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Kimani Stancil Ph.D. (M1) Accepts Professorship at Howard University

Posted on February 18, 2009 10:04 AM |Permalink

Dr. Kimani Stancil (M1) '94 physics, accepted a tenure track position of assistant professor in the Department of Physics at Howard University in August 2008.

Dr. Stancil graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2001 with a Ph.D. in physics and completed his post doc at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab in Berkeley, California in 2008.

For those of you who don't know, Dr. Stancil is also a master chess player. Read more about his journey to becoming a National Master by clicking on the following link.

Dr. Kimani Stancil: America's Newest Master?

21st Annual Meyerhoff Selection Weekend

Posted on March 11, 2009 10:00 AM |Permalink |Comments ( 0 )

The 21st Annual Meyerhoff Selection Weekend events highlighted some of the brightest and most talented students in the United States. The 190 candidates with an average GPA of 4.3 and an average Math SAT of 720 made this Selection Weekend the biggest ever. Thank you to everyone who participated in the Weekend!!

Paula Whittington Ph.D. (M9), Lead Author on Breast Cancer Research Paper

Posted on April 21, 2009 1:28 PM |Permalink

Dr. Paula Whittington (M9) '01, biological sciences, was recently lead author on a Cancer Research article announcing a potential new vaccine for a type of breast cancer.

Dr. Whittington completed her Ph.D. in 2007 at Wayne State University where she is currently enrolled in an M.D./Ph.D. program. She is now finishing her medical degree, which she hopes to earn in 2010.

Learn more about Dr. Whittington's research by clicking on the links below.

The Joy In Discovery

Research Cancer, Serving the Uninsured

Lance Hester Ph.D. (M1) Brings Innovation to Motorola

Posted on April 21, 2009 1:42 PM |Permalink

Dr. Lance Hester (M1), earned a degree in electrical engineering from the University of Maryland, College Park in 1994, both an M.S. and Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Northwestern University, and a certificate in telecommunication science, management, and policy, also from Northwestern.

Currently, he is a member of technical staff in Motorola Lab's wireless solutions research group. At Motorola, he has been instrumental in creating next generation low-power low data rate wireless sensor link and network layer algorithms. He has authored/co-authored over 13 conference and journal publications and has 7 United States patents. His current research interests include peer-to-peer short-range wireless communications and mobile wireless social networking.

In addition to his work at Motorola, Dr. Hester is an adjunct professor at Florida International University's College of Engineering, located in Miami, Florida.

Rachelle Salomon Ph.D. (M7) Recognized at Leadership Alliance National Symposium

Posted on April 21, 2009 2:04 PM |Permalink |Comments ( 0 )

Dr. Rachelle Salomon (M7) '97, biological sciences, was one of more than a hundred recognized at the national symposium of the Leadership Alliance this past summer. The Leadership Alliance marked a milestone by celebrating the attainment of 100 Ph.D.s and M.D./Ph.D.s since the program’s launch in 1993.

Dr. Salomon earned her Ph.D. at Brown University in biological sciences in 2007.

To read more about the Leadership Alliance event and milestone, visit the "Diverse Issues in Higher Education" website below. The article was published in the 9/18/08 issue (vol.25, no.16).

Grooming a New Cadre of Faculty Leaders (The Leadership Alliance has produced more than 100 Ph.D.s, one-third of whom are now working in the academy).

Oliver Myers Ph.D. (M1) Accepts Professorship at Mississippi State University

Posted on April 21, 2009 2:17 PM |Permalink

Dr. Oliver Myers (M1) '94, '96 M.S., '07 Ph.D., mechanical engineering, accepted a position of assistant professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Mississippi State University.

Meyerhoff Alumni Advisory Board Elections, June 1st through June 8th

Posted on June 2, 2009 11:59 AM |Permalink |Comments ( 0 )

The Meyerhoff Alumni Advisory Board will host online elections from June 1st to June 8th. For detailed information on all officer, cohort representative and committee chair positions, and to vote beginning June 1st, please visit the website by clicking here.

For questions or more information, contact the elections committee at meyerhoff.elections@gmail.com.