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Public Release: 2-Jul-2009
U Alberta researcher in same group as Darwin and Hawking
John Vederas, a University of Alberta professor in the department of chemistry, has been named to the Royal Society, the national academy of science of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth. The ceremony takes place the week of July 6 in London. Included in the Royal Society's membership are Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin and Stephen Hawking. There are more than 60 Nobel laureates among the society's 1,400 members.

Contact: Brian Murphy
brian.murphy@ualberta.ca
780-492-6041
University of Alberta

Public Release: 2-Jul-2009
SIAM Annual Meeting
Graduate students win prestigious prizes for their work
Each year, the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics awards SIAM Student Paper Prizes to the most outstanding papers submitted to the SIAM Student Paper Prize Competition. SIAM is pleased to announce the winners of the 2009 SIAM Student Paper Prizes who will present their papers during the SIAM Annual Meeting in Denver, Colo., July 6-10.

Contact: Jessica Stephenson
stephenson@siam.org
267-350-6383
Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics

Public Release: 1-Jul-2009
Axel Ullrich named winner of 2009 Dr. Paul Janssen Award for Biomedical Research
Johnson & Johnson announced that Axel Ullrich, Ph.D., director of the Department of Molecular Biology at the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry in Germany, whose discoveries have led to novel cancer therapies including Herceptin (trastuzumab), is the winner of the 2009 Dr. Paul Janssen Award for Biomedical Research. An independent committee of world-renowned scientists selected Dr. Ullrich, who on Sept. 8 will receive a $100,000 prize during a ceremony in Beerse, Belgium.

Contact: Seema Kumar, Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Services, L.L.C
skumar10@its.jnj.com
908-218-6460
Porter Novelli

Public Release: 1-Jul-2009
IOP announces 2009 award winners
Successful business applications such as drug screening technologies, flat-panel displays and solar-cell designs are amongst the achievements in physics recognised by the Institute of Physics' 2009 awards, announced today (Wednesday, July 1), along with leading research in a wide range of fields from astronomy to optical physics, and excellence in engaging the general public with physics.

Contact: Joseph Winters
jospeh.winters@iop.org
44-020-747-04815
Institute of Physics

Public Release: 1-Jul-2009
Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting
Hall, Rosbash and Young share $500,000 Gruber neuroscience prize
The 2009 neuroscience prize of the Peter and Patricia Gruber Foundation is being awarded to Jeffrey Hall, professor of neurogenetics at the University of Maine; Michael Rosbash, professor and director of the National Center for Behavioral Genomics at Brandeis University; and Michael Young, professor and head of the Laboratory of Genetics at Rockefeller University, for their groundbreaking discoveries of the molecular mechanisms that control circadian (daily) rhythms in the nervous system.
Peter and Patricia Gruber Foundation

Contact: Alyson O'Mahoney
aomahoney@robinleedyassociates.com
914-420-1855
Robin Leedy & Associates, Inc.

Public Release: 1-Jul-2009
59th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Human Genetics
Cancer geneticist Janet Davison Rowley to receive $500,000 Gruber genetics prize
Janet Davison Rowley, M.D., a founder in the field of cancer cytogenetics and a renowned leader in molecular oncology, will receive the 2009 Genetics Prize of the Peter and Patricia Gruber Foundation. She is being honored with the prestigious international award for discoveries of recurrent chromosomal abnormalities in leukemias and lymphomas -- discoveries that have revolutionized how cancer is understood and treated.
Peter and Patricia Gruber Foundation

Contact: Alyson O'Mahoney
aomahoney@robinleedyassociates.com
914-420-1855
Robin Leedy & Associates, Inc.

Public Release: 30-Jun-2009
SIAM Annual Meeting
UT Austin professor honored with prestigious mathematics award
Mary F. Wheeler, of the University of Texas at Austin, will be awarded the Theodore von Kármán Prize at the SIAM Annual Meeting for her seminal research in numerical methods for partial differential equations, her leadership in the field of scientific computation and service to the scientific community, and for her pioneering work in the application of computational methods to the engineering sciences, most notably in geosciences.

Contact: Jessica Stephenson
stephenson@siam.org
267-350-6383
Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics

Public Release: 30-Jun-2009
SIAM Annual Meeting
Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden professor to receive prestigious prize in mathematics
The W.T. and Idalia Reid Prize in Mathematics will be awarded to Anders Lindquist at the annual meeting of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics in Denver, July 6-10. Lindquist is being recognized for his fundamental contributions to the theory of stochastic systems, signals and control. He is head of the Division of Optimization and Systems Theory and director of the Strategic Center for Industrial and Applied Mathematics both at the Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden.

Contact: Jessica Stephenson
stephenson@siam.org
267-350-6383
Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics

Public Release: 30-Jun-2009
SIAM Annual Meeting
Professor honored with prestigious award for work in computational mathematics
Professor Assyr Abdulle, of École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland, will be honored with the James H. Wilkinson Prize in Numerical Analysis and Scientific Computing during the annual meeting of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics in Denver, July 6-10.

Contact: Jessica Stephenson
stephenson@siam.org
267-350-6383
Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics

Public Release: 30-Jun-2009
SIAM Annual Meeting
Princeton professor to receive prestigious prize in mathematics
Weinan E., professor in the Department of Mathematics and Program in Applied and Computational Mathematics at Princeton University will be awarded the Ralph E. Kleinman Prize at the annual meeting of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics in Denver, July 6-10.

Contact: Jessica Stephenson
stephenson@siam.org
267-350-6383
Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics

Public Release: 30-Jun-2009
SIAM Annual Meeting
Computational scientist receives prestigious honor
The Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics will honor Franco Brezzi, one of the leading computational mathematicians of our day, as the 2009 John von Neumann Lecturer during the SIAM Annual Meeting in Denver, July 6-10. Brezzi is director of the Institute of Applied Mathematics and Information Technology and professor at the Institute for Advanced Study, Italy.

Contact: Jessica Stephenson
stephenson@siam.org
267-350-6383
Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics

Public Release: 30-Jun-2009
SIAM Annual Meeting
Loyola University Chicago professor honored
Rafal Goebel, assistant professor from the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at Loyola University Chicago will be honored with the SIAM Activity Group on Control and Systems Theory Prize. Goebel will be recognized during the annual meeting of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, and will present a plenary session at the SIAM Conference on "Control & Its Applications."

Contact: Jessica Stephenson
stephenson@siam.org
267-350-6383
Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics

Public Release: 30-Jun-2009
SIAM Annual Meeting
UT Austin professor to receive prize for distinguished service
J. Tinsley Oden will receive the SIAM Prize for Distinguished Service to the Profession on Tuesday, July 7, during the annual meeting of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics in Denver. Oden, director of ICES at the University of Texas at Austin, will be honored for his tireless service to the applied mathematics and mechanics communities.

Contact: Jessica Stephenson
stephenson@siam.org
267-350-6383
Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics

Public Release: 30-Jun-2009
AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting
Colorado professor recognized for outstanding published work in public health systems research
AcademyHealth and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation have recognized the research of Danielle Varda, Ph.D., as the best scientific work that the field of public health systems research has produced and published in 2008.
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Contact: Kristin Rosengren
kristin.rosengren@academyhealth.org
202-292-6744
AcademyHealth

Public Release: 29-Jun-2009
2009 Cleantech Israel
BGU'S Desert Research Institutes to receive Cleantech 2009 Environmenal Excellence Award
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev's Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research has won the CleanTech 2009 Excellence Award in the category of Outstanding Academic Institution in the Field of Environmental Studies.

Contact: Andrew Lavin
andrewlavin@alavin.com
212-290-9540
American Associates, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Public Release: 29-Jun-2009
Ecological Society of America 94th Annual Meeting
Ecological Society of America announces 2009 award recipients
The Ecological Society of America will present societal awards to five distinguished ecologists at its 94rd Annual Meeting on Monday, August 3, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. More than 3,500 attendees are expected at this year's meeting.

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

Public Release: 29-Jun-2009
Biochemical Engineering XVI
Gregory Stephanopoulos winner of 2009 Amgen Biochemical Engineering Award
This prestigious Award has been awarded for over 16 years and is an integral part of the ECI Biochemical Engineering Conferences series. The Amgen Award (supported by Amgen Inc., Thousand Oaks, Calif., a leading biotechnology company with pioneering human therapeutic products) is given in memory of James E. Bailey to recognize research excellence and leadership in Biochemical Engineering.
Amgen Corporation

Contact: Barbara Hickernell
barbara@engconfintl.org
Engineering Conferences International

Public Release: 29-Jun-2009
Biochemical Engineering XVI
Kelvin Lee winner of Biochemical Engineering Journal Young Investigator Award
This biennial award recognizes outstanding excellence in research and practice contributed to the field of biochemical engineering by a young community member.
Biochemical Engineering Journal

Contact: Barbara Hickernell
barbara@engconfintl.org
Engineering Conferences International

Public Release: 29-Jun-2009
Developer of the LCD screens new honorary doctor
Hiroyoshi Fukuro, manager of the Nissan research center and maybe one of the most important researchers behind the breakthrough of LCD screens, will receive a honorary doctorate at the Faculty of Science at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden.

Contact: Krister Svahn
krister.svahn@science.gu.se
46-031-786-4912
University of Gothenburg

Public Release: 28-Jun-2009
AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting
AcademyHealth honors leading health services researchers
AcademyHealth announced its 2009 award winners today, recognizing leading researchers in different stages of their careers for significant contributions for the fields of health services research and policy.

Contact: Kristin Rosengren
kristin.rosengren@academyhealth.org
202-292-6744
AcademyHealth

Public Release: 26-Jun-2009
SIAM Annual Meeting
'Kill all the quants'?: Models vs. mania in the current financial crisis
"Blaming quantitative analysis is akin to blaming E=MC2 for nuclear meltdowns," says MIT Sloan School of Management's Andrew W. Lo, the 2009 I.E. Block Community Lecturer. Lo will deliver a talk titled "Kill all the Quants"?: Models vs. Mania in the Current Financial Crisis during the annual meeting of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics.

Contact: Jessica Stephenson
stephenson@siam.org
267-350-6383
Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics

Public Release: 26-Jun-2009
Springer book receives prestigious award in earthquake research
The Springer book "Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering," by Ikuo Towhata, has received the 2008 Book of the Year Award from the Japan Society of Civil Engineers. This award is given to promote development and encourage research in the area of civil engineering. The 2008 Book of the Year Award was presented on May 29, 2009, in Tokyo.

Contact: Ana Granadillo Markl
ana.granadillomarkl@springer.com
49-622-148-78414
Springer

Public Release: 25-Jun-2009
AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting
10 students receive scholarships for outstanding work in public health systems research
AcademyHealth and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation have awarded 10 scholarships to graduate students who demonstrate outstanding potential to contribute to the field of public health systems research.
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Contact: Kristin Rosengren
kristin.rosengren@academyhealth.org
202-292-6744
AcademyHealth

Public Release: 24-Jun-2009
AUA Foundation announces 2009 Research Scholar Program award winners
The American Urological Association Foundation announced the award winners for the 2009 Research Scholar Program. The AUA Foundation Research Scholar Program supports young scientists in the early stages of their research careers. This year, a record number of candidates applied for awards.

Contact: Lacey Dean
ldean@auanet.org
410-689-3932
American Urological Association

Public Release: 24-Jun-2009
Jennifer Dodson, M.D., named 2009 AUA Foundation/NIDDK/NCI Surgeon-Scientist Award winner
The American Urological Association Foundation announced that Jennifer Dodson, M.D., of Johns Hopkins Medicine is the 2009 recipient of the AUA Foundation/NIDDK/NCI Surgeon-Scientist Award, offered by the AUA Foundation, the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, and the National Cancer Institute.

Contact: Lacey Dean
ldean@auanet.org
410-689-3932
American Urological Association

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