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News Release - January 29, 2009

Lenore Blum Wins Carnegie Science Center Award

Lenore Blum, Distinguished Career Professor of Computer Science, is the winner of the Catalyst Award in this year’s Carnegie Science Award program.

The Catalyst Award recognizes excellence in promoting public awareness of scientific issues, and advancing science in society to bring about measurable, beneficial change. The award cites Blum’s role as founding director of Project Olympus, which fosters economic growth and retention of scientific talent in Western Pennsylvania, as well as her efforts to increase the percentage of women studying and teaching computer science.

Priya Narasimhan, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering, also was cited, winning the Emerging Female Scientist award.

The awards were announced Jan. 29 and will be presented at an awards ceremony May 9 at the Carnegie Music Hall. Previous winners of the Catalyst Award include William “Red” Whittaker of the Robotics Institute and Benno Bernt, chairman of the SCS Advisory Board.

Contact:

Byron Spice
412.268.9068
bspice@cs.cmu.edu

About Carnegie Mellon: Carnegie Mellon is a private research university with a distinctive mix of programs in engineering, computer science, robotics, business, public policy, fine arts and the humanities. More than 10,000 undergraduate and graduate students receive an education characterized by its focus on creating and implementing solutions for real problems, interdisciplinary collaboration, and innovation. A small student-to-faculty ratio provides an opportunity for close interaction between students and professors. While technology is pervasive on its 144-acre Pittsburgh campus, Carnegie Mellon is also distinctive among leading research universities for the world-renowned programs in its College of Fine Arts. A global university, Carnegie Mellon has campuses in Silicon Valley, Calif., and Qatar, and programs in Asia, Australia and Europe. For more, see www.cmu.edu.