EurekAlert from AAAS
Home About us
Advanced Search
24-Jul-2008 04:24
Eastern US Time

Username:

Password:

Register

Forgot Password?

Press Releases

Breaking News

Science Business

Grants, Awards, Books

Meetings

Multimedia Gallery

Science Agencies
on EurekAlert!

US Department of Energy

US National Institutes of Health

US National Science Foundation

Calendar

Submit a Calendar Item

Subscribe/Advertise

Links & Resources

Portals

RSS Feeds

Accessibility Option On

Awards

Key: Meeting M      Journal J      Funder F

Showing releases 1-25 out of 146 releases.
Click to go to page: [ 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 ]

Public Release: 23-Jul-2008
Richard Carlson to receive 2008 N. L. Bowen Award from AGU
Carnegie Institution geochemist Richard Carlson will receive the 2008 Norman L. Bowen Award from the American Geophysical Union. Named in honor of pioneering experimental petrologist and long-time Carnegie staff member Norman Bowen, the award is given annually for outstanding contributions to volcanology, geochemistry or petrology.

Contact: Alan Cutler
acutler@ciw.edu
202-939-1142
Carnegie Institution

Public Release: 23-Jul-2008
SNM's 55th Annual Meeting
Peter Ell receives SNM's Georg Charles de Hevesy Nuclear Pioneer Award
Peter J. Ell, director of the institute of nuclear medicine and chair of nuclear medicine at the University College London, UK, was awarded the 2008 Georg Charles de Hevesy Nuclear Pioneer Award for his contributions to the nuclear medicine profession.
Society of Nuclear Medicine

Contact: Amy Shaw
ashaw@snm.org
703-652-6773
Society of Nuclear Medicine

Public Release: 22-Jul-2008
Phil and Amy Mickelson receive GSA President's Medal for advancing science/math education
The Geological Society of America presented professional golfer Phil Mickelson and his wife Amy with the GSA President's Medal during a Town Hall Forum on July 21 at the Mickelson ExxonMobil Teachers Academy in Jersey City, New Jersey.

Contact: Christa Stratton
cstratton@geosociety.org
303-357-1093
Geological Society of America

Public Release: 22-Jul-2008
Colorado Sen. Ken Salazar receives Soil Stewardship Award
Recognizing his strong support for agriculture and the conservation of Colorado's and the nation's lands, Senator Ken Salazar (D-CO), received the 2008 Excellence in Soil Stewardship Award presented by the Soil Science Society of America on July 17.

Contact: Sara Uttech
suttech@soils.org
608-268-4948
Soil Science Society of America

Public Release: 22-Jul-2008
Carnegie's Alan Cutler receives James H. Shea Award for science writing
The National Association of Geoscience Teachers has awarded the 2008 James H. Shea Award to science writer Alan Cutler at the Carnegie Institution. The Shea Award is given annually. Other winners of the Shea Award include Science magazine writer Richard Kerr, Pulitzer Prize winner John McPhee and Stephen Jay Gould.

Contact: Tina McDowell
tmcdowell@ciw.edu
202-939-1120
Carnegie Institution

Public Release: 21-Jul-2008
2008 IFT Annual Meeting and Food Expo
Wrigley Science Institute executive director receives prestigious food technology career award
Gilbert A. Leveille, PhD, executive director of the Wrigley Science Institute has been selected as the 2008 recipient of the prestigious Institute of Food Technologists' Nicholas Appert Award, one of the highest honors in food science and technology. Dr. Leveille received this lifetime achievement award at the 2008 IFT Annual Meeting and Food Expo on June 29, 2008, and joined an esteemed panel of Nicholas Appert Award recipients that has spanned 65 years.

Contact: Denise M. Young
denisemeredith.young@wrigley.com
312-645-4194
Edelman Public Relations

Public Release: 18-Jul-2008
Experimental Biology 2009
ASBMB taps 8 scientists for top awards
The American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology has announced the recipients of its annual awards competition. Eight scientists were singled out for their outstanding achievements and contributions to science. The awards will officially be presented at the Experimental Biology 2009 Meeting, April 18-22, in New Orleans.

Contact: Nick Zagorski
nzagorski@asbmb.org
301-634-7366
American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Public Release: 17-Jul-2008
USP Chief Science Officer Darrell Abernethy to receive ACCP Distinguished Service Award
The US Pharmacopeial Convention is pleased to announce that its chief science officer, Darrell Abernethy, M.D., Ph.D., will be honored with the American College of Clinical Pharmacology's Nathaniel T. Kwit Memorial Distinguished Service Award at the 2008 ACCP Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, Pa., Sept. 14-16. Dr. Abernethy is being recognized for his lasting contributions to cardiovascular clinical pharmacology.

Contact: Francine Pierson
fp@usp.org
301-816-8588
US Pharmacopeia

Public Release: 17-Jul-2008
6th World Archaeological Congress
IUPUI professor's reburial of Native American remains earns international award
An early career decision by Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis professor Larry J. Zimmerman to rebury Native American human remains -- an act then considered academic suicide -- recently earned him international recognition for significant contributions to world archaeology.
World Archaeological Congress

Contact: H. Diane Brown
habrown@iupui.edu
317-274-2195
Indiana University

Public Release: 17-Jul-2008
Argonne researchers win 2 R&D 100 Awards
Researchers at the US Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory and their industrial partners have won two R&D 100 Awards for innovative fluid sealing and lithium-ion battery technologies.
US Department of Energy

Contact: Angela Hardin
ahardin@anl.gov
630-252-5501
DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

Public Release: 16-Jul-2008
American Society for Microbiology honors Katharine R. Clapham
A 2008 American Society for Microbiology Raymond W. Sarber Award is being presented to Katharine R. Clapham, Harvard College, Cambridge, Massachusetts. This award recognizes students at the undergraduate and predoctoral levels for research excellence and potential.

Contact: Garth Hogan
ghogan@asmusa.org
American Society for Microbiology

Public Release: 16-Jul-2008
American Society for Microbiology honors Victor de Lorenzo
The 2008 American Society for Microbiology GlaxoSmithKline International Member of the Year Award is presented to Victor de Lorenzo, professor of research, National Center of Biotechnology of the Spanish Research Council, Cantoblanco-Madrid, Spain. This award recognizes a distinguished microbiologist who has exhibited exemplary leadership in the international microbiological community.

Contact: Garth Hogan
ghogan@asmusa.org
American Society for Microbiology

Public Release: 16-Jul-2008
American Society for Microbiology honors Vickie S. Baselski
The 2008 American Society for Microbiology TREK Diagnostic ABMM/ABMLI Professional Recognition Award is presented to Vickie S. Baselski, professor, University of Tennessee, Memphis. This award recognizes a Diplomate of the ABMM or the ABMLI for outstanding contributions to the professional recognition of clinical microbiologists and/or immunologists.

Contact: Garth Hogan
ghogan@asmusa.org
American Society for Microbiology

Public Release: 16-Jul-2008
American Society for Microbiology honors Steven A. Rosenberg
The 2008 American Society for Microbiology Abbott Laboratories Award in Clinical and Diagnostic Immunology is presented to Steven A. Rosenberg, chief of surgery, National Cancer Institute, professor of surgery, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, and professor of surgery, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences. Sponsored by Abbott Laboratories Diagnostics Division, this award recognizes a distinguished scientist in clinical or diagnostic immunology for outstanding contributions.

Contact: Garth Hogan
ghogan@asmusa.org
American Society for Microbiology

Public Release: 16-Jul-2008
Ecological Society of America 93rd Annual Meeting
Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle to receive Regional Policy Award from ESA
Gov. Jim Doyle will be the first recipient of a prestigious award given by the nation's largest group of ecologists at the 93rd Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America on Aug. 3. The award recognizes a regional or local policymaker who has an outstanding record of informing their political decision-making with ecological science.

Contact: Christine Buckley
christine@esa.org
202-833-8773
Ecological Society of America

Public Release: 16-Jul-2008
American Society for Microbiology honors Stephen C. Edberg
The 2008 American Society for Microbiology BD Award for Research in Clinical Microbiology is being presented to Stephen C. Edberg, Professor, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, and Director, Clinical Microbiology Laboratory, Yale-New Haven Hospital. Sponsored by BD Diagnostic Systems, this award recognizes a distinguished scientist for research accomplishments that form the foundation for important applications in clinical microbiology.

Contact: Garth Hogan
ghogan@asmusa.org
American Society for Microbiology

Public Release: 16-Jul-2008
American Society for Microbiology honors Regina S. Van Brakle
The 2008 American Society for Microbiology Scherago-Rubin Award is being presented to Regina S. Van Brakle, Microbiology Laboratory Supervisor, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D.C. This award recognizes an outstanding, bench-level clinical microbiologist.

Contact: Garth Hogan
ghogan@asmusa.org
American Society for Microbiology

Public Release: 16-Jul-2008
American Society for Microbiology honors Mary Ann Moran
The inaugural 2008 American Society for Microbiology D.C. White Research and Mentoring Award is being presented to Mary Ann Moran, Distinguished Research Professor, Department of Marine Sciences, University of Georgia, Athens. This award honors the late David C. White, who was known for his interdisciplinary scientific approach and for being a dedicated and inspiring mentor. It is being presented to Dr. Moran for her distinguished accomplishments in interdisciplinary research and mentoring.

Contact: Garth Hogan
ghogan@asmusa.org
American Society for Microbiology

Public Release: 16-Jul-2008
American Society for Microbiology honors Marvin Whiteley
A 2008 American Society for Microbiology Merck Irving S. Sigal Memorial Award is being presented to Marvin Whiteley, Assistant Professor, Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, University of Texas at Austin. Sponsored by Merck Research Laboratories, the Merck Irving S. Sigal Memorial Award is presented in memory of Irving S. Sigal, who was instrumental in the early discovery of therapies to treat HIV/AIDS, to recognize excellence in basic research in medical microbiology and infectious diseases.

Contact: Garth Hogan
ghogan@asmusa.org
American Society for Microbiology

Public Release: 16-Jul-2008
American Society for Microbiology honors Lauren Mashburn-Warren
A 2008 American Society for Microbiology Raymond W. Sarber Award is being presented to Lauren Mashburn-Warren, graduate student, Ph.D. program in Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, University of Texas at Austin. This award recognizes students at the undergraduate and predoctoral levels for research excellence and potential.

Contact: Garth Hogan
ghogan@asmusa.org
American Society for Microbiology

Public Release: 16-Jul-2008
American Society for Microbiology honors Jo Handelsman
The 2008 American Society for Microbiology Roche Diagnostics Alice C. Evans Award is being presented to Jo Handelsman, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Professor, professor of plant pathology and co-director, Women in Science and Engineering Leadership Institute, University of Wisconsin, Madison. This award recognizes contributions toward the full participation and advancement of women in microbiology.

Contact: Garth Hogan
ghogan@asmusa.org
American Society for Microbiology

Public Release: 14-Jul-2008
American Society for Microbiology honors Jeffrey C. Pommerville
The 2008 American Society for Microbiology Carski Foundation Distinguished Undergraduate Teaching Award is being presented to Jeffrey C. Pommerville, professor of biology and microbiology, Glendale Community College, Arizona. This award recognizes an educator for outstanding teaching of microbiology to undergraduate students.

Contact: Garth Hogan
ghogan@asmusa.org
American Society for Microbiology

Public Release: 14-Jul-2008
American American Society for Microbiology honors James T. Staley
The 2008 American Society for Microbiology USFCC/J. Roger Porter Award is being presented to James T. Staley, founding director, Astrobiology program and professor, department of microbiology, University of Washington, Seattle. This award recognizes outstanding efforts by a scientist who has demonstrated the importance of microbial biodiversity through sustained curatorial or stewardship activities for a major resource used by the scientific community.

Contact: Garth Hogan
ghogan@asmusa.org
American Society for Microbiology

Public Release: 14-Jul-2008
American Society for Microbiology honors Geraldine S. Hall
The 2008 American Society for Microbiology bioMérieux Sonnenwirth Award for Leadership in Clinical Microbiology is being presented to Geraldine S. Hall, staff, department of microbiology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Ohio. This award recognizes a distinguished microbiologist for the promotion of innovation in clinical laboratory science, dedication to ASM, and the advancement of clinical microbiology as a profession.

Contact: Garth Hogan
ghogan@asmusa.org
American Society for Microbiology

Public Release: 14-Jul-2008
American Society for Microbiology honors Gary M. Dunny
The 2008 American Society for Microbiology ASM Graduate Microbiology Teaching Award is being presented to Gary M. Dunny, professor of microbiology at the University of Minnesota Medical School. This award recognizes distinguished teaching of microbiology and mentoring of students at the graduate and postgraduate levels.

Contact: Garth Hogan
ghogan@asmusa.org
American Society for Microbiology

Showing releases 1-25 out of 146 releases.
    Click to go to page: [ 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 ]