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RCSA Names Two Dozen 2019 Cottrell Scholars

Research Corporation for Science Advancement (RCSA), America's first foundation dedicated wholly to science, announces 24 recipients of its 2019 Cottrell Scholar Awards. These Awards provide $100,000 to each recipient identified as a leader in integrating science teaching and research at a top U.S. research university or a primarily undergraduate institution.

“The Cottrell Scholar (CS) program champions the very best early career teacher-scholars in chemistry, physics and astronomy by providing these significant discretionary awards,” said RCSA President and CEO Daniel Linzer.

Linzer added the program is also designed to foster synergy among faculty at major American research universities and primarily undergraduate institutions through an annual networking event. This year’s Cottrell Scholar Conference will be held July 10-12 in Tucson, Ariz., and is expected to draw about 100 top educators from around the U.S.

“Outstanding candidates are admitted to the ranks of Cottrell Scholars through a stringent peer-review process based on their innovative research proposals and education programs,” said RCSA Senior Program Director Silvia Ronco. 

This year’s Cottrell Scholars include:

     Victor M. Acosta, physics, University of New Mexico, Hyperpolarization and Detection of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Using Nitrogen Vacancy Centers in Diamond

      Robbyn K. Anand, chemistry, Iowa State University, Extracting Kinetic Rate Constants from Bipolar Electrochemistry: AC Voltammetry of Electrically Coupled Faradaic Reactions

      Gordon J. Berman, physics, Emory University, Information Bottlenecks and the Neural Control of Behavior in Fruit Flies

      Dennis D. Cao, chemistry, Macalester College, Cationically Supercharged Electron Acceptors

      Caitlin M. Casey, astronomy, University of Texas at Austin, Diverse Perspectives: The Impact of Dust and Gas on Cosmic History and Equity-Minded Inquiry-based Astronomy

      Jonathan J. Foley, chemistry, William Paterson University, Polaritonic Chemistry with Hybrid Nanoparticles

      Benjamin M. Hunt, physics, Carnegie Mellon University, Broken Symmetry and Spin-Triplet Pairing in Two- Dimensional Superconductors

      Chenfeng Ke, chemistry, Dartmouth College, Smart Supramolecular 3D Printing Materials with Synchronized Molecular Motions

      Emily Levesque, astronomy, University of Washington, New Perspectives on Dying Stars

      Laura A. Lopez, astronomy, Ohio State University, Assessing Stellar Feedback in Massive Star-Forming Regions

      Ellen M. Matson, chemistry, University of Rochester, Metal Oxide Clusters as Models for Investigating the Role of Oxygen Vacancies in Small Molecule Activation

      Charles C. L. McCrory, chemistry, University of Michigan, Selective Electrocatalysis by Polymer-Encapsulated Catalysts: the Role of Charge and Substrate Transport on Catalytic Efficiency

      Ryan McGorty, physics, University of San Diego, Optical Microscopy of Sheared Phase-Separating Soft Matter Systems

      Katherine A. Mirica, chemistry, Dartmouth College, Multifunctional Porous Scaffolds for Monitoring Neurochemicals

      Alison R. H. Narayan, chemistry, University of Michigan, Biocatalytic Reactions for Selective, Sustainable Synthesis and Engaging Graduate Student Instructors for Improved Outcomes in Organic Chemistry

      Kerstin M. Perez, physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Closing in on Sterile Neutrino Dark Matter with NuSTAR

      Paul L. Raston, chemistry, James Madison University, Laser Spectroscopic Investigation of Atmospherically Important Complexes at Ultra Low Temperature

      Emily Rauscher, astronomy, University of Michigan, Exo-Cartography: Resolving Three-Dimensional Images of Extrasolar Worlds

      Shahir S. Rizk, chemistry, Indiana University at South Bend, Reversible Self-assembly of Bio-responsive Nanostructures

      Tristan L. Smith, physics, Swarthmore College, Fundamental Tests of Gravity across Time, Space and Mass

      Kana Takematsu, chemistry, Bowdoin College, Moving Multiple Charges with Light in Derivatized Naphthalene Photoacids

      Weichao Tu, physics, West Virginia University, Understanding the Rapid Dropout of Killer Electrons in Earth’s Radiation Belt with a New and Comprehensive Model

      Christina Vizcarra, chemistry, Barnard College, Small Molecule Inhibition of Formin Proteins: Specificity and Mechanisms of Action

      Justin J. Wilson, chemistry, Cornell University, Capturing the Heavy Alkaline Earth Elements: Ligand Design to Sequester Radioactive Strontium, Barium, and Radium

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