Mathematics is Focus of Two Grants CAMPUS CURRENT Faculty Updates Kerry Karukstis and Alison Lee ’09
Kerry Karukstis, Joseph B. Platt Chair of Effective Teaching in Chemistry and chair of the faculty, was named a 2012 Coun- cil of Undergraduate Re- search (CUR) Fellow. The prestigious award, which recognizes excellence in
undergraduate research, teaching and mentoring, will be pre- sented to Karukstis in June 2012 at the 14th CUR National Conference. CUR Fellows Awards are given biennially to two CUR members who have established nationally respected research programs involving undergraduate students. Fellows are selected as well for their efforts to reach out to students of all backgrounds, incorporate research activities into the courses they teach and lead efforts to institutionalize research on their campuses and across the country. “Professor Karukstis understands how important research is
to [students’] formation as young scientists and was the driving force in the department for providing research opportunities at very early stages in students’ careers,” said Dean of Faculty Rob- ert Cave. “Her research has been far ranging, touching topics from photosynthesis to phase behavior of complex mixtures, and this has allowed students to explore varied interests in physical chemistry. She has been truly impressive to watch.” Karukstis has conducted externally-funded research (NSF, NIH-AREA, ACS-PRF, Research Corporation, Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award 1994), in collaboration with more than 100 HMC students. With more than 70 publications in sci- entific journals during her time at HMC, Karukstis publishes often with undergraduate co-authors, and her students regularly present their research results at national meetings of the Ameri- can Chemical Society.
Karl Haushalter, associate professor of chemistry and biology, discussed “The End of AIDS” during the 7-C student-organized TEDx conference held Sept. 23. Students gathered “Claremont’s greatest minds to spread the ideas that will define our future.” Speakers also included individuals in the fields of art, entertain- ment, politics and business. All talks, including Haushalter’s, can be found on the TEDx website,
www.tedxclaremontcolleges.com.
Art Benjamin, professor of mathematics and resident mathema- gician, is featured in Chapter 7 of the book from Princeton Uni-
versity Press entitled Fascinating Mathematical People. The chap- ter chronicles his path from Carnegie Mellon undergraduate to HMC mathematics professor and magician. The book contains portraits and informal interviews with 16 prominent members of the mathematical community.
Debra Mashek, associate professor of psychology, contributed two essays for the book The Science of Relation- ships: Answers to Your Questions about Dating, Marriage and Family. The 186-page work contains the most up- to-date scientific findings on nearly every conceivable relationship topic, including attraction, whether love lasts forever, getting over a break up, the role of sex in relationships, cheat- ing, cohabitation and parenting. Contributors include relation- ship scientists and college and university faculty considered ex- perts on relationship issues. Mashek’s essays are “Isn’t Being too Close to a Partner a Bad Thing?” and “How Can I Tell Someone is Interested in Me?”
Debra Mashek
The article “Dynamic Server Allocation at Parallel Queues” about airport checkpoint queues by Susan Martonosi, associate professor of mathematics and Mathematics Clinic director, has been published in the December 2011 Institute of Industrial Engineers Transactions and in IE Magazine.
News about the new inorganic chemistry education website (www.
ionicviper.org) traveled fast this sum- mer after an article by Adam John- son, associate professor of chemistry, and fellow collaborators appeared in the journal Inorganic Chemistry. The article
“Inorganic Adam Johnson Chemistry
and IONiC: An Online Community bringing Cutting-Edge Research into the Classroom” topped the most-read
list during the month of July and was the first educational article published in the journal. The user-friendly IONiC website is designed for inorganic chemistry professors at primarily under- graduate institutions to share ideas and lessons, receive support and develop friendships.
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