Awards & Honors
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Computer scientist Darrell Long appointed to the Kumar Malavalli Endowed Chair in Storage Systems
The University of California, Santa Cruz, has appointed Darrell Long, professor of computer science, to the Kumar Malavalli Endowed Chair in Storage Systems. Long is the first faculty member to hold the endowed chair, established in 2004 with a $1 million gift from Kumar Malavalli, cofounder of Brocade Communications and cofounder and CEO of InMage…
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Biologist Melissa Jurica earns prestigious grant from Searle Scholars Program
The Searle Scholars Program has awarded Melissa Jurica, assistant professor of molecular, cell, and developmental biology at the University of California, Santa Cruz, a three-year, $240,000 grant to support her research. Jurica, who studies the complex system by which human cells process genetic information, is one of just 15 young scientists awarded the prestigious grants…
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Friends of Long Marine Lab will honor photographer Frans Lanting with Global Oceans Award
The Friends of Long Marine Lab will present a Global Oceans Award to renowned nature photographer and conservationist Frans Lanting at the group’s annual Gourmet Dinner benefit event on Sunday, March 20. The award recognizes Lanting for his outstanding contributions to public awareness of the natural environment. Awards will also be presented to two promising…
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UC Santa Cruz guitarist has solo track on Grammy-winning CD
Last year, UCSC Music Department lecturer William Coulter recorded a solo guitar track for a CD titled Henry Mancini: Pink Guitar. On February 13, the disc won a 2005 Grammy Award for “Best Pop Instrumental Album” from the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences. Released on the Solid Air Records label, the CD features…
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UCSC oceanographer Kenneth Bruland honored by two major scientific organizations
Kenneth Bruland, professor and chair of ocean sciences at the University of California, Santa Cruz, has received two major honors this year: He was elected as a 2005 fellow of the American Geophysical Union and was chosen to receive the 2005 Clair C. Patterson Medal for Environmental Chemistry from the Geochemical Society. Bruland currently holds…
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UCSC astronomer awarded top high-energy astronomy prize for work on supernovae and gamma-ray bursts
Stan Woosley, professor of astronomy and astrophysics at the University of California, Santa Cruz, has won this year’s Bruno Rossi Prize for his pioneering work on supernovae and gamma-ray bursts, the most violent explosions in the universe. The prize is awarded each year by the High Energy Astrophysics Division of the American Astronomical Society. Woosley,…
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New Engineering 2 Building receives design award
The just-dedicated Engineering 2 Building at UC Santa Cruz has received a merit award for design from the American Institute of Architects Los Angeles chapter. The merit award honors built work designed by Los Angeles architects. Anshen + Allen Los Angeles was the architect for Engineering 2, which was dedicated on November 5. Engineering 2…
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ARCS Foundation contributions to UCSC pass $1 million with 2004-05 scholarships for seven top students
At the annual awards luncheon of the Achievement Rewards for College Scientists (ARCS) Foundation in San Francisco this week, participants from the University of California, Santa Cruz, will have special cause for celebration. Since 1976, the ARCS Foundation’s Northern California Chapter has given more than $1 million in scholarships to UCSC students. This year, seven…
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Two UCSC professors elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Two professors at the University of California, Santa Cruz, are among the 2004 Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) announced by the association this week. They are Anthony Fink, professor of chemistry and biochemistry, and Russell Flegal, professor of environmental toxicology. Election as a fellow is an honor bestowed upon…
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UCSC astrophysicist Stan Woosley awarded the American Physical Society’s 2005 Hans A. Bethe Prize
The American Physical Society has awarded the 2005 Hans A. Bethe Prize to Stan Woosley, professor of astronomy and astrophysics at the University of California, Santa Cruz. The Bethe Prize was established to recognize outstanding work in the areas of astrophysics, nuclear physics, and related fields. Woosley, an expert in theoretical high-energy astrophysics, studies the…