Two Yale Engineering Professors Elected to Connecticut Academy of Science & Engineering

Yale Engineering's Paul Van Tassel, Professor and Chair, Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering and Charles Ahn, Professor of Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science, Applied Physics & Physics, have been elected to membership in the Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering. The two were among 35 of Connecticut's leading experts in science, engineering, and technology to be introduced as new CASE members at the Academy's 36th Annual Meeting and Dinner in Norwalk last night.

In addition to Van Tassel and Ahn, 10 other new CASE members are affiliated with Yale University, including: Karen Anderson, Professor of Pharmacology, School of Medicine; Charles Bailyn, Professor of Astronomy and Physics; Thomas O. Carpenter, Professor of Pediatrics (Endocrinology), Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation, School of Medicine; Peter Cresswell, Professor of Immunobiology and Professor of Cell Biology and Dermatology, School of Medicine; Debra Fischer, Professor of Astronomy; Robert Galvin, Adjunct Professor, Medicine and Health Policy, School of Medicine; Jeffrey Gruen, Professor of Pediatrics, Genetics, & Investigative Medicine, School of Medicine; Charles Lockwood, Professor of Women's Health and Chair, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, School of Medicine; and Ruslan Medzhitov, Professor of Immunobiology, School of Medicine.

Election to the Academy is on the basis of scientific and engineering distinction achieved through significant contributions in theory or applications, as demonstrated by original published books and papers, patents, the pioneering of new and developing fields and innovative products, outstanding leadership of nationally recognized technical teams, and external professional awards in recognition of scientific and engineering excellence.

The Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering was chartered by the Connecticut General Assembly in 1976 to provide expert guidance on science and technology to the people and to the state of Connecticut, and to promote the application of science and technology to human welfare and economic well being.