Winners of 2008 R&D 100 Awards Now Online ROCKAWAY, N.J., Oct. 1
ROCKAWAY, N.J., Oct. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- R&D Magazine has announced the
finalists for the 8th Annual Innovator of the Year and 43rd Annual Scientist
of the Year awards, which recognize individuals who exemplify the ideals of
R&D in academia, industry, and nationally sponsored research. This year, the
nomination process was facilitated online with ten finalists -- five
scientists and five innovators -- chosen by the magazine's readers. The
finalists must now be put to a vote for the two winners, who will be announced
at the R&D 100 Awards Banquet at Navy Pier, Chicago, on Oct. 16. All are
encouraged to vote at: http://www.rdmag.com/vote.html
Scientist of the Year
The qualifying individual has, in the course of his/her profession,
substantially advanced the pursuit of the science, even changing the way
science itself is done. Past winners include J. Craig Venter, Stephen Wolfram,
and Tim Berners-Lee. 2008 finalists are:
-- Elizabeth Blackburn, professor, Univ. of California San Francisco
-- Robert Langer, institute professor, Massachusetts Institute of
Technology
-- Amory Lovins, co-founder, chairman and chief scientist, Rocky Mountain
Institute
-- Mario Paniccia, Intel fellow, Corporate Technology Group, and director,
Photonics Technology Lab, Intel Corp.
-- N. Ranganathan, principal founder and senior vice president (R&D),
Kibow Biotech Inc.
Innovator of the Year
The qualifying individual is one who demonstrates excellence and
creativity in the recent design, development, and introduction into the
marketplace of one or more technologically significant products. Leadership in
this process is also a prerequisite. Past winners include Larry Page, Burt
Rutan, and Dean Kamen. 2008 finalists are:
-- Randy Cortright, founder and chief technology officer, Virent Energy
Systems
-- Hans van Leeuwen, founder, MycoInnovations; professor, Iowa State Univ.
-- James A. Mawhirt, senior staff engineer, International Technidyne Corp.
-- Cameron Piron, founder and president, Sentinelle Medical Inc.
-- Henry Weinberg, founder chief technology officer, Symyx
R&D 100 Award winners online
An in-depth look at the winners of the R&D 100 Awards, announced in July,
has been collected in the September 2008 issue of R&D Magazine, and is also
being presented on R&D Magazine's website in advance of the annual R&D 100
Awards event. Browse the 100 standout innovations in the field of research and
development from 2007 at http://www.rdmag.com/RD100Home.html.
About R&D Magazine
Since its founding in 1959 as Industrial Research, R&D Magazine has served
research scientists, engineers and technical staff at laboratories around the
world, providing timely, informative news and useful technical articles that
broaden readers' knowledge of the research and development industry and
improve the quality of their work. R&D Magazine is a publication of Advantage
Business Media (http://www.advantagebusinessmedia.com) and has an audited
monthly circulation of over 80,000 readers.
Contact:
Paul Livingstone, R&D Magazine
Paul.Livingstone@advantagemedia.com
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