Seventies

 
New Faculty
Rudolf Bayer
John E. Doner
Terry J. Frederick
Lawrence W. Hunter
Charles E. Pfefferkorn
Victor B. Schneider
Vincent Y. Shen
Robert E. Williamson
 


Rudolf Bayer

('70 photo)

 

Ph.D. Recipients /more info/
> Leonard J. Bass (Advisor: P. R. Young)
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Dennis J. Frailey (Advisor: M. H. Halstead)

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Peng-Siu Mei (Advisor: J. R. Buchi)

> Arthur E. Oldehoeft (Advisor: S. D. Conte)
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Steven A. Pruess (Advisor: C. deBoor)
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Stefan M. Silverston (Advisor: S. D. Conte)

Science Headlines  
> IBM introduces the floppy disk.
> Bar codes (computer scanned binary signal codes) are introduced for retail and industrial use in England.
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New Faculty
Jay R. Hamann
John E. Pomeranz
   

 

Ph.D. Recipients /more info/
> James C. Blair (Advisor: S. Rosen)
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Raymond F. Boyce (Advisor: M. H. Halstead)
> Thomas Gregory DeLutis (Advisor: M. H. Halstead)
> Guy T. Hochgesang (Advisor: M. H. Halstead )
> Robert E. Noonan (Advisor: M. H. Halstead)
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William C. Nylin, Jr. (Advisor: M. H. Halstead)
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Michael D. Shapiro (Advisor: M. H. Halstead)
Science Headlines  
> Intel introduces the microprocessor.
> Mariner IX, orbiting Mars, takes revealing pictures of the planet's surface.
Photo Collection
 


Samuel D. Conte

('71 photo)

   
New Faculty
Peter J. Denning
Michael Machtey
Herbert D. Schwetman
Larry White
   

 

Ph.D. Recipients /more info/

> Toby S. Berk (Advisor: M. H. Halstead)
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David S. Dodson (Advisor: C. deBoor)

> Ronald Leo Lancaster (Advisor: V. B. Schneider)
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Edward G. Pekarek, Jr. (Advisor: R. E. Lynch)
Science Headlines  
> Electronic mail is introduced by Ray Tomlinson, a Cambridge, Massachusetts, computer scientist.  He uses the @ to distinguish between the sender's name and network name in the e-mail address.
> CAT (Computerized Axial Tomography) scanning is developed in England.
> Compact disc is developed at RCA (US).
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New Faculty
Kenneth Omahen
David A. Workman
   

 

Ph.D. Recipients /more info/
> Thomas J. Aird (Advisor: J. R. Rice)
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James R. Arsenault (Advisor: J. F. Nunamaker, Jr.)
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Necdet Bulut (Advisor: M. H. Halstead)
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Richard E. Buten (Advisor: V. Y. Shen)

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Dennis M. Conti (Advisor: T. J. Frederick)
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Barron C. Housel III (Advisor: M. H. Halstead)
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James A. Iverson, Jr. (Advisor: J. F. Nunamaker, Jr.)
> Kenneth Leroy Krause (Advisor: V. Y. Shen)
> Jean-Louis Lassez (Advisor: J. R. Buchi)
> Marshall D. Mickunas (Advisor: V. B. Schneider)
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Rodney R. Oldehoeft (Advisor: J. R. Rice)
> Roger V. Roman (Advisor: S. D. Conte)
> Donald E. Swenson (Advisor: A. B. Whinston)
Science Headlines  
> Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) design is begun and in 1983 it becomes the standard for communicating between computers over the Internet.  One of these protocols, FTP (File Transfer Protocol), allows users to log onto a remote computer, list the files on that computer, and download files from that computer.
> Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR), the technology behind MRI scanning, is developed.
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New Faculty
Carl E. Landwehr
Shi Bing Yao
 

 

 

Ph.D. Recipients /more info/
> Larry A. Anderson (Advisor: W. Gautschi)
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William J. Collins (Advisor: P. R. Young)

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William J. Dahl (Advisor: J. F. Nunamaker, Jr.)
> Frank L. Friedman (Advisor: V. B. Schneider)
> David I. Heiman (Advisor: M. F. Neuts)
> Thomas I. M. Ho (Advisor: J. F. Nunamaker, Jr.)
> Dennis G. Kafura (Advisor: V. Y. Shen)
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Lawrence J. Schutte (Advisor: M. H. Halstead)
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William G. Verbrugge (Advisor: J. F. Nunamaker, Jr.)
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Paul M. Zislis (Advisor: M. H. Halstead)
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Stuart H. Zweben (Advisor: M. H. Halstead)
Science Headlines  
> A new elementary particle psi (now called J) is discovered by Burton Richter of Stanford University.
Photo Collection
 


Samuel D. Conte

('74 photo)

   
       
New Faculty
David C. Anderson
Dorothy Denning
Thomas I. M. Ho


David C. Anderson

('75 photo)


Dorothy Denning

('7
9 photo)

 

Ph.D. Recipients /more info/
> George W. Cox (Advisor: V. B. Schneider)
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Dorothy E. Denning (Advisor: H. D. Schwetman)
> Atilla Elci (Advisor: M. H. Halstead)
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Bruce J. MacLennan (Advisor: V. B. Schneider)
Science Headlines  
> Home videotape systems (VCRs) are developed in Japan by Sony (Betamax) and Matsushita (VHS).
> The Altair home computer kit allows consumers to build and program their own personal computers.
> The MITS Altair, a PC-building kit, hits stores.
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Math Science Computer Room

   
       
New Faculty
Douglas E. Comer
Christoph M. Hoffmann
     
Ph.D. Recipients /more info/
> Patrick A. Blosser (Advisor: J. F. Nunamaker, Jr.)
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Robert H. Bonczek (Advisor: A. B. Whinston)
> Sharon K. Fletcher (Advisor: H. D. Schwetman)
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Gordon S. Graham (Advisor: P. J. Denning)

 
> Kevin C. Kahn (Advisor: P. J. Denning)
> Ben R. Konsynski (Advisor: J. F. Nunamaker, Jr.)
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James M. Lemme (Advisor: J. R. Rice)
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Richard F. Puk (Advisor: R. Garrett)
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Bradford W. Wade (Advisor: V. B. Schneider)
Science Headlines  
> Presidential candidate Jimmy Carter and running mate Walter Mondale use e-mail to plan campaign events.
> Queen Elizabeth sends her first e-mail.  She is the first state leader to do so.
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New Faculty
Michael J. O'Donnell      
Ph.D. Recipients /more info/
> Ronald D. Gordon (Advisor: M. H. Halstead)
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Mayer D. Schwartz (Advisor: P. J. Denning)
> Karl A. Winklmann (Advisor: P. R. Young)
Science Headlines  
> The space shuttle Enterprise makes its first test glide, from the back of a 747.
> Lasers are first used to initiate a fusion reaction.
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New Faculty
James P. Bouhana
H. E. Dunsmore
James B. Jr. Morris
Carl H. Smith

 

 

 

Ph.D. Recipients /more info/
> Steven C. Bruell (Advisor: H. D. Schwetman)
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Timothy J. Long (Advisor: P. R. Young)

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Robert L. Mead, Jr. (Advisor: H. D. Schwetman)
> David A. Poplawski (Advisor: C. M. Hoffmann)
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Karl J. Ottenstein (Advisor: M. H. Halstead)
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Linda M. Ottenstein (Advisor: M. H. Halstead)
Science Headlines  
> Floppy disks replace older data cassettes.
> Three Albuquerque, NM, men, Ben Abruzzo, Larry Newman, and Maxie Anderson, make the first successful transatlantic balloon flight in the helium filled Double Eagle II.
> Balloon angioplasty is developed to treat coronary artery disease.
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Ph.D. Recipients /more info/
> Gianfranco Balbo (Advisor: P. J. Denning)
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Ronald F. Boisvert (Advisor: J. R. Rice)
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Edward F. Gehringer (Advisor: H. D. Schwetman)
 
> Alan R. Hevner (Advisor: S. B. Yao)
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James R. Miller (Advisor: D. C. Anderson)
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Richard T. Simon (Advisor: P. J. Denning)
Science Headlines  
> The first human-powered aircraft flies across the English Channel: Bryan Allen pilots the Gossamer Albatross from Folkestone, England, to Cap Gris-Nez, France (June 12).
 
Photo Collection

Jeff Brumfield

George Vanecek

Debbie Joseph

CDC 252 Display (first graphical display at Purdue)

Computer Lab

Jeff Whitten

Jeff Schwab in Large Computer Room

Steve Tolopka

Carlos Sosa and CDC 6500

Cindy Canfield

Linda Ott

Dave Poplowski


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