At Brown

Awards and Honors

Omer Bartov, the John P. Birkelund Distinguished Professor of European History and professor of history, and Xinsheng Sean Ling, assistant professor of physics, have been named Guggenheim Fellows for 2002.

Bartov will use his fellowship to study the origins of the Holocaust in Buczacz, Ukraine. Ling will use his fellowship to support his research in nanopore DNA sequencing.

Guggenheim Fellows are appointed on the basis of distinguished achievement and exceptional promise for future accomplishment. The 184 new Fellows were selected from more than 2,800 applicants and include writers, painters, sculptors, photographers, film makers, choreographers, physical and biological scientists, social scientists and scholars in the humanities. Decisions are based on recommendations from hundreds of expert advisors and are approved by the foundation’s Board of Trustees.

Pamela Collet, an executive assistant in the Office of the General Counsel, is a tenor in the Coastline Show Chorus, which just won the North Atlantic regional competition held April 11-14 in Springfield, Mass. The Coastline Show Chorus is a member of Sweet Adelines International, a worldwide organization of women singers committed to advancing the musical art form of barbershop harmony through education and performance. Collet and her colleagues chorus will travel to Phoenix in September 2003 to compete against other national and international choruses.

Professor Richard Fishman, sculptor Susan Holland and designers Kathryn DeBoer and Alyssa Zelman of Public Affairs and University relations have received a gold medal in the annual Circle of Excellence Awards program conducted by the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE). The team won for their "Inaugural Glass Sculpture with Packaging" submission in the Visual Design in Print/Specialty Pieces category. There were 91 entries in this category. The judges awarded two gold and three bronze metals.

The award program also presented a gold medal to the Brown Alumni Magazine. It was judged the best college and university general interest magazine with a circulation of greater than 75,000.

Nominations sought for AAAS Scientific Freedom and Responsibility Award

The American Association for the Advancement of Science seeks nominations for its next Scientific Freedom and Responsibility Award, which has been presented annually since 1980.

The award is given to scientists or engineers (or science and engineering associations) whose exemplary actions have fostered scientific freedom and responsibility. Such achievements can include:

• acting to protect the public's health, safety or welfare;

• focusing public attention on important potential impacts of science and technology on society by their responsible participation in public policy debates;

• establishing important new precedents in carrying out the social responsibilities or in defending the professional freedom of scientists and engineers.

While some of the awardees have risked their freedom and even physical safety by their actions, others are honored for activities that demonstrate their devotion to the values most honored in the scientific community. Additionally, while some award winners are distinguished scientists or scholars, this is not a requirement for award selection.

Nominations are due by June 1, and should include:

• The names, addresses, phone numbers, and e-mails of both the nominator and the nominee.

• A summary of the action(s) that form the basis for the nomination (about 250 words).

• A longer statement (no more than three pages) providing additional details of the action(s) for which the candidate is nominated.

• At least two letters of support, with addresses and phone numbers.

• The candidate's vita (no more than three pages).

• Any documentation (books, articles, or other materials) that illuminates the significance of the nominee's achievement may also be submitted.

All materials submitted become property of AAAS.

Nominations should be sent to:

For further information, contact Runkle at 202-326-6794, by fax at 202-289-4950, or by e-mail to drunkle@aaas.org.