BUCHAREST, Romania,
Nov. 10, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --
Honeywell (NYSE: HON) today brought Eric A.
Cornell, winner of the 2001 Nobel Prize in physics, to
Universitatea Politehnica Bucuresti (UPB) for a two-day program of
inspirational exchanges with students on how they can pursue their
goals following graduation.
More than 3,000 students and faculty will be in attendance at
the event, including live streaming to Politehnica University of
Timisoara.
Professor Cornell is among 27 Nobel laureates that Honeywell has
sponsored at universities worldwide since 2006. This is the first
time the program is being delivered to a Romanian university, and
the first time a Nobel laureate will present to the students of
UPB.
Cornell received the Nobel Prize for the achievement of
Bose-Einstein condensation in dilute gases of alkali atoms, which
is the cooling down of gases to one-millionth of a degree above
Absolute Zero. This state of matter, called Bose-Einstein
Condensate, allows scientists to study the properties of atoms in a
suspended state.
As a result of Cornell's achievement, there has been an
explosion in experimental and theoretical science, opening the way
to new types of light-based telecommunications, optical data
storage, quantum computing and information processing, and more
precise measurements for some of the world's most sensitive
devices, including an atomic clock.
Organized by Honeywell Hometown Solutions, the company's
corporate citizenship initiative, the Honeywell Initiative for
Science & Engineering (HISE) aims to cultivate and inspire the
next generation of scientists and engineers and provide an
opportunity for students to interact with laureates as well as
technology leaders from Honeywell.
"At Universitatea Politehnica Bucuresti, we are committed to
developing well-rounded, globally competitive leaders in a rapidly
evolving world for the economic, social, and cultural improvement
of Romania," said Mihnea Costoiu,
Rector, UPB. "We are delighted to welcome Nobel Laureate Eric
Cornell and Honeywell to our campus, and believe the partnership we
have with Honeywell, including the cultivation of talent, research
and development opportunities, and internships help students see
the possibilities of their future."
Constanta Nazarcu, Country Ambassador and GM for Honeywell
Services in Romania, noted,
"Honeywell is committed to investing in the next generation of
engineers. Programs like HISE are a critical component to inspiring
these students to pursue careers in science and engineering and
make a positive impact on the world in the years to come."
Since 2006, Honeywell has brought its program to top
universities in China,
Czech Republic, India, Malaysia and Mexico. The initiative includes a series of
lectures by Nobel laureates, career discussions with Honeywell's
top engineers, and informal discussions between the laureates and
students. In addition, Honeywell sponsors scholarships, research
and development projects, and intern opportunities.
Professor Cornell is a physicist with the National Institute of
Standards and Technology (NIST). He is also professor adjoint in
the Physics Department of the University of
Colorado, and Fellow of Joint Institute for Laboratory
Astrophysics (JILA), a joint institute of NIST and the University of Colorado.
Cornell has received numerous awards for his work, including the
Samuel Wesley Stratton Award from
NIST, the Zeiss Award in Optics, the Department of Commerce Gold
Medal, the Fritz London Award for
low temperature physics, the Rabi Prize of the American Physical
Society, the 1997 King Faisal International Prize for Science, the
1998 Lorentz Medal, the 1999 Benjamin Franklin Medal in Physics. In
2000, Cornell was elected as a Fellow of the Optical Society of
America and a Member of the National Academy of Sciences. He shares
the 2001 Nobel Prize in physics with Carl
Wieman and Wolfgang
Ketterle.
About Honeywell
Honeywell (www.honeywell.com) is a Fortune 100 diversified
technology and manufacturing leader, serving customers worldwide
with aerospace products and services; control technologies for
buildings, homes, and industry; turbochargers; and
performance materials. For more news and information on
Honeywell, please visit www.honeywellnow.com.
About Honeywell in Romania
Established in 1997, Honeywell operates four companies in
Romania including production
facilities in Bucharest and Lugoj
and counting more than 2,600 staff. Operations span over three
major business areas: automation and control solutions, industrial
process management, as well as aerospace and transport industry
systems.
About Honeywell Hometown Solutions
Honeywell Hometown Solutions, the company's corporate
citizenship initiative, focuses on five areas: Family Safety &
Security; Housing & Shelter; Science & Math Education;
Humanitarian Relief; and Habitat & Conservation. Together with
leading public and nonprofit institutions, Honeywell has developed
powerful programs to address these needs in the communities it
serves. For more information, visit
http://citizenship.honeywell.com/.
Contact:
Lidia Solomon
+40 752 017 505
lidia.solomon@honeywell.com
Deborah Fonteix
+1 973 455 5422
deborah.fonteix@honeywell.com
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