Seattle -- Effie Petersdorf, M.D., a researcher in human immunogenetics at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, is one of 60 young researchers to received one of the nations highest honors for young professionals.
The Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) will be presented to the researchers at approximately 1:30 p.m. EST, Wednesday, Feb. 10, in a ceremony in the White House. Neal Lane, Ph.D., President Clinton'dfs Science Advisor will present the awards for President Clinton.
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Note to Editors/Assignment Desks: Attached is the press release distributed by the Office of Science and Technology Policy at the White House. Effie Petersdorf, M.D., is in Washington D.C. today. She will return to Seattle on Thursday, Feb. 11. Petersdorf will be available for interviews on Friday, Feb. 12.
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of Science and Technology Policy
For Immediate Release Contact: 202/456-6047
February 10, 1999
PRESIDENT NAMES OUTSTANDING YOUNG U.S. SCIENTISTS
President Clinton today named 60 young researchers as recipients of
the third annual Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and
Engineers (PECASE), the highest honor bestowed by the United States
government on young professionals at the outset of their independent
research careers.
These Presidential Awards, established by President Clinton in
February 1996, embody the high priority the Administration places on
producing outstanding scientists and engineers and nurturing their
continued development. Eight Federal departments join together annually to
nominate the most meritorious young scientists and engineers who will
broadly advance science and technology that will be of the greatest benefit
to the participating government agencies.
"These talented young men and women show exceptional potential for
leadership at the frontiers of scientific knowledge," President Clinton
said. "Their passion for discovery will spark our can-do spirit of
technological innovation and drive this Nation forward to build a better
America for the twenty-first century."
In a February 10, 1999 award ceremony, Dr. Neal Lane, the President?s
Science Advisor, cited the honorees "or their research contributions, for
their promise, and for their commitment to broader societal goals."
Those selected receive five-year research grants to further their
study in support of critical government missions. The Federal agencies
involved are: the Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Energy,
Health and Human Services, Veterans? Affairs, the Environmental Protection
Agency, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and the National
Science Foundation.
The recipients are:
Department of Agriculture
John Dobrinsky, USDA Beltsville Agricultural Research Service
Krishna Niyogi, University of California at Berkeley
Brian J. Palik, Forest Service North Central Forest Experiment Station
Department of Commerce
Michael H. Bergin, University of Colorado Institute for Research in
Environmental Sciences, NOAA
Sharon C. Glotzer, Material Sciences and Engineering Laboratory, NIST
Anthony J. Kearsley, Information Technology Laboratory, NIST
Joseph A. Shaw, Environmental Technology Laboratory, NOAA
Department of Defense
Daniel J. Blumenthal, University of California, Santa Barbara
Elizabeth C. Dickey, University of Kentucky
Miroslav Krstic, University of California, San Diego
John D. O'Brien, University of Southern California
Robert G. Parker, Ohio State University
Guillermo Sapiro, University of Minnesota
Department of Energy
Mari Lou Balmer, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Toyna L. Kuhl, University of California at Santa Barbara
James E. Lee, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Roya Maboudian, University of California at Berkeley
Anthony Mezzacappa, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Christopher P. Palmer, New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology
Gary P. Wiederrecht, Argonne National Laboratory
Department of Veterans? Affairs
Alan E. Mast, VA Medical Center
Richard N. Pierson, VA Medical Center
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Mitchell S. Albert, Longwood Medical Research Center
Howard Pearlman, University of Southern California
Shobita Satyapal, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Azadeh Tabazadeh, NASA Ames Research Center
Paul O. Wennberg, California Institute of Technology
Andrew Westphal, Space Science Laboratory, University of California
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
Angelika B. Amon, Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research
Marlene Behrmann, Carnegie Mellon University
Mark E. Brezinski, Massachusetts General Hospital
David D. Chang, University of California, Los Angeles
Brian D. Dynlacht, Harvard University
Ulrike A. Heberlein, San Francisco General Hospital
Linda A. Hicke, Northwestern University
Effie W. Petersdorf, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Gregory J. Quirk, Urb. Punto Oro
Jeffrey Struewing, National Cancer Institute, NIH
Mark Von Zastrow, University of California
Matthew Waldor, New England Medical Center, #41
National Science Foundation
Mario Affatigato, Coe College
Eric I. Altman, Yale University
Nalini Ambady, Harvard University
Alexander Barvinok, University of Michigan
Pei Cao, University of Wisconsin - Madison
Janet Conrad, Columbia University
Christopher J. Diorio, University of Washington
Shirley J. Dyke, Washington University
Rhonda F. Drayton, University of Illinois - Chicago
Cassandra L. Fraser, University of Virginia
Julie A. Jacko, University of Wisconsin - Madison
Robert B. Jackson, University of Texas - Austin
Sugih Jamin, University of Michigan
Elizabeth A. Lada, University of Florida
Gregory H. Leazer, University of California - Los Angeles
Gina M. MacDonald, James Madison University
Scot Martin, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
Hudson K. Reeve, Cornell University
Venugopal Veeravalli, Cornell University
Daniel Walczyk, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Feb. 10, 1999
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