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Science Award Winners

Red signals travel to blue neuronsMore than 25 UO scientists received prestigious national and international honors for their work over the past year.

 
Association for Psychological Science Fellow 
Association for Psychological Science
Ed Awh, Psychology
 
DuPont Young Professor
E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
Shannon Boettcher, Chemistry
 
Discovery Award
Oregon Health & Science University Foundation’s Medical Research Foundation of Oregon
Chris Doe, Biology
 
Senior Fellow, Center on the Developing Child
Harvard University
Phil Fisher, Psychology
 
Award for Outstanding Contributions to Science in Trauma Psychology, Division 56
American Psychological Association
Jennifer Freyd, Psychology
 
Distinguished Achievement Award
International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation
Jennifer Freyd, Psychology
 
American Physical Society Fellow
American Physical Society
Marina Guenza, Chemistry
 
AAAS Fellow
American Association for the Advancement of Science
Michael Haley, Chemistry
 
Distinguished Career Contributions to Research
Award American Psychological Association
Gordon Hall, Psychology
 
Scialog Fellows Grant
Research Corporation for Science Advancement
Darren Johnson, Chemistry
 
Humboldt Research Award
Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
Alexander Kleshchev, Mathematics
 
Sloan Research Fellowship
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
Cris Niell, Biology
 
IPSEN Neuronal Plasticity Prize
La Fondation IPSEN
Helen Neville, Psychology
 
Transforming Education Through Neuroscience Award
International Mind, Brain, and Education Society
Helen Neville, Psychology
 
Pew Scholar
The Pew Charitable Trust
Brad Nolen, Chemistry
 
John J. Carty Award for the Advancement of Science
National Academy of Sciences
Mike Posner, Psychology
 
Eleanor Maccoby Award
American Psychological Association
Mary Rothbart, Psychology
 
American Academy of Arts and Sciences Fellow
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Eric Selker, Biology
 
Margaret Gorman Early Career Award
American Psychological Association
Azim Shariff, Psychology
 
Fulbright Fellowship
Fulbright Program
David Sokoloff, Physics
 
Basil O’Connor Starter Scholar Research Award
March of Dimes Foundation
Kryn Stankunas, Biology
 
Scialog Fellows Grant
Research Corporation for Science Advancement
Richard Taylor, Physics
 
Simons Fellow in Theoretical Physics
Simons Foundation
John Toner, Physics
 
AAAS Fellow
American Association for the Advancement of Science
Craig Young, Biology, Oregon Institute of Marine Biology
 
Richard T. Jones New Investigator Award
Oregon Health & Science University Foundation’s Medical Research Foundation of Oregon
Hui Zong, Biology

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Mathematical Marvels

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His McKenzie

A man holding a caught fish outdoors

Rick Gurule is one of several students who've documented the fragility of the McKenzie watershed.

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Digging It

A woman with a shovel in a deep hole

Doctoral candidates Daniele McKay and Leslie McLees dig deep for answers to their research questions.