Research Awards | Creative Research Medal

University of Georgia

Velma McBride Murry

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Creative Research Medal 2005 Velma McBride Murry examines the associations among family processes, community context and African Americans’ resilience. Her nominators consider her findings to have “important implications for social policies.” She and her colleagues developed, evaluated and implemented the family-focused Strong African American Families (SAAF) intervention...

Edward T. Kipreos

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Creative Research Medal 2005 Edward T. Kipreos studies the cell cycle, a research area that has important implications for understanding cancer. In the past five years, Dr. Kipreos' research team has published three papers in top-tier journals that report significant breakthroughs in understanding how fundamental cell cycle...

Ellen L. Neidle

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Creative Research Medal 2005 Ellen L. Neidle explores how bacteria adapt to environmental changes by reversibly altering the amount of their genetic material. This process, known as gene amplification, occurs in all organisms and has implications for understanding cancer, bacterial antibiotic resistance and evolution. Dr. Neidle developed...

Robert J. Maier

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Creative Research Medal 2004 Robert J. Maier, GRA-Ramsey Eminent Scholar in Microbial Physiology, is trying to uncover the processes that give bacteria the ability to cause disease in humans. He is a world leader in the study of hydrogenases - a class of enzymes important in bacterial...

William Quinn

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Creative Research Medal 2004 William Quinn, Professor of Child and Family Development, developed a program that reduces juvenile crime through prevention and early intervention. He directs the non-profit organization Family Solutions Program (FSP), which helps juvenile first-offenders and their families improve and redirect their lives. Established with...

Uwe Happek

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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...