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Obama names Mt Holyoke Professor a Top Young Scientist
Newswise — President Barack Obama has named Mount Holyoke College Assistant Professor of Physics Katherine Aidala one of the nation’s most promising young scientists. Aidala is among 94 researchers who will receive the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE)--the highest honor bestowed by the United States government on science and engineering professionals in the early stages of their careers--in a Washington, D.C., ceremony.
Newswise — President Barack Obama has named Mount Holyoke College Assistant Professor of Physics Katherine Aidala one of the nation’s most promising young scientists. Aidala is among 94 researchers who will receive the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE)--the highest honor bestowed by the United States government on science and engineering professionals in the early stages of their careers--in a Washington, D.C., ceremony.

PREM Co-PI, Scott Sinex receives the 2010 Undergraduate Computational Engineering and Sciences (UCES) AwardScott Sinex, professor of physical sciences and engineering at Prince George’s Community College and co-PI of the PREM involving Prince George’s Community College, Howard University and the Johns Hopkins University was acknowledged by the Krell Institute and the Department of Energy, for developing interactive spreadsheets teaching materials science and chemistry Sinex’s interactive spreadsheets, called Excelets, allow numerical experimentation and “what if” modeling.
They are “Javaless” applets, powerful learning tools for students using readily available software.
They are “Javaless” applets, powerful learning tools for students using readily available software.

Gallaudet University Chemistry Majors Gain Nanotechnology Skills in Summer Internship at Howard University. Three Gallaudet University chemistry majors gained experience in nanotechnology during a research internship, held May 30 to August 4, 2011, at Howard University in Washington, D.C. Nanotechnology deals with the manipulation of matter on the scale of a billionth of a meter, and is currently studied in many fields of applied and research science, such as medicine, optics, chemistry, and semiconductor electronics.