President Barack Obama recently awarded two UK professors the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers.
Bruce Hinds, a chemical and materials engineering associate professor, and David McNear Jr., a plant and soil science assistant professor, were two of 100 researchers nationwide to receive the award. The Presidential
Early Career Award is the highest honor given by the federal government to young professionals in the early stages of their independent research careers.
Hinds performs research on nanoscale device fabrication. His research discovering a way to make carbon nanotube membranes that permit fluids to flow through at a rate 10,000 times faster than normal materials has been featured in Science and Nature magazines.
McNear’s research includes a fungal endophyte that lives in the shoots of tall fescue, its effects on the chemistry of compound released into the rhizosphere and how these compounds interact with soil and microbial constituents to influence carbon and nitrogen cycling in fields in the Southeast.
“I am thrilled for Bruce Hinds and Dave McNear, but not the least bit surprised,†UK President Lee Todd said in a statement. “Both of these professors have been conducting leading-edge research since the moment they arrived on campus, and this award validates the fact that their work ranks among the best in the nation and the world.â€
— Melissa Vessels
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