News / Events
November, 2009
Hsiu-Wen Wang Wins 2009 Mineralogical Society of America Award
Hsiu-Wen Wang has just won the 2009 Mineralogical Society of America's Edward H. Kraus Crystallographic Research Award for Research in Crystallography for her work entitled, "Investigation of phase transition mechanisms for NAT-type natural zeolites: natrolite, mesolite and scolecite." http://www.minsocam.org/MSA/Awards/Crystallography_Award.html
The grant awards up to $5,000 for research in the field of mineralogical crystallography. In particular, this grant targets projects within the areas of mineralogy, crystal chemistry, petrology, mineral physics, biomineralization, and geochemistry for which research bearing on crystal structure is an explicit and integral element.
The competition for this award is international, and this is one of the highest awards in the field of mineralogy in the world.
I know you'll join me in congratulating her on this wonderful achievement.
Dave Bish, Professor
Students Honored at Annual Awards Ceremony (details)
for a printable poster, click on the thumbnail
LISA PRATT AWARDED PROVOST’S PROFESSORSHIP
Lisa Pratt has been awarded the title Provost’s Professor. This award is given to faculty members who have achieved local, national, and international distinction in both teaching and research.
Lisa now carries the title of Provost’s Professor. An award reception for Lisa and David Clemmer (Chemistry) who is this year's honoree as Tray M. Sonneborn Lectureship was held in October. http://newsinfo.iu.edu/news/page/normal/11982.html
In announcing the award Tom Gieryn, the Vice Provost for Faculty and Academic Affairs, wrote to Lisa "You have an outstanding record of research and teaching and have brought recognition to the university. We are so appreciative of your contributions in so many areas and proud of your accomplishments. Thank you for all you do for Indiana University. It is faculty like you who make this university a very special place." These are words that so aptly describe the remarkable qualities that Lisa exemplifies, which benefit her students, her colleagues and collaborators, and enrich our Department.
Dr. David Polly and Colleagues: Fossil Snake Discovery
Graduate Student Michael Cheshire wins the 2008 Industrial Minerals Scholarhip
On behalf of the Department we'd like to offer our congratulations to Michael Cheshire, who has won the 2008 Industrial Minerals Division Gerald V. Henderson Scholarship awarded by the Society of Mining Engineers. Michael is a Ph.D. student in clay mineralogy working with Professor David Bish.
This prestigious annual scholarship is an award of $2,500, which will be presented to Michael at SME Annual Meeting in Denver next month.
Congratulating to Michael on this singular honor, and thank you for bringing further distinction to the Department and its graduate student body.
Alumni and Friends
- Chair's Greeting to Alumni and Friends
- Alumni News, Events, and how to stay in touch
- Endowment Funds
- Contributors
- The Department mourns the loss of Dr. N. Gary Lane, Professor Emeritus
Awards and Honors
- Basu honored at Annual TGIO Dinner
- Students honored at 2009 Student Award Ceremony
- Zhu receives Fullbright Scholar Award
- Pratt named Provost Professor
The prestigious Departmental Screwball Award
