Newsmakers

Scott Anson, assistant professor of manufacturing and mechanical engineering technology, presented a paper, “Analysis of Lead Free Tin-Silver-Copper and Tin-Lead Solder Wetting Reactions,” at the American Society of Mechanical Engineers International Congress and Exposition in November.

Bob Chung, Gravure Research Professor in the School of Print Media, served as a moderator on color at the Kodak Graphic Communication Group Journalist/Analyst Meeting, last August in Rochester. The panel discussion looked at the role of color from its creation to reproduction, its psychology, and the challenges in communicating color.

Amelia Hugill-Fontanel, production editor in the RIT Cary Graphic Arts Press, published a scholarly article, “Arts et Métiers Graphiques: The Graphic Design Magazine of the Deberny et Peignot Type Foundry,” in the No. 49 issue of Printing History. The article was based on Hugill-Fontanel’s master’s thesis research.

Christine Licata, NTID associate vice president for academic affairs, delivered the keynote address on “Post Tenure Review: What Do Early Results Show” at the 24th annual Academic Chairpersons Conference on Academic Leadership: Building Responsive and Responsible Communities in Orlando, Fla. in February.