{"id":225,"date":"2014-09-16T21:13:16","date_gmt":"2014-09-16T21:13:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/research.unl.edu\/annualreport\/2014\/?p=225"},"modified":"2014-11-18T22:52:25","modified_gmt":"2014-11-18T22:52:25","slug":"accolades","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/annualreport\/2014\/accolades\/","title":{"rendered":"Accolades"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Six UNL Faculty Named AAAS Fellows<\/h3>\n

Judy Diamond, Concetta DiRusso, Sherilyn Fritz, Alan Kamil, David Sellmyer<\/strong> and Charles Wood<\/strong> were named American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellows in 2013. It was the first time six UNL scientists were elected fellows in the same year. Diamond, professor and curator of informal science education at the University of Nebraska State Museum, was recognized for distinguished contributions to promoting scientific literacy. DiRusso, professor of biochemistry, was honored for advancing understanding of nutritional fatty acids and for education advocacy. Fritz, George Holmes Professor of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, was recognized for distinguished contributions to paleolimnology and paleoclimatology. Kamil, George Holmes Professor of Biological Sciences, was recognized for distinguished contributions to research into animal behavior and cognition. Sellmyer, George Holmes Professor of Physics, was honored for distinguished contributions to the physics of magnetic materials and nanostructures and for his leadership as director of UNL\u2019s Nebraska Center for Materials and Nanoscience. Wood, Lewis Lehr\/3M Professor of Biological Sciences and director of UNL\u2019s Nebraska Center for Virology, was recognized for significant contributions to molecular virology and HIV\/AIDS epidemiology and to building global scientific capacity.<\/p>\n

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\"Charles\u00a0Charles Wood<\/div>\n
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Jefferson Science Fellow<\/h3>\n

Concetta DiRusso<\/strong>, professor of biochemistry, is a 2014-2015 Jefferson Science Fellow. DiRusso is known for her work to understand nutritional fatty acids and their impact on human health, including diabetes and other diseases commonly linked to obesity. The National Academies program gives fellows the opportunity to spend one year in Washington, D.C., as advisers on science and engineering policy issues to the Department of State and U.S. Agency on International Development.<\/p>\n

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National Academy of Inventors Fellow<\/h3>\n
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Biochemist Donald Weeks<\/strong> was named a National Academy of Inventors Fellow in 2013. The distinction is a high honor bestowed on academic inventors whose inventions improve quality of life, spur economic development and benefit society. Weeks, the Maxcy Professor of Agriculture and Natural Resources, was recognized for contributions in plant and algal biology, especially his novel approach to engineering herbicide-resistant crops. He holds 10 U.S. patents and 22 international patents. Weeks\u2019 selection marks the second year members of the UNL faculty have been named NAI Fellows.<\/p>\n

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Faculty Recognized<\/h3>\n