He is the son of Ulpiano N. and Adela A. Pontillas. Dissolved organic carbon, which is naturally occurring, often makes water in the North cloudy. His hypothesis is that fish, who rely on vision, are the dominant predators in clear lakes, while invertebrates that do not rely on vision are the dominant predators in nonclear lakes. He is the son of Ernst and Heide Wissel. Sigma Xi is a non-profit scientific research society of more than 80,000 scientists and engineers.
Membership is by invitation only.
Members are elected on the basis of their research achievements or potential. Sigma Xi has more than 500 chapters at universities and colleges, government laboratories and industry research centers. Completion of the project marks a milestone in the college's history and ensures that all faculty have access to high-end computer technology that allows them to better communicate with students and colleagues and keep current with modern software programs essential to the study and practice of the visual arts, architecture, landscape design and interior design. The project is in step with the college's recent requirement that students purchase laptop computers for certain courses. But faculty, too, must have access to modern software and equipment if students are to receive maximum benefit from the computers they purchase, he said.