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Or they may improve the
optical communication de-
vices that send information
through phone and computer
lines, he said.
OLEDs promise better al-
ternatives than current de-
vices. They offer a number of
advantages: excellent color
resolution and extremely thin
structures of a micron or less
with no dependence on view-
ing angle, he said.
This frontier of scientific
exploration has led to great
strides in technology, so far,
and may lead to even more
futuristic progress.
"Fascinating displays are
being produced these days
when they were thought to
exist only in science fiction not
too long ago," Omary said.
But the major challenge in
this technology is the cost of
production, he said. "OLEDs
may not replace the very cheap
light bulbs any time soon," he
said, "but they are expected to
compete with LCDs in tomor-
row's generation of laptops,
camcorders and many other
... types of electronic equip-
ment."
"A great deal of research
needs to continue in this area
to improve the performance
of the material used, broaden
the range of applications, and
cut the cost of ... production,"
he said.
"The research is important
to make ... the general public
appreciate the fact that chem-
istry and photophysics can be
tuned to make our lives better
and brighter," he said.
MAKING A FASTER WORLD
El Bouanani received an
ATP award of $122,000 for his
work contributing to the de-
velopment of future semicon-
ductors.
He said that the aim of his
research is to improve the
speed of electronic devices
we rely on daily, as well as
in high-end research. His re-
search on advanced gate elec-
tronics strives to help create
faster computer chips for all
kinds of applications, from
palm devices, cell phones and
computers to satellites and
space ships
Semiconductors are ubiqui-
tous in today's world, and the
applications of his research
are as far-reaching as the use
of electronic devices in our ev-
eryday lives.
"From household applianc-
es to cars, [electronic devices]
are everywhere. You name it,"
he said.
His research involves op-
timizing novel and advanced
oxides as electronic materials
for better semiconductor de-
vices.
His work, like much of sci-
entific research, involves fo-
cusing on a rich and complex
world within a world. All of
his work is dedicated to just
one section of the overall com-
puter chip, but it could lead
to huge strides in improving
the speed and performance of
electronic devices.
He explained how there are
many levels of research for
improving the computer chip
and semiconductors it uses.
This research is "so complex
and so specialized that it re-
quires many different kinds of
expertise," he said. "It's inter-
disciplinary."
His research team will col-
laborate with Texas Instru-
ments because they have
structures and research capa-
bilities that many universities
do not, he said.
The collaboration "is benefi-
cial for hi-tech companies and
universities," he said. "And
we get to train students in the
latest frontiers in research and
development, a current topic
in the microelectronic indus-
try."
He said that scientific re-
search is not work for the im-
patient or easily discouraged.
"It takes perseverance and
a lot of confidence, actually,"
he said. "It requires being very
critical and making sure you
do the right thing every time
to make sure that the data is
correct. You can't go back and
check. You have to make sure
each step is right."
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Daily Reporter
A preeminent educator who gave
birth to a network of community col-
leges in North Texas is the subject of a
new biography titled "Bill Jason Priest:
Community College Pioneer."
The book chronicles the life of a
self-effacing man from California who
would become "a giant in Texas educa-
tion," according to its author, Kathleen
Krebbs Whitson.
Whitson, who has a Ph.D. in higher
education administration from NT, is the
executive dean of instructional support
and outreach services at Brookhaven
College, one of the community colleges
that Priest helped establish.
The book will be published by NT
Press on Feb. 20.
Priest, though retired, is still active in
legislative issues affecting community
colleges and advises college chancellors
and NT faculty administrators on issues
affecting higher education.
Priest's resume reads like a who's who
in higher education. He was one of the
first community college presidents to sit
on the prestigious American Council on
Education's board of directors. The
council is the umbrella organization
of higher education and includes
the Ivy League, Big 10 and flagship
universities.
Priest is also one of only three
community college presidents to sit
on the master planning committee
that created the California Master
Plan for Higher Education, a plan
that many educators still consider
"one of the 10 most important docu-
ments in the history of higher edu-
cation," according to Stephen Katsi-
nas, chair of higher education and
director of the Bill J. Priest Center
for Community College Education
at NT.
More than 18 community college cam-
puses in the Metroplex are represented
in NT's doctoral program operated by
the Priest Center.
Whitson's book tells the saga of a man
of humble origins who, after graduating
from the University of California-Berk-
ley, became a professional baseball play-
er, a coach and a teacher before being
lured to Texas.
Priest's vision was to transform
higher education through the creation
MSi
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Community College Pioneer
Kathleen Krebbs Whitson
Foreword by Edmund J. Gleazer
Bill Jason Priest was one of the first commu-
nity college presidents to sit on the board of the
American Council on Education.
of a multi campus community college
system in Dallas. And it was this vision
that gave rise to what is today called the
Dallas County Community College Dis-
trict.
"I think it is important that current
and future people in the work force of
the [Dallas community colleges] know
the history and struggles of how it came
to be," Whitson said.
Further information about the book's
publication can be found at www.unt.
edu/untpress.
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downtown Denton area.
A common theme running
throughout the discussion
was the shifting focus of the
campus to a more residen-
tial atmosphere, and the in-
creased interaction between
the university and parents
of current and incoming stu-
dents.
According to Pohl, the ris-
ing cost of tuition has neces-
sitated a greater focus on con-
tact with students' families as
the university tries to attract
new students.
"Business isn't the same,"
he said. "We can't do it as
we've always done it."
One other issue that
sparked some discussion was
the increasingly high ratio of
students to faculty and staff.
The College of Arts and Sci-
ences alone has a student to
academic adviser ratio of 700-
to-1, and the Financial Aid Of-
fice is critically understaffed.
Pohl told students that the
university is in the process of
hiring 25 new faculty mem-
bers and several new staff
members to help the over-
worked financial aid staff.
Overall, those in atten-
dance seemed pleased with
the scope of the afternoon
discussion's content.
"I'm really excited about
how well [the discussion
went off," said Kelly Fitch,
Muenster sophomore. "I feel
like [Pohl] treated me like an
equal."
Casey Hoffmann, Justin ju-
nior, said all of the issues she
was concerned about were
addressed to some degree.
"I think everything's being
handled as efficiently as pos-
sible," she said.
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