Chein-I Chang, Computer Science/Electrical Engineering, Receives Patent
Congratulations to Chein-I Chang, professor of computer science and electrical
engineering, for his issued U.S. patent #7,366,326, entitled "Real-time Implementation of Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGA) Design in Hyperspectral Imaging". This FPGA design uses a Coordinate Rotation Digital Computer algorithm that can convert a Givens rotation of a vector to a set of shift-add operations.. To view this patent in its entirety, go to www.uspto.gov, and click on Patents. If you would like more information on patents, copyrights, or start up companies, visit the Office of Technology Development's Web site at www.umbc.edu/otd.

Baseball's Drewyer Named Conference Rookie of the Week
Baseball redshirt freshman Austin Drewyer has been named the America East Conference Rookie of the Week for the week ending April 27, the conference announced Monday. Drewyer earned the first save and first win of his collegiate career during last weekend’s sweep of Hartford, the Retrievers’ first-ever four-game series sweep.

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Terry Kimener Named America East Men's Lacrosse Player of the Year; Head Coach Don Zimmerman Named Coach of the Year
Senior midfielder Terry Kimener was named 2008 America East Conference Men’s Lacrosse Player of the Year and Head Coach Don Zimmerman was named Coach of the Year in voting by the league’s coaches. Kimener’s selection marks the third time in five league campaigns that a Retriever has earned the league’s top honor. Zimmerman has piloted the Retrievers to the school’s highest USILA ranking ever at No. 5 and the school’s fourth consecutive regular season league title.

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