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NIMBioS Website Wins International Award

Posted on May 9, 2012 by Catherine Crawley

NIMBioS is pleased to announce that our website has won an international award for excellence in technical communication from the Society for Technical Communication’s (STC) 2012 International Summit Awards. The Award of Excellence is given to an entry that “demonstrates an … Continue reading →

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NIMBioS at the Fair

Posted on April 10, 2012 by admin

NIMBioS sponsored two awards for biological research projects using mathematical methods at this year’s Southern Appalachian Science & Engineering Fair. Samiha Ahsan and Ashley Parks, both of Oak Ridge High School, share the senior level prize for their project “Mathematical … Continue reading →

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Botesteanu Wins MAA Outstanding Presentation Award

Posted on February 16, 2012 by admin

Dana-Adriana Botesteanu, a participant in NIMBioS’ 2011 REU program, has won an “Outstanding Presentation” award from the Mathematical Association of America for her poster at the Undergraduate Poster Session at the 2012 Joint Mathematics Meetings. Botesteanu’s poster presentation, “How does … Continue reading →

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NIMBioS Website Wins Another Award

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Catherine Crawley

We’re pleased to announce that the NIMBioS website has won a Distinguished Technical Communication award from the Society for Technical Communication’s East Tennessee Chapter. The award is the highest level of recognition in the competition. Judges considered context of purpose, … Continue reading →

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NSF CAREER Grant Awarded to Board Member

Posted on September 21, 2011 by admin

Mariel Vazquez, a member of the NIMBioS Board of Advisors, is the recipient of a National Science Foundation CAREER Award for her innovative work on DNA topology. Vazquez is an associate professor of mathematics at San Francisco State University. Her … Continue reading →

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NIMBioS GRAs Develop Award-winning Algorithm

Posted on August 25, 2011 by Catherine Crawley

NIMBioS graduate research assistant Adam Sullivan and former NIMBioS GRA Henian Xia are part of a team that has created an award-winning algorithm to improve the effectiveness of remote electrocardiography. Sullivan and Xia are both doctoral students in biomedical engineering … Continue reading →

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NIMBioS Website Wins Award

Posted on May 31, 2011 by Catherine Crawley

We’re pleased to announce that the NIMBioS website has won a 2011 Award of Quality from the Public Relations Society of America Volunteer Chapter. The website was judged on content, navigation, visual design, interactivity, functionality and overall experience. Three levels … Continue reading →

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NIMBioS GRA Wins Dissertation Award

Posted on May 20, 2011 by Catherine Crawley

NIMBioS GRA Premal Shah has received the Jim Tanner award for outstanding dissertation from UT’s Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. Shah graduated this semester with a Ph.D. in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. He has been working in the lab … Continue reading →

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Carr Wins Exceptional Accomplishment Award

Posted on May 2, 2011 by Catherine Crawley

NIMBioS High Performance Computing Specialist Eric Carr received an Exceptional Professional Accomplishment Award from the University of Tennessee’s Geography Department where Carr is a doctoral student. Carr’s research focuses on spatial-temporal modeling with application to high performance computing. In winning … Continue reading →

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Lenhart Awarded UT’s Highest Faculty Honor

Posted on April 26, 2011 by admin

NIMBioS Associate Director for Education, Outreach & Diversity Suzanne Lenhart has been named a Chancellor’s Professor at the University of Tennessee (UT), where she is professor of mathematics. This is the highest lifetime honor that can be awarded to UT … Continue reading →

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