“Ottoman Infrastructures of the Saudi Hydro-State: The Technopolitics of Pilgrimage and Potable Water in the Hijaz,” an article written by Michael Chris Low, associate professor of history, was selected for the 2016 Alice Hamilton Prize from the American Society for Environmental History. The article was published in Comparative Studies in Society and History in October … Continue reading Low receives award for published article
Bill Simpkins, chair of the Department of Geological and Atmospheric Sciences, was honored with The Geological Society of America, Hydrogeology Division’s George Bruke Maxey Distinguished Service Award.The award was presented in November 2015 at the Annual Meeting of the Society in Baltimore, Maryland. Simpkins has a history of active involvement in GSA’s Hydrogeology Division that … Continue reading Simpkins receives distinguished service award
Distinguished Professor Paul Canfield was elected to serve in an executive role for the American Physical Society. Canfield was elected Vice Chair for the Division of Condensed Matter Physics. [feature_image] Canfield will serve for four years, and will chair the division in his third year.
Associate professor Alison Phillips was selected as a Rising Star in the Association for Psychological Science (APS). The honor is awarded to "the best and the brightest of psychological science," according to Sarah Brookhart, executive director for APS. Phillips was recognized for her early accomplishments in high-quality published works, her significant achievements in research, and … Continue reading Phillips named APS Rising Star
Congratulations to Jennifer Knox, lecturer in the English Department, for a recent excellent review in the New York Times Sunday Book Review, on Dec. 24, 2015