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 The
Barnett Institute announced recipients of its several awards
given annually at an October 22 Reception held at the Faculty
Center.
Receiving the two 2004 Alumni Graduate Fellowship Awards
were Ph.D. students, Ke Xu and Li Zang. This award was established
in 1998 from donations received from the Barnett Institute
25th Anniversary Alumni Campaign. It supports outstanding
Ph.D. students in their final year of research working with
a faculty fellow of the Institute.
The Douglas and Irene DeVivo Awards were given to two Ph.D.
students, John Williams and Xiaoyang Zang. This award was
established in 1985 by alumnus Douglas DeVivo and his wife,
Irene, to recognize talented students.
The Gustel and Ernst Giessen Memorial Awards in Advanced
Research were presented to six Ph.D. students, Hsuan-shen
Chen, Jimmy Flarakos, Yiqing Lin, Olga Shimelis, Ziping Yang
and Tao Yu. This award was established by Professor Bill Giessen
in memory of his parents to honor senior level graduate students
and Institute scientists for exceptional research contributions.
The recipient of the Academic Excellence Award was Daren
Levin. This award is presented by the Barnett Institute to
a first year Ph.D. graduate student working for a faculty
fellow of the Institute and holding the highest QPA from the
Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology.
The Barnett Institute Staff Service Award was presented to
Felicia Martin, Executive Assistant to Prof. Barry Karger.
This award was established in 1999 to recognize a dedicated
Institute staff member.
In 2003, the Barnett Institute established an External Service
Award to recognize an individual from one of the many Northeastern
University departments working in their various roles to provide
services and support to Institute faculty, staff and researchers.
The 2004 recipient of this award was Terrence Flynn, Budget
Analyst in the Provost Office. He was honored for his work
in which he devotes many hours helping the Institute staff
with the appointment letters for researchers and advising
on appointment budgetary issues.
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