Physics professor receives Humboldt Award
Timothy Beers, a University Distinguished Professor of physics and astronomy, is a 2009 recipient of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Senior Research Award. Read more about Beers’ Humboldt Award.
Physicist receives Outstanding Young Researcher Award
Professor Chong-Yu Ruan is the co-winner of the 2009 Outstanding Young Researcher Award of the Overseas Chinese Physics Association. The award is given each year to young ethnic Chinese physicists outside of Asia in recognition of their outstanding achievements in physics. Ruan, an assistant professor in Physics and Astronomy, was recognized for his work on ultra-fast electron [...]
Three NatSci Students Earn Goldwater Scholarships
Three CNS students have earned prestigious Goldwater Scholarships: Jessica Muir and Nathan Sanders, both juniors in physics and astrophysics, and Tory McCoy, a junior in mathematics and geological sciences, earned the awards for 2009-10. Read more…
Three Faculty Named Fellows of ASPB
The American Society of Plant Biologists has named three MSU faculty members as Fellows:
Rob Last, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology and Plant Biology,
John Ohlrogge, Plant Biology, and
Michael Thomashow, Microbiology & Molecular Genetics, Crop & Soil Science and the Plant Research Lab.
Ohlrogge Receives ASPB Award
Professor John Ohlrogge is the 2009 recipient of the Martin Gibbs Medal awarded by the American Society of Plant Biologists. The Gibbs Medal is presented biennially to an individual who has pioneered advances that have served to establish new directions of investigation in the plant sciences. Ohlrogge is a University Distinguished Professor in the Dept. [...]
BLD Students Win Gift of Life Award
The Biomedical Laboratory Diagnostics Student Association collected 422 names for the Michigan Organ Donor Registry and won the 2009 Gift of Life award. Secretary of State Terry Lynn Land presented the award to students Kayla Kerr-Lyen, Jack Fronctzak, and Jordan Habitz along with professors John Gerlach and David Thorne. The award is part of an annual initiative by Gift of Life [...]
CNS Awards Convocation is April 17
The annual Awards Convocation and Scholarship Event will be held Friday, April 17, at the Kellogg Center. College awards, alumni awards and student scholarships will be presented during the ceremony. Visit the awards page for details and a list of recipients.
Huang Receives New Investigator Award from ACS
Chemistry professor Xuefei Huang is the 2009 recipient of the New Investigator Award from the American Chemical Society Carbohydrate Division. The award acknowledges Huang for contributions to research in carbohydrate chemistry and will be presented at the ACS fall meeting in Washington. Huang’s research has significant implications for medicine as the complex molecules can be [...]
Physics professor named fellow of APS
Physics professor Pawel Danielewicz has been named a Fellow of the American Physical Society for his outstanding contributions the theory of quantum transport, particle production in nuclear collisions, the nuclear equation of state and the development of important new methods of analyzing experimental data. APS details…
Two Faculty Named AAAS Fellows
Biochemistry professor Dean Della Penna and plant biology professor C. Robin Buell have been named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Della Penna was named for contributions in plant biochemical genetics and vitamin biosynthesis, and for leadership in altering crops to address micronutrient deficiencies in developing countries. Buell was named for contributions to plant and microbial [...]
