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Professor receives Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers at White House
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. Charles F. Gammie, a professor of physics and of astronomy at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, was among 60 young researchers named as recipients of the 2001 Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers, the highest honor bestowed by the government on young professionals at the outset of their independent research […]
Howard Hughes Medical Institute to fund science education, outreach programs
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. An ongoing, multi-faceted science education and outreach program, which benefits undergraduates as well as elementary through high school teachers and students across Illinois, is among 44 proposals nationwide that will receive funding from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. Maryland-based HHMI announced today (Tuesday) that the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign will receive $1.7 […]
Three researchers to take part in mapping the honeybee genome
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. A buzz being heard around the entomology department these days is a genomic celebration. Three departmental researchers will have key roles in a recently announced federal project to map the some 15,000 genes of a honeybee (Apis mellifera). The work, to be done at the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, is the […]
Boppart named one of the world’s top young innovators by Technology Review
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. Stephen A. Boppart, a professor of electrical and computer engineering and of bioengineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, has been chosen as one of the world’s 100 Top Young Innovators by Technology Review, the world’s oldest technology magazine. Selected by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s award-winning magazine of innovation, the TR100 […]
Zukoski named next vice chancellor for research
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. Charles F. Zukoski, professor and head of the chemical engineering department at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, has been chosen to be the next vice chancellor for research of the Urbana campus. The appointment, effective Aug. 21, was approved today by the executive committee of the university’s Board of Trustees. Zukoski succeeds […]
Harry Drickamer. pioneer in pressure tuning studies dies
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. Harry G. Drickamer, a pioneer in the field of pressure tuning studies, which led to advances in the study of molecular, atomic and electronic properties, died Monday (May 6) at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana, Ill. He was 83 years old. Drickamer was Center for Advanced Study Professor of Chemical Engineering, of Chemistry […]
Beckman researchers to study motorist safety with GM grant
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. The Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is teaming with General Motors Research & Development and Planning of Warren, Mich., to study driver distractions and how well humans interact with in-vehicle technologies. GM will spend more than $1.6 million on an aggressive three-year research project […]
Distinguished Cal-Tech astronomer to present public talk
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. Wallace L.W. Sargent, the Ira S. Bowen Professor of Astronomy at the California Institute of Technology, will present the fourth talk in the department of astronomys Icko Iben Jr. Distinguished Lectureship at 4 p.m. April 24 in Foellinger Auditorium, 709 S. Mathews Ave., Urbana. The talk, “Large Optical Telescopes: The Next Generation,” is […]
State finals of Illinois Science Olympiad to be held April 6
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. The state finals of the Illinois Science Olympiad will be held April 6 at the University of Illinois. The event, which begins at 9 a.m., is part of a national competition in which middle and high school students compete in 24 events involving science concepts and engineering skills. The public is invited to […]
Bill Nye the Science Guy among attractions at Engineering Open House March 8, 9
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. Wild and wacky Rube Goldberg machines, robots fighting for possession of a bowling ball, lively talks by Bill Nye the Science Guy, and more than 150 fun-filled exhibits are among the attractions awaiting visitors to the 82nd annual Engineering Open House at the University of Illinois. The event, organized by students in the […]
Four-day symposium on biodiverstiy part of international initiative
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. The complexity and diversity of life, from insects to trees to mollusks to big cats and more, will be the topic of a four-day symposium for scientists converging on the University of Illinois campus Feb. 7-10. The event will begin at 7 p.m. Feb. 7 with back-to-back public talks by Geerat J. Vermeij, […]
‘Alien Arthropods!’ invade 19th annual Insect Fear Film Festival on Feb. 9
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. Millions of alien invaders live in the United States, and a select bunch of them cause an estimated $20 billion in damage each year. These are not repulsive life-threatening beings from Mars and beyond; rather they are insects and other arthropods, some barely distinguished from homegrown varieties. Some of these aliens will star […]