Assistant professor receives
NSF career development award
Qi Li, assistant professor of physics, has received a Faculty Early
Career Development Award from the National Science Foundation. The award,
which the agency describes as its highest for new faculty, provides four
years of funding to stimulate the early development of academic careers
in science and engineering and to support the critical roles played by faculty
members in integrating research and education. The award will support Li's
research on a project titled "Spin-Injection in Heterostructures of
Perovskite Oxides."
Li's research involves the physics and application of ultrathin films and superlattices of ferromagnetic oxides. Her work has potential applications in magnetic recording heads and sensors.
The award will support Li's research with a technique called spin injection to study the characteristics of spin-dependent properties in metal oxides. The award also will support activities that foster integration of research and teaching.
Liberal arts cites outstanding staff
The following staff members of the College of the Liberal Arts were honored for their outstanding contributions to the college:
* Outstanding Staff Awards
Pat Ellenberger, English; Debbie Price, political science; Missy Price, dean's office, African and African American studies, labor studies and industrial relations, and women's studies; Judy Shawley, history; and Marie Straka, dean's office.
* Outstanding Teaching Award for Graduate Students
Thomas Beech, Department of Political Science; and John Muckelbauer, Department of English.
* Outstanding Teaching Award
Aida Beaupied, associate professor of Spanish; Richard M. Doyle, assistant professor of English; and Loretta Zehngut, lecturer in Spanish.
* Outstanding Faculty Adviser Award
John W. Moore, associate professor of English and comparative literature.
* College Emeritus Distinction Award
William T. Sanders, Evan Pugh professor emeritus of anthropology.
* Graduate Student Award for Excellence in Research in the Social Sciences
Jean-Phillippe Laurenceau, Department of Psychology.
* Graduate Student Award for Excellence in Research in the Humanities
Debra Hawhee, Department of English.
* Roy C. Buck Award
Karen Carver, assistant professor of sociology; and Cary Fraser, assistant professor of African and African American studies.
* Class of 1933: Distinction in the Humanities Award
Bernard Bell, professor of English.
* Distinction in the Social Sciences Award
George Milner, professor of anthropology; and Richard Carlson, professor of psychology.