Research is at the core of 杏吧视频, and our faculty make groundbreaking discoveries and inventions every day. Across the university, faculty members solve important problems, advance new technologies, and pave the way in emerging industries.
In recognition of such contributions, the university annually bestows the Faculty Distinguished Research Award.
The award goes to faculty members who have had a far-reaching impact on their field through scholarly or creative contributions. This year, four professors鈥攚ith fields ranging from molecular biology and microbiology to law to physics鈥攚ere selected for the award.
This year鈥檚 honorees are:
In just one month last summer, Brady-Kalnay had five grants funded, according to School of Medicine Dean Pamela Davis.
But Brady-Kalnay鈥檚 impact extends much further than campus, having 70 peer-reviewed articles published and making 21 presentations to researchers from all over the world at society meetings. She also has six patents to her name, with five patent applications pending.
As one of her colleagues at another institution noted in nominating materials: 鈥溾hat is not so obvious from her CV is Professor Brady-Kalnay鈥檚 willingness to collaborate across disciplines to further research ideas. Apparent from closer examination of her record is her collaboration with engineers, radiologists, etc. to translate her basic science expertise to be closer to patients. 鈥 This is a remarkable quality for a basic cancer biologist and speaks to her intellectual curiosity and fluidity in the pursuit of breakthroughs of invasive brain tumors.鈥
As an advisor and mentor, Brady-Kalnay also has worked with high school students, undergraduates, medical students, PhD students and postdoctoral fellows, and has served on 45 thesis committees.
In addition to her primary appointment in the Department of Molecular Biology and Microbiology, Brady-Kalnay also has secondary appointments in neurosciences, pathology and general medical sciences/oncology.
鈥淛onathan Karn is an extraordinary productive scientist working in an extremely critical area of research, which may someday lead to a cure for HIV,鈥 said a colleague from another university said in nominating materials.
His more than 80 primary research papers, 42 reviews and eight patent families are evidence to his contributions to the field.
Karn has received several grants to support his research, with nine different National Institutes of Health institutions currently providing him with funding. Through 2021, he has $18.3 million in grant funding.
His scholarly impact is extended as a mentor to others, having guided 10 graduate students, 34 postdoctoral fellows and 10 research associates.
Karn was elected a fellow of the American Society of Microbiology in 2011.
His research group, the Electronic Structures Group, conducts research on such topics as ternary semiconductor nitrides, halide perovskite photovoltaics, layered ultra-thin materials, oxide interaces, point defects in materials, rare-earth nitrides, transition metal nitrides and semiconductor nanowires.
In 2012, Lambrecht won a Fulbright award to research point defects in crystals at J眉lich鈥檚 Peter Gr眉nberg Institute in Germany.
鈥淗e is one of the best-known theorists working in semiconductor physics today. While this can be seen from standard metrics such as his h-index, perhaps an anecdote would make the point in another way,鈥 said an international colleague in nominating materials. 鈥淥ne day when teaching a graduate level course on electrical and optical properties, I introduced some results taken from a paper by Walter. One of the students exclaimed: 鈥榃alter Lambrecht鈥e鈥檚 really famous.鈥欌
Considered an important text in the field, the monograph 鈥渆xplores contemporary thinking on the evidential requirements that are critical for all practical decision-making, including adjudication.鈥
His other titles include the textbook Evidence Law: A Student鈥檚 Guide to the Law of Evidence as Applied in American Trials.
鈥淓very paper that he has written in my general fields is deep, intelligent, insightful and exhaustively researched. He is one of the intellectual leaders of his generation of evidence scholars, and indeed he may be the first among equals,鈥 said a researcher at another institution in nominating materials. 鈥淗e is one of a small handful of people who have actually had a discernable impact on his chosen field.鈥
Nance came to 杏吧视频 in 2002, after positions at the Cornell University School of Law and University of Colorado School of Law.
Here at the university, Nance also has served as a vice dean at the School of Law.
- Susann Brady-Kalnay, professor of molecular biology and microbiology;
- Jonathan Karn, the Reinberger Professor of Microbiology;
- Walter Lambrecht, professor of physics; and
- Dale A. Nance, the John Homer Kapp Professor of Law.
Susann Brady-Kalnay, professor
School of Medicine, Department of Molecular Biology and Microbiology Since 1995, Susann Brady-Kalnay has called 杏吧视频 her professional home, with her research on cell adhesion, neural development and cancer imaging making an indelible mark on the molecular biology and microbiology field. Brady-Kalnay has helped the university secure $65 million in grants, including $38 million in six years as the program leader for the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center鈥檚 signaling program.In just one month last summer, Brady-Kalnay had five grants funded, according to School of Medicine Dean Pamela Davis.
But Brady-Kalnay鈥檚 impact extends much further than campus, having 70 peer-reviewed articles published and making 21 presentations to researchers from all over the world at society meetings. She also has six patents to her name, with five patent applications pending.
As one of her colleagues at another institution noted in nominating materials: 鈥溾hat is not so obvious from her CV is Professor Brady-Kalnay鈥檚 willingness to collaborate across disciplines to further research ideas. Apparent from closer examination of her record is her collaboration with engineers, radiologists, etc. to translate her basic science expertise to be closer to patients. 鈥 This is a remarkable quality for a basic cancer biologist and speaks to her intellectual curiosity and fluidity in the pursuit of breakthroughs of invasive brain tumors.鈥
As an advisor and mentor, Brady-Kalnay also has worked with high school students, undergraduates, medical students, PhD students and postdoctoral fellows, and has served on 45 thesis committees.
In addition to her primary appointment in the Department of Molecular Biology and Microbiology, Brady-Kalnay also has secondary appointments in neurosciences, pathology and general medical sciences/oncology.
Jonathan Karn, the Reinberger Professor of Microbiology
School of Medicine, Department of Molecular Biology and Microbiology As an internationally known virologist, Jonathan Karn has built his career on conducting research on HIV. His contributions to transcriptional control and HIV latency are widely regarded and have earned him a reputation as a top HIV cure thought leader. At 杏吧视频, he chairs the Department of Molecular Biology and Microbiology and is director of the university鈥檚 Center for AIDS Research. The primary area of Karn鈥檚 research lies in the control of gene expression, latency of HIV and strategies for viral eradication.鈥淛onathan Karn is an extraordinary productive scientist working in an extremely critical area of research, which may someday lead to a cure for HIV,鈥 said a colleague from another university said in nominating materials.
His more than 80 primary research papers, 42 reviews and eight patent families are evidence to his contributions to the field.
Karn has received several grants to support his research, with nine different National Institutes of Health institutions currently providing him with funding. Through 2021, he has $18.3 million in grant funding.
His scholarly impact is extended as a mentor to others, having guided 10 graduate students, 34 postdoctoral fellows and 10 research associates.
Karn was elected a fellow of the American Society of Microbiology in 2011.
Walter Lambrecht, professor of physics
College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Physics Walter Lambrecht is known internationally for his work in the theory of materials, as evidenced by his H-index, a measurement of scholarly impact, of 54. This score indicates that Lambrecht has 54 papers that have been cited at least 54 times. For the past 25 years, the National Science Foundation and defense agencies have provided him with continuous funding. Most recently, he was part of a research team that received a more than $1.2 million grant from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research for a project titled 鈥淐ontrolled nanostructures of atomically thin 2D oxides for next generation functional materials.鈥His research group, the Electronic Structures Group, conducts research on such topics as ternary semiconductor nitrides, halide perovskite photovoltaics, layered ultra-thin materials, oxide interaces, point defects in materials, rare-earth nitrides, transition metal nitrides and semiconductor nanowires.
In 2012, Lambrecht won a Fulbright award to research point defects in crystals at J眉lich鈥檚 Peter Gr眉nberg Institute in Germany.
鈥淗e is one of the best-known theorists working in semiconductor physics today. While this can be seen from standard metrics such as his h-index, perhaps an anecdote would make the point in another way,鈥 said an international colleague in nominating materials. 鈥淥ne day when teaching a graduate level course on electrical and optical properties, I introduced some results taken from a paper by Walter. One of the students exclaimed: 鈥榃alter Lambrecht鈥e鈥檚 really famous.鈥欌
Dale A. Nance, John Homer Kapp Professor of Law
School of Law Dale A. Nance is well regarded for his scholarly contributions to evidence law. Internationally known, Nance鈥檚 areas of expertise also include conflict of laws, archaeological relics and other cultural property law, and philosophy law. In addition to dozens of journal articles, Nance has written or co-written four books, most notably The Burdens of Proof: Discriminatory Power, Weight of Evidence, and Tenacity of Belief, published by the Cambridge University Press in 2016.Considered an important text in the field, the monograph 鈥渆xplores contemporary thinking on the evidential requirements that are critical for all practical decision-making, including adjudication.鈥
His other titles include the textbook Evidence Law: A Student鈥檚 Guide to the Law of Evidence as Applied in American Trials.
鈥淓very paper that he has written in my general fields is deep, intelligent, insightful and exhaustively researched. He is one of the intellectual leaders of his generation of evidence scholars, and indeed he may be the first among equals,鈥 said a researcher at another institution in nominating materials. 鈥淗e is one of a small handful of people who have actually had a discernable impact on his chosen field.鈥
Nance came to 杏吧视频 in 2002, after positions at the Cornell University School of Law and University of Colorado School of Law.
Here at the university, Nance also has served as a vice dean at the School of Law.
