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Pense is Elected to National
Academy of Engineering
"Al Pense must know the depth of respect and affection he
enjoys on this campus," said Lehigh President Peter Likins.
"For an engineer there is no better evidence of the esteem
of his peers than eleerrorr"to"the National Academy of
Engineering. Al deserves that recognition and I'm proud
to note that the Academy agrees."
This year, 15,000 area students will join
Robert Ballard on a dive more than a
mile down on the west coast of Mexico's
Baja California Sur to study "black
smokers," underwater vents that spew
toxins and spawn weird creatures like
tube worms. They also will explore
Baja's east coast to study gray whales
that have migrated from the Arctic to
mate and give birth. See page 2.
by Kurt Pfitzer
Lehigh University Writers' Group
Provost Alan W. Pense has
achieved one of the highest distinctions of the engineering profession — election to the National Academy of Engineering.
Pense, a professor of materials science and engineering and
former dean of the College of
Engineering and Applied Science, becomes the sixth Lehigh
member of the Academy.
The others are President Peter Likins; John W. Fisher,
the Joseph T. Stuart Professor
of civil engineering and director
of the Engineering Research
Center For Advanced Technology For Large Structural Systems (ATLSS); LynnT. Beedle,
University Distinguished Professor emeritus of civil engineering; Ronald S. Rivlin, professor emeritus of mechanical engineering, and Arthur E.
Humphrey, former provost.
"This is the high point of my
technical career," Pense said
when he learned of his election.
"But I don't know that I'm more
worthy of this than anyone else."
Fisher, who nominated
Pense, said, "I'm delighted to
see Al's professional contributions recognized. I believe he
will be a real asset to the Academy as it works on the challenges facing our nation."   •
Academy president Robert
M. White said members are
chosen for "important contributions to engineering theory and
practice...and for unusual accomplishment in new and developing fields of technology."
Pense was cited for "interdisciplinary research in
weldability, deformation and
fracture of metals, and for leadership in engineering education."
Seventy-three engineers
were elected earlier this month
to the Academy, bringing its
total U.S. membership to 1,684.
Pense, who received his
bachelor's degree from Cornell
University and his master's degree and Ph.D. from Lehigh, is
nationally known for his work
in welds, metal fractures and
the mechanical properties of
steel. He has written or co-written more than 90 technical publications and one book, "Structures and Properties of Engi-
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