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Doctoral candidates Jessie Smith and Janghee Cho have accepted fellowships with Google and Meta, respectively. Both will pursue research projects with financial support from the two companies.
In a banner year that has included receiving five distinguished research awards, the Chemical and Biological Engineering professor聽has now been awarded one of the nation鈥檚 largest and most prestigious awards for young investigators: a Packard Fellowship for Science and Engineering.
Recently at the annual Fall Convocation, the campus community honored 95 faculty members for their excellence in teaching, scholarship, leadership and service.
The award honors those who have made world-leading contributions in the field of physics, this year including JILA fellow Margaret Murnane. Murnane's work has been influential in advancing laser technology, optics research and quantum information science.
Department of Computer Science Professor Daniel Larremore has been recognized by Popular Science in its annual 鈥渂rilliant 10鈥澛爌ublication, listing top up-and-coming minds in science.
The National Association of Science Writers has awarded CU 麻豆影院 science writer Dan Strain an honorable mention in its prestigious Excellence in Institutional Writing Awards competition for his story 鈥淎 Walk in Two Worlds.鈥
Cassandra Brooks, a scientist who 鈥榓lways undercut鈥 herself, is being honored by the Explorers Club and the Society of Women Geographers.
With awards to Lisa Hiura, Sara Sawyer and Aaron Whiteley, the National Institutes of Health has funded CU 麻豆影院 researchers鈥 work on mental illnesses, better HIV vaccines and improved cancer treatments.
Kaufman, a JILA fellow, will take home this prestigious award for his work advancing the control of atoms and molecules to improve atomic clocks and quantum information processing.
The Colorado chapter of the Public Relations Society of America honored College of Media, Communication and Information affiliates with Gold Pick Awards, and the Strategic Relations and Communications media team with three Silver Pick Awards for science-based stories and media pitches on health and tech topics.