster sessions. The students ended the afternoon (and a year full of hard work) with a pizza party. The results of the competition were as follows: 1 st Place = HPV 2nd Place = AJLD 3rd Place = M icroscale Point- Contact Tem perature Sensor 4th Place = Sensor Label Dispenser The H PV team is still using their project in com petition. They will go on to national com petition in the HPV Region IX Cham pionships at San Diego State University in April. Boeing appointed Dr. Adam J.P. Lloyd, Director of Engineering, Mechanical/Electrical Systems for the Boeing Commercial Airplane Group, as the University of Hawaii s executive focal. Dr. Lloyd is responsible for all electrical and mechanical systems in Boeing s commercial airplanes. Boeing also appointed Edward A. Clifford, Director of Human Resources, Engineering Division, as a Mason to the College of Engineering. Boeing wants more involvement in college curricula The U niversity of Hawaii College of Engineering was one o f 74 schools invited to attend the Boeing-University W orkshop in Seattle, W ashington. Dean Paul Yuen and A ssistant Dean Sheryl N ojim a attended the two-day w orkshop on February 13th and 14th. It was an honor for the College of Engineering to attend; the schools invited were identified as key schools Boeing would like to becom e more involved with. Boeing and the engineering deans discussed future goals for college and com pany interaction. Boeing is highly com mitted to engineering education in the United States and feels the success of their com pany is largely dependent upon the type of engineer the universities produce. Boeing is m aking huge cutbacks in their company, so they need less people to do more work. For this reason, Boeing will be looking for engineering graduates who are team players, have a broad educational background, are flexible to change and are lifelong learners. Attitude is becom ing a m ajor determ inant of success and high perform ance as opposed to GPA, said the Boeing representatives. D uring the workshop group sessions, some of the common needs identified by the engineering deans included the following: M aintain sustainable relationships with Boeing and industry Increased industry involvem ent and input into accreditation (ABET) issues and engineering education reform Personnel exchange program s (industry engineers and engineering faculty) Financial support and/or in-kind donations Lobbying O f the 74 schools across the nation invited, 68 were able to attend and participate. Correction Dr. A rthur N.L. Chiu (civil engineering) was awarded a Board of R egents M edal for Excellence in Teaching in His name was not included in the W inter 1994 Quadrangle list of College of Engineering professors whom have received the award. Hi Chang Chai (m echanical engineering), Bruce Liebert (m echanical engineering), V inod M alhotra (electrical engineering), Peter Nicholson (civil engineering) and Chiu have all won teaching excellence awards. 6

7 Faculty Highlights Dr. Shu Lin EE Departm ent C hairperson Shu Lin received funding from N A SA for a research project entitled, "Low-Complexity, High- Performance, Bandwidth Efficient Coding and Coded M odulation T echniques for Satellite and Space Com m unications." Dr. Lin also received a grant from the National Science Foundation for a project entitled, "Soft- Decision Decoding, Trellis Structure and Coded M odulation." Dr. Peter G. N icholson Dr. Peter Nicholson, an associate professor of civil engineering, received funding for a research project from the D epartm ent of Public W orks, City and County of Honolulu, Division of Refuse C ollection and Disposal. He will perform a "Study of E n gineering Characteristics of M unicipal W aste Ash for G eotechnical A pplication." D r. Panos D. Prevedouros Dr. Panos D. Prevedouros, an associate professor of civil engineering, presented three papers at the 74th A n nual M eeting of the Transportation Board (a unit of the National Research Council). The m eeting took place in January in W ashinton, D.C. Dr. Prevedouros papers were on contra-flow application o f high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes, the maxim ization of airport operations data utilization, and com munity perceptions o f helicopter noise. The latter two papers were co-authored with Dr. C.S. Papacostas. Dr. Prevedouros was the chair of one session of the m eeting and a discussant in another. He was invited to chair a session on the "3D in Transportation" sym posium sponsored by the Alumni News Federal Highway A dm inistration to be held in Houston, Texas in May. Prevedouros belongs to a m ulti-national and m ulti-discipline team that has proposed the study of travel and m otorization in A sia and Pacific countries. In addition to his other activities, he participated in the team s day-long presentation to W orld Bank officials at the meeting. Dr. Vassilis L. Syrm os Dr. Reginald H.F. Young Drs. Syrmos (Electrical E n gineering A ssistant Professor) and Young (Associate Dean) received a grant from the A d vanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) for their proposal of a "M odeling, Design, Simulation and Testing Center for Electric Vehicles." The center will serve as the main technology center and technical base for future automotive engineers. It will also provide expertise and guidance to local com panies and industries that are interested in technology transfer. Research and developm ent conducted in the center will range from m odeling and design to data visualization and education. R & D will also be conducted in areas im posing significant barriers to EV technology developm ents. The professors w ant the center to becom e the inform ation hub for EV technology. Dr. D avid Y.Y. Yun Dr. Yun, a professor of electrical engineering, received funding for his project entitled, "Parallel Im age Com pression by Neural Networks." NASA provided him with the grant. Dr. Yun also received funding from the D epartm ent of the Army for a project entitled, "ACTS and Supercom puting in Remote, Cooperative M edical Triage Support and Radiation Treatm ent Planning." Robert E. Falardeau (CE 56) passed away in D ecem ber at his home in Parma, Ohio. His College o f Engineering degree provided a strong basis for him to continue on with a very busy and rew arding career. After graduation he moved back to his home state of O hio to join the firm of W oodruff & Associates in Cleveland as a design engineer. In 1963, M ayor James W. Day appointed Mr. Falardeau Parm a city engineer. W hile spending almost 40 years in private engineering work, he served at various tim es as the city engineer in Parma, Brook Park, North Olm sted and Cuyahoga Heights, Ohio. Mr. Falardeau later became a partner at W heeler & M elena, Inc. After retiring from the company (which was purchased in 1992 by Benza and A s sociates) last year, he continued to work as a building com m issioner and plan exam iner for the cities around Parma. Mr. Falardeau was a past president of the M unicipal Engineers A s sociation of Northeastern Ohio, belonged to the NSPE and was the vice chairman and chairm an o f his ASTM committee. He was a member of the U.S. Submarine Veterans of W orld W ar II and served as president of its northeast Ohio chapter. His final award was an ASTM 1995 Award of M erit Nomination from Com m ittee C-4 on Vitrified Clay Pipe in October. Mr. Falardeau s impact will continue to affect northeastern Ohio engineering for years to come and his hard work will not soon be forgotten. Sheryl N ojim a (CE 80) was recently appointed A ssistant Dean at the College of E n gineering. Previously an A ssistant Specialist, Nojim a has worked for the College since Her duties as the assistant dean will include advising in-com ing freshmen and transfer students, coordination of freshm en orientation, coordination of departm ental course schedules, adm inistering the C ollege s scholarship and financial aid program, and review ing of all student applications for selective admission. The Engineering Alum ni Association of the University of Hawaii will hold its annual golf tournam ent July 12 at Leilehua G olf Course. All m em bers paying EAAUH dues should receive additional inform ation in June. If you do not receive your flyer, call any Alum ni A s sociation officer.

8 Alumni News ENGINEERING ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OFFICERS 1940s Edwin N akano (C E 49) works for M LA A ssociates part-tim e as a civil engineer. H e resides in Lihue. *M elvin L epine (C E 41) is the vice president o f Sam O. Hirota, Inc. He lives in Honolulu. 1950s Kazum i O kam ura (C E 59) retired from the D epartm ent of W ater Supply in D ecem ber. He lives in Hilo and enjoys playing golf. W ally M iyahira (C E 54) is president o f Castle & C ooke Homes Hawaii. He lives in Honolulu. 'Stanley D oi (C E 58) is the president o f Jas. H. Glover, Ltd. He and his wife, H elen, live in Honolulu. *Mae M. N ishioka (CE 50) lives in H onolulu where she is enjoying her retirement. Tit M un Chun (CE 54), Executive Vice President of Royal D ata Services, Inc., resides in Honolulu. 'G eorge M asatsugu (CE 56) is a civil engineer for the Hawaii State DO 'L eonard H.L. Y oung (CE 59) has been working as a project m anager for Fujita & Associates, Inc. He returned to the work force two years after retiring from the City and County of Honolulu in He lives in Kailua. 1960s M elvin K ong (EE 65) works as a telecom m unications specialist for the Defense Logistics Agency. He resides in Honolulu. Benjam in C.P. H ung (CE 64) works as a structural engineer at the Pacific Division, Naval Facility Engineering Com mand. He lives in H onolulu. 'D aniel M iyasato (CE 69) works for Sato & Associates, Inc. He lives with his wife Gail in W aipahu. Thom as S. Powell (GE 62) lives in Kaneohe. H e is a captain at A loha Airlines. 'D aniel Takai (EE 69) works for H ughes Aircraft Co. as a staff engineer. He lives in R edondo Beach, California. 1970s Dennis A. Rodriguez (EE 79) lives in N ew m an Lake, W ashington. He is a research and developm ent engineer for Hewlett-Packard. 'A aron Shinm oto (CE 70) w orks for the County o f M aui as the chief staff engineer. He resides in Kula. Bruce K. K im ura (CE 75) is the C onstruction A dm inistrator for Finance Realty, Ltd. He has been w orking for the com pany since N ovem ber of 1994 and his duty is to oversee all construction activities at M akakilo and other sites. He resides in Honolulu. Carol M inam i (EE 78) is the senior adm inistrator o f Pricing & Tariffs for G TE Hawaiian Tel. She resides in Honolulu. R odney T. Tajim a (EE 78) works for Hughes Aircraft Co. He lives in Torrance, California. Ruben C. Cabalbag (CE 79) is an airport program engineer for the Federal Aviation Adm inistration. He works for the Airports D ivision in the adm inistration o f grant-in-aid program to airports in California, Nevada, A rizona and Hawaii. He resides in L akew ood, California. 1980s Lynn K. Tam ashiro Tanaka (M E 85) is a m echanical engineer at the Naval Subm arine Base. She resides with her husband, G rant A. T anaka (EE 78), in M ililani. 'D arren I. M ichibata (CE 86) is a civil engineer/project m anager for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Pacific Ocean Division. He was m arried in M ay 1994 to W endy Omizo. The couple live in W aipahu. 'L isa Aizawa Chan (CE 87) works for the Navy Public W orks Center, Project D evelopm ent Branch as an environm ental engineer. Her husband, G eorge C.S. C han (CE 87), works in the Installation Restoration B ranch of the Pacific Naval Facility Engineering Com mand. His current environm ental cleanup projects include K ahoolarve and sites on Guam. Lisa and G eorge have a 1 -year-old daughter, Kelsey. They live in Kaneohe. "James K urata (EE 87) is an electrical engineer at Ron Ho & Associates. His wife W endy, who graduated from UHM in 1990, is a research associate at the C ancer R esearch Center o f Hawaii. The couple lives in Aiea. President Michael Magaoay American Electric Co Pahounui Dr. Honolulu, Hawaii Tel Vice President Derek Mukai R.M. Towill Corp. 420 Waiakamilo Rd., Suite 411 Honolulu, Hawaii Tel , Fax Secretary Position currently vacant Treasurer Timothy Ng Mass Mutual 715 S. King St., Suite 311 Honolulu, Hawaii Tel x224, Fax Director Randy Murayama R. Murayama & Associates 1259 S. Beretania St., Room 29 Honolulu, Hawaii Tel , Fax Director Wayne Nakamura STV Lyon Associates 841 Bishop St., Suite 510 Honolulu, Hawaii Tel Director Glenn Yee NISEWEST Hawaii Box 130, Code 04 Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Tel , Fax Director & UHAA Representative Neal Fukumoto Parametrix, Inc Bishop St., Suite 1600 Honolulu, Hawaii Tel , Fax Past President Ryo Nakamoto US Army Engineer Division Building 230, CEPOD-ED-TE Fort Shatter, Hawaii Tel , Fax This publication is available in alternate form at upon request. Contact Am y Irwin at (808) for assistance. UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING 2540 Dole Street Holmes Hall 240 Honolulu, HI NONPROFIT ORG. U.S.POSTAGE PAID HONOLULU, HI PERMIT NO. 278 ADDRESS CORRECTION REQUESTED U n j.v e r s i t y o -f H a w a i i L i b r a r y 2550 The Mall Seri a 1 s R e c e i v :i.n q Honol u.l u, HI 96822