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Carl Woese wins the Crafoord Prize in Biosciences, given by the Royal Academy
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Microbiologist Carl R. Woese today won the $500,000 Crafoord Prize in Biosciences given by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. The annual prize marks accomplishments in scientific fields not covered by the Nobel Prizes in science, which the academy also selects. The king of Sweden will present the prize to Woese Sept. […]
Two Illinois professors elected to National Academy of Engineering
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Two University of Illinois researchers – Joseph E. Greene and Peter W. Sauer – have been elected to membership in the National Academy of Engineering, the academy announced today. Greene and Sauer were among 77 engineers selected for membership in the NAE, which was established in 1964 under a charter from the […]
Carl Woese wins the Crafoord Prize in Biosciences, given by the Royal Academy
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Microbiologist Carl R. Woese today won the $500,000 Crafoord Prize in Biosciences given by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. The annual prize marks accomplishments in scientific fields not covered by the Nobel Prizes in science, which the academy also selects. The king of Sweden will present the prize to Woese Sept. […]
Engineering Open House showcases student talent
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Wild and wacky Rube Goldberg machines, robots fighting for possession of helium balloons, and more than 130 fun-filled exhibits are among the attractions awaiting visitors to the 83rd annual Engineering Open House at the University of Illinois. The event, organized by students in the Engineering Council at Illinois, will be from 9 […]
Illinois professor awarded the 2002/3 Wolf Prize in Physics
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Anthony J. Leggett, a professor of physics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, has been selected as a recipient of the 2002/3 Wolf Prize in physics. He shares the prize with Bertrand I. Halperin of Harvard University. Leggett, 64, who holds the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Chair of Physics […]
Holonyak to receive institute’s highest honor
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Nick Holonyak Jr., a John Bardeen Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Physics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has been selected as the 2003 recipient of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Medal of Honor. The award, which recognizes Holonyak “for a career of pioneering contributions to semiconductors, […]
Two Illinois scientists among 291 AAAS fellows
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Scientists Nick Holonyak Jr. and Susan E. Fahrbach of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are among 291 people selected as 2002 fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. The new fellows will be formally recognized Feb. 15 for their contributions that advance science or foster its applications at […]
Biologist one of five winners of 2003 Damon Runyon Scholar Award
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Phillip A. Newmark, a researcher in the department of cell and structural biology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, is one of five recipients nationwide of a 2003 Damon Runyon Scholar Award. The three-year $300,000 award from the New York-based Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation supports the development of outstanding scientists […]
Participants needed for course on balancing work, life
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Work and home: Two worlds that most parents juggle daily. How to balance the two so the pressure of one doesn’t overwhelm the other is the focus of a five-part program under development by University of Illinois Extension. Beginning next month, the program’s first segment, “Intentional Harmony: Balancing Work and Children,” will […]
Consortium to design next-generation nuclear research reactors
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – With a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has teamed with other Big Ten Universities to enhance existing university research reactor facilities and to design the next generation of nuclear reactors for research and education. The Consortium of Big Ten University Research and Training Reactors […]
Illinois professor named 2002 Packard Fellow
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Neil L. Kelleher, a professor of chemistry at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, is among 20 U.S. researchers named 2002 Packard Fellows in natural sciences by the David and Lucile Packard Foundation. Kelleher, 32, joined the Illinois faculty in July 1999. He received his fellowship in recognition of his work on […]
Distinguished Berkeley astronomer to present public talk
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — William J. Welch, a professor of electrical engineering and of astronomy at the University of California at Berkeley, will present the fifth talk in the department of astronomy’s Icko Iben Jr. Distinguished Lectureship at 4 p.m. Oct. 28 in Foellinger Auditorium, 709 S. Mathews Ave., Urbana. The talk, “The Search for Extraterrestrial […]