March 2007

Scientists In The News

Timothy J. Baroni (Courtesy of SUNY Cortland)

CORTLAND — Timothy J. Baroni, a SUNY Cortland professor of biological sciences who has specialized in mycology, which is the study of fungi, was named a 2006 Fellow of the Mycological Society of America (MSA). See Press Release TOP

CORTLAND — When scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy were looking for a chemist to analyze groundwater contamination near a former plutonium production complex in Richland, Wash., they chose SUNY Cortland Professor Emeritus of Chemistry Peter M. Jeffers. In his 39 years of teaching chemistry at the College, Jeffers had developed a national reputation for measuring the hydrolysis, or reaction with water, of chlorinated hydrocarbons like carbon tetrachloride, a solvent used in the processing of radioactive materials. So it was a natural fit for Jeffers to work on the project assessing the carbon tetrachloride contamination in Richland. See Press Release TOP

Tewodros Asefa (Courtesy of Syracuse University)

SYRACUSE — Tewodros "Teddy" Asefa, assistant professor of chemistry in Syracuse University's College of Arts and Sciences, has been awarded a National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award, NSF's most prestigious and competitive award for young faculty members. This award recognizes outstanding scientists and engineers who, early in their careers, show exceptional potential for leadership. See Press Release TOP

National Science Foundation Awards

Donald Siegel (Courtesy of Syracuse University)

SYRACUSE — Donald Siegel of Syracuse University is the recipient of a $416,166 NSF grant on an interdisciplinary investigation of groundwater-carbon coupling in large peat basins and its relation to climate change. Detail TOP

SYRACUSE — Jeffrey Karson of Syracuse University is the recipient of a $263,504 NSF grant for Iceland flexure zones: analogs for mid-ocean ridge spreading centers. Detail TOP

SYRACUSE — Tewodros Asefa of Syracuse University is the recipient of a $168,000 NSF grant for rationally designing, synthesizing and self-assembling multifunctional, hybrid nanostructured organosilica and organosilica-titania materials for catalysis. Detail TOP