In print
Ramki Kalyanaraman, Ph.D., assistant professor, and Anup K. Gangopadhyay, Ph.D., research scientist, both in the Department of Physics in Arts & Sciences, co-authored a paper titled “Heterogeneous Nucleation of Amorphous Alloys on Catalytic Nanoparticles to Produce 2D Patterned Nanocrystal Arrays,” in the Dec. 5, 2007, issue of the Institute of Physics (IOP) journal Nanotechnology. The two are recognized for this work in “60 seconds with … Authors Edition” on the IOP Web site. The “Authors Edition” showcases interviews with IOP authors who have published papers that are key to the advancement of physics and materials research.
Speaking of
Robert W. Sussman, Ph.D., professor of anthropology in Arts & Sciences, discussed his long-term field research project in “Habitat Monitoring by GPS in Madagascar” during the “From Global to Local: Impact of Field Research in Biological Anthropology” session Feb. 17 at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Boston.
Of note
Michael Brent, Ph.D., the Henry Edwin Sever Professor of Engineering, has received a $219,247 subaward from the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute for research titled “Integrated Human Genome Annotation: Generation of a Reference Gene Set.” …
Lynette Cegelski, Ph.D., a postdoctoral research scholar in the Department of Molecular Microbiology, was awarded a Burroughs Wellcome Fund Career Award at the Scientific Interface, which provides $500,000 over five years. She was one of only 15 who received awards from a pool of 146 applicants. Her proposal was titled “Mapping the Structural and Functional Landscape of the Microbial Extracellular Matrix.” …
Eric Duncavage, M.D., and Gerald Morris, M.D., Ph.D., both residents in immunobiology at the School of Medicine, were among 47 recipients nationwide of 2008 Seed Grant awards from the American Medical Association Foundation. The program provides $2,500 grants to medical students, physician residents and fellows to conduct basic science, applied or clinical research projects. …
William D. Richard, Ph.D., associate professor of computer science and engineering, received a $99,931 award from Microsoft Research for research titled “Cell Phone as a Platform for Healthcare: Low Cost USB Ultrasound Probe.” …
Richard B. Schuessler, Ph.D., research associate professor of surgery (cardiothoracic surgery), has received a five-year, $1,710,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health for research titled “The Role of Inflammation in Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation.” …
Karen L. Wooley, Ph.D., the James. S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor in Arts & Sciences, has received a two-year, $232,000 grant from the National Science Foundation for research titled “Synthetic Methodology Development, Utilizing the Physical and Chemical Manipulation of Descrete Nanoscale Objects.”