Computer Science

Chad Jenkins receives PECASE Award

Dr. Chad Jenkins, a 1996 Alma alum, has been selected as one of the recipients of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) for his research on the development of methods for autonomous robot control and perception. His work advances the idea that robot control and computational perception are better learned from human demonstration rather than by explicit computer programming.

The PECASE program recognizes outstanding scientists and engineers who, early in their careers, show exceptional potential for leadership at the frontiers of knowledge. This Presidential Award is the highest honor bestowed by the United States Government on scientists and engineers beginning their independent careers.

While at Alma, Chad majored in Computer Science and Mathematics. He received his Ph.D in Computer Science from University of Southern California in 2003 and has been an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Brown University since 2004. Read another version of this story.  Read all the CS Notes and News.

 

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Graduate Profile

Chad Jenkins

Chad Jenkins
Graduation: 1994
Major: Computer Science and Mathematics

Don’t take that URL at the top of the screen for granted! In 1994, alumnus Chad Jenkins had to work from scratch to create Alma College’s first official website.

“Jim Blumm and I worked together to establish it,” he says. “While it was exciting, I’ll admit our website was a bit less aesthetically pleasing than the current one.”