Threads 2008

Threads is the official newsletter of the Department of Computer Science, published once each semester

• Chair's Message (Pankaj Agarwal)
• Dee Ramm and Bob Wagner honored at retirement party
• New grants awarded
• Jeff Forbes receives ARTSI Alliance grant
• Duke's contribution to Croquet project recognized by Mellon Foundation
• Owen Astrachan named NSF CISE Fellow
• Computational redesign of nature's molecular assembly lines
• New Duke Center for Systems Biology
• Anonymous voting over the Internet
• CS in North Building
• JFLAP a finalist for Needs Premier Courseware 2007
• Grad student profile: Jeff Phillips
• Undergrad profiles: Jason Bosko, Andrew Waterman, and Matthew Rognlie
• Thom LaBean leads international research experience in nanostructures
• Welcome new Computer Science students
• Recent graduates
• Graduate awards for the 2006-7 academic year
• Paper is top pick
• Keep in touch
• Students and faculty attend Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing
• Student publications/presentations
• Duke wins battle of the brains!
• TechConnect 2007
• Staff award given to Pamela Spencer
• Fall 2007 departmental meeting