Dimensions_of_Discovery

Spring2012

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Honors Inside ยป 2 Honors 3 Grants and Grant Opportunities 4 New Faces 5 ITaP 6 Faculty Profiles 8 Decade of Discovery Timeline 10 Scholarly Works 12 Sponsored Program Activity 13 Events 16 Research Services Directory Five Researchers Become Fellows of AAAS Five more Purdue faculty members have been named as fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). They are: Steven Adelman, theoretical physical chemist and chemistry educator, who has developed the theoretical foundation for studying chemical reaction dynamics on solid surfaces and in liquid solutions, Muhammad Ashraful Alam, professor of electrical and computer engineering, who has made distinguished contributions to the reliability of electronic devices, "carrier transport" in technology- relevant complex materials, and for lucid and broad communication of these ideas, Srinivasan Chandrasekar, professor of industrial engineering and materials engineering, who has made outstanding contributions to the technology of manufacturing through the integration of fundamental material properties into mathematical descriptions of machining processes and machined products, Suresh Garimella, associate vice president of engagement and the R. Eugene and Susie E. Goodson Distinguished Professor of Mechani- cal Engineering, who has made distinguished and pioneering con- tributions to the field of thermal transport and energy efficiency with significant sustained impact on industry, and Michael Ladisch, distinguished professor of agricultural and biologi- cal engineering, biomedical engineering and director of Purdue's Laboratory of Renewal Resources Engineering, who has contributed to the science of bioprocessing of renewal resources in biofuels and of bioseparations for rapid detection of food pathogens. AAAS is an international non-profit organization dedicated to advancing science around the world by serving as an educator, leader, spokesperson and professional association. In addition to organizing membership activities, AAAS publishes the journal Science, as well as many scientific newsletters, books and reports, and spear- heads programs that raise the bar of understanding for science worldwide. Election as a Fellow of AAAS is an honor bestowed upon members by their peers. Fellows are recognized for meritorious efforts to advance science or its applications. Outstanding New Environmental Scientist Award Purdue Universitiy photo: Andrew Hancock 2 OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT FOR RESEARCH Ulrike Dydak, a Purdue assistant professor of health sci- ences who specializes in medical imaging of neurodegenera- tive diseases, received more than $2 million through an Out- standing New Environmental Scientist Award (ONES) from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. The five-year grant will help fund noninvasive neuroimag- ing techniques using magnetic resonance imaging to study manganese toxicity and lead to a better understanding of the neural system and the mechanism of this condition, which has similarities to Parkinson's disease.

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