Biography Dr. J. Michael Ramsey holds the Minnie N. Goldby Distinguished Professor of Chemistry Chair at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill. In addition, he is a member of the faculty in the Departments of Biomedical Engineering and Applied Physical Sciences, and the Carolina Center for Genome Sciences. His present research interests include microfabricated chemical instrumentation, m...

Martin G. Myers Jr., MD, PhD, received the American Diabetes Association's prestigious 2010 Outstanding Scientific Achievement Award at the Association's 70th Scientific Sessions in Orlando, Florida, on 28 June 2010. The Outstanding Scientific Achievement Award recognizes outstanding scientific achievement in the field of diabetes, taking into consideration independence of thought and originali...

This News Report is a brief description of the 2010 Lifetime Achievement Award received by William (Bill) L. Ogren from the Rebeiz Foundation for Basic Research, at Champaign, Illinois, on Sep 10, 2011. It focuses mainly on the presentations by two of us (ARP and Gov), Christoph Benning (on behalf of Chris Somerville), David Krogmann and Jack Widholm, at this ceremony. It is enriched by the tes...

Jeffrey Lucas Deputy Director, Baldrige National Quality Program What happens when a K‐12 school system sets a goal beyond meeting the minimum state and federal standards for student achievement, and instead commits to “Igniting a Passion for Learning”? In the case of Iredell‐Statesville Schools (I‐SS) in North Carolina, a 2008 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award recipient with over 22,000...

Grace Xingxin Gao is a research associate in the GPS lab of Stanford University. She received the B.S. degree in mechanical engineering and the M.S. degree in electrical engineering, both at Tsinghua University, Beijing, China. She obtained the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering at Stanford University. Her current research interests include GNSS signal and code structures, GNSS receiver arc...

Grace Xingxin Gao, Ph.D., is a research associate in the GPS lab of Stanford University. She received the B.S. degree in mechanical engineering and the M.S. degree in electrical engineering, both at Tsinghua University, Beijing, China. She obtained the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering at Stanford University. Her current research interests include GNSS signal and code structures, GNSS rece...

Winning a Nobel Prize is a great personal achievement. Some Nobel laureates may consider that their award is a certificate of competence in any field. This may prompt them to undertake projects or accept positions which are beyond their capabilities. Since Nobels are awarded when the laureates have usually passed their prime, caution should be exercised when these individuals are offered highly...

The 2012 Albert Lasker Special Achievement Award in Medical Science will be shared by Donald Brown and Tom Maniatis for their scientific work leading to the purification and study of single genes by physical and molecular biological methodologies. Brown and Maniatis are also recognized for their extraordinary commitment and generosity in promoting the careers of young scientists. The impact of ...

gholam ali peyman, md was recognized for his great achievement on february 2013 when he was awarded with the honor of being named as one of the most distinguished in the list of 12 top researcher recipients of the national medal of technology and innovations in the united states. there were twelve highly accomplished inventors in the list of national medal of technology and innovation. scientis...