UCSD Physics Professor Wins 2004 E.O. Lawrence Award

A professor of physics at the University of California, San Diego has been named to receive the U.S. Department of Energy’s highest honor, the E. O. Lawrence Award.

Secretary of Energy Spencer Abraham today announced that Ivan Schuller of UCSD’s Division of Physical Sciences and Department of Physics is one of seven winners of the 2004 E.O. Lawrence Award, given for outstanding contributions in the field of atomic energy, broadly defined. Each winner will receive a gold medal, citation and $50,000 at a ceremony in Washington, DC on November 8. Read more.

Three At UCSD Named To List Of Top Young Innovators

A graduate student, postdoctoral researcher and faculty member at the University of California, San Diego, have been named to the 2004 list of the world’s 100 Top Young Innovators, which was announced today by Technology Review, MIT’s Magazine of Innovation.

Jamie Link, a chemistry graduate student, Lei Wang, a postdoctoral researcher in pharmacology, and Serge Belongie, an assistant professor of computer science, were named among the 100 individuals under age 35 whose innovative work in technology has a profound impact on today’s world.

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Science & Engineering Library Tours

If you are a science or engineering major, come in for an orientation tour and let us show you where everything is and introduce to the major science and engineering databases and systems you will use for your classes and research. We’ll also show you how to access electronic books and journals from your desktop in your home/dorms/labs.

Location: Science & Engineering Library Main Entrance (in Geisel Library)

Dates/Times:
Monday, September 20, 10-10:30am or 4-4:30pm
Tuesday, September 21, 10-10:30am or 4-4:30pm
Wednesday, September 22, 10-10:30am or 4-4:30pm
Thursday, September 23, 10-10:30am or 4-4:30pm
Friday, September 24, 10-10:30am
Monday, September 27, 10-10:30am or 4-4:30pm
Tuesday, September 28, 10-10:30am or 4-4:30pm

For more information, contact Susan Shepherd at (858)534-2480

Voter registration forms Available at S&E

The UCSD Libraries have partnered with the Associated Students in a campus voter registration drive. The Science & Engineering Library is one of 3 campus libraries that are publicizing the drive and making registration forms available for students, faculty and staff. Registration is as easy as filling out a form and dropping it in the U.S. mail. Pick up your form today near the S&E circulation desk.