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NSF PA/M 99-2 - January 8, 1999
Nation's Most Highly Honored Young Researchers/Teachers Convene in Washington
The National Science Foundation's (NSF) Faculty Early Career Development
(CAREER) Awards support exceptionally promising junior faculty who are
committed to the integration of research and teaching. Wishing to cultivate
their professional career development, NSF places a high value on this
teaching-research synthesis as integral to stimulating the discovery process
enhanced by inspired teaching and enthusiastic learning. Award recipients
become eligible to receive the nation's highest honor for young faculty
given by the White House, The Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists
and Engineers (PECASE).
Some 400 of the 1,300 total CAREER and PECASE award recipients along
with 100 deans and department chairs will convene for a three-day conference
that features, among other activities, a poster session highlighting awardees'
projects, meetings to share best practices, and presentations by prominent
speakers. This year's conference will open with a plenary session on Sunday,
January 10, at 7:00 p.m. with presentations by NSF Acting Deputy Director
Joseph Bordogna, NSF Assistant Director of Engineering Eugene Wong and
CAREER chair Janet Rutledge. The conference will conclude on Tuesday,
January 12, 1999, at 4:00 p.m. The keynote speaker is former Science magazine
editor Daniel Koshland, Jr.
The four- to five-year CAREER awards, which range from $200,000 to $500,000,
constitute NSF's highest honor for young research faculty for career development
and NSF's premier activity that supports the integration of research and
education.
Who:
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Daniel Koshland, Jr., University of California-Berkeley
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What:
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Keynote Address: Integrating Research and Education
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When:
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Tuesday, January 12, 1999, at 9:00 a.m.
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Where:
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Renaissance Washington DC Hotel,
999 9th Street, NW,
Washington, DC
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For more information contact:
K. Lee Herring, , OLPA, (703) 292-8070, kherring@nsf.gov or Janet
Rutledge, (703) 306-1384, jrutledg@nsf.gov
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