FY01-43
May 31, 2001
For More Information: Julie L. Erwin, (865) 241-6429
ORAU grants are $5000 each; the recipient\222s
institution matches the award with another $5000, thus providing the faculty
members with funds to enhance their current research in the early stages of
their careers.
Awards were made in six areas of science and
technology: applied science; engineering; life sciences; mathematics and
computer sciences; physical sciences; and policy, management, and education.
Recipients of the Junior Faculty Enhancement Awards
for the 2001-2002 academic year are:
Satya Narayan, University of Florida; Stefan Zauscher,
Duke University; Kathleen Wage, George Mason University; Christopher Jones,
Georgia Institute of Technology; Jason Haugh, North Carolina State University;
Yunfeng Lu, Tulane University; Stephane Evoy, Virginia Tech; Weiguo Cao, Clemson
University; Kevin LaBar, Duke University; Greg Martin, Emory University; Scott
Willard, Mississippi State University; Elizabeth Quinlan, University of
Maryland; Joanna Krueger, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Dexuan Xie,
University of Southern Mississippi; Timothy Romack, East Carolina University;
Jason Weaver, University of Florida; Sudun Liu, University of Louisville; Craig
Grapperhaus, University of Louisville; Despina Louca, University of Virginia;
Massimiliano Di Ventra, Virginia Tech; and Alison Bryant, University of
Missouri-Columbia.
The program, which originated in 1990, has awarded 184 grants totaling $920,000 from ORAU and over $1.75 million with ORAU and the recipient\222s university combined. Faculty members who are within two years of their initial tenure-track appointments as assistant professors at ORAU member institutions are eligible for the award. The deadline for 2002-2003 applications has not been determined. Contact Ann Farler at (865) 576-1898 or e-mail her at farlera@orau.gov for more information.
Established in 1946, ORAU is a consortium of 85 doctoral-granting colleges and universities. ORAU works to advance science and education by establishing partnerships between the government, academia, and the private sector in programs and projects across a full array of key areas of science and technology. A private, not-for-profit corporation, ORAU manages the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) for the U.S. Department of Energy.
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