About the DSSC
The Data Storage Systems Center (DSSC) at Carnegie Mellon University is an interdisciplinary research and educational organization whose mission is to advance information storage technologies. Faculty and students from a wide range of disciplines at Carnegie Mellon are developing the fundamental understanding of the science and advanced engineering methods required for future generations of information storage systems.
The DSSC is a collaborative effort between several Carnegie Mellon departments:
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Kryder Earns CIT Distinguished Professor of Engineering Honors
When the College of Engineering holds its Faculty Awards ceremony next month, University Professor of ECE Mark Kryder will take home CIT's Distinguished Professor of Engineering Award for exceptional achievements that have enhanced the reputation of CIT. "Carnegie Mellon has been a wonderful place to spend the majority of my career, and I am deeply honored to receive CIT's Distinguished Engineer Award," Kryder said. "While I have received other awards throughout my career, this one holds deep personal importance because it comes from the institution and colleagues with whom I have worked so closely — the faculty, students, staff and sponsors who worked so hard to make the MTC and DSSC so successful."
DSSC, ECE Host IEEE Distinguished Lecturer
The Data Storage Systems Center, in conjunction with Carnegie Mellon's Electrical and Computer Engineering Department and the IEEE Magnetics Society's Pittsburgh Chapter, hosted a special seminar this month featuring IEEE Magnetics Society Distinguished Lecturer Masahiro Yamaguchi. IEEE Distinguished Lecturers are engineering professionals who lead their fields in new technical developments that shape the global community. For the IEEE Magnetics Society, specifically, the distinguished lecturer exhibits excellence in the field of magnetics — not only in research, but also in developing the applied or technical aspects of the field — and outstanding communication skills. (Read more.)
Kryder Receives Distinguished Alumni Award
University Professor of ECE Mark Kryder has received the California Institute of Technology's 2012 Distinguished Alumni Award for his lifelong contributions to perpendicular magnetic recording technology. The award is the highest honor the institute bestows. Since its inception in 1966, Caltech's Distinguished Alumni Award has been presented to outstanding alumni in the sciences, engineering, business and the arts for a particular achievement or series of achievements. Kryder, who joined the Carnegie Mellon faculty in 1978 and founded the university's Magnetics Technology and Data Storage Systems Centers in 1983 and 1990, respectively, earned both his master's degree and Ph.D. from Caltech. He will accept the award at a ceremony on Saturday, May 19, during Caltech's 75th annual Seminar Day. (Read more.)
