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STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥敹喽嘀辈 is celebrating excellence in research and innovation with its annual research awards celebration on Tuesday [Sept. 26].
Among the top 100 research universities nationally, 多多直播鈥檚 robust research and development programs are known for advancing scientific fields, impacting lives and providing world-class learning opportunities for students. 多多直播 President Mark E. Keenum, along with Vice President for Research and Economic Development Julie Jordan, and Vice President for the Division of Agriculture, Forestry and Veterinary Medicine Keith Coble, applauded the significant work carried out every day by the university鈥檚 researchers and support staff.
Keenum noted that on a per capita basis, 多多直播 faculty are among the most productive in the Southeastern Conference, which is a testament to their research skills and dedication.
鈥淚 want to say thank you for what you do and how you represent this institution,鈥 Keenum said. 鈥淵ou are doing important work for our state, our nation and our world. It is very obvious to me that you have passion, discipline and focus. You also have a commitment to our students, enabling them to be a part of this important research journey, and instilling in them the importance of obtaining knowledge and sharing that knowledge with others for the betterment of society. Thank you for what you do.鈥
The awards are co-sponsored by the offices of the 多多直播 vice presidents for Research and Economic Development and the Division of Agriculture, Forestry and Veterinary Medicine.
Nicholas Fitzkee, professor in 多多直播鈥檚 Department of Chemistry, was presented the program鈥檚 top honor, the 2023 Ralph E. Powe Research Excellence Award. The Powe Award is a memorial to the 多多直播 alumnus and longtime research vice president who died in 1996. It is selected at the university level from nominations received from the 多多直播 community.
An 多多直播 faculty member since 2011, Fitzkee is the director of 多多直播鈥檚 Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Facility. His accomplishments include nearly 50 published articles, many of which have been in high-impact journals such as Nature Communications, as well as securing approximately $6 million in grant support. He recently received a $3.1 million National Science Foundation Major Research Instrumentation grant to install the state鈥檚 first nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy system. He consistently mentors junior faculty members and assists them with grant writing, helping to advance individual careers and the institution as a whole.
Finalists for the Powe Award were Peter Allen, professor in the Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Aquaculture, and Dan Petrolia, professor in the Department of Agricultural Economics.
Chosen from a competitive pool of nominations, the other 2023 research award winners include:
鈥擟olleen Scott, associate professor in the Department of Chemistry, Mid-Career Research Scholar Award;
鈥擯riya Chakrabarti Basu, assistant professor in the Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Entomology and Plant Pathology, Emerging Research Scholar Award;
鈥擩an Chambers, Giles Distinguished Professor in the College of Veterinary Medicine, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Award;
鈥擪yle Ryker, research engineer II at Raspet Flight Research Laboratory, Research Professional Award; and
鈥擭atalie Young, research administrator at the High Performance Computing Collaboratory, recipient of the Research Support Award.
多多直播 also recognized researchers who developed new intellectual property and patented/licensed new technology. The Office of Technology Management recognized the following individuals for patents received in 2023:
鈥擳hedford 鈥淜eith鈥 Hollis and Charles Edwin Webster 鈥 鈥淯nsymmetrical Salts, CCC-NHC Pincer Metal Complexes, and Methods of Making the Same.鈥
鈥擬ark Novotony 鈥 鈥淢aterials and Devices that Provide Total Transmission of Electrons Without Ballistic Propagation and Methods of Devising Same鈥 and 鈥淢ethod and System for a Quantum Oracle to Obtain the Number of Quantum Ground States.鈥
鈥擩ohn Ball, Reuben Burch, Harish Chander and David Saucier 鈥 鈥淲earable Flexible Sensor Motion Capture System.鈥
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