{"id":13386,"date":"2017-07-05T11:53:19","date_gmt":"2017-07-05T15:53:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineering.jhu.edu\/?p=22502"},"modified":"2021-12-02T13:50:59","modified_gmt":"2021-12-02T18:50:59","slug":"johns-hopkins-catalyst-awards-2017","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/engineering.jhu.edu\/chembe\/news\/johns-hopkins-catalyst-awards-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Prof. Schulman earns Johns Hopkins Catalyst Award"},"content":{"rendered":"

 <\/p>\n

Prof. Rebecca Schulman is one of 34 early-career faculty members representing seven divisions<\/a> of Johns Hopkins University who have been selected to receive support for their work from the university’s Catalyst Awards program<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Recipients include faculty composing new musical work inspired by undiscovered islands, studying blindness to better understand human brain plasticity, and simulating the atmospheres of exoplanets to predict their habitability.<\/p>\n

Others are investigating treatments and interventions for depression, cancer, rheumatoid arthritis, HIV, and Alzheimer’s disease. One awardee is developing spray-on photovoltaics for solar energy harvesting, while another is developing an effective communication model to increase the number of students utilizing school-based vision care programs.<\/p>\n

These experts represent dozens of fields\u2014including ophthalmology, mental health, chemistry, computer science, management, and composition. Nearly 75 percent are assistant professors, and more than half are women.<\/p>\n

“Progress requires our brightest minds to pursue big ideas that extend the horizons of human knowledge,” said Johns Hopkins University President Ronald J. Daniels<\/a>. “At a time when research funding is more competitive than ever, Johns Hopkins is thrilled to support these promising faculty as they embarking on novel research and creative projects.”<\/p>\n

Catalyst Award recipients from the Whiting School include:<\/p>\n