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Yiping Zhao

Posted on Mar 22, 2016 in Creative Research Medal, Distinguished Research Professor

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Distinguished Research Professor 2016 Yiping Zhao, professor of physics, has made tremendous contributions to the field of nanotechnology. He has developed a method to rapidly and accurately detect viruses, bacteria and chemical contaminants using a technique known as surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy, or SERS, which measures...

Daniel Nakano

Posted on Mar 22, 2016 in Creative Research Award, Creative Research Medal, Distinguished Research Professor, Lamar Dodd Award

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Creative Research Award 2016 Daniel Nakano, Distinguished Research Professor of Mathematics, is renowned for his contributions to representation theory, which includes the study of Lie algebras, algebraic groups and quantum groups. This important branch of mathematics impacts many fields, including chemistry and physics, as it originated...

James Leebens-Mack

Posted on Mar 22, 2016 in Creative Research Medal, Distinguished Research Professor

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Steve Kogan

Posted on Mar 22, 2016 in Creative Research Medal, William A. Owens Award

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Jenna Jambeck

Posted on Mar 22, 2016 in Creative Research Medal

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Creative Research Medal 2016 Jenna Jambeck, associate professor of engineering, is recognized for her groundbreaking work on waste management and marine debris. Over the last three years, she led a collaborative research initiative that, for the first time, rigorously quantified the amount of mismanaged plastic that...

Vanessa Ezenwa

Posted on Mar 22, 2016 in Creative Research Medal

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Creative Research Medal 2016 Vanessa Ezenwa, associate professor of ecology and infectious diseases, is internationally recognized for her research on the consequences of parasite coinfection. Ezenwa has helped bring a new perspective to this burgeoning discipline by using a combination of longitudinal and experimental field studies...

Pete Bettinger

Posted on Mar 22, 2016 in Creative Research Medal

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Creative Research Medal 2016 Pete Bettinger, professor of forestry and natural resources, is known and widely respected for his extensive contributions to the development and application of forest planning and resource assessment models. These models are critically important for land management and the sustainable use of forest...

Jan Westpheling

Posted on Mar 2, 2016 in Creative Research Medal

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Creative Research Medal 2015 Jan Westpheling, professor of genetics, has made extensive contributions to the emerging field of bioenergy. Working as part of the BioEnergy Science Center, one of three Bioenergy Research Centers funded by the Department of Energy for biofuels research, Westpheling developed genetic methods...

Peggy Ozias-Akins

Posted on Mar 2, 2016 in Creative Research Medal, Distinguished Research Professor

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Robert Cooper

Posted on Mar 2, 2016 in Creative Research Medal

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Creative Research Medal 2015 Robert Cooper, professor of wildlife ecology and biometrics, is recognized for his innovative research involving advanced quantitative and other methods to assess and advance decision making involving the conservation of bird populations. His outstanding work has influenced how this important natural resource is...