Research Awards | Creative Research Medal

University of Georgia

Uwe Happek

Posted on Mar 2, 2016 in Creative Research Medal

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Creative Research Medal 2004 Uwe Happek, Associate Professor of Physics, studies dynamic processes that occur in condensed matter, an area of physics devoted to understanding materials and their properties. Condensed matter physics research drives development of new materials to run computers faster, convert sunlight into electricity efficiently...

Ming-Jun Lai and Paul Wenston

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Creative Research Medal 2003 Ming-Jun Lai, professor of mathematics, and Paul Wenston, associate professor of mathematics, have developed a method that reduces approximation errors for Navier-Stokes equations. Mathematicians apply these equations to describe and predict how fluids move, for example when designing faster boats and creating...

Richard N. Winn

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Creative Research Medal 2003 Richard N. Winn, associate professor of biotechnology and toxicology, develops new methods that test the potential of chemicals and physical agents to cause genetic damage. He recently received a second U.S. patent on a transgenic fish he developed. These guppy-sized Japanese fish contain...

Thomas A. Eaton J. Alton and Susette M. Talarico

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Creative Research Medal 2003 Thomas A. Eaton, J. Alton Hosch Professor of Law, and Susette M. Talarico, Albert Berry Saye Professor of American Government and Constitutional Law, have conducted the most systematic and in-depth study of tort litigation in any state. Tort cases - or civil suits...

Michael P. Terns

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Creative Research Medal 2003 Michael P. Terns, associate professor of biochemistry and molecular biology, has contributed to understanding the process of RNA localization and transport. RNAs (ribonucleic acids) serve important roles in cellular function such as gene expression and organismal development. Terns’ research has increased knowledge about...

Elham Izadi

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Creative Research Medal 2002 Elham Izadi, Associate Professor of Mathematics, has made an enormous contribution to her field by providing the final step of an algebraic geometry problem that has eluded world experts for more than three decades. The theory of algebraic curves is vital to the...

Joseph H. Bouton

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Creative Research Medal 2002 Joseph H. Bouton, Professor of Crop and Soil Sciences, has developed a new tall fescue product that is significantly improving livestock performance. In humid areas of the United States, tall fescue is the most widely grown pasture grass with nearly 40 million acres...

Hubert H. McAlexander

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Creative Research Medal 2002 Hubert H. McAlexander, Professor of English, has devoted a significant part of his career to studying the life and work of Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Peter Taylor. During the course of his research, he edited a collection of critical essays about Taylor's work and...

Yen-Con Hung

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Creative Research Medal 2002 Yen-Con Hung, Professor of Food Science and Technology, has developed an alternative to chemical and heat treatments used by the food industry to sanitize the food we eat. This alternative method uses electrolyzed oxidizing water (EO water), which effectively destroys harmful bacteria and...

Michael H. Kernis

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Creative Research Medal 2001 Michael H. Kernis has been at the forefront in demonstrating the existence of individual differences in self-esteem stability by designing and implementing a valid procedure to capture them. His theoretical and empirical work has been instrumental in advancing our understanding of the role...