Dr. Adam C. Siepel, associate professor at Cornell University (NY D 1994), has been named a Guggenheim Fellow by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. Dr. Siepel is one of “181 scholars, artists, and scientists in the eighty-eighth annual competition for the United States and Canada.”
He was cited for his research on “Elegant chimera: how computing, statistics, and genetics are revolutionizing the life sciences.” Dr. Siepel uses “precise mathematical models for the complex processes by which genomes evolve over time… to address questions of practical importance for human health.” Click here to read the press release and here to see the full list of 2012 Guggenheim Fellows
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The 46th Tau Beta Pi Awards Banquet recently took place at the University of Kentucky on April 10, 2012. Find the full list of winners here.
Here are a few of the award winners: Christopher A. Stevens, (KY A 2013) AIChE Outstanding Senior member; Stacey L. Schal, (KY A 2012) Outstanding Civil Engineering Senior; Kirsten A. Graves, (KY A 2012) Tau Beta Pi Outstanding Senior; and John C. Calhoun, (KY A 2011) Tau Beta Pi Outstanding Graduate Student.
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Idaho State University and the ISU Association have announced the recipients of the 2012 Outstanding Student Award. Jariullah Safi, ID B 2012, is one of 13 Outstanding Students to be recognized at the Spring Commencement on May 5.
Safi has earned a degree in mechanical and nuclear engineering, amassed a 3.99 GPA, and is past president of the ID Beta Chapter of Tau Beta Pi. Read the news announcement for more information
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