Springer author Alan Hastings wins Robert H. MacArthur Award
The Ecological Society of America (ESA) has given the Robert H. MacArthur Award to Alan Hastings for outstanding ecological achievement. He is distinguished for the breadth, quality, and impact of his scientific articles, many of which have become classics. Publishing over 170 peer-reviewed papers on topics ranging from metapopulation theory to conservation biology, Hastings's research has laun...Deep sea explorer and marine conservationist wins MacArthur Fellowship
(Fort Pierce, Florida, September 19, 2006) Dr. Edith Widder, President & Senior Scientist of the Ocean Research & Conservation Association (www.oceanrecon.org), has been named a MacArthur Fellow for 2006. She will receive $500,000 in "no strings attached" support over the next five years under the terms of the award from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. The foundation's criter...Field Museum receives $5 million grant from John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
... "With this grant, the MacArthur Foundation is supporting both an important Chicago cultural institution and a global conservation leader," said MacArthur President Jonathan Fanton. "Known locally for its pu...Laser technologist to receive $500,000 MacArthur grant for genius in innovative laser applications
Washington, D.C. September 13, 2005 . . . . A laser technologist will receive a 2005 MacArthur Fellowship for work in engineering state-of-the-art lasers for novel applications in environmental monitoring, clinical diagnoses, chemical process control, and weaponry for homeland security. ... ...The grants, awarded by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, will be announced publicly o...Biologist to receive MacArthur grant for discovering species and revealing conservation needs
Washington, D.C. September 14, 2005 . . . A conservation biologist will receive a 2005 MacArthur Fellowship for work in studying and protecting endangered and previously unknown plants and animals of Madagascar....The grants, awarded by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, will be announced publicly on Tuesday, September 20th. The names of the awardees will be available on a passwo...Biochemist to receive $500,000 MacArthur grant for genius in drug research
Washington, D.C. September 13, 2005 . . . . A biochemist will receive a 2005 MacArthur Fellowship for work in ways to produce and discover better drugs via "molecular evolution." The grants, awarded by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, will be announced publicly on Tuesday, September 20th. The name of the awardee and background material will be available on a password protecte...Biologist to receive $500,000 MacArthur grant for genius in innovative gene, molecule studies
Washington, D.C. September 13, 2005 . . . . A biologist will receive a 2005 MacArthur Fellowship for work in the role of genes and molecules in multicellular and unicellular life and the process of evolution. ...... The grants, awarded by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, will be announced publicly on Tuesday, September 20th. The name of the awardee and background material wil...Koller, whose work focuses on the use of computational methods to resolve uncertainty in complex information sets, is one of 23 individuals honored this year by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. Fellows will receive a $500,000 "no-strings-attached" grant over five years to use in any way they see fit. ... ...Above all, Koller believes her work "can provide a framework to use as a...