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Science Spectrum Magazine Announces Top Minorities in Science
By CCG
Jul 11, 2005, 08:37

 NEWS - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - NEWS - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

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