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U of M names 11 McKnight Land-Grant Professors
MINNEAPOLIS / ST. PAUL ( 1/24/2007 ) -- Eleven junior faculty at the University of Minnesota have been named 2007-09 McKnight Land-Grant Professors. The recipients were chosen for their potential to make important contributions to their field; the degree to which past achievements and current ideas demonstrate originality, imagination and innovation; their potential for attracting outstanding students; and the significance of the research. The award consists of a research grant in each of two years, summer support and a research leave in the second year. "The major purpose of the McKnight Land-Grant Professorship Program is to strengthen our faculty for the future," said Gail Dubrow, Vice Provost and Dean of the Graduate School. "The program is designed to advance the careers of our most promising junior faculty members who are at the beginning stages of their professional careers and have the potential to make significant contributions to their scholarly fields and departments. The program is also intended to help build loyalty to the university." The 2007-09 McKnight Land-Grant Professors and their research areas are: Daniel Bond, Microbiology & BioTechnology Institute -- Using bacteria to make electricity and useful products from renewable resources Kathleen A. Collins, Political Science -- The rise of Islam and Islamism in Central Asia and the Caucasus Christy Haynes, Chemistry -- Development of analytical tools to study cellular function and dysfunction Karen Ho, Anthropology -- From Wall Street to microfinance: the culture and consequences of financial markets Nihar Jindal, Electrical & Computer Engineering -- Pushing the limits of wireless communication networks Marta Lewicka, Mathematics -- Partial Differential Equations: propagation` of waves in fluid dynamics Helene Muller-Landau, Ecology, Evolution & Behavior -- Mechanisms underlying tropical forest diversity William Schuler, Computer Science & Engineering -- Incorporating referential meaning into spoken language interfaces Kathleen Vohs, Carlson School of Management -- Why do people fail at self-control? Christophe Wall-Romana, French & Italian -- How film culture transforms poetic texts and writing practices Chun Wang, Biomedical Engineering -- Biologically guided design and application of biomaterials. ---------- |
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