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OST Network and ASciNA Activities |
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The OST network of Austrian scientists abroad was
established by the Office of Science and Technology at the Austrian
Embassy in Washington, D.C. and focuses on the outreach of
government-related agencies to Austrian scientists in North America.
Its main objective has been to support the scientific community with
information and specific advice wherever necessary and requested.
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ASciNA and the Greater Washington, D.C. Chapter—The Years 2002 to 2004 in Review |
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by Bernhard Voller
It is my great pleasure to present the last report of my term as head
of the Greater Washington, D.C. chapter of the Austrian Scientists and
Scholars in North America (ASciNA)
network. ASciNA was founded in June 2002 during a conference at the
Austrian Embassy in Washington, D.C., which was hosted by the Office of
Science and Technology (OST). It
is worth mentioning that Austrian researchers working at the National
Institutes of Health (NIH), the world’s largest biomedical research
facility, played an instrumental role in the inception of ASciNA.
Without their pioneering spirit and teamwork this organization would
not have come into existence.
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Introducing Claire Gmachl: New Eyes for the World, or How to Make Life Easier through Electrical Engineering |
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bridges vol. 4, December 2004 / News from the Network
by Jutta Kern
 Popular Science,
a magazine reaching some eight million readers, recently named Claire
Gmachl as one of the “Brilliant 10.” This recognition goes out to young
researchers whose work
promises exceptional research results that will change our lives.
Gmachl, associate professor of Electrical Engineering at Princeton
University in New Jersey since 2003, was specifically recognized for
her work on quantum-cascade lasers, devices that she developed during
her work with Bell Labs beginning in 1996.
Being just about two millimeters in
length and less than one-tenth the thickness of a human hair, these
devices can be utilized for environmental, medical or security
applications. Whether detecting traces of explosives at airports,
measuring toxic emissions or allowing patients to take their medical
respiratory masks home with them, Gmachl’s quantum-cascade lasers
clearly prove that her focus as a university professor is on “inventing
things that help make life easier.”
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