Lopez
and Russell Named Peter White Scholars
Neil
Russell (Physics) and Osvaldo
Lopez (Biology) have
been named Peter White Scholars for 2005-06. Each was awarded a
grant of $15,000 that will be used to further their respective research
projects.
“I
am thankful to my colleagues in the Faculty Grants Committee for
their confidence, and happy because the scholarship will help the
students in my laboratory to do competitive research in our field,”
said Lopez. “We are studying viruses that induce acute infections
such as measles, polio and influenza, as well as viruses that induce
chronic infections such as HIV and Hepatitis C.”
The
long-term objective of Lopez’s research is to contribute in the
understanding of viruses at the molecular and cellular levels and
aid in the development of protective vaccines against them.
Russell
will use his scholarship to research theoretical physics.
“My
research will focus on special relativity, the theory that Einstein
introduced 100 years ago,” he said. “The aim will be to look for
ways in which special relativity may differ from observations in
nature. This is a rapidly growing area of current research, and
I want to be a part of it.”
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