Wednesday, May 5, 1993 - The Michigan Daiy Summer Weekly -3 University receives funding to advance TV technology By JEI tM SI By JEN DIMASCIO DALY NEWS ED TOR In the year2000, a television that hangs on the wall may replace the one that sits on the floor, thanks in part to a combination of grants and aid from the state and federalgovern- ments and Guardian Industries. Monday, a $120 million plan to create a new Center for High Defmi- tionDisplay Technologiesandapro- duction plant in Northville which will assist the development of flat panel displays was announced. Officials said flat panel displays, used now in the military and for laptop computers, are expected to replace currenttelevisionscreen tech- nology by the end of the decade. The University will receive $20 million to establish the center using existing facilities at the Environmen- tal Research Institute onNorth Cam- pus. The program will conduct re- search and development of active matrix liquid displays (AMLCD). AMLCDs are flat crystals which form flat panel displays when fused together. Engineering School Dean Peter Banks said the center will allow the University to import 50 masters de- gree candidates. Banks said the En- gineering school will attract engi- neers displaced by military spending cuts in the aerospace industry and actively recruit students. Mike Elta, aprofessor inthe Elec- trical Engineering andComputer Sci- :nce department, said the recruiting process should be easy. He said hav- ng the department will make stu- dents more marketable in the work- place. "We've had three people walk in offthestreetsalready,"Eltasaid,"Stu- dents will perceive it as the place to be." Elta said the students he hopes to recruit will have a strong background with semi-conductors and control theory. Regent Rebecca McGowan (D- AnnArbor)praisedtheproposalasan enormousopportunity for theUniver- sity. "I'mparticularly excited about the amount of emphasis the College of Engineering placed on student in- volvement," McGowan said. Flat panel displays are low-tech, high resolution television screens. AMLCDsreplace television's cathod ray tubes to make clearer pictures. Flat panel displays use AMLCDs to replace the standard television's cath- ode ray tubes. The United States imports flat panel displays primarily for laptop computers and aircraft controls. 01$ is the only American coin- pany currentlyproducingthe screens. The screens are produced primarily by Japanese companies. Officials say this is why they in- tend to invest the $120 million to begin production in America Sen. Don Riegle (D-Mich.) said the plant represents the country's first venture into a team mentality. Riegle said Japanese companies work in co- operation on all levels in govemment whereas United States. industries of- ten work in solitude. "We can't be islands among our- selves," Riegle said. 'VA Pr E/ i University President James Duderstadt (left) and Gov. John Engler exchange greetings at the announcement of OIS's new TV research project. Engineering Dean Peter Banks looks on. SUNY hires University s Associate *Vice President for Academic Affairs By JEN DIMASCIO OSLY NEWS MOR By midummer, the office of Aca- demic Affairs will be accepting job applications for the position of Asso- ciate Vice President. Last week, Mary Ann Swain, the University's Associate Vice Presi- dent for Academic Affairs, was se- lected as the provost and vice presi- dent for academic affairs for the State University of New York at Binghamton. "I'm very excited. It's a great op- portunity andafine institution,"Swain said. Swainbeganher careerattheUni- versity in 1970 in the Schoolof Nurs- ing. She attained tenure as a Nursing professorsevenyearslaterandmoved tohercurrentadministrative position in 1983. University President James Dud- erstadt said Swain has been an excel- lent employee. "While we are very sorry to lose her, we realize that someone with her talents and abilities will seek higher challenges and this is one such chal- lenge," Duderstadt said in a press relase. Swainheldhigh parting praise for the University. LindaSpear,chairofBinghamton's search comnmittee, said shechose Swain from a field of 100 candidates. Spear said she was impressed by Swain's background and professional de- meanor. "I'm sorry Michigan had to lose her, but I'm real excited," she said. Spear said the search for a provost at Binghamton began last September when the position was vacated by Pete Wagner - an electrical engineering professor who retired from adminis- trative activities to return to academia. Swain'shusband, AssociateDirec- tor of Admissions Donald Swain, will also be leaving the University to move to New York Swain E ~UI ~ILI1:~ '~ IN i llWYY IW.lm _ . M mft. FINANCIAL AID AVAILABLE m ROOMMNATE MlATCHING SERVICE AT UNIVERSITY TOWERS APARTMENTS 536 S. 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