Danny Cohen Inducted into the National Academy of Engineering

Danny Cohen Inducted into the National Academy of Engineering

November 6, 2006- For contributions to the advanced design, graphics, and real-time network protocols of computer systems, Danny Cohen, Sun Distinguished Engineeer, has been inducted into the National Academy of Engineering (NAE).

Election to the NAE is among the highest professional distinctions accorded an engineer. Academy membership honors those who have made "important contributions to engineering theory and practice, including significant contributions to the literature of engineering theory and practice, "and those who have demonstrated "unusual accomplishment in the pioneering of new and developing fields of technology."

Although Danny was elected to the NAE in February, 2006, the award ceremony was held on October 15 at the NAE Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C.Danny joins Andy Bechtolsheim, James Gosling, Bob Sproull, Guy Steele, and Ivan Sutherland as Sun's sixth NAE member.

About the NAE:

As one of the four National Academies, the mission of the NAE is "to promote the technological welfare of the nation by marshaling the knowledge and insights of eminent members of the engineering profession." Founded in 1964, the NAE provides engineering leadership in service to the nation. and operates under the same congressional act of incorporation that established the National Academy of Sciences, signed in 1863 by President Lincoln. Under this charter the NAE is directed "whenever called upon by any department or agency of the government, to investigate, examine, experiment, and report upon any subject of science or art."

NAE Press Release, which includes a list of all the new members, is available at: http://www8.nationalacademies.org/onpinews/newsitem.aspx? RecordID=02102006