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These awards from the Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation support “high-risk, high-reward” ideas with the potential to significantly impact the prevention, diagnosis, or treatment of cancer.

Vidal was recognized "for pioneering contributions to subspace clustering and generalized principal component analysis with applications in computer vision and pattern recognition.”

A highly accomplished electrical engineer and computer scientist with expertise in the areas of wireless, cybersecurity, and mobility, Dutta has 35  years of experience in IT operations, research and development for leading global technology R&D labs, major universities, in startups, and in teaching.

Election to the NAI is a distinction that honors academic inventors who have created or facilitated outstanding inventions that have had an impact on society.

The William R. Kenan, Jr. Fund was established to stimulate the adoption of sound innovative teaching methods, particularly in undergraduate education. The Whiting School has re-envisioned this program to help teaching and tenure-track faculty members pursue research in engineering education.

These three-year awards aim to foster creative basic research in science and engineering, enhance outstanding young investigators’ early career development, and increase opportunities for young researchers to recognize the mission of the Air Force and related challenges in science and engineering.

Clancy plans to help the organization continue its efforts to improve diversity, equity, and inclusion – an area in which she has been active for more than three decades.

Membership recognizes individuals who exemplify outstanding professional achievement and commitment to service in the medical sciences, health care, and public health.

Election as an APS Fellow is a major recognition of professional accomplishment from the leading organization of physicists.

The American Geophysical Union’s James B. Macelwane Medal is regarded as the highest honor for young scientists in earth and planetary sciences.

The award—given by the American Society of Thermal and Fluids Engineers—recognizes substantial contributions to thermal and fluids engineering.

Fan’s research focuses on understanding the spatial-contextual and other regulatory mechanisms that shape cellular identity and heterogeneity, with a special emphasis on cancer.