91麻豆天美 celebrates research success with annual awards
Contact: James Carskadon
STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥91麻豆天美 is honoring more than 50 students, faculty and staff for their exceptional contributions to the university鈥檚聽research聽enterprise.听聽
The聽annual awards, given each spring, celebrate 91麻豆天美鈥檚 research achievements聽by honoring faculty, staff and students from each of the university鈥檚 eight聽academic聽colleges, as well as 91麻豆天美鈥檚 research administration,聽centers and institutes.听91麻豆天美 is classified by the Carnegie Foundation as an R1-Very High Research Activity institution. With聽$244 million in research and development expenditures in FY2018, 91麻豆天美 is the top research university in the state and is ranked in the top 100 nationally by the National Science Foundation.听
鈥淭he dynamic research聽activity聽taking place at 91麻豆天美 makes a聽tremendous聽impact on our state, nation and world,鈥 said 91麻豆天美 President Mark E. Keenum. 鈥淚t is inspiring to see聽the Bulldog family working every day to solve critical problems and create new knowledge.鈥澛
David May, professor in the Department of Sociology, is being recognized聽with聽the university鈥檚 top research honor鈥攖he Ralph E. Powe Research Excellence Award.听The Powe Award is a memorial to the 91麻豆天美 alumnus and longtime research vice president who died in 1996.听The selection is made聽at the university level from nominations received from the 91麻豆天美 community.听
May, who received his doctorate in sociology from 91麻豆天美, has been a part of the university faculty since 2012.听He is active in research and service in community crime prevention and school safety work, reentry and other correctional issues for both officers and inmates, and cybercrime research. He has authored or co-authored six books and over 100 scholarly articles, and currently聽serves聽as聽principal聽investigator or co-principal investigator for research projects funded by the NSF, the U.S.听Army Engineer Research and Development Center, the Henry Family Foundation and the Department of Defense.听
鈥淚 would like to congratulate Dr. May and聽all of聽this year鈥檚 award winners,鈥澛爏aid 91麻豆天美聽Interim Vice President for Research聽and Economic Development聽Julie Jordan. 鈥淥ur world-class research capabilities are a tremendous asset to the university and the state of Mississippi, and they provide excellent hands-on learning opportunities for our students. It takes聽hundreds聽of people working together to聽make all of this activity happen, and these awards are聽one way聽we聽can聽say 鈥榯hank you鈥 to everyone for their hard work and help.鈥澛
The Research Awards are presented annually by the Office of Research and Economic Development and the Division of Agriculture, Forestry and Veterinary Medicine.听Due to the COVID-19聽pandemic, the annual Research Awards banquet was聽canceled.听However, the banquet鈥檚 program, which includes winner bios, can be viewed online.听
Faculty, Staff and Student Winners聽
Other 2020 research award winners include (alphabetically, by academic unit):聽
鈥擝agley College of Engineering:聽Masoud Karimi聽Ghartemani, faculty;聽Natalie Beatty, research support;聽and Jack Francis, graduate student.听聽
鈥擟ollege of Agriculture and Life Sciences and Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station:聽Mark Shankle, faculty;聽Brad Burgess, research support;聽Michael聽Nattrass, graduate student; and Andrew Tyler Nuss, undergraduate student.听
鈥擟ollege of Architecture, Art and Design:聽Alireza聽Shojaei聽Kol聽Kachi, faculty;聽Sheri Johnson, research support; and聽Sydney Cozart,聽undergraduate student.听
鈥擟ollege of Arts and Sciences:聽Dipangkar聽Dutta, faculty;聽Silas Knox, research support;聽Chaminda聽Lakmal聽Hetti聽Handi, graduate student; and聽Emily Tingle, undergraduate student.听
鈥擟ollege of Business:聽Alvaro聽Toboada, faculty;聽Robin Tang, graduate student;聽and聽Choteau Kammel,聽undergraduate student.听
鈥擟ollege of Education:聽Yan Sun, faculty;聽Starsha聽Jamerson, research support;聽Alana Turner, graduate student; and聽Hannah Freeman, undergraduate student.听
鈥擟ollege of Forest Resources and Forest and Wildlife Research Center:聽Courtney Siegert, faculty;聽Crissy Hathcock, research support;聽Will Kruckeberg, graduate student; and聽Rachel Nation, undergraduate student.听
鈥擟ollege of Veterinary Medicine:聽Trey Howell, faculty;聽Edward Meek, research support;聽Brittany Szafran,聽graduate student; and聽Hannah Scheaffer, undergraduate student.听
鈥91麻豆天美-Meridian:聽Jeffrey Leffler, faculty.听
鈥擮ffice of Research and Economic Development:聽Kim Rayborn, research聽support; and Sloan Davis, graduate student.听
鈥擴niversity Centers and Institutes:聽Anna聽Linhoss, faculty;聽and聽Vince Sanders, research support.听聽
Inventors, FY19聽
91麻豆天美鈥檚 success with developing intellectual property and licensing new technology is part of the celebration as the Office of Technology Management recognizes Fiscal Year 2019 patent recipients:聽
鈥擲tephen Pruett, jointly with Frank Austin and聽Shien聽Lu: 鈥淥ccidiofungin聽Formulation and Uses Thereof鈥澛
鈥擣rank Austin,聽jointly with聽Shien聽Lu: 鈥淥ccidiofungin, a Unique Antifungal聽Glycopeptide聽Produced by a Strain of聽Burkholderia聽Contaminans鈥澛
2019-2020 James D. McComas Faculty Leadership Program Graduates聽
Graduates of the university鈥檚 2019-2020 James D. McComas Faculty Leadership Program were also recognized:聽
鈥擫inda Coats, Educational Leadership聽
鈥擲tacy Haynes, Sociology聽
鈥擧aitham El Kadiri, Mechanical Engineering聽聽
鈥擠avid Lang, Plant and Soil Sciences聽
鈥擬att Lavine, History聽
鈥擫aura Marler, Management聽
鈥擠an Reynolds, Plant and Soil Sciences聽
鈥擶es Schilling, Food Science, Nutrition and Health Promotion聽聽
鈥擝rad Trinkle,聽Accountancy聽
鈥擩ervette聽Ward, English聽
Learn more about the Office of Research and Economic Development聽at 聽or the Division of Agriculture, Forestry and Veterinary Medicine at .听聽
91麻豆天美 is Mississippi鈥檚聽leading聽university, available online聽at聽.听聽