Distinguished Research Professor 2016 Thomas Mote, professor of geography, is a world-renowned expert on the impact of climate change and variability on the Earth’s water cycle, particularly the “cryosphere,” which includes ice sheets, glaciers, sea ice and snow cover. Some of his most notable work involves...
Creative Research Medal 2013 Daniel Krashen, associate professor of mathematics, is recognized for his contributions to a branch of algebra known as “field patching.” Field patching assigns geometric shapes to complex algebraic systems called function fields. The method uses the tools of topology—an area of mathematics concerned...
Creative Research Medal 2013 Chris Cuomo, professor of philosophy and women’s studies, is recognized for her unique and groundbreaking interdisciplinary work on the epistemology and ethics of global climate change. In 2003, Cuomo formed a research team with physical geographers who study the history and resilience of...
Distinguished Research Professor 2015 Noel Fallows is Associate Dean of International and Multidisciplinary Programs and the senior Professor of Spanish in the Department of Romance Languages. Literary critic, historian, translator, and editor, Fallows is one of the foremost authorities in the world in the field of...