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NSF PR 02-39 - May 8, 2002
NSF Director's Awards Recognize Connection Between
Research and Teaching
Six faculty members receive
$300,000 each to expand their work
Six university faculty members who have found significant
ways to connect research with teaching will receive
this year's National Science Foundation (NSF) Director's
Awards for Distinguished Teaching Scholars (DTS) for
imaginative teaching applications in such areas as
multimedia visualization, online resources for the
study of fractal geometry, and spectroscopy and photochemistry
to teach chemistry.
Recognized for their outstanding contributions to research
and for using their knowledge to contribute to the
enhanced education of undergraduates, the scholars
will receive the award at a ceremony June 19 at the
National Academy of Science in Washington, D.C. Each
will receive $300,000 over four years to continue
and expand their work beyond their institutions.
This year's recipients are:
- Tanya Atwater, Professor of Tectonics in
the Department of Geological Sciences, University
of California, Santa Barbara
- Robert L. Devaney, Professor of Mathematics,
Boston University
- Christopher D. Impey, University Distinguished
Professor at the Steward Observatory, University
of Arizona
- Richard McCray, George Gamow Distinguished
Professor in the Department of Astrophysical and
Planetary Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder
- H. Vincent Poor, Professor of Electrical
Engineering, Princeton University
- Nicholas J. Turro, William P. Schweitzer
Professor of Chemistry, Professor of Earth and
Environmental Engineering and Professor of Chemical
Engineering and Applied Chemistry, Columbia University
The DTS awards were established last year by NSF Director
Rita Colwell. The awards are part of NSF's efforts
to promote an interest among academics for both disciplinary
scholarship and for the education of undergraduates
in science, technology, engineering and mathematics
education -- including students not majoring in those
fields.
"These faculty members have all used imagination to
create projects that provide new insights for their
students," said Judith Ramaley, NSF's assistant director
for education and human resources."
"The contributions of these six remarkable individuals
set a standard and provide models when we look for
examples of outstanding teaching," she added. "Not
only do these faculty members help their students
learn new skills and ideas, but they also demonstrate
the integration of research and education through
their practice and inspire their students to conduct
scholarship at the highest level."
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