Newsmakers

Senior wins honorable mention in mathematics research

Kiran Kedlaya '96 was recently recognized for extraordinary mathematical skill in undergraduate work. The student received an honorable mention in the competition for the Frank and Bernie Morgan Prize for Outstanding Research in Mathematics by an Undergraduate Student. The committee, administered by the American Mathematical Society, the Mathematical Association of America, and the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, cited Kedlaya for "an impressive portfolio of four professional-level research papers that demonstrate sophistication, depth, and versatility far beyond what might be expected of a student due to graduate in June 1996." Last year was the first year the prize was awarded.

Former Divinity Dean wins Tanenbaum award

Krister Stendahl, Andrew W. Mellon Professor of Divinity Emeritus and former Dean of the Divinity School, will receive the Rabbi Marc H. Tanenbaum Award on April 18. The ceremony, followed by a dinner and a memorial lecture delivered by Madame Jehan Sadat, will be held at the Park Avenue Synagogue in New York City.

Books by two faculty named to list of outstanding works

Several books by faculty have made Choice magazine's annual list of "Outstanding Academic Books of 1995." They are Gerald Holton's Einstein, History, and Other Passions and Gender Differences in Science Careers: The Project Access Study (with Gerhard Sonnert). Holton is Mallinckrodt Professor of Physics and professor of the history of science emeritus. Also on the list is Edward O. Wilson's Naturalist. Wilson is the Pellegrino University Professor.

Gordon wins chemistry award for energy-conserving window

Roy Gordon, Thomas D. Cabot Professor of Chemistry, has won the Gustavus John Esselen Award for his work on energy-conserving windows.

The award seeks to honor chemists regardless of whether they work in industry or academia and who do work that helps people live longer, better lives.

The award will be presented on April 18 at the Faculty Club during the monthly meeting of the Northeastern Section of the American Chemical Society.

James Anderson, Philip S. Weld Professor of Atmospheric Chemistry, won the award in 1993.