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Jeff Derby (Seed) Named Distinguished McKnight University Professor

The Office of the Provost and the Graduate School are pleased to announce the new recipients of the Distinguished McKnight University Professorship. The purpose of the Professorship is to recognize and reward our most outstanding mid-career faculty. Recipients are honored with the title Distinguished McKnight University Professor, which they hold for as long as they remain at the University of Minnesota.

Andreas Stein (Seed) Named Distinguished McKnight University Professor

The Office of the Provost and the Graduate School are pleased to announce the new recipients of the Distinguished McKnight University Professorship. The purpose of the Professorship is to recognize and reward our most outstanding mid-career faculty. Recipients are honored with the title Distinguished McKnight University Professor, which they hold for as long as they remain at the University of Minnesota.

Frank Bates (IRG-1) receives 2008 Sustained Research Prize of the Neutron Scattering Society of America

Prof. Frank Bates is the recipient of the 2008 Sustained Research Prize of the Neutron Scattering Society of America with the citation: For his pioneering SANS experiments that probe the structure and thermodynamics of polymeric fluids and block copolymers.

Morse Group (IRG-1) PSCF - Polymer Self-Consistent Field Theory available for download

PSCF solves the Edwards self-consistent field theory (SCFT) for periodic phases formed by liquids containing block copolymers. It is designed to treat incompressible liquids that may contain any mixture of linear block copolymers, homopolymers, and small molecule solvents. It can describe 1, 2, and 3 dimensionally periodic structure structures with any type of unit cell (e.g., cubic, orthorhombic, triclinic, etc.) with any specified space group symmetry. The underlying modified diffusion equation is solved with an efficient pseudo-spectral method. Visit the Morse Group PSCF page

Beth Stadler (IRG-3) elected secretary of the Materials Research Society

Alexander Grosberg (IRG-1) named Outstanding Referee by the American Physical Society.

Jean-Luc Bredas (IRG-2) became an Editor for Chemistry of Materials

Marc Hillmyer (IRG-1) became an Editor for Macromolecules

Chris Macosko (IRG-1) Elected Fellow of the American Physical Society

Citation: For pioneering work on the rheology, compatibilization, processing, and properties of polymer blends. Nominated by: Polymer Physics (DPOLY)

Chris Leighton (IRG-3) receives Mcknight Presidential Fellows Award

The McKnight Presidential Fellows Program is targeted at the most promising faculty who have been newly granted tenure and promotion to associate professor, to recognize their accomplishments and support their ongoing research and scholarship.

Frank Bates (IRG-1) named University of Minnesota Regents Professor

Established in 1955, the Regents Professorship is the University's highest recognition for faculty excellence. The award honors faculty whose especially distinguished accomplishments in teaching and scholarship or creative work have contributed uniquely to the University and to the public good.

Allen Goldman (IRG-2,3) elected to the National Academy of Sciences

The National Academy of Sciences today announced the election of 72 new members and 18 foreign associates from 12 countries in recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research. The election was held this morning during the business session of the 144th annual meeting of the Academy. Those elected today bring the total number of active members to 2,025. Read complete press release