Raven to receive National Medal of Science

By Tony Fitzpatrick

Peter H. Raven, Ph.D., director of the Missouri Botanical Garden and Engelmann Professor of Botany in Arts & Sciences at Washington University, is one of a dozen renowned American scientists and engineers to receive the prestigious National Medal of Science. President Bill Clinton made the announcement on Nov. 13, 2000.

In announcing the year 2000 Medal of Science honorees, the president paid tribute to a group of scientific leaders who changed or set new directions in social policy, neuroscience, biology, chemistry, bioengineering, mathematics, physics, and earth and environmental sciences.

"These exceptional scientists and engineers have transformed our world and enhanced our daily lives," Clinton said. "Their imagination and ingenuity will continue to inspire future generations of American scientists to remain at the cutting edge of scientific discovery and technological innovation."

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Horsin' Around Don Quixote (also known as senior Barrett Graves) and his trusty steed searched in vain for windmills to challenge on the Hilltop Campus last week, beginning at Brookings Hall and ending at Graham Chapel. The Don was on campus to promote the Performing Arts Department in Arts & Sciences' production of the musical "Man of La Mancha," which finishes its run in Edison Theatre this weekend.

Business school showcases next wave of commerce

By Nancy Belt

If you're looking to ride the Internet wave that comes after e-commerce, say hello to m-commerce, a.k.a. mobile commerce, which lets you communicate and transact commerce via wireless, hand-held devices, setting you free from hardware tethered to a wall.

Helping students, faculty and business people understand the possibilities and pitfalls of doing business this way and via other electronic means is a goal of the Olin Digital Commerce Center, inaugurated by the Olin School of Business Nov. 14 via a symposium, "The Future of Mobile Commerce," in Simon Hall's May Auditorium.

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Pictured above is a simulated image of the Mars rover carrying NASA's Athena Science Payload. Washington University is heavily involved in testing prototype rovers and in the Athena Science Payload scheduled to reach the "Red Planet" in 2004. High school students nationwide, as well as a group of students in Copenhagen, Denmark, are also collaborating with NASA.

Mars Rover project involves faculty, staff, students

By Tony Fitzpatrick

NASA plans to send two robotic rovers to Mars in 2004, and Washington University is involved in an impressive network of researchers and students to help make the mission possible.

Raymond E. Arvidson, Ph.D., the James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor and chair of the earth and planetary sciences department in Arts & Sciences, his staff and students across the nation have been active in field testing the Mars Exploration Rover (MER) prototype for two years. Arvidson, who has worked for NASA since 1970 and has had a role in almost every Mars mission since the 1970s, is Deputy Principal Investigator for the Athena Science Payload on the two MER rovers that will land on Mars in early 2004. The Principal Investigator is Steven Squyres, Ph.D., professor of astronomy at Cornell University.

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