Nov 2 2007
Twenty young scientists from among those taking part in the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) have received an additional distinction as winners of Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) for the 2006 competition.
The PECASE program recognizes outstanding scientists and engineers who, early in their careers, show exceptional potential for leadership at the frontiers of knowledge. This Presidential Award is the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. government on scientists and engineers beginning their independent careers. In addition to NSF's winners, there are 38 scientists nominated by other government agencies.
By receiving awards through the CAREER program, the PECASE winners had already demonstrated their success in integrating research and education within the context of the mission of their organization.
"These scientists and engineers have not only brought transformational ideas to their fields of study, they have also enriched the educational environment, especially in their roles as mentors," said Kathie L. Olsen, NSF's deputy director.
A complete list of NSF's PECASE awardees, their associated directorates at NSF and their universities follows:
- Sonya Bahar, Mathematical & Physical Sciences/ Physics, University of Missouri-St. Louis
- Bahar Biller, Engineering/ Design, Manufacture, and Industrial Innovation, Carnegie-Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa.
- Matthew J. Fouch, Geosciences/ Earth Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, Ariz.
- Eric C. Greene, Biological Sciences/ Molecular and Cellular Biosciences, Columbia University, New York, N.Y.
- Pradeep R. Guduru, Engineering/ Civil & Mechanical Systems, Brown University, Providence, R.I.
- Jenefer Husman, Education and Human Resources/ Research, Evaluation and Communication, Arizona State University, Tempe, Ariz.
- Dean S. Karlan, Social, Behavioral & Economic Sciences/ Social & Economic Sciences, Yale University, New Haven, Conn.
- Brian G. Keating, Mathematical & Physical Sciences/ Astronomical Sciences, University of California-San Diego
- Kiran Kedlaya, Mathematical & Physical Sciences/ Mathematical Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass.
- Edward Kohler, Computer & Information Science & Engineering/ Computer & Network Systems, University of California- Los Angeles
- J. Nicholas Laneman, Computer & Information Science & Engineering/ Computing and Communication Foundations, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Ind.
- Chekesha M. Liddell, Mathematical & Physical Sciences/ Materials Research, Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y.
- Elliot Moore II, Computer & Information Science & Engineering/ Information & Intelligent Systems, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta
- Amy J. Pruden-Bagchi, Engineering/ Bioengineering & Environmental Systems, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colo.
- Carlos Rinaldi, Engineering/ Chemical and Transport Systems, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez
- James P. Schmiedeler, Computer & Information Science & Engineering/ Information & Intelligent Systems, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
- Ahna Skop, Biological Sciences/ Molecular and Cellular Biosciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Yi Tang, Engineering/ Bioengineering & Environmental Systems, University of California-Los Angeles
- Joseph W. Thornton, Biological Sciences/ Integrative Organismal Biology, University of Oregon-Eugene
- Lisa M. Zurk, Engineering/ Electrical & Communications Systems, Portland State University, Portland, Ore.