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Achievements
INSIDE ILLINOIS, 7/2/09 | Vol. 29, No. 1
IN THIS ISSUE: ACES | ENGINEERING | LAS |
agricultural, consumer and environmental sciences
Seven professors in the College of ACES received awards from the North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture at its 55th annual conference June 19.
Shelly Schmidt, a professor of food science and of agricultural and biological engineering, received the 2009 Teaching Award of Excellence, which recognizes excellence in post-secondary instruction in agriculture. To qualify for the award, recipients must have previously received a NACTA Teaching Fellow Award.
Tom Carr, a professor of animal sciences, received the Regional Outstanding Teacher Award for the Central Region. To qualify for the award, a member must have previously received the NACTA Teacher Fellow Award and currently have a full-time appointment involving at least 25 percent teaching.
Five faculty members were honored with 2009 NACTA Teaching Fellow Awards: Mary Susan Brewer and Karen Chapman-Novakofski, food science and human nutrition; Paul Ellinger, agricultural and consumer economics; and Frederic Kolb and Michael Plewa, crop sciences.
engineering
Ivan Petrov, director of the Frederick Seitz Materials Research Laboratory Center for Microanalysis of Materials, has been recognized with an honorary degree – Doctor Honoris Causa – by Linköping University in Sweden. Petrov also received the R.F. Bunshah Award from the Advanced Surface Science Engineering Division of the American Vacuum Society, which acknowledges outstanding research or technological innovation in areas of interest to ASED, with an emphasis on surface engineering, thin films and related topics by a scientist or engineer.
liberal arts and sciences
Martin Burke, a professor of chemistry, will receive the 2009 AstraZeneca Excellence in Chemistry Award, presented to academic researchers who have demonstrated distinct potential in synthetic, mechanistic or bio-organic chemistry. A team of AstraZeneca senior scientists, in consultation with renowned academic scientists, selects the recipients, who receive $50,000 unrestricted research grants.
Neil Kelleher, a professor of medical biochemistry, of bioengineering and in the Institute for Genomic Biology, received the 2009 Biemann Medal and a cash award from the American Society for Mass Spectrometry at the society’s annual conference. The award recognizes a significant achievement in basic or applied mass spectrometry made by an individual early in his or her career.
