American Statistical Association
Mathematician-biologist Simon Tavaré, George and Louise Kawamoto Chair
in Biological Sciences, was elected a fellow of the American
Statistical Association.
Award for Service
Professor of Political Science Michael Preston has been awarded the
Frank Johnson Goodnow Award by the American Political Science
Association. The award honors the service of teachers, researchers and
public servants who work and contribute to the field of politics.
Best Books of the Year
Works by College scholars were deemed among the year’s best by the Los
Angeles Times. Those recognized: T.C. Boyle, Distinguished Professor of
English, for his novel The Inner Circle; University Professor and
Professor of History Kevin Starr for his non-fictional work Coast of
Dreams: California on the Edge, 1990-2003; and Ph.D. student in
literature and creative writing Chris Abani’s debut novel, Graceland: A
Novel.
College Scientists Named Fellows
Three USC scientists were elected Fellows of the American Association
for the Advance-ment of Science (AAAS). They are: Susan Forsburg,
associate professor of biological sciences; Bruce E. Koel, professor of
chemistry and materials science; and Curt Wittig, holder of the Paul A.
Miller Chair in Letters, Arts and Sciences and professor of chemistry.
At the Crossroads
Art Historian Selma Holo, director of USC’s graduate museum studies
program and the USC Fisher Gallery, recently published Oaxaca At the
Crossroads: Managing Memory, Negotiating Change (Smithsonian, 2004).
The Atomic Level
Robert Bau, professor of chemistry, has been elected vice president of
the American Crystallographic Association (ACA). The ACA works to
promote interactions among scientists who study matter at the atomic
level. In 2006, Bau will serve as president.
Mellon Distinguished Scholar
Richard Fox, professor of history, has been awarded the Mellon
Distinguished Scholar-in-Residence at the American Antiquarian Society
for 2005-2006.
Two-Time Winner
Michael Messner, chair of the sociology department, received the North
American Society for the Sociology of Sport’s 2004 Outstanding Book
Award for Taking the Field: Women, Men and Sports (Univ. of Minnesota,
2002). Messner is the first two-time winner of the award—his book Power
at Play won the award in 1993.
Physicist Honored
Professor of Physics and Astronomy Clifford Johnson received the 2005
Maxwell Medal and Prize from the Institute of Physics, the leading
physics society in the United Kingdom. The medal recognizes Johnson’s
outstanding contribution to string theory, quantum gravity and its
interaction with strongly coupled field theory.
Dino Researcher Recognized
Luis Chiappe, adjunct associate professor of earth sciences and a
curator at the L.A.C. Natural History Museum, was awarded the Friedrich
Wilhelm Bessel Research award by the Alexander Humboldt Foundation of
Germany. The award is given to scientists and scholars from abroad
recognized as outstanding researchers in their fields.
American Physical Society
Hanna Reisler, Gabilan Chair and professor of chemistry, was awarded
the 2005 Herbert P. Broida prize by the American Physical Society. The
award recognizes outstanding experimental advancements in the fields of
atomic and molecular spectroscopy or chemical physics.
National Science Foundation
Will Berelson, associate professor of
earth sciences, received funding from the National Science Foundation to lead a
collaborative study of new microbial/geochemical phenomena that he discovered in marine sediments.
Scientific Study of Religion
Professor of Religion Donald Miller was elected president of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion for 2004-2005.
Book Review
Bill Handley’s new collection True West: Authenticity and the American
West was reviewed in the Los Angeles Times Book Review. Handley will
serve as president of the Western Studies Association National
Conference in 2005.
International Studies Association
Ann Tickner, professor of international relations, was elected
president of the International Studies Association (ISA) for 2006-2007.
American Psychology President
Gerald C. Davison, professor and chair of psychology, has been
named president-elect of Division 12 of the American Psychological
Association (APA). Division 12 is the APA’s clinical psychology
division. The clinical psycholdogy division. The clinical psychology
division of the APA, known also as the Soiciety of Clinical Psychology,
is the largest organization of clinical psychologists in the country.
Parents Award for Teaching
Julie Albright, a lecturer in sociology, was awarded the first USC Parents Association Teaching and Mentoring Award.
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