April 25, 2002-Vol33n26: 64 faculty members to be recognized for research achievements

64 faculty members to be recognized for research achievements

Sixty-four faculty members also will be honored for their research achievements at the annual inventors reception.

The 41 faculty members who will receive Sustained Achievement Awards are Ronald Berezney, professor of biological sciences; Gérard Bucher, professor of modern languages and literatures; James Campbell, professor of political science; John Corcoran, professor of philosophy; Joan Copjec, professor of English; Huw Davies, professor of chemistry; David Felder, professor of music; Francis Gasparini, professor of physics; Elaine Hull, professor of psychology; Robert Jacobi, professor of geology; David Mark, professor of geography; Samuel Paley, professor of classics; Peter Rogerson, professor of geography; Stephen Schanuel, professor of mathematics; Robert Van Valin, professor and chair of the Department of Linguistics; Roger Woodard, professor of classics, and Frank Zagare, professor and chair of the Department of Political Science.

Also, Libuse Bobek, associate professor of oral biology; Ernesto DeNardin, associate professor of oral biology; Paschalis Alexandridis, associate professor of chemical engineering; Rajan Batta, professor and chair of industrial engineering; David Kofke, professor of chemical engineering; Alan Selman, professor of computer science and engineering; Stuart Shapiro, professor of computer science and engineering; C.P. Yu, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering; Lois Weis, professor of educational leadership and policy; Douglas Clements, professor of learning and instruction; David Engel, professor of law, and Robert Steinfeld, professor of law.

Also, Anthony Auerbach, professor of physiology and biophysics; Anthony Campagnari, professor of microbiology; Leonard Epstein, professor of pediatrics and social and preventive medicine; Jo Freudenheim, professor of social and preventive medicine; Suzanne Laychock, professor and associate chair of the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology; Paul Knight, professor of anesthesiology and microbiology; Mulchand Patel, professor of biochemistry; Stanley Schwartz, professor of medicine; Mary Ann Jezewski, associate professor of nursing; William Jusko, professor of pharmaceutical sciences; Gene Morse, professor and chair of the Department of Pharmacy Practice, and Nancy Smyth, associate professor of social work.

The 23 faculty members who will receive Young Investigator Awards are Matthew Becker, assistant professor of geology; Jorge Cañizares-Esguerra, assistant professor of history; William Eggington, assistant professor of modern languages and literatures; Jolene Rickard, assistant professor of art and art history; Hiroaki Suga, assistant professor of chemistry; Jiyuan Yu, assistant professor of philosophy; Sarah Gaffen, assistant professor of oral biology; Keith Kirkwood, assistant professor of periodontics and endodontics; Ann Bisantz, assistant professor of industrial engineering; John Crassidis, assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, and Siram Neelamegham, co-director of the Center for Bioengineering.

Also, Greg Dimitriadis, assistant professor of educational leadership and policy; Stephen Truscott, assistant professor of counseling, educational and school psychology; Tanya LaPier, associate professor of physical therapy, exercise and nutrition sciences; David Westbrook, visiting associate professor of law; Debabrata Talukdar, assistant professor of marketing; Jian Feng, assistant professor of physiology and biophysics; Zhen Yan, assistant professor of physiology and biophysics; Thomas Obst, clinical professor of nursing; Joseph Balthasar, assistant professor of pharmaceutical sciences; Patrick Smith, clinical assistant professor of pharmacy practice; Karen Randolph, assistant professor of social work, and Deborah Waldrop, assistant professor of social work.