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Professor receives Medal of Honor

James D. Meindl, director of the Microelectronics Research Center and the Joseph M. Pettit Chair Professor of Microelectronics, will receive the IEEE Medal of Honor, the most prestigious award given in the field of technology.

Meindl's research helped improve portable military devices and resulted in the creation of a portable electronic reading aid for the blind.

Meindl joined Tech in 1993 and was appointed director of its Microelectronic Research Center in 1996. Meindl is researching the inter connectivity of billions of transistors in a tiny microchip.

The IEEE will present Meindl the award during their honors ceremony on Saturday, June 24 in Minneapolis, Minn.

Solar Decathlon unveils design

The Tech Solar Decathlon Team revealed its design concept for entry into the upcoming international Solar Decathalon competition. The team is made up of students from multiple disciplines and headed by three College of Architecture professors.

The competition requires that each team design a house that can acquire enough solar energy to run the household, a home-based business, and transportation. The Solar Decathlon draws students from universities in the US, Canada, and Europe. The basis of the competition is designing, building and operating highly energy efficient, completely solar-powered houses.

The teams will assemble their houses on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.