2003 Assembly of Delegates:
Nominees for Committee on Nominations Research & Doctoral Constituency Group

November 13-16, 2003
Hyatt Regency Los Angeles at Macy's Plaza
Los Angeles, California

In conjunction with the Sigma Xi Forum, Science and Engineering: Keys to International Understanding, November 12-13
And the Sigma Xi Student Research Conference, November 14-15

Name: Andrew Ulrich Meyer

Present Position: Professor Emeritus
Organization: New Jersey Institute of Technology

Address: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
New Jersey Institute of Technology
University Heights
Newark, NJ 07102-1982
USA

Telephone: 973-596-3530
FAX: 973-596-5680
E-mail: meyer@njit.edu

Chapter Affiliation: New Jersey Institute of Technology

Candidate's Statement: I consider the interdisciplinary nature of Sigma Xi as a community of scientists and engineers from different fields to be ever more important. Sigma Xi's vital roles in different activities include science advocacy and programs to encourage young people to enter scientific or engineering careers. Current problems include the decline in membership and the apparent lack of interest by qualified young researchers in Sigma Xi who, ironically, feel to be too much under pressure to limit their activities to their narrow fields. It is important to nominate candidates for leadership offices who address these issues.

Sigma Xi and Other Activities: Sigma Xi, NJIT Chapter: Board Member: 1979 - present, Secretary: 1979-82, President: 1996 - present, Associate Director, Mid-Atlantic Region: 2000-present. IEEE Control System Society: Member of Standards Committee, 1963-69; North Jersey Chapter of IEEE Control System Society: Chairman, 1964-65; IEEE- New Technical and Scientific Activities Committee (NTSAC), New York Section, member 1965 - 1990, Secretary 1967-68); American Automatic Control Council (AACC): Member of Biomedical Systems Committee (representing IEEE), 1972-84, International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC): Committee on Biomedical Engineering, 1972-84. IEEE - Liaison Representative of both Division X and Control Systems Society to Society on Social Implications of Technology, 1995 - present.

Biographical Information: Andrew U. Meyer received the Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Northwestern University in 1961. Between 1961 and 1965 he was a Member of the Technical Staff at Bell Laboratories, where he was engaged in research on automatic control problems pertaining to satellite attitude control and missile autopilots. Prior to his graduate studies, he held engineering positions with Associated Research, Inc., Sun Electric Corporation and Armour Research Foundation of Illinois Institute of Technology, all in Chicago, Illinois. In 1965, Dr. Meyer joined the Electrical Engineering Department of New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, New Jersey, as an Associate Professor, became a Professor in 1968 and Professor Emeritus in 2002. During the academic year 1969-1970, he was a Visiting Professor at Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey. Dr. Meyer's research interests involve automatic control theory and its applications, with emphasis on biomedical system dynamics. Since 1972 he is also on the adjunct research faculty of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, since 1980 as an Adjunct Research Professor in the Department of Ophthalmology. His publications include co-authorship (with Jay C. Hsu) of the book "Modern Control Principles and Applications", McGraw-Hill 1968.

Name: Penelope Jeanne Padgett

Present Position: Research Associate Epidemiologist
Organization: North Carolina Center for Public Health Preparedness

Address: Department of Epidemiology
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
CB# 8165
Chapel Hill, NC 27599B
USA

Telephone: 919-843-5561
FAX: 919-843-5563
E-mail: Padgett@email.unc.edu

Chapter Affiliation: UNC-Chapel Hill

Candidate's Statement: Service to Sigma Xi has been an important part of my professional life since 1990. I have served at the local, regional and national level and have been enriched by the interaction with a wide diversity of scientists from all over the world. Service in Sigma Xi attracts individuals with strong leadership and organizational skills and a strong commitment to the research community. As a member of the Committee on Nominations, I would seek to continue to find and encourage this type of individual to serve the Society.

Sigma Xi and Other Activities: Mid-Atlantic Regional Director and Sigma Xi Board of Directors, 1991-98; Chair, Committee on Qualifications And Membership, 1996-2002; Secretary, Southcentral PA Chap., 1987-90; President, UNC-Chapel Hill Chap. 2000-03. Pennsylvania Academy of Science, Annual Meeting Program Co-Chair, 1993-97; Treasurer-Elect, 1993-95; Treasurer, 1995-97. North Carolina Academy of Science, Member, Board of Directors, 2000-2003.

Biographical Information: B.A. in Biology, 1972, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC. Certificate in Medical Technology, 1974, Watts Hospital School of Medical Technology, Durham, NC. Ph.D. in Microbiology, 1981, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA. M.P.H. in Infectious Disease Epidemiology, 1999, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, NC. 1981-1982 Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, VA (Sponsor: Paul V. Phibbs, Jr., Ph.D.). 1982-1986 Assistant Professor, Wilkes College, Wilkes-Barre, PA. 1986-1988 Assistant Professor, Shippensburg University, Shippensburg, PA. 1988-1996. Associate Professor, Shippensburg University, Shippensburg, PA. 1996-1999. Full Professor, Shippensburg University, Shippensburg, PA. 1999-2000. Market Place Analyst, North Carolina Primary Health Care Association, Cary, NC. 2001. Project Coordinator, Diabetes Management Project, Dept. of Medicine, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC. 2001-2003. Lecturer, Department of Biology, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC. 2003. Research Associate Epidemiologist, NC Center for Public Health Preparedness, UNC-CH.