West Virginia University associate professor of chemistry George O’Doherty has been awarded an Outstanding Researcher Award by the university’s Eberly College of Arts and Sciences.
O’Doherty, a native of Ireland, earned a B.S. in chemistry from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and a Ph.D. in chemistry from The Ohio State University. He did postdoctoral work at Imperial College of London, England, and was a National Science Foundation Postdoctoral Scholar at Stanford University. He was recently named as Woodburn Professor of Chemistry in the Eberly College.
O’Doherty’s work has been funded by grants from the American Chemical Society, the American Cancer Society, the National Science Foundation, The Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation and the National Institutes of Health.
His research plays a significant role in increased scientific understanding of the important role that carbohydrates play in biology.
According to colleague Dr. Kung Wang, O’Doherty’s research “is among the most important discoveries in the field in the past 20 years.” He added, “I do not view it as an exaggeration to say that this methodology has the potential to revolutionize the field.”
O’Doherty’s work also has implications for the development of new anti-cancer drugs.
Thursday, April 12, 2007
Technology Counts 2007: A Digital Decade
In its 10th annual report, Education Week's Technology Counts looks back, and ahead, after a decade of enormous upheaval in the educational technology landscape. The report also grades states on leadership in educational technology, and finds wide variation among them in the core areas of access, use and capacity.
For more information, including detailed reports for every state, visit their website at www.edweek.org/ew/toc/2007/03/29/index.html.
For more information, including detailed reports for every state, visit their website at www.edweek.org/ew/toc/2007/03/29/index.html.
Green Bank Astronomer Receives Honor
Felix Lockman elected to American Astronomical Society council
According to officials with the National Radio Astronomy Observatory in Green Bank, astronomer Felix Lockman has been elected to the American Astronomical Society (AAS) council.
Lockman has worked at the Pocahontas County observatory for more than 14 years. He is the first West Virginian elected to the board.
The AAS is the major organization of professional astronomers in North America. The basic objective of the AAS is to promote the advancement of astronomy and closely related branches of science. For more information, visit their website at www.aas.org.
According to officials with the National Radio Astronomy Observatory in Green Bank, astronomer Felix Lockman has been elected to the American Astronomical Society (AAS) council.
Lockman has worked at the Pocahontas County observatory for more than 14 years. He is the first West Virginian elected to the board.
The AAS is the major organization of professional astronomers in North America. The basic objective of the AAS is to promote the advancement of astronomy and closely related branches of science. For more information, visit their website at www.aas.org.
STaR Symposium Call for Papers
NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 12, 2007
Contact:
Ginny Painter
Communications Program Manager
304.558.4128 ext. 244
ginny.painter@wvepscor.org
STaR Symposium Call for Papers Announced
The planning committee for the upcoming STaR (Science, Technology and Research) Symposium has announced its Call for Papers. The event, which will be held Sept. 17-18 at the Waterfront Place Hotel in Morgantown, is intended to provide a forum for the state's increasingly competitive science and technology enterprise. University and college faculty members, researchers, students and members of the business community will gather at the symposium to share research developments, ideas and collaborations.
The committee is seeking papers to be delivered during the symposium to provide attendees with information about the latest advances in scientific research being conducted in West Virginia. Research sponsored by federal agencies (National Science Foundation, National Institutes for Health, Department of Defense, etc.) is of particular relevance. All accepted papers will be published in symposium proceedings. Researchers interested in submitting a paper should visit the symposium website at www.starsymposium.org for guidelines. The deadline for submission of research papers is July 1.
There will also be a student research poster competition held in conjunction with the STaR Symposium. Designed to showcase the best student research in West Virginia, the competition is open to all West Virginia college and university undergraduate and graduate students who are actively involved in a scientific research project. The deadline for student abstract submissions is July 15.
From the abstract submissions, 20 students--10 undergraduate students and 10 graduate students--will be invited to prepare research posters to be presented at the symposium. One Undergraduate Researcher of the Year and one Graduate Researcher of the Year will be selected from among the finalists. The student selected as the Undergraduate Researcher of the Year will win a cash prize of $1,200 and the student selected as the Graduate Researcher of the Year will win a cash prize of $1,500. Second-place student researchers will receive $600 and $750, respectively. Contest guidelines are available on the symposium website.
Sponsors of the STaR Symposium include the NASA IV & V Facility, the NASA West Virginia Space Grant Consortium, the National Science Foundation, the West Virginia High Technology Consortium Foundation and the West Virginia Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (WVEPSCoR).
For more information or to register for the symposium, visit the symposium website or call (304) 558-4128, ext. 244.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 12, 2007
Contact:
Ginny Painter
Communications Program Manager
304.558.4128 ext. 244
ginny.painter@wvepscor.org
STaR Symposium Call for Papers Announced
The planning committee for the upcoming STaR (Science, Technology and Research) Symposium has announced its Call for Papers. The event, which will be held Sept. 17-18 at the Waterfront Place Hotel in Morgantown, is intended to provide a forum for the state's increasingly competitive science and technology enterprise. University and college faculty members, researchers, students and members of the business community will gather at the symposium to share research developments, ideas and collaborations.
The committee is seeking papers to be delivered during the symposium to provide attendees with information about the latest advances in scientific research being conducted in West Virginia. Research sponsored by federal agencies (National Science Foundation, National Institutes for Health, Department of Defense, etc.) is of particular relevance. All accepted papers will be published in symposium proceedings. Researchers interested in submitting a paper should visit the symposium website at www.starsymposium.org for guidelines. The deadline for submission of research papers is July 1.
There will also be a student research poster competition held in conjunction with the STaR Symposium. Designed to showcase the best student research in West Virginia, the competition is open to all West Virginia college and university undergraduate and graduate students who are actively involved in a scientific research project. The deadline for student abstract submissions is July 15.
From the abstract submissions, 20 students--10 undergraduate students and 10 graduate students--will be invited to prepare research posters to be presented at the symposium. One Undergraduate Researcher of the Year and one Graduate Researcher of the Year will be selected from among the finalists. The student selected as the Undergraduate Researcher of the Year will win a cash prize of $1,200 and the student selected as the Graduate Researcher of the Year will win a cash prize of $1,500. Second-place student researchers will receive $600 and $750, respectively. Contest guidelines are available on the symposium website.
Sponsors of the STaR Symposium include the NASA IV & V Facility, the NASA West Virginia Space Grant Consortium, the National Science Foundation, the West Virginia High Technology Consortium Foundation and the West Virginia Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (WVEPSCoR).
For more information or to register for the symposium, visit the symposium website or call (304) 558-4128, ext. 244.
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