Gift from EECS alumnus Kuck establishes CSE Dissertation Prize

U-M EECS alumnus David J. Kuck (BSE EE 1959), Professor Emeritus at the University of Illinois and distinguished computer scientist, has made a generous gift to the University of Michigan to establish the David J. Kuck Ph.D. Dissertation Prize in Computer Science and Engineering.

Each year, the prize will recognize the most impactful Ph.D. dissertation submitted by a student in the University of Michigan’s program in Computer Science and Engineering. 

Kuck is considered one of the most influential figures in parallel computing, especially in the area of productivity tools for parallel programming. His research has influenced a wide range of areas including architecture design and evaluation, compiler technology, programming languages, and algorithms. His influence has been both theoretical and practical.