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5/8/95                  Mitch Emmons

AU PROFESSOR GETS HONORARY DOCTORATE FROM RUSSIAN UNIVERSITY

      AUBURN -- Malcolm Crocker, Distinguished University Professor of 
Mechanical Engineering at Auburn University, has been awarded an honorary 
doctorate degree from Baltic State Technical University in St. 
Petersburg, Russia.
      The presentation was made as part of the university's 
Cosmonautics Day celebration on April 12.
      Crocker, whose research interests are in noise and vibration 
control, has maintained active contacts with Russian scientists since the 
1980s.
      "My enthusiasm about working with the Russians is not only 
because of their very high scientific achievements, but also because I 
believe that technical and scientific cooperation can help further goals 
of peace and understanding between peoples," Crocker said.
      Since the breakup of the Soviet Union, Crocker has worked on 
several projects with Russian scientist and has co-authored with them a 
textbook on noise control in vehicles and two journals and acoustics.
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      CONTACT: Crocker, 334/844-3310.