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2009 Honoree
Dr. Benoît Mandelbrot Sterling Professor Emeritus of Mathematical Sciences Mathematics Department - Yale University
IBM Fellow Emeritus
T.J. Watson Research Center Best known as the founder of fractal geometry – the first broad attempt to investigate quantitatively the ubiquitous notion of roughness. Dr. Mandelbrot and his work was recently profiled in the PBS show Nova, Hunting the Hidden Dimension Dr. Mandelbrot graduated from the Paris Ecole Polytechnique with a M.S. and from the California Institute of Technology with an Ae.E. in Aeronautics. He received his doctoral degree, Docteur ès Sciences Mathématiques, from the University of Paris and was a post-doctoral member — under John von Neumann of the School of Mathematics of the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, NJ He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a Member of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, the American Philosophical Society and a Foreign Member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters.
2009 Honoree
Dr. Jane Lubchenco
Wayne and Gladys Valley Professor of
Marine Biology Dr. Lubchenco is
an environmental scientist and marine ecologist who is actively engaged
in teaching, research, synthesis and communication of scientific
knowledge. She graduated from Colorado College, received her Ph.D. from
Harvard University in marine ecology, taught at Harvard for two years,
and has been on the faculty at Oregon State University since 1978. Dr. Lubchenco is a marine biologist. Her full expertise includes
interactions between humans and the environment: biodiversity, climate
change, sustainability science, ecosystem services, marine reserves,
coastal marine ecosystems, the state of the oceans and of the planet.
2009 Honoree
Dr. Ignacio Rodriguez-Iturbe James S.
McDonnell Distinguished University Professor of Civil and
Environmental Engineering. Born in Caracas, Venezuela, Dr. Rodriguez-Iturbe is one of the world's foremost experts in the field of Ecohydrology (the study of the interactions of hydrology (the distribution, quality and movement of water) and ecosystems including biodiversity impacts. Dr. Rodriguez-Iturbe's research interests include Surface Hydrology, Hydroclimatology, fluvial and river basin Geomorphology, Dynamics of Fractal Processes, Ecohydrology and the analysis and modeling of space-time rainfall fields. Academic recognitions received by Dr. Rodriguez-Iturbe include the Academic Medal of the University of Padua, Italy, the Robert E. Horton Medal, American Geophysical Union, the Ven Te Chow Award for lifetime achievements in the field of hydrology, awarded by the Environmental Water Resources Institute/American Society of Civil Engineers, the Stockholm Water Prize in 2002 and memberships in numerous professional organizations including the US National Committee for the International Institute for Applied System Analysis,the Latin American Academy of Sciences, the United States National Academy of Engineering, the National Academy of Engineering of Venezuela and the Pontifical Academy of Sciences. Dr. Rodriguez-Iturbe has authored and co-authored hundreds of scientific papers and books. He received his C.E. from the Universidad del Zulia in 1963, his M.S. from the California Institute of Technology in 1965 and his Ph.D. from Colorado State University in 1967. YouTube video of Dr. Rodriguez-Iturbe discussing his work
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The 2009 Edward O. Wilson Biodiversity Technology Pioneer Awards To be presented by Dr. Wilson on April 9, 2009 in Bozeman, Montana
Dr. Edward O. Wilson is Pellegrino University Research Professor in Entomology for the Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology at Harvard University.
The American Computer Museum proudly announces the Edward O. Wilson Biodiversity Technology Pioneer Awards which will be presented by Dr. Wilson in person to honorees whose scientific work has helped advance the biodiversity of life on planet Earth. There will be a free public forum at 1:30 P.M. on Thursday, April 9, 2009 at the Montana State University Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (no tickets required to attend) with Dr. Wilson, the honorees and special guests. That evening the awards dinner will be held at the Montana State University Strand Union Building. For dinner ticket information please call (406) 582-1288.
The awards ceremonies are sponsored in part by
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2009 Honoree
Dr. Steve Running Professor & Director, Numerical Terradynamic Simulation Group (NTSG), College of Forestry & Conservation, University of Montana, Missoula, MT
Dr. Running's primary research interest is the
development of global and regional ecosystem biogeochemical models by
integration of remote sensing with climatology and terrestrial ecology.
He is a Team Member for the NASA Earth Observing System, Moderate
Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer and is responsible for the EOS
global terrestrial net primary production and evaporative index
datasets. He has published over 240 scientific articles. He has recently
served on the standing Committee for Earth Studies of the National
Research Council, and on the Federal Interagency Carbon Cycle Science
Committee. He is a Co-Chair of the National Center for Atmospheric
Research Community Climate System Model Land Working Group, a Member of
the International Geosphere-Biosphere Program Executive Committee, and
the World Climate Research Program, Global Terrestrial Observing System.
Dr. Running, as a chapter Lead Author for the 4th Assessment of the
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, shared the Nobel Peace Prize
in 2007. Prof. Running is an elected Fellow of the American Geophysical
Union.
2009 Honoree
Dr. Michael Soulé Professor Emeritus of Environmental Studies, University of California, Santa Cruz
2009 Honoree
Dr. David Ward
Professor Dr. Ward is involved in instruction and research in microbial diversity, ecology and evolution as well as fundamental studies of microbial population biology and community ecology in relation to principles of macroecology; molecular analysis of composition, structure and function of hot spring microbial mat communities used as natural models; comparative molecular and organic geochemical studies of microbial mats as analogs of Precambrian stromatolite fossils; bioremediation ecology; microbiology education/outreach.
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