FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 1, 2002
FY02-33
ORAU Announces 24 Research Enhancement Awards
OAK RIDGE, TENN. – Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU) has awarded 24 Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Awards to faculty members from its member institutions for the 2002-2003 academic year.
The grants of $5,000 are intended to provide “seed money” to allow faculty members to enhance their research during the early stages of their careers. Each recipient’s institution matches the ORAU award with an additional $5,000.
Awards were made in six areas of science and technology: engineering; applied science; life sciences; mathematics and computer science; physical sciences; and policy, management, and education. The faculty members will use their grant funds for the continuation of current research, purchase of equipment, research in new areas, and travel to professional meetings and conferences.
In the 12 years since the program began, ORAU has awarded 208 grants totaling more than $1 million. The inclusion of matching funds from member institutions means ORAU has facilitated grants worth $2,080,000.
ORAU plans to offer the Junior Faculty Enhancement Award program again for the 2003-2004 academic year. Faculty members at ORAU member institutions who are within three years of their initial tenure-track appointments as assistant professors are eligible for the grants. For more information call Ann Farler at (865) 576-1898 or e-mail her at ann.farler@orau.org.
Recipients of the Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Awards for the 2002-2003 academic year are listed below:
| Recipient(s) | University |
|---|---|
| Srinivasa Raghavan and Jocelyne DiRuggiero | University of Maryland |
| Sanjay Krishna | University of New Mexico |
| Shuichi Takayama and Adam Matzger | University of Michigan |
| Martin Haenggi | University of Notre Dame |
| John Muth and Orlin Velev | North Carolina State University |
| Nader Jalili and Gretchen Matthews | Clemson University |
| Kwang Kim | University of Nevada-Reno |
| Peter Wenner | Emory University |
| Bingtuan Li | University of Louisville |
| Lowell Abrams | George Washington University |
| Junping Shi | College of William and Mary |
| Alexander Hartemink and Anna Lin | Duke University |
| Julia Chan | Louisiana State University |
| Marcus Weck | Georgia Tech |
| Valeria Kleiman | University of Florida |
| Seong-Gon Kim | Mississippi State University |
| Ian Skilling | University of Southern Mississippi |
| Paul Duval | University of Missouri-Columbia |
| Pamela Carter | University of Oklahoma |
Oak Ridge Associated Universities is a university consortium leveraging the scientific strength of 86 major research institutions to advance science and education by partnering with national laboratories, government agencies, and private industry. ORAU manages the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education for the U.S. Department of Energy.