Accomplished Scholars
- Associate Professor of Biology Joseph Ayers’s robotic “lobster,” which has the potential to detect and disarm coastal mines, was named by Time magazine one of the “Coolest Inventions of 2003.”
- Associate Professor Slava Epstein and Professor Paul Vouros of the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology received a National Science Foundation grant of $596,336 over three years to research uncultivated microorganisms.
- Assistant Professor of Physics Mark Williams received a highly competitive National Science Foundation CAREER Award of $568,205 over five years for DNA research.
- Distinguished Professor of Journalism Walter Robinson was named a finalist for a Pulitzer Prize for a series on abusive debt collection practices.
- Professor of Psychology David DeSteno received a $340,000 National Science Foundation grant to study emotions and reciprocal relationships. He intends to show that when a person repays a favor, the catalyst may not be a pre-calculated motive; it may be an instinctive emotional state designed to help humans address challenges related to establishing trust and support.