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Michael Christopher Low earns prestigious 2021 Albert Hourani Book Award

Michael Christopher Low, assistant professor in the Department of History, has earned the Albert Hourani Book Award from the Middle East Studies Association. Low earned the award for his book “Imperial Mecca: Ottoman Arabia and the Indian Ocean Hajj.” The Albert Hourani Book Award award is the most prestigious book prize in the field of … Continue reading Michael Christopher Low earns prestigious 2021 Albert Hourani Book Award

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Michelle Hertzke and Pablo Raúl Stinga earn ‘4 under 40’ award from Ames Chamber of Commerce

Michelle Hertzke (’24 education, MA) and Pablo Raúl Stinga both were awarded the Ames Chamber of Commerce FUEL Story County ‘4 Under 40’ award. Hertzke is a student service specialist in the Engineering LAS Online Learning department and Stinga is an associate professor and director of diversity in the Department of Mathematics. The ‘4 Under … Continue reading Michelle Hertzke and Pablo Raúl Stinga earn ‘4 under 40’ award from Ames Chamber of Commerce

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Pablo Raul Stinga earns Ames Chamber of Commerce ‘4 Under 40’ award

Pablo Raul Stinga, associate professor in the Department of Mathematics, has received the Ames Chamber of Commerce FUEL Story County ‘4 Under 40’ award. The ‘4 Under 40’ awards capture the spirit of extraordinary young professionals in the Ames community, by recognizing those individuals who take the mission of FUEL Story County to heart. That … Continue reading Pablo Raul Stinga earns Ames Chamber of Commerce ‘4 Under 40’ award

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Olga Mesropova certified as Quality Matters Higher Education Peer Reviewer

Olga Mesropova, associate professor in the Department of World Languages and Cultures, has been certified as a Quality Matters Higher Education Peer Reviewer. Mesropova is one of only two Iowa State faculty members who have earned this certification. The certification is granted to experienced online faculty who have completed a specially designed 5-week training program … Continue reading Olga Mesropova certified as Quality Matters Higher Education Peer Reviewer

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Boping Chen awarded the 2021 U.S. ATLAS Outstanding Graduate Student award

Boping Chen (’20 physics and astronomy, Ph.D.) has been honored with the 2021 U.S. ATLAS Outstanding Graduate Student award. Chen was a member of the Chunhui Research Group during his time at Iowa State. U.S. ATLAS is a coalition of 45 U.S. institutions working on the ATLAS experiment at the Large Hadron Collider for the … Continue reading Boping Chen awarded the 2021 U.S. ATLAS Outstanding Graduate Student award

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Tracy Lucht elected as second vice president of American Journalism Historians Association

Tracy Lucht, associate professor in the Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication, has been elected to serve as second vice-president for the American Journalism Historians Association (AJHA). Lucht’s term will begin after this week’s AJHA conference. She will ascend to first vice-president after the 2022 conference and then to president of AJHA in 2023. Founded … Continue reading Tracy Lucht elected as second vice president of American Journalism Historians Association

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Jigang Wang named American Physical Society Fellow

Jigang Wang, professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, has been named a 2021 Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS). Wang was selected for this honor which recognizes his distinguished contributions to the field of physics. According to the APS website, Wang was chosen for his “discoveries of coherent excitations and out-of-equilibrium topological … Continue reading Jigang Wang named American Physical Society Fellow