Award Katsuyo Thornton, assistant professor of materials science and engineering, College of Engineering, has been chosen as recipient of the 2008 Early Career Faculty Fellow Award. Her nomination recently was approved by The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society board of directors. The award is to be presented March 11 in New Orleans, La. Elected Scott Fogler, Arthur F. Thurnau Professor, Vennema Professor of Chemical Engineering and professor of chemical engineering, College of Engineering has been elected president of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers. His term as president-elect will begin Jan. 1 and he will become president Jan. 1, 2009.Bierbaum