Reporter Volume 26, No.9 November 3, 1994

CHEMISTRY NAMED FELLOW: 
Paras N. Prasad, Photonics Science Professor of Chemistry at UB, has
been named a fellow in the Optical Society of America. He was honored
in October at the society's annual meeting in Dallas for his
outstanding contributions to the development of organic materials for
nonlinear optics. 
	An internationally recognized leader in the field of optics
and spectroscopy, Prasad joined the UB faculty in 1974. He serves as
founder and director of the UB Photonics Research Laboratory,
considered one of the most advanced and comprehensive facilities for
photonics in the world.
	Author of more than 250 articles, he co-authored, with David
J. William, "Introduction to Nonlinear Optical Effect in Organic
Molecules and Polymers," only monograph-textbook in the field. 
	

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING RECEIVES ACS AWARD:
Eli Ruckenstein, Distinguished Professor of Chemical Engineering at
UB, has received the Langmuir Distinguished Lecturer Award of the
Division of Colloid and Surface Chemistry of the American Chemical
Society. Ruckenstein recently received the award at the society's
national meeting in Washington, D.C.
	In 1990 he was elected to the National Academy of Engineering,
the highest professional distinction an engineer can achieve in the
U.S., in recognition of his outstanding achievements in surface
science.
	A member of the UB faculty since 1973, Ruckenstein has been
honored by the American Institute of Chemical Engineers with the Alpha
Chi Sigma Award and the Walker Award. 


MICROBIOLOGY HONORED BY POLAND:
Two UB faculty members, Marek B. Zaleski and Felix Milgrom, have
received the Cross of Merit, one of the highest awards presented by
the Republic of Poland. The presentations to Zaleski, UB professor of
microbiology, and Milgrom, internationally known immunologist and
Distinguished Professor of microbiology at UB, were made Oct. 20 in
New York City. Both are natives of Poland.
	Milgrom, chair of UB's Department of Microbiology from
1967-85, is known for his work in human organ transplantation,
autoimmunity, renal immunopathology and tumor immunology.
	Zaleski, who came to UB in 1978, co-translated writings of the
Rev. Jozef Tischner into English. The book was published in 1984 as
"The Spirit of Solidarity."