Research Council feted NJIT chemical engineering professor
...Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT). Sirkar, an internationally regarded expert in the field of membrane separation technologies, holds a total of 22 patents; he received the honor for his patent to remove volatile organic pollutants from waste gas streams produced from manufacturing processes before the toxic...Growth factor signals influence balance between normal growth and cancerous growth
...M.D., Ph.D., of the University of Pennsylvania, is internationally prominent for his studies of the p53 protein. "This work provides a novel and important insight into the regulation of growth by the major tumor suppressor p53," Dr El-Deiry said. He added, "For years we've known that p53 regulates another binding pr...... hard, if not impossible, to reverse." "Research internationally has found that a major factor in this shift is the over-fishing of weed-eaters like parrot and surgeon fish which normally keep the coral clean of weedy growth." Prof. Bellwood and colleagues Prof. Terry Hughes and Andrew Hoey were testing a weed-...Becker to deliver plenary lecture at plasma science meeting
...non-thermal plasma physics, a field in which he is internationally renowned....Donald H. Sebastian receives award from SMART
...ee, master's degree and doctorate from Stevens. An internationally recognized scholar in polymer process and product design, Sebastian has authored more than 60 technical publications....Research advances on nanotech workplace health and safety
...n the future," said Maynard. Andrew Maynard is an internationally recognized leader in the fields of aerosol characterization and the implications of nanotechnology to human health and the environment. Before he joined the Wilson Center in 2005, Dr. Maynard worked at the National Institute for Occupational Safety a...Porous Media and its Applications in Science, Engineering and Industry
... conference, so that it reflects the research done internationally in the currently active areas of the topic. The pioneering works in the area of fluid transport as well as some aspects of heat transport in porous media go back to the beginning of this century. Convective heat transfer in fluid-saturated porous ...Nanotechnology key to China's future economic success
...ollaborative opportunities, including the need for internationally coordinated risk research strategies and effective oversight mechanisms," said Michelson. "It would be unfortunate if government agencies in both countries squandered this unique opportunity to help direct nanotechnology at a relatively early stage a...European launch of International Polar Year 2007-2008
...its contribution to the largest and most ambitious internationally coordinated scientific effort for 50 years. The European launch of International Polar Year (IPY) 2007-2008 is one of a series taking place around the world to celebrate this major international scientific effort. The polar regions are sensitive b......r the Advancement of Science annual meeting. An internationally recognized expert on producing ethanol from cellulose, Dale used a powerful agroecosystem model called CENTURY and life cycle analysis to compare and analyze various methods of producing corn for ethanol in 38 counties in eight states. "Nitrous oxi...Practice of farming reaches back farther than thought
...roceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, an internationally respected academic publication. The paper is titled "Starch Grain Evidence for the Preceramic Dispersals of Maize and Root Crops into Tropical Dry and Humid Forests of Panama." Dry, arid areas favour archaeological preservation, whereas tropical r...ICSU and WMO launch the largest polar research program in 50 years
...orological Organization (WMO), will be the largest internationally coordinated scientific research effort in 50 years. During the course of IPY, thousands of scientists, from over 60 countries and a wide range of research disciplines, will carry out 220 science and outreach projects under six major themes: ...Exploring polar regions, understanding climate
...ns, the establishment of new research stations and internationally coordinated observation-programs produced crucial knowledge about Polar regions. The international Polar year 2007/2008 will follow this tradition. It will be carried our through the International Council for Science (ICSU) and the World Meteorologi...Nanotech promises big things for poor -- but will promises be kept?
...lliance for Cancer in Bethesda, Maryland. He is an internationally recognized authority in the areas of bio- and nano-chip assays and microfluidics, and has built and led research efforts in private industry and national labs. Dr. Grodzinski received a Ph.D. in Materials Science from the University of Southern Calif...Joslin study reveals how a specific fat type can protect against weight gain and diabetes
...s, said lead investigator C. Ronald Kahn, M.D., an internationally recognized researcher who is Head of Joslins Section on Obesity and Hormone Action and the Mary K. Iacocca Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. The study, published in the online edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sc...Potential genetic testing for substance abuse raises hope, concern
..., which were established by Remi Cadoret, M.D., an internationally renowned UI professor of psychiatry who passed away in 2005. In this latest study, the researchers found certain differences in the genes of people with a history of smoking compared to those without such a history. In all, 579 genes were more exp...Iowa State University botanists identify new species of North American bamboo
... drop their leaves." Clark should know. She's an internationally recognized bamboo expert. She had previously discovered 74 new species of bamboo. "All the other new ones came from Central and South America," she said. "It's so exciting to find a new species in our own backyard!" Her 75th species discovery ha...Epigenetic studies will provide a better understanding of disease
...Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona) will bring together 20 internationally recognised scientists from the USA and Europe working in epigenetics to present their latest work. Invited by Ferran Azorn, principal investigator at IRB Barcelona, and Tony Kouzarides, director of the Gurdon Institute in the United Kingdom, these sc...No pain, DOE Joint Genome Institute gains coveted ergonomics prize with 'Shake 'N Plate'
...omics Conference March 12-15 in Dallas, Texas. The internationally recognized Ergo Cup, presented by the Institute of Industrial Engineers, provides opportunities for institutions to highlight successful ergonomic innovations. "Ergo injuries are preventable," said Steve Chu, LBNL Director who serves as lead Univer...New science of metagenomics 'will transform modern microbiology'
...nomics Initiative that includes a few large-scale, internationally coordinated projects and numerous medium- and small-size studies. "Because the challenges and opportunities presented by metagenomics are so enormous, a major commitment equivalent to that of the Human Genome Project is both justified and necessar...