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SCRA Congratulates SC Academy of Science Award Winners
Jul 23, 2012
Five Individuals Recognized for Outstanding Work in Scientific Research
COLUMBIA, SC - July 23, 2012- SCRA congratulated the
recipients of the South Carolina Academy of Science's Governor's Awards
for Excellence in Science. Yesterday, Governor Nikki Haley presented
five awards to researchers from the Medical University of South Carolina
(MUSC), the University of South Carolina (USC), the University of South
Carolina - Aiken and Clemson University. Each award recognized
excellence in a different area of science.
The five awards, sponsored by SCRA, MeadWestvaco and Michelin North
America, honor individuals or teams within South Carolina that have made
extraordinary achievements and contributions to science. SCRA sponsored
two awards for Excellence in Scientific Research, won by Dr. Peter
Kalivas, Director and Chair of the Neuroscience Department at MUSC and
Dr. Mike Sutton, Professor at USC’s Department of Mechanical
Engineering. SCRA also sponsored the Predominantly Undergraduate
Institution Award for Excellence in Science, won by Dr. Garriet Smith,
professor of Biology at USC- Aiken.
Other awardees were Dr. Melissa Moss, Associate Professor of Chemical
Engineering at USC, sponsored by Michelin North America and Dr. Joshua
Summers, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Clemson
University, sponsored by MeadWestvaco.
“SCRA is delighted to join with our corporate partners Michelin and
MeadWestvaco in once again sponsoring the 2012 Governor’s Awards. These
awards are an important program of the SC Academy of Science, and are
instrumental in encouraging front-line scientific researchers at our
universities, leading directly to high-paying technology jobs in our
state.”
The South Carolina Academy of Science, founded in 1924, is a state-wide,
interdisciplinary science organization. Membership is open for anyone
with an interest in science. The Governor's Awards for Excellence in
Science were established in 1985.
About SCRA
http://www.scra.org/
SCRA
is an applied research corporation with over 29 years of experience
delivering technology solutions with high returns on investment to
federal and corporate clients. Our flagship SC Launch program, managed
by SCRA’s Technology Ventures sector, helps early-stage companies to
commercialize innovations and create jobs. SC Launch has supported 271
entities in South Carolina through investments and other support
services. Multiple economic impact studies show SCRA’s cumulative output
on South Carolina’s economy to be over $14 billion, and that the
company has helped create approximately 15,000 technology-related jobs
in the state, with annual wages averaging between $55,000 and $77,000.
