President's Message

Dear Fellow Engineers,

This is one of my favorite months as President of the RES! This month we celebrate both the scholarship and the professional award recipients. It is truly an honor to recognize those individuals that have achieved the highest levels of success in their respective fields. We will be recognizing all scholarship and professional award recipients at the RES Annual Meeting to be held Thursday, May 26, 2022 at 5:30 pm at the Rochester Museum & Science Center. Please register and join us to help celebrate their success at the Annual meeting (pg. 7)!

The RES Scholarship Committee manages the process for several internal and professional society scholarships. The RES Scholarships, including the David Fergusson, Susan Costa, Joseph Campbell, and Ken Amish awards, are made possible through family endowments. Each of these scholarships honor the memory of individuals that have had a remarkable impact on the Rochester community. I would like to thank the families that have provided the endowments that allow us to celebrate each year the achievements of young individuals that aspire to have successful engineering careers. Please take a look at our web pages for more information on each of these scholarships and others awarded by the Rochester community! Congratulations to the RES Scholarship recipients including: Lianming Hu, Maya Liseth Parada, Calvin Nau, and Aden Crimmins (pg. 14)!

The Professional Awards Committee manages the process and selection of the Engineer of Year, Engineers of Distinction, Young Engineer of the Year, and the Young Engineer of the Year finalists. The purpose of these awards is to recognize outstanding achievement and the contributions to the profession by engineers in the Rochester region. I have always been highly impressed and humbled by the achievements of these individuals over the last several years. This year is no different! Congratulations to both John Wesley Nieto (Senior Fellow, L3Harris Technologies) and Andrew D. White, PhD (Associate Professor, University of Rochester) as the Engineer of the Year and the Young Engineer of the Year recipients! In addition, congratulations to all of the Young Engineer of the Year finalists, and Engineers of Distinction (pgs. 16-29)!

We have also continued our new column focused on students and student programs. This month we highlight a FIRST Robotics Team program director, Larry Lewis from Viewpoint Systems. FIRST has been

a long-time passion of Mr. Lewis, who helped with the effort for the last 18 years. He currently supports all FIRST Robotic Teams throughout the Penfield School District. Hats off to his commitment to the program! I can only imagine how many young engineers he has inspired over the last two decades! (pg. 30).

Finally, check out all the great activities that are starting to emerge from our Affiliates (pgs. 41-56). IEEE will be celebrating a Historic Milestone for the Digital Camera on April 26 at the Kodak Center. The celebration will unveil a plaque celebrating Kodak’s 1975 invention of the hand-held digital camera. Terry Tabor PhD, Eastman Kodak, Vice-President and Chief Technical Officer will offer brief remarks along with several invited guests. This meeting will be held in conjunction with their annual Joint Chapters Meeting (pg. 48).

Have a great April!

All my best, Greg Gdowski, PhD President, RES

Greg Gdowski, PhD University of Rochester RES President June 1, 2020 - May 31, 2022