Dear Colleague:

Such momentum strongly positions the Institute to make even greaterstrides towards the goal of being recognized as a national assetthrough the strategic educational direction of Technogenesis®. Theessence of Technogenesis® is the Institute-wide commitment to inte-grating knowledge creation with undergraduate and graduate educa-tion and the marketplace realization of innovative technologies.

The Institute believes that the unique Technogenesis® educational set-ting nurtures leaders and entrepreneurs who become pioneers in engi-neering, science and management that make contributions which gen-erate diverse opportunities and broader wealth for the greater good ofour society. We also believe that it is difficult for our nation to sus-tain prosperity without a higher degree of world harmony. Therefore,Technogenesis® is having global outreach in those parts of the worldwhere Stevens, even though it is relatively small, can make a measuredcontribution to job creation and economic growth. This is the visionof Stevens Institute of Technology.

The strategic direction of Education and Research Rooted inTechnogenesis® has led to advances in several competitive fronts. Thequality and size of the undergraduate student body has never beenstronger in the 133-year history of the Institute. Whether measuredby scores on standardized exams, standing in their high school seniorclass or academic achievement, the profile of entering students ishighly competitive. Enrolled students achieved much in their studiesand cooperative work experiences in business and industry, and also atthe national level in athletic competition with other colleges and uni-versities. New degree programs such as biomedical engineering werelaunched. Master’s level programs such as information technology inthe pharmaceutical industry, and systems engineering for the defenseand national security sectors were well received, as measured byenrollment.

Reporting on the growth of external support for research is also mostexciting. At the June 2002 faculty/trustee retreat in Mt. Snow,Vermont, the commitment was made to achieving nationally recog-nized excellence for the creation of new knowledge in the pursuit ofTechnogenesis®. An important measure of progress in this competi-tive arena is the grants and contracts awarded to the faculty andresearch centers. Last year, 2002, was a banner year – over $20 mil-lion of externally supported research expenditures were achieved forthe first time in the history of the Institute. This is a 36% increaseover 2001, which in turn was 32% higher than 2000. Much of thisgrowth is due to the growth of faculty research.

The Institute’s research centers also made noteworthy achievements.For example, the Center of Maritime Systems won a $1.3 millionOffice of Naval Research award for the New York HarborObservation System, which employs ocean observing sensors to sup-port port security and environmental monitoring of the New Yorkharbor. The newly established Wireless Network Security Center wonawards from the National Science Foundation and the DefenseAdvanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) totaling more than $1million. The Center for Environmental Systems received a $.6 mil-lion research contract to develop new plasma technology for the reme-diation of organic materials in water systems.

Another measure of success in the pursuit of Technogenesis® is theexternal recognition received by Technogenesis® startup enterprises.Plasmion, PlasmaSol, and HydroGlobe received new rounds of exter-nal investments, as did Intelligent Sensing Technologies. TheInstitute must foster the creation of the next generation of startupswhich are anticipated in such fertile research areas as computer securi-ty and wireless networks, as well as in the search for drugs and newdrug delivery mechanisms.

Recognition of the excellence of Stevens was also experienced globally.Stevens has launched the Chemical Ecology Laboratory in PuntaCana, Dominican Republic, where scientists are working to isolate"drugs from bugs." The Center for Improved Engineering andScience Education, which has externally funded programs in Ecuador,Peru and Costa Rica, conducted a special training program forwomen faculty from Afghanistan through funding by the U.S. StateDepartment. Due to the efforts and initiatives of humanities andsocial sciences faculty, a comprehensive agreement was signed with theUniversity of Beykent in Turkey based on student and culturalexchange and Technogenesis®. New agreements were also reachedwith the Beijing Institute of Technology in China and with Queen’sUniversity and the University of Ulster in Northern Ireland.

While we are joyful about the Institute’s success, we are also mindfulof the challenges that are ahead. To sustain the Institute’s noteworthyadvances and growth, we must be ever vigilant about securing anequally strong, long-term financial outlook. The increase in cost ofmajor construction, uncertainties in investment markets and escalat-ing health care costs are factors of concern. The Institute is takingsteps to prepare for such developments, so that it can continue, as ithas in the past several years, to invest in faculty and student develop-ment and the advancement of Technogenesis®.

Stevens Institute of TechnologyCastle Point on HudsonHoboken, NJ 07030

Office of the President

October 2003

In 2003, Professor Athula Attygalle and DeanErich Kunhardt launched the Chemical EcologyLaboratory in Punta Cana, the DominicanRepublic. The generosity of Theodore Kheel,highly acclaimed labor attorney and co-owner ofthe Punta Cana Resort, is most gratefully acknowl-edged. "Drugs from Bugs" is the research directionof this new laboratory which has several full-timeresearch faculty and technicians.

Professor Hong-Liang Cui, DeanKunhardt, Vice President MaureenWeatherall and Dean Robert Ubellhave launched a major initiative inChina involving educational exchangeand joint research and technologydevelopment. Partners include the

Beijing Institute of Technology, the Changchun Institute of Opticsand Fine Mechanics, and the East China University of Science andTechnology.

The Center for Improved Engineering and Science Education(CIESE) has been externally funded to conduct math and scienceteacher training programs in Costa Rica, Peru, and in Ecuador. In thelatter, there are additional associations through alumnus Dr. LeonFebres Cordero, Class of ’53, Past President of Ecuador, and alumnusDr. Moises G. Tacle, Class of ‘’71, who is Rector of Escuela SuperiorPolitecnica del Litoral (ESPOL) which is partnering with CIESE.

Building on the experience in Afghanistan of CIESE Director EdwardFriedman and his spouse A.J. Lederman, CIESE conducted a specialtraining program for Afghani women college faculty who were oncampus for six weeks this summer. The program was sponsored by theFulbright Program in the U.S. State Department.

In early October, Dean George Korfiatis will host an InternationalPlanning Conference for the Empowerment of Afghan Professionals,co-sponsored by the Society of Afghan Engineers and the PermanentMission of Afghanistan to the United Nations. One of the major top-ics to be discussed is the leadership role of Stevens in rebuilding theSchool of Engineering at Kabul University. Several Afghan ministersand U.S. Government representatives are expected to participate.

Dean Jerry Hultin, new chairman of Dean’sCouncil along with faculty in the School ofTechnology Management are pursuing jointresearch and educational initiatives withQueen’s University and the University ofUlster in Northern Ireland. In addition,Frank Fernandez is leading an initiative ontechnology and humanitarian action. He andDean Kunhardt are co-organizing with KevinCahill, M.D., a highly acclaimed physician,

and international leader and author in the fieldof humanitarian action. This workshop will be held on Dec. 4, 2003,at Fordham University’s Lincoln Center Campus.

In conclusion I offer my heartfelt congratulations to the faculty, stu-dents and staff for their extraordinary achievements in the 2002-03academic year. We have much to look forward to in this new aca-demic year, and your contributions to this vital enterprise are keepingthe momentum very strong. Thank you for your enthusiasm, respectfor one another, and support as we continue to strive toward our mostimportant goals.

Sincerely yours,

Harold J. RavechéPresident Stevens Institute of Technology

G L O B A L I Z A T I O N

Technogenesis®, as a catalyst for university involvement in economic development,

has attracted attention from organizations on a global scale.

The Institute pursues such opportunities based on the interest of faculty, staff and students

and their potential to benefit the Institute’s long-term goal of internationally recognized

excellence for the creation of knowledge through Technogenesis®.

Dean Robert Ubell

Dean Jerry Hultin

Achievement, and the excitement that accompanies outstanding advances, characterized the 2002/03

academic year at Stevens Institute of Technology. Led by faculty initiatives and talented students, and with

the support of dedicated administrative staff, the Institute continued to advance on a global basis.

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Professor Athula Attygalle

Imperatore School – Research

Faculty in the Imperatore School have made significant strides inresearch and garnered international awards and attention this year.Examples include Professor James McClellan, who has been select-ed by the American Philosophical Society as the 2003 recipient ofthe John Frederick Lewis Award for his monograph SpecialistControl:The Publications Committee of the Académie Royale desSciences (Paris), 1700-1793. Professor A.K. Ganguly will receive theE. B. Hershberg Award for Important Discoveries in MedicinallyActive Substances. The award will be bestowed at the AmericanChemical Society national meeting this March in New Orleans, andProfessor Ganguly will address the Division of Medicinal Chemistryat that meeting.

Professor George Kamberov pub-lished a book with Peter Norman,Franz Pedit, and Ulrich Pinkall.Titled "Quaternions, Spinors, andSurfaces," the book was publishedby the American MathematicalSociety, ContemporaryMathematics Series. ProfessorDeborah Sinnreich-Levi edited abook titled "Eustache Deschamps:Selected Poems" (Routledge). Thisdual language edition collects the very best of the well known andprolific fourteenth-century French courtier-poet, EustacheDeschamps. Professor Carol C. Gould has edited the book

Howe School – Research

Last year, Howe School faculty sub-mitted research proposals totalingover $5 million to NSF, DOD, andother funding agencies. In addition,Howe faculty members are winninginternational recognition for theirresearch. Examples include ProfessorAaron Shenhar, who was awardedthe Researcher-of-the-Year award bythe Project Management Institute(PMI) – the first time this award was offered.Professor Gary Lynn won best paper of theyear award in the European Journal ofInnovation Management, and Ann Mooney’spaper was runner-up in the McKinsey/SMSBest Paper Award competition at the StrategicManagement Society Conference (Paris, France). Professor Jerry

Luftman collaborated with other Howefaculty in the publication of two books:Competing in the Information Age: Alignin the Sand (Oxford University Press,2003) and Managing the InformationTechnology Resource: Leadership in the

Information Age (Prentice-Hall 2003). Gary Lynn andDick Reilly's book,"Blockbusters," was namedone of the top 30 businessbooks by Executive BookSummaries and is now avail-able in an audio version andin Korean, Chinese andPortuguese.

The Howe School also is making its presencefelt at major international research confer-ences. Along with Dr. Hossein Eslambolchi,the President of AT&T Labs, Dean JerryHultin was a keynote speaker at the IEEEInternational Conference on Computing andCommunications in Sicily, Italy. This year, fac-ulty members and Ph.D. students presentedpapers at conferences in Turkey, France,Ireland and Germany as well as at the top

conferences in the fields of technology management, project manage-ment and information systems in the United States. The InformationSystems Department, led by Jerry Luftman, will host two major con-ferences in New York City: the annual Society for InformationSystems Conference (SIM) in 2003 and the Americas Conference onInformation Systems (AMCIS) in 2004.

The Howe School has become increasinglyactive in the area of homeland securityresearch. The Office of Naval Researchawarded Dr. Jeffrey Nickerson a contractto develop new concepts of providing pro-tection from terrorist attacks. Based onnetcentric concepts developed andemployed by the United States Navy,Dean Hultin and Leslie Stevens wereawarded a significant grant to study how"netcentric operations" can be used toimprove the detection of threats and the response to terrorist events.Professors Nickerson, Reilly and Ted Stohr are contributing to theInstitute's Wireless Internet Network Security research grant throughtheir investigation of decision strategies and human behavior in net-centric crisis situations. Also, Dean Lou Laucirica won a grant fromthe AT&T Foundation to study business continuity planning in thepharmaceutical industry.

R E S E A R C HWhat is the role of research (knowledge-creation)? Analysis of this important question rests on changing the operative word to beroles rather than role. Knowledge-creation is inextricably woven into the Institute’s core mission of education. So intimate is thisassociation, that I believe the future of our education is based on our scholarly research, and I cannot imagine otherwise.

Knowledge-creation enables excellence in undergraduate and graduate education wherein faculty are not just experts in what isknown, but they also explore the frontiers of what is not yet known and bring this unique excitement to students in the classroom,laboratory and informal interactions. The Institute’s research centers, which champion interdisciplinary research, enable students tolearn firsthand that the creation of innovative technologies often entails the integrated expertise of many disciplines. Knowledge-creation also leads to excellence in publications that nurture external recognition and esteem for the Institute, including its currentstudents and alumni.

Knowledge-creation leads to new concepts, services and laboratory prototypes that have interest beyond the Institute including, butnot limited to, patents and prototypes. Such derivatives of knowledge creation can lead to the formation of businesses with invest-ment capital, and such enterprises can create jobs and diverse opportunities for many.

Therefore, research by our faculty and research centers is now and for the long-term essential for education rooted inTechnogenesis®.

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Professor Rainer Martini

Professor Deborah Sinnreich-Levi

"Constructivism and Practice: Toward a Historical Epistemology."Constructivism and Practice advances the understanding of the roleof construction and model creation and reflects on the relationship ofthese models to social practices. Publications in other fields were alsonumerous, including eight papers in the Computer ScienceDepartment alone this year.

Besides the numerous grants and awards the school’s faculty received,scientific advances also made news this year. John Oliensis has solveda long outstanding problem on structure from motion. Structurefrom motion is the most researched problem in computer vision andis increasingly important in computer graphics. The field involves thecapture of motion imagery, as from video or film, which can then betransformed into 3-D models and used for vivid animation. Thework also has large implications for the future of entertainment andcommunications media. In addition, Professor Rainer Martinidemonstrated for the first time digital error-free data communicationin the mid infrared (MIR) spectral region using a purely electricallycooled system (detector and emitter) working at or close to roomtemperature.

Leslie Stevens

Professor Jerry Luftman

Professors Gary Lynn andDick Reilly

Continued on next page

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Schaefer School – Research

Since January of this year the faculty of the Charles V. Schaefer Jr.School of Engineering have been awarded 46 new externally fundedresearch grants and contracts valued in excess of $11.2 million.

These include:• $3 million for the Center for Microchemical Systems under the

leadership of Professors Woo Lee, Adeniyi Lawal and RonBesser,

• $1.25 million for the Highly Filled Materials Institute under theleadership of Professor DilhanKalyon,

• $2.25 million for the Center ofEnvironmental Systems under theleadership of Professors ChristosChristodoulatos and Kurt Becker,

• $2.4 million for the Center ofMaritime Systems under the Leadershipof Professors Michael Bruno and AlanBlumberg,

• $1 million for the Design and Manufacturing Institute and theDepartment of Mechanical Engineering under the leadership ofProfessors Souran Manoochehri andConstantin Chassapis, and

• $800,000 for the Department ofElectrical and Computer Engineeringunder the leadership of ProfessorsRajarathnam Chandramouli,Koduvayur Subbalakshmi and Yu-Dong Yao.

Examples of the Schaefer School’s cutting-edge research also include aDavidson Laboratory project with major implications for our coast-lines. The international science community has recognized that inorder to promote the sustainability and wise use of our coastalresources, an integrated system of continuous coastal ocean observa-tions and analysis is needed. Such a system will ensure informedcoastal management decisions are made and the impacts of those deci-sions quantified. The future of ocean observations will rely on cost-effective real time data transmis-sion from many disparate instru-ment platforms over a single uni-fied transmission protocol. Underthe leadership of Professor TomHerrington and with research byOliver Sosinsky, Stevens is nowleading research on this criticalproblem with the installation of aprototype weather station oncampus this fall.

Professor Michael Bruno Professor Alan Blumberg

R E S E A R C H continued

Professor KoduvayurSubbalakshmi to the left

Professor Tom Herrington

Professor ChristosChristodoulatos

Professor AdeniyiLawal

Professor Ron BesserProfessor Woo Lee

PRESIDENT’S LETTER 2003

Howe School – Master’s ProgramsThe Howe School’s graduate programs continue to innovate and expandin scope and global outreach. The Information Systems program intro-duced two major new MSIS concentrations – one for the pharmaceuticalindustry and one for the financial industry – in response to input fromthe program’s Industry Advisory Board. In the area of telecommunica-tions management, Professor Audrey Curtis and her team introduced avery popular new concentration in "wireless technology" and are makingthe Masters in Telecommunications Management Degree available entirelyon the Internet. The Master of Management Program led by ProfessorElizabeth Watson offered a new concentration in Global InnovationManagement for the first time this year.

Howe School master’s programs will now be taught overseas. A facultyteam led by Audrey Curtis has developed a joint MS inTelecommunications Management program, which will be taught inChina and on WebCampus by faculty from the Beijing Institute ofTechnology and Stevens faculty. A similar arrangement has been made byJerry Luftman with Ecole pour l'Informatique et les Techniques Avancées(EPITA) in Paris, France. This joint MS in Information Systems programwill be taught for the first time in the summer of 2004.

Associate Dean Ted Stohr led a team of faculty in the development ofMBA in Technology Management and dual MS-MBA in TechnologyManagement degree programs. These programs build on the HoweSchool’s strength in technology management adding general managementskills to the knowledge of technology management provided by our M.S.degree programs. The first MBA students will be admitted this fall.

Imperatore School – Master’s ProgramsThe Department of Physics and Engineering Physics introduced two newweb-based graduate certificate programs: Applied Optics, andMicroelectronics and Photonics. Also, Professor Khaldoun Khashanahhas developed a financial engineering program in the MathematicsDepartment. The program offers a Graduate Certificate consisting of fourcourses: Stochastic Calculus, Pricing and Hedging, ComputationalFinance, and Portfolio Theory and Risk Management. The program hasalready attracted 18 new students. Based on educational market needs,Professor Khashanah and the Math Department plan to expand the pro-gram to a Master’s in Financial Engineering program.

The Stevens Graduate Certificate in Professional Communications, start-ed by the Humanities Department, helps participants from all fieldsenhance and develop their skills to better serve their industries. TheGraduate Program in CyberSecurity, which has the objective of providingtraining on security as well as a formal means for recognition of securityskills, has been expanded to also offer an M.S. degree in Cybersecurity.The program previously only offered a certificate in Cybersecurity.

Schaefer School – Master’s ProgramsThe newest development in Master’s Programs in the Schaefer School is amajor and highly important undertaking under the leadership of AssociateDean Dinesh Verma. Stevens has been competitively selected by theNational Security Agency to provide Master’s level courses in SystemsEngineering and Operational Effectiveness to their mid- and senior-levelengineering staff. The program is valued in excess of $1.4 million per yearin the Washington D.C. area.

M A S T E R ’ S P R O G R A M S

These graduate programs have vital and long-term roles at the Institute. They also enable the direct impact of faculty scholarship onthe growth of business and industry. Institute faculty excel in building on their scholarly expertise to develop materials that are customized and tailored for various sectors such as financial services, defense, pharmaceuticals and telecommunications. As theseindustries grow, they create jobs and wealth for the greater public good.

As the esteem that business and industry have for the Institute’s outstanding master’s programs grows, so does the overall value of theInstitute to many corporations. Such deeper appreciation of the Institute leads to increased recruitment of undergraduates in searchof jobs and agreements with faculty and research centers for joint research and technology development.

The Institute’s alumni body can also benefit. It is important to note that graduate alumni are growing more rapidly than under-graduate. To date, the Institute has 12,115 undergraduate alumni and 9,090 graduate alumni. The nurturing of this alumnigroup can significantly help the future growth of the Institute.

GRADUATE ENROLLMENTFY 96 FY 97 FY 98 FY 99 FY 00 FY 01 FY 02 FY 03

Revenue Net 10.7M 11.9M 13.8M 15.8M 19.0M 21.6M 24.4M 26.9MCredit Hours 18,397 18,890 21,475 23,501 27,412 34,079 36,418 37,494School of Technology Management 41% 42% 45% 54% 59% 64% 67% 60%School of Engineering 33% 33% 29% 23% 23% 20% 20% 25%School of Applied Sciences & Liberal Arts 26% 25% 26% 23% 18% 16% 13% 15%

100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

% Total Enrollment/Off-campus 28% 35% 44% 47% 48% 48% 49% 53%New Students 758 865 1007 1054 1147 1228 1302 1349New International Students 154 159 174 216 225 287 298 289Total Students (Spring Semester) 1734 1736 1956 2125 2335 2521 2798 2824Master’s Degrees Awarded 491 442 478 510 550 672 726 832

Professor Rashmi Jain

At the 2003 commencement, valedictorianPaul Sanzone, was awarded two degrees – aB.E. in Chemical Engineering and a B.A. inLiterature. Paul is pursuing a doctoraldegree through a fellowship at theUniversity of Delaware, which has one ofthe nation’s top programs in chemical engi-neering. Technogenesis® summer scholarsexplored research frontiers through variedfaculty mentored projects.

Student athletes reached exceptional levels of externally recognizedexcellence. Women’s Soccer advanced to the national playoffs defeat-ing Johns Hopkins, 2-1, in the first round. Men’s volleyball advancedto the top four nationally. Men’s Lacrosse also earned a bid to theNCAA playoffs and traveled to Los Angeles for the competition.Women’s Lacrosse, in just their third year as a varsity team, advancedto the Eastern Conference Athletic Competition.

Undergraduate applications and enrollments continue to reach evenhigher levels of excellence. The Class of 2007 enters this fall withexceptional academic achievement including grades, class standingand scores on standardized testing.

Growth of the undergraduate student body is underway and isplanned in two phases. New facilities are needed, including a resi-dence hall and a student center, both of which require focused build-ing campaigns to offset the cost of construction. The plan is toexpand enrollment from 1750 to 2050 over the next three years fol-lowed by the growth of an additional 250-300 students by 2009.

Undergraduate initiatives in the schools include a new partnershipthat the Schaefer School has developed with the Center for Improved Engineering and Science Education. Under the leadership of Dean

George Korfiatis, Associate Dean Keith Sheppard, ProfessorsConstantin Chassapis, Stuart Tewksbury, Edward Friedman andCIESE deputy director Beth McGrath, the partnership is developingfunded initiatives for the enhancement of the Stevens UndergraduateEngineering Curriculum. Under this new initiative and with theleadership of Professor Sven Esche, the National Science Foundationhas awarded Stevens a grantof $1.9 million for the devel-opment of remote laborato-ries. Another grant of$470,000 was recentlyawarded to Stevens by theDepartment of Education.

U N D E R G R A D U A T E P R O G R A M S

Undergraduates at the Institute have distinguished themselves in several dimensions such as earning dual degrees with outstanding academic records,

summer research and extracurricular activities.

Paul Sanzone

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Back Row from left to right:Professors Sven Esche, CostasChassapis; Front Row: ProfessorJan Nazalewicz, GraduateStudent Dennis Hromin

PRESIDENT’S LETTER 2003

N E W F A C U L T Y

Howe School: Dr. Murrae Bowden, formerly Director ofR&D for Arch Chemicals MicroelectronicMaterials, joined the Howe School asProgram Director of the Executive Masterin Technology Management following theretirement of the founding director ofEMTM, Professor Don Merino, aftermany years of outstanding service. Dr.George Calhoun, formerly CEO andChairman of the Board of Illinois SuperConductor Corporation, joined the HoweSchool as Executive-in-Residence in theBachelor in Science in Business andTechnology Program.

Imperatore School:Chemistry – Dr. Sunil Saxena comes toStevens from the University of AlabamaDepartment of Medicine, in Birmingham.His current research involves studies onprotein-protein interactions responsible forregulating ion flow through membranes.Dr. James Liang comes from theUniversity of Michigan at Ann Arbor. Hisresearch is in the organic synthesis of smartpolymers – polymers whose properties canbe programmed into their structure – andtheir applications in targeted and con-trolled drug delivery. Computer Science –Dr. John Oliensis had been a research sci-entist at NEC Research Institute for the 10years before coming to Stevens last January.He is one of the world's outstandingresearchers in computer vision, and he isworking on explaining how seeing is possi-ble, given unreliable and tentative evidence.In addition two new Stevens scientists arenow in Punta Cana working in ourChemical Ecology Lab. They will set upan analytical facility equipped with gas andhigh-pressure liquid chromatographs. Dr.Vaclav Cerovsky is a peptide chemist.Since his Ph.D. from Institute of Organic

Chemistry and Biochemistry, CzechoslovakAcademy of Sciences, Prague, he hasworked in many international laboratoriesincluding that of Professor HarroldScheraga at Cornell. Dr. Eva Kaufman is arecent Ph.D. from J.W. Goethe-University,Frankfurt, Germany. She won a FeodorLynen Research Fellowship from theAlexander von Humboldt Foundation towork in Dr. Attygalle’s laboratory. Dr.Attygalle is also a former Humbodt Fellow.

Schaefer School:In the Dept. of Systems Engineering &Engineering Management – Dr. RenuRamnarayanan recently joined Stevens.She is the former President and Founder ofDecision Process Management Inc. Herresearch interests have been in value chainenterprise system, and she consults withFortune 500 companies on supply chainmanagement. Dr. Rashmi Jain comes toStevens from Accenture (formerly known asAndersen Consulting). At Accenture, shewas involved in planning and implement-ing large and complex systems-integrationprojects in various life-cycle stages of infor-mation technology systems. Dr. Wei Jiangcame to Stevens from INSIGHT, AT&TLabs, where he worked as a senior technicalstaff member. He teaches courses in DataMining and Forecasting and DemandModeling Systems. Electrical andComputer Engineering – Dr. ChristinaComaniciu formerly worked with theWireless Information Network Laboratoryat Rutgers University and the electricalengineering department at Princeton,where she was a research associate. Sheresearches cross-layer design for wirelessnetworks, radio resource management forcellular and ad hoc networks,admission/access control for multimediawireless systems and multiuser detection.

Over the past four years, more than 30 faculty have joined the three schools of the Institute. In the same period, approximately 20 research faculty have become members of our academic community.

Faculty are the essential core of the Institute and it is faculty who define the education and research programs oftheir departments through their individual scholarship and their collective scholarship achieved through intra- and inter-departmental collaboration, the latter of which can be inter-school.

The Institute is delighted to welcome new faculty who have recently joined Stevens:

ProfessorMurrae Bowden

Professor Renu Ramnarayanan

Professor Wei Jiang

Professor Christina Comaniciu

Dear Colleague:

Such momentum strongly positions the Institute to make even greaterstrides towards the goal of being recognized as a national assetthrough the strategic educational direction of Technogenesis®. Theessence of Technogenesis® is the Institute-wide commitment to inte-grating knowledge creation with undergraduate and graduate educa-tion and the marketplace realization of innovative technologies.

The Institute believes that the unique Technogenesis® educational set-ting nurtures leaders and entrepreneurs who become pioneers in engi-neering, science and management that make contributions which gen-erate diverse opportunities and broader wealth for the greater good ofour society. We also believe that it is difficult for our nation to sus-tain prosperity without a higher degree of world harmony. Therefore,Technogenesis® is having global outreach in those parts of the worldwhere Stevens, even though it is relatively small, can make a measuredcontribution to job creation and economic growth. This is the visionof Stevens Institute of Technology.

The strategic direction of Education and Research Rooted inTechnogenesis® has led to advances in several competitive fronts. Thequality and size of the undergraduate student body has never beenstronger in the 133-year history of the Institute. Whether measuredby scores on standardized exams, standing in their high school seniorclass or academic achievement, the profile of entering students ishighly competitive. Enrolled students achieved much in their studiesand cooperative work experiences in business and industry, and also atthe national level in athletic competition with other colleges and uni-versities. New degree programs such as biomedical engineering werelaunched. Master’s level programs such as information technology inthe pharmaceutical industry, and systems engineering for the defenseand national security sectors were well received, as measured byenrollment.

Reporting on the growth of external support for research is also mostexciting. At the June 2002 faculty/trustee retreat in Mt. Snow,Vermont, the commitment was made to achieving nationally recog-nized excellence for the creation of new knowledge in the pursuit ofTechnogenesis®. An important measure of progress in this competi-tive arena is the grants and contracts awarded to the faculty andresearch centers. Last year, 2002, was a banner year – over $20 mil-lion of externally supported research expenditures were achieved forthe first time in the history of the Institute. This is a 36% increaseover 2001, which in turn was 32% higher than 2000. Much of thisgrowth is due to the growth of faculty research.

The Institute’s research centers also made noteworthy achievements.For example, the Center of Maritime Systems won a $1.3 millionOffice of Naval Research award for the New York HarborObservation System, which employs ocean observing sensors to sup-port port security and environmental monitoring of the New Yorkharbor. The newly established Wireless Network Security Center wonawards from the National Science Foundation and the DefenseAdvanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) totaling more than $1million. The Center for Environmental Systems received a $.6 mil-lion research contract to develop new plasma technology for the reme-diation of organic materials in water systems.

Another measure of success in the pursuit of Technogenesis® is theexternal recognition received by Technogenesis® startup enterprises.Plasmion, PlasmaSol, and HydroGlobe received new rounds of exter-nal investments, as did Intelligent Sensing Technologies. TheInstitute must foster the creation of the next generation of startupswhich are anticipated in such fertile research areas as computer securi-ty and wireless networks, as well as in the search for drugs and newdrug delivery mechanisms.

Recognition of the excellence of Stevens was also experienced globally.Stevens has launched the Chemical Ecology Laboratory in PuntaCana, Dominican Republic, where scientists are working to isolate"drugs from bugs." The Center for Improved Engineering andScience Education, which has externally funded programs in Ecuador,Peru and Costa Rica, conducted a special training program forwomen faculty from Afghanistan through funding by the U.S. StateDepartment. Due to the efforts and initiatives of humanities andsocial sciences faculty, a comprehensive agreement was signed with theUniversity of Beykent in Turkey based on student and culturalexchange and Technogenesis®. New agreements were also reachedwith the Beijing Institute of Technology in China and with Queen’sUniversity and the University of Ulster in Northern Ireland.

While we are joyful about the Institute’s success, we are also mindfulof the challenges that are ahead. To sustain the Institute’s noteworthyadvances and growth, we must be ever vigilant about securing anequally strong, long-term financial outlook. The increase in cost ofmajor construction, uncertainties in investment markets and escalat-ing health care costs are factors of concern. The Institute is takingsteps to prepare for such developments, so that it can continue, as ithas in the past several years, to invest in faculty and student develop-ment and the advancement of Technogenesis®.

Stevens Institute of TechnologyCastle Point on HudsonHoboken, NJ 07030

Office of the President

October 2003

In 2003, Professor Athula Attygalle and DeanErich Kunhardt launched the Chemical EcologyLaboratory in Punta Cana, the DominicanRepublic. The generosity of Theodore Kheel,highly acclaimed labor attorney and co-owner ofthe Punta Cana Resort, is most gratefully acknowl-edged. "Drugs from Bugs" is the research directionof this new laboratory which has several full-timeresearch faculty and technicians.

Professor Hong-Liang Cui, DeanKunhardt, Vice President MaureenWeatherall and Dean Robert Ubellhave launched a major initiative inChina involving educational exchangeand joint research and technologydevelopment. Partners include the

Beijing Institute of Technology, the Changchun Institute of Opticsand Fine Mechanics, and the East China University of Science andTechnology.

The Center for Improved Engineering and Science Education(CIESE) has been externally funded to conduct math and scienceteacher training programs in Costa Rica, Peru, and in Ecuador. In thelatter, there are additional associations through alumnus Dr. LeonFebres Cordero, Class of ’53, Past President of Ecuador, and alumnusDr. Moises G. Tacle, Class of ‘’71, who is Rector of Escuela SuperiorPolitecnica del Litoral (ESPOL) which is partnering with CIESE.

Building on the experience in Afghanistan of CIESE Director EdwardFriedman and his spouse A.J. Lederman, CIESE conducted a specialtraining program for Afghani women college faculty who were oncampus for six weeks this summer. The program was sponsored by theFulbright Program in the U.S. State Department.

In early October, Dean George Korfiatis will host an InternationalPlanning Conference for the Empowerment of Afghan Professionals,co-sponsored by the Society of Afghan Engineers and the PermanentMission of Afghanistan to the United Nations. One of the major top-ics to be discussed is the leadership role of Stevens in rebuilding theSchool of Engineering at Kabul University. Several Afghan ministersand U.S. Government representatives are expected to participate.

Dean Jerry Hultin, new chairman of Dean’sCouncil along with faculty in the School ofTechnology Management are pursuing jointresearch and educational initiatives withQueen’s University and the University ofUlster in Northern Ireland. In addition,Frank Fernandez is leading an initiative ontechnology and humanitarian action. He andDean Kunhardt are co-organizing with KevinCahill, M.D., a highly acclaimed physician,

and international leader and author in the fieldof humanitarian action. This workshop will be held on Dec. 4, 2003,at Fordham University’s Lincoln Center Campus.

In conclusion I offer my heartfelt congratulations to the faculty, stu-dents and staff for their extraordinary achievements in the 2002-03academic year. We have much to look forward to in this new aca-demic year, and your contributions to this vital enterprise are keepingthe momentum very strong. Thank you for your enthusiasm, respectfor one another, and support as we continue to strive toward our mostimportant goals.

Sincerely yours,

Harold J. RavechéPresident Stevens Institute of Technology

G L O B A L I Z A T I O N

Technogenesis®, as a catalyst for university involvement in economic development,

has attracted attention from organizations on a global scale.

The Institute pursues such opportunities based on the interest of faculty, staff and students

and their potential to benefit the Institute’s long-term goal of internationally recognized

excellence for the creation of knowledge through Technogenesis®.

Dean Robert Ubell

Dean Jerry Hultin

Achievement, and the excitement that accompanies outstanding advances, characterized the 2002/03

academic year at Stevens Institute of Technology. Led by faculty initiatives and talented students, and with

the support of dedicated administrative staff, the Institute continued to advance on a global basis.

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Professor Athula Attygalle