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June 21, 2005
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SCIENCE SPECTRUM MAGAZINE ANNOUNCES
TOP MINORITIES IN SCIENCE
Baltimore, MD - Science Spectrum magazine released the names of the Top Minorities in Science today. These "Science Spectrum Trailblazers" represent outstanding Hispanic, Asian-American, Native American, and Black professionals in the science arena whose exemplary work on the job and in the community extends throughout and beyond their industry.
Selected by Science Spectrum's editors, the chosen winners have all made a significant, quantifiable, personal impact on the industry, while making contributions that have uplifted their communities and maintaining a powerful position of influence regarding public policy for minorities in science.
A luncheon honoring these Science Spectrum trailblazers will be held on Friday, September 16, 2005, from 12 noon to 1:30 p.m. at the Baltimore Convention center in Baltimore, during the Minorities in Research Science Conference, the premier awards and professional development event for minority professionals in a broad range of scientific fields. The Minorities in Research Science Conference runs from Thursday, September 15 to Saturday, September
17, 2005.
"I am thrilled to present and honor the scientific field's brightest stars," says Dr. Tyrone D. Taborn, editor in chief of Science Spectrum magazine and CEO of Career Communications Group, Inc., producers of the conference and publishers of Science Spectrum.
Along with the top minorities in science, key members of the minority media have been invited to attend, including Univision, International Daily News, and Black Enterprise magazine. "Clearly, if we are to bring on a new cohort of science talent, we must begin by recognizing and applauding those in the multicultural communities who have excelled," Taborn continues. "In today's media environment, high visibility is everything."
To register for the luncheon or receive more details visit www.ccgmag.com/emerald.
Science Spectrum Trailblazers
Top Minorities in Research Science
Anita Abrego
Aerospace Engineer, Researcher, and Test Director
NASA Ames Research
Alejandro Acevedo-Gutierrez
Assistant Professor in Biology and Science Education
Western Washington University
Sandra E. Burke, Ph.D.
Volwiler Associate Research Fellow
Abbott Laboratories, Inc.
Lui-Heung Chan
Professor of Geology and Marine Geochemistry
Louisiana State University
Sandra E. Chillous, Ph.D.
Vice President
Innovation and Technology
DuPont Packaging & Industrial Polymers
Chau-Chyun Chen, Sc.D.
Technology Fellow
Aspen Technology, Inc.
Colene Y. Daniel, M.S., MPH, FACHE
President and CEO
Maryland General Hospital
Mark E. Dean, Ph.D.
IBM Fellow and Vice President
IBM Corporation
Peter J. Delfyett, Ph.D.
Professor of Optics, Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Physics
University of Central Florida
Aaron Diaz
Staff Scientist
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Nils J. Diaz, Ph.D.
Chairman
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Darnell E. Diggs, Ph.D.
Research Physicist
U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory
Daniel Dotson
New Product Development Lab Manager
The Valvoline Company- subsidiary of Ashland
Georgia M. Dunston, Ph.D.
Chair, Department of Microbiology
Founding Director, National Human Genome Center
and Director, Molecular Genetics, NHGC
Howard University
Donald E. Goodwin
Vice President
Scientific Laboratories and Proving Grounds
DaimlerChrysler Corporation
Johney B. Green, Jr., Ph.D.
Group Leader
Fuels, Engines, and Emissions Research Center
Oak Ridge National Laboratories
Gary Lynn Harris, Ph.D.
Professor of Engineering and Director
Howard Nanoscale Science and Engineering Facility
Howard University
Mark X. Herrera
IFF Systems Engineer
Air Force
Walt Hollow, M.D.
Clinical Associate Professor of Family Medicine
Center for Excellence, University of Washington School of Medicine
Freeman A. Hrabowski, III, Ph.D.
President
The University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Roychelle S. Ingram-Ogunwumi, Ph.D.
Senior Development Scientist
Corning Incorporated
Shirley Ann Jackson, Ph.D.
President
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Anthony Johnson
Business Area Manager
Gibco Cell Culture Systems
Invitrogen Corporation
Anthony M. Johnson, Ph.D.
Director
Center for Advanced Studies in Photonics Research (CASPR)
University of Baltimore County
Stephanie R. Johnson, Ph.D.
Research Associate
Duke University Medical Center
Marian Johnson-Thompson, Ph.D.
Director of Education and Biomedical Research Development
National Institutes of Environmental Health
Everette Joseph, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Physics and Astronomy
Howard University
Kevin T. Kornegay, Ph.D.
Director
Broadband Communications Research Laboratory
Cornell University
Min Liu, Ph.D.
Research Scientist
Lilly Research Laboratory
Eli Lilly and Company
Sharmila Majumdar, Ph.D.
Professor in Residence
University of California at San Francisco
Shirley M. Malcom, Ph.D.
Head of Education and Human Resources
American Association for the Advancement of Science
Wayne Martin, Ph.D.
Technical Group Manager
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Victor R. McCrary, Ph.D.
Business Area Executive for Science and Technology
The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Oliver McGee, III, Ph.D.
Professor and Chairperson
Department of Civil and Environment Engineering and
Geodetic Science
Ohio State University
Mario J. Molina, Ph.D.
Institute Professor
MIT
Athol Winston Morgan, M.D.
CEO and Medical Director
One Heart, LLC
F. George Njoroge, Ph.D.
Associate Director of Research
Schering-Plough Research Institute
Antonia Coello Novello
Commissioner of Health
State of New York
Matthias Okoye, M.D., J.D.
Director
Nebraska Institute of Forensic Sciences, Inc.
Kenneth Olden, Ph.D.
Section Chief
Laboratory of Molecular Carcinogenesis, Metastasis Group
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Polly Olsen
Director, Native American Center of Excellence
University of Washington, Seattle
Michael W. Painter, M.D.
Senior Program Officer
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Colin Parris, Ph.D.
Vice President
Systems Assurance for IBM Systems and Technology Group
Derrick H. Pitts
Chief Astronomer and Planetarium Programs Director
Senior Scientist
Franklin Institute Science Museum
Myrtle S. Potter
President
Commercial Operations
Genentech, Inc.
Marquita M. Qualls, Ph.D.
Principal Scientist
Pharmaceutical Development
GlaxoSmithKline
Everett R. Rhoades, M.D.
Founder
Association of American Indian Physicians
T. Joan Robinson, Ph.D.
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Morgan State University
Joaquin Ruiz
Dean
College of Science
The University of Arizona
Darryl J. Sanchez, Ph.D.
Research Professor
University of New Mexico
Cipriano A. Santos, Ph.D.
Senior Scientist in Operation Research
Hewlett Packard
Tianna Shaw
Manager
Facilites Utilization Office, Life Sciences Division
NASA, Ames Research Center
Subhash C. Singhal, Ph.D.
Battelle Fellow and Director of Fuel Cells Research
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Agam N. Sinha, Ph.D.
Vice President and General Manager
Center for Advanced Aviation System Development
MITRE
John Brooks Slaughter, Ph.D.
President and CEO
National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering (NACME)
Sonya Teresa Smith, Ph.D.
Professor
Howard University
Lisa Staiano-Coico, Ph.D.
Dean, College of Human Ecology
Cornell University
James H. Stith, Ph.D.
Vice President
Physics Resources Center
American Institute of Physics
Robert E. Taylor, M.D.
Director, Collaborative Alcohol Research Center
Chairman, Howard University College of Medicine
Donald E. Thompson
Acting Assistant Director, Education and Human Resources
National Science Foundation
Chad Trujillo, Ph.D.
Astronomer
Gemini Telescope
Neil D. Tyson, Ph.D.
Director
Hayden Planetarium
American Museum of Natural History
Lydia Villa-Komaroff
Vice President and COO
Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research
Charles E. Vela
President and Chief Scientist
Expertech Solutions
Padmasree Warrior
Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer
Motorola, Inc.
Warren M. Washington
Senior Scientist and Head
Climate Change Research Section
National Center for Atmospheric Research
Gina P. Wilkerson, D.V.M.
Director of Veterinary Medicine
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
Erning Xia, Ph.D.
Research Fellow
Bausch & Lomb
Jerrel Louis Yakel, Ph.D.
Senior Investigator, Laboratory of Neurobiology
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Xiao-Hai Yan
Professor of Oceanography and Professor of Marine Studies
University of Delaware Graduate College of Marine Studies
Elias A. Zerhouni, M.D.
Director
National Institutes of Health
