Professor Emeritus T. N. Krishnamurti, professor of Meteorology, has been awarded the Sir Gilbert Walker Gold Medal by the Indian Meteorological Society. According to Department Chair of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Science, Lynn Dudley, "The Medal recognizes his groundbreaking contributions to monsoon, cyclone, weather and climate modeling as well as other lifetime contributions to his science."

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Svetla Slaveva-Griffin, associate professor of Classics, has been selected as a recipient for a Humboldt Fellowship for Experienced Researchers. 

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Oliver Steinbock, professor of Chemistry, has been awarded Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation. This prestigious award is given in recognition of lifetime achievements in research.

Applications Due August 15

If you are faculty member or an administrator at FSU, the Office of Faculty Recognition asks you to consider serving as a Faculty Award Mentor for 2012-13.  Certainly, a faculty mentor can be effective in all areas and stages of career development and support, but OFR has an immediate need for a network of professionals engaged with faculty work who can have a single focus:  locating and highlighting to OFR award-worthy work being done by FSU faculty.  

As a Faculty Award Mentor, you would be asked to make a concerted effort to do the following:

1. Become aware of the most successful teaching in your college;
2. Understand the significance of cutting edge or discipline shaping research being done by FSU faculty in your college;
3. Learn about which FSU faculty are national leaders in service to their discipline and/or professional organization;
4. Report all these successes and potential award winners to the Office of Faculty Recognition.

There will be a training session for those willing to serve as Faculty Award Mentors on Thursday, August 23 from 12:00 – 2:00.  If you are interested, please call 645-8202 or email mwrightc@fsu.edu to register.

The Office of Faculty Recognition is happy to learn that Dr. Sally McRorie has been selected as the new Vice President for Faculty Development and Advancement. We look forward to working under her direction to facilitate faculty success and promote faculty accomplishments. 

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Kun Yang, professor of Physics, has been elected by his peers as a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS). 

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Two FSU faculty have received National Science Foundation CAREER awards. 

M. Elizabeth Stroupe, assistant professor of Biological Sciences, has won an award to advance her research, “Structure and Function of Sulfite Reductase Teach About Fundamental Biology.”

Kenneth L. Knappenberger, Jr., assistant professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, has received an award to advance his research, “Structure-Specific Nanoscale Dynamics Studied by Nonlinear and Magneto-optical Spectroscopy.”

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Henry Fuelberg, professor of Meteorology, has been awarded the 2011 American Meteorological Society award for Teaching Excellence. More information, including a video interview, may be found on the AMS blog.

The Revenge of the Radioactive Lady has been awarded the Silver medal by the Florida Book Awards for 2011 General Fiction. According to Gloria Colvin, Chair of the Executive Committee of the Florida Book Awards, "In this sixth year of the competition, 139 books were submitted across eight categories." Elizabeth Stuckey-French is an associate professor of English.