Research Foundation
Research Foundation Awards and Recognitions
Research and Scholarship
The Research Foundation honors SUNY faculty for outstanding scholarly and research contributions in all areas of academic pursuit, from the humanities, arts and social sciences to the sciences, medicine and engineering. The individuals are recognized leaders in their respective fields of endeavor.
University at Albany faculty receiving Research Foundation recognition includes:
| 2008 | Honoring Research and Scholarship |
| Timothy Gage, Anthropology Department Ronald Toseland, School of Social Welfare |
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| 2007 | Honoring Research and Scholarship |
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T.S. Kuan, Department of Physics Conley Reider, Department of Biomedical Sciences |
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| 2006 | Honoring Research and Scholarship |
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Edna Acosta-Belen, Department of Latin American, Caribbean & Latino Studies Steven Messner, Department of Sociology Gordon Gallup, Department of Psychology Bonnie Steinbock, Department of Psychology |
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| 2005 | Honoring Research and Scholarship |
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Henryk Baran, Department of Languages, Literatures & Cultures Sho–Ya Wang, Department of Biological Sciences |
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| 2004 | Excellence in Pursuit of Knowledge Award |
| Kajal Lahiri, Economics Department | |
| 2003 | Honoring Research and Scholarship |
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Eric Block, Department of Chemistry Joachim Frank, Department of Biomedical Science John Logan, Department of Sociology William J. Reid, School of Social Welfare |
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| 2002 | Honoring Research in Science, Engineering & Medicine |
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Marlene Belfort, Department of Biomedical Science Edward Blanchard, Department of Psychology Honoring Research in Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences Richard Alba, Department of Sociology Arthur Applebee, Department of Educational Theory & Practice Betty Daniel, Department of Economics |
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| 2001 | Honoring Research in Science, Engineering & Medicine |
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Lance F. Bosart, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Timothy L. Lance, Department of Mathematics |
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| Honoring Research in Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences | |
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Judith Langer, Department of Educational Theory & Practice Terence P. Thornberry, School of Criminal Justice |
Research Foundation Rising Star Award
The following UAlbany faculty were recognized by the Research Foundation, SUNY for their promise based on obtaining external funding for the first time, getting a patent for the first time and getting published for the first time.
| 2008 | Nathaniel Cady, College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering Scott Tenenbaum, Gen*NY*Sis Center for Excellence in Cancer Genomics |
Innovation, Creation and Discovery
Promising InventorsUniversity at Albany faculty recognized for submitting their first invention disclosures. |
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| 2005 | Julio Aguirre-Ghiso, Department of Biomedical Science and |
| Center for Excellence in Cancer Genomics | |
| Sridar Chittur, Department of Biomedical Science and Center for Excellence in Cancer Genomics | |
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Sanjay Goel, Department of Information Technology Management Mengbing Huang, College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering Vincent LaBella, College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering |
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| 2004 | Michael A. Carpenter, College of Nanoscale Science and |
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| Ben Szaro, Department of Biological Sciences | |
| 2003 | Eric Lifshin, College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering |
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Fatemeh Shahedipour-Sandvik, College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering Ana V. Perez, Center for Functional Genomics
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| 2002 | Rabi Musah, Department of Chemistry |
| Eric Eisenbraun, College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering | |
First Time Patent |
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| The State University of New York holds more than 650 patents, with 44 patents issued by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in fiscal 2004. The following University at Albany faculty were among several SUNY faculty honored for receiving their first patents. | |
| 2004 | James Castracane, College of Nanoscale Science and |
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| 2003 | Albert Millis, Department of Biological Sciences |
| 2002 | Paul Toscano, Department of Chemistry |
Outstanding Inventor |
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| The following University at Albany faculty was among SUNY faculty who were recognized as Outstanding Inventors for either receiving multiple patents, bringing in considerable licensing income from the invention or the other significance of the invention. | |
| 2002 | Alain Kaloyeros, College of Nanoscale Science and |
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Honoring Partners in Leadership |
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Alain Kaloyeros, College of Nanoscale Science and |
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