From Slide Rules to Supercomputers

FROM THE ARCHIVES: Alumni shares stories about using everything from slide rules to super-fast computers. 

Reds Wolman 1924 – 2010

Generations of students, colleagues, family and friends remember Reds Wolman.

Whiting School Scores

RESULTS: Student teams from the School of Engineering have tested their engineering mettle in a variety of milieus over the past months. 

Barbie Goes Binary Code

ALUMNI MAKING NEWS: Erin Fitzgerald MSE '04, PhD '09 was tapped by Mattel through the National Academy of Engineering to consult on Barbie's first-ever foray into computer engineering. 

Alum Has Good Karma

ALUMNI MAKING NEWS: Sapna Rohra '07 teaches Bollywood classes, works as a choreographer and dancer.

WSE Weathers Financial Storm

INTERVIEW: Jim Aumiller, the Whiting School’s associate dean for finance and administration, discusses how key decisions have put Whiting on a path to fiscal success.

“Reds” Wolman’s Legacy

IN MEMORIAM: M. Gordon "Reds" Wolman, an internationally respected expert in river science, water resource management, and environmental education, a member of the National Academy of Engineering, and a faculty member at Johns Hopkins for more than half a century, died at his home in Baltimore on Feb. 24, 2010.

Remembering Alan J. Goldman

IN MEMORIAM: Alan J. Goldman, a faculty member in the Whiting School's Department of Applied Mathematics and Statistics, died on February 13, 2010. 

Mourning Fred Jelinek

IN MEMORIAM: Fred Jelinek, director of the Center for Language and Speech Processing and a pioneer in computer research, died suddenly on September 14, 2010.

Hackerman Hall Dedicated

DEDICATION: The Whiting School's newest research incubator, Hackerman Hall, was dedicated on September 15, 2010.

Alumni Mentors Share Expertise

ALUMNI PROFILE: John Helwig '04 volunteers with the Society of Engineering Alumni's (SEA) Mentoring Program. 

Hopkins Full Circle

STUDENT PROFILE: Brian Shell '12 achieves his dream of studying at Johns Hopkins, thanks to the engineering school's most coveted merit-based scholarship. 

Bjerkaas Retires

CHANGING FACES: Allan Bjerkaas, the Whiting School of Engineering’s associate dean for Engineering for Professionals (EP), retired this fall after 36 years of service.

Smith Takes Over EP

CHANGING FACES: Dexter G. Smith is named associate dean for Engineering for Professionals (EP).

Winslow Receives Named Professorship

PROFESSORSHIP: Raimond L. Winslow (above, center), professor of biomedical engineering and director of the Institute for Computational Medicine, was named the inaugural Raj and Neera Singh Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering.

Bouwer Receives Named Professorship

NAMED PROFESSORSHIP: Edward J. Bouwer, professor and chair of the Department of Geography and Environmental Engineering, is installed as the Abel Wolman Professor in Environmental Engineering

Alumni Awards

ALUMNI AWARDS: Several alumni are honored for their service and commitment to the Whiting School.